The 5th annual Chef & Brew Festival will take place at the EXDO Event Center on Thursday, November 17th, 2016 from 7pm – 10pm.
Named “Best New Festival” by Westword in 2012, Chef and Brew promotes the notion that local craft beer is an ideal pairing for chef-driven food. Chef Michael Long and Excelsior Events have brought together 20 of Denver’s best chefs and paired them with independent Colorado craft breweries in a competition to create the ultimate beer and food pairing.
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Guests will have the opportunity to taste samples of all of the dishes and all the beer and vote for their favorites. Judges will select three awards for Best Dish, Best Beer, and Best Pairing, while the Grand Prize, “Best in Show” will be selected by festival attendees. A portion of the evening’s sales will be donated to Project Angel Heart.
Participating Chefs
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Jensen Cummings & Brandon Muncy from Brewed Food; Ty Leon from Mizuna; Jorel Pierce from Euclid Hall; Ryan DiFranco from Blueprint Bar, Seth Murty from The Goods Restaurant; Darren Pusateri from The Squeaky Bean Farm & Table; Ryan Gorby from Cho77, Tim Hefty from Kline’s Beer Hall, Paul Nagan from range; Josh Schwab from Glazed and Confuzed Donuts; Ryan Shaw from Samples World Bistro; Jerry Mansfield & Matyas Urban from lena; Anthony Jakowski from CY Steak; David Lillich from Pub 17; Richard Sickler from Silvi’s Kitchen; Nate Gravina from Farmhouse at Breckenridge Brewery; Darian Blackwell from New Image Restaurant; Scott Creecy & Dustin Brafford from Elk Creek Ranch; Joshua Goodsell from Briar Common; David Payne from The Lobby & Terence Rogers from TBD Foods.
Participating Breweries
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Spangalang Brewery; Strange Craft Beer; Ratio Beer Works; Wit’s End Brewery; Fiction Beer Company; Elevation Beer Co.; Caution! Brewing Co.; Great Divide Brewing; Little Machine Beer; Former Future Brewing Co.; Twisted Pines Brewery Co.; Left Hand Brewing Company; Prost Brewing Company; Epic Beer Company; River North Brewery; Crazy Mountain Brewing Company; Breckenridge Brewery; Renegade Brewing Company; Briar Common Brewery & Joyride Brewing Company.
Participating Judges
Elizabeth Woessner from DiningOut Magazine; Amanda Faison from 5280 Magazine; Lori Midson from Denver Life Magazine; Mark Antonation from Westword; Steve Kurowski from Colorado Brewers Guild & Chef Brandon Foster from Project Angel Heart.
General Admission tickets are $49, VIP tickets are $69 and give you access to the event from 6pm, along with a signature Belgian style tasting glass.
Purchase tickets at: bit.ly/ChefandBrewFestivalTickets.
For more information regarding the Chef & Brew Festival visit: www.chefandbrew.com. The EXDO Event Center is located at 1399 35th St, Denver, CO 80205.