OK, so wow. That was my initial reaction to taking in the fabulosity known as CANFEST, aka the original international canned beer festival and home of the largest gathering of strictly canned beer in the world.
I arrived at the event a bit early, with enough time to meet and greet the staff who explained how things would run during the evening, and who were nice enough to grant me access to the upstairs balcony which overlooked the downtown Reno Ballroom. In fact, the shot seen at the top of this post was taken from that very same balcony. The young gentlemen holding signs gave a quick shout in my direction to catch my attention and I snapped a single shot, which came out good enough (in my opinion) to be the cornerstone of my footage.
Working my way through the room during both the 5-6 (VIP) hour and during the main event, I was able to stop at each booth for a bit of conversation, a quick photo and plenty of sudsy samples.
Which brewery received my Silver Legacy Resort Casino playing card aka “vote” for favorite brewery you ask? While it’s kind of a personal question, I proudly handed my two of spades to Big Sky Brewing Company. Not that the others weren’t knock your socks off awesome, it’s just that I have very fond memories of drinking cans of Moose Drool and Trout Slayer during my first river rafting experience in Northern California this summer, so I had to place my vote accordingly.
Wondering who else was exhibiting during CANFEST 2012? I’ve compiled a(n almost) complete list, with links to their websites, here:
21st Amendment
Anderson Valley Brewing
Bohemian Brewery
Boulder Beer
Fort George Brewery & Public House
Golden Road Brewing
High Noon Saloon & Brewery
Hopworks Urban Brewery
Mammoth Brewing Company
Moab Brewery
New Belgium Brewing
Oskar Blues Brewery
Payette Brewing Company
Santa Fe Brewing Company
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Sixpoint Brewery
Ska Brewing
Sun King Brewing Company
Uncommon Brewers
Who else was exhibiting, you ask?
Reno Bike Project
Brewed Life
Brew Caddy
Craft Brewed Clothing Co.
Suzie’s Beer Stuff
CMC-KUHNKE
…amongst others!
Keep scrolling down for a selection of highlights from my footage and click the “view full slideshow” link below to view the full gallery, which contains about 2x the amount of photos. Cheers!
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