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For the past two months, our staff has been researching styles for each beer pouring at the Great American Beer Festival. As part of that research, we’ve sifted through that list of beers to bring you a series of themed routes to help you plan for your GABF based on various styles and flavors.

2019 GABF Routes: Select a route Sour & Wild Beers Lagers & Session Beers Hoppy Beers Fruit-Forward Beers

From the big boozy behemoths like barrel-aged barleywines, and blended barrel-aged strong ales, to sweet pastry laden stouts, this beer route is not for the faint of heart. Join us in exploring some of the most intriguing big beers, pastry stouts pouring at GABF this year.

Big Beers & Pastry Stouts Route

Abnormal Beer Company

Barrel-Aged Makaveli – Barrel Aged version Imperial Stout with Coconut, Coffee and Vanilla

Adroit Theory Brewing

Black Science 3.0 Cuvée (Ghost 776) – Barrel Blended Belgian Strong Dark Ale

Aftershock Brewing

Double Barrel Arizona Bay (2017) – Bourbon and Rum Aged American Barleywine

Against the Grain Brewery

70K Amburana – Imperial Milk Stout Aged in Amburana Wood Barrels

Alternation Brewing Company

For the Animals: Imperial Cookie – Lactose-Free Almond Milk Stout Aged on Offbrand Oreos

Angry Fish Brewing Company

Big Gap Bourbon Pecan Honey Porter – Bourbon Pecan Honey Porter

Avery Brewing

Bon-Bon Cerise – Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels with Cherry, Cacao Nibs, and Vanilla Beans

Double Barreled Maple Stout – Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Breakfast Stout

Begyle Brewing

Barrel-Aged Imperial Pajamas – Imperial Oatmeal Stout Aged in Heaven Hill Barrels

Batch 663 – Barrel-Aged Barleywine

Boston Beer Co

Utopias – Strong Ale Aged in Bourbon Barrels

Braxton Brewing Company

Barrel-Aged Dark Charge – Barrel-Aged Stout

Breakside Brewery & Taproom

Breakside Maple Oligarch – Imperial stout aged in maple bourbon barrels with milk chocolate, malt balls, caramel, and maple

Broken Compass Brewing

Coconut Porter – Coconut Porter

Burning Barrel Brewing Company

Wake and Cake – Dessert-Inspired Imperial Sour infused with Pineapple, Coconut, Passion Fruit, Vanilla and Marshmallows

Cape May Brewing Company

Bourbon Barrel-Aged Concrete Ship – Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout

Central Waters Brewing Co

Twenty One – Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout

Cigar City Brewing Co

Criminal Commission – Rum Barrel-aged Imperial Stout with Banana, Vanilla and Cinnamon

Huevo – Barleywine aged in Apple Brandy Barrels and Rye barrels

Smiling Nut – Rye Whiskey Aged Imperial Stout with Pistachios and Vanilla

COOP Ale Works

2019 DNR Cask-It: Brandy Barrel-Aged with Cherries – Brandy Barrel-Aged Belgian Strong Dark Ale with Cherries

Copper Kettle Brewing Company

Snowed In Coconut – Imperial Oatmeal Stout with coconut, chocolate and aged in bourbon barrels

Ecliptic Brewing

Orange Giant Barleywine Ale – Barrel-Aged Barleywine

Ex Novo Brewing Co

Kill the Sun Imperial Stout – Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Coffee and Vanilla

Factotum Brewhouse

Tinderwerks Red Wine BA Barleywine – Red Wine Barrel-Aged Barleywine

Fiction Beer Company

Barrel-Aged Imperial Caramel Coffee Stout – Barrel-Aged Imperial Caramel Coffee Stout

Firestone Walker Brewing Co

Old Man Hattan – Blended Strong Ale Aged in cherry, orange and aromatic bitters barrels

XXII – Barrel-Aged Blended Strong Ale

Fort George Brewery

Matryoshka with Coconut, Vanilla, Almond & Blueberries – Barrel- Aged Russian Imperial Stout with Coconut Vanilla, Almond & Blueberries

Sign of the Wolf – English Barleywine aged in French Cognac Puncheons, Cognac Barrels, and Kentucky Bourbon Barrels

Four Sons Brewing

Self Taught – Rye whiskey Barrel Aged Imperial Amber with Toasted Coconut

Fremont Brewing

Brew 3000 – Barrel-Aged Barleywine

Coconut Edition B-Bomb (2018) – Barrel-Aged Winter Ale with Coconut

Funky Buddha Brewery

Last Snow – Coconut & Coffee Porter

Manhattan Double Rye Ale – Double Rye Ale Aged in High West Distillery Rye Barrels with a Belgian Tripel Ale Wged in Wine Barrels Infused with Herbs & Botanicals.

Great Divide Brewing

S’mores Yeti Imperial Stout – Imperial Stout with Marshmallow

Big Yeti 25th Anniversary Imperial Stout – Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

Great Notion Brewing

Double Stack – Imperial Breakfast Stout with Maple Syrup and Coffee

Sticky Bun – Imperial Breakfast Stout with Melted Brown Sugar, Toasted Pecans, and Cinnamon

Guinness Open Gate Brewery and Barrel House

1st Anniversary Barrel-Aged Grand Cru – Imperial Stout Aged in Bourbon Barrels Blended with Belgian Golden Aged in Rum Barrels

Heretic Brewing Company

Goo – Bourbon Barrel-Aged Milk Stout with Chocolate, Vanilla, Coconut and Lactose

J Wakefield Brewing

Big Poppa – Imperial Stout brewed with Coconut, Vanilla, and Mostra Coffee

Boss Tycoon – Imperial Stout with honey, macadamia nuts, coconut, vanilla, cocoa nibs, coffee, and marshmallows

Künstler Brewing

Chamuco – Spiced Beer with Chocolate, Vanilla, 3 different types of chili peppers and Cinnamon

Lickinghole Creek Craft Brewery

Supreme Leader – Bourbon barrel-aged Imperial Stout with Mexican peppers, vanilla and cocoa nibs

More Brewing

Arketype: Coco Flux – Imperial Stout with Coconut and Cocoa Nibs

New Belgium Brewing

Rye Whiskey Barrel Aged Stout – Rye Whiskey Barrel Aged Stout

New Holland Brewing

Dragon’s Milk Triple Mash – Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout

Odd Side Ales

Rye Hipster Brunch Stout – Rye Barrel-Aged Stout with Coffee, Maple Syrup, and Bacon

Orpheus Brewing

an air portends – Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout with Roasted Macadamia Nuts and Vanilla Beans

the dark everlasting – Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout with Vanilla Beans and Black Coconut

Peak View Brewing

Peanut Butter Porter – Peanut Butter Porter

Perrin Brewing

No Rules – Rum Barrel-Aged Vietnamese Porter

Reserve – Brandy Barrel-Aged Russian Imperial Stout

Prison City Brewing

Wham Whams – Imperial Stout with Coconut and Vanilla Beans

Pure Project

Corylus – Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with Hazelnuts, Cacao & Coffee

Revolution Brewing

Code Switch – Whiskey Barrel-Aged Imperial Ale with Blackberries

Boss Ryeway – Rye Wine aged in Whiskey Barrels

Rhinegeist Brewery

Double Oaked Mastodon – Belgian Strong Dark Ale aged in Bourbon and Red Wine Barrels

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co

Trip in the Woods NARWHAL – Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout

Smog City Brewing

Bourbon O.E. – Barrel-Aged Barleywine

State Brewing

Yesindeedyiwrotegraffiti – Black Sesame Pudding Inspired Stout w/ Vanilla, Brown Sugar, Coconut Creme & Black Sesame Seeds

Three Floyds Brewing

Rarri Crochet – Russian-Style Imperial Stout aged in port whiskey barrels with vanilla, freeze-dried strawberries, cocoa nibs + toasted coconut

Pillar of Beasts – Bourbon Barrel Aged Salted Caramel Barleywine with Vanilla Beans and Cocoa Nibs

Tripping Animals Brewing Company

Vortex of Darkness – Imperial Stout with Coconut, Hazelnut, and Cacao nibs

Troegs Brewing Co

Wild Elf – Barrel-Aged Wild Ale with Balaton cherries

Une Annee Brewery

El Zacatón – Imperial Stout with almond flour, cacao nibs, cinnamon sticks, vanilla beans, ancho chilies, guajillo chilies, habanero chilies, and cherrywood

Upslope Brewing Compan

Batch 1000 – Old Ale

Vine Street Pub & Brewery

Chocolate Thunder Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Milk Stout – Bourbon Barrel-Aged Imperial Milk Stout

WeldWerks Brewing Co.

Double Barrel Peanut Butter Cup Medianoche – A Stout aged on peanut butter cups

Medianoche Premiere – Blend of 9 Barrel-Aged Stouts aged in Apple Brandy, Brandy, Rye Whiskey, 14 and 10 month Bourbon and Jamaican Rum Barrels

Medianoche is my Safe Word – Stout aged in rye barrels with cacao nibs, coconut, and cassia bark

West Sixth Brewing

Snake Cake – Stout aged in bourbon barrels with chocolate and vanilla

Wild Barrel Brewing Company

Hipsters Melange – Imperial Stout w/Mostra coldbrew coffee, Peruvian chocolate, and vanilla beans