For the initiated, it’s already well-known that if there’s one non-negotiable, can’t-miss beer festival in the state of Colorado that represents the ultimate beer nerd experience, it’s Big Beers Belgians and Barleywines. And this year, expect the spectacle to be even bigger than ever.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary the weekend of January 9-11, the next Big Beers, Belgians, and Barleywines will offer a full slate of programming, the return of some of Big Beer’s biggest names from past Featured Brewmasters including Adam Avery, Sam Calagione, Eric Wallace, Brian Dunn, Doug Odell, John Mallett, Jeffrey Stuffing, Cory King, Dave Thibodeau, and more, as well as a Brewers Reception and Traditional Brewmasters’ Dinner on Thursday night with featured brewmasters Neil Fisher of WeldWerks Brewing and Troy Casey from Casey Brewing & Blending.

Over the years we have extolled to great length some of the innumerable characteristics that distinguish Big Beers as one of the industry’s best-kept secrets.

Stemming from organizers Laura and Bill Lodge’s passionate approach toward curating the best talent, while also going above and beyond in ensuring the best attendee experience, Big Beers has come to capture the essence of what it takes to throw the ultimate beer lover’s festival, ranging from a star-studded cast of brewers, to an elite level lineup of beers, intimate brewers dinners, premier educational seminars, and world-class skiing all to the backdrop of some of the world’s most stunning mountain vistas.

Now entering its 20th year, Big Beers Belgians and Barleywines has truly found itself in the picturesque ski town of Breckenridge Colorado. This year’s event will feature technical seminars from the likes of Jeffrey Stuffings from Jester King, Cory King from Side Project, John Mallett from Bell’s Brewery, Florian Kuplent from Urban Chestnut, Steven Pauwels from Boulevard, Nile Zacherle of Mad Fritz, Kevin DeLange of Dry Dock, Charlie Gottenkieny of Bruz Beers, John Holl from Beer and Brewing Magazine and many more to be announced.

Additional elements include a Cicerone Workshop and Exam, Homebrew Competition, Small Plates and Beer Pairing, Beer & Food workshop with CraftBeer.com’s Julia Herz and Adam Dulye, and 20 Year Reunion event on Friday night, Beer Yoga, followed by Brewmasters, Technical, Experimental and Sensory seminars on Saturday, all culminating Saturday afternoon with the Commercial Tasting event.

But even more impressive is this year’s lineup for the main event, the Commercial Tasting. Not only will all the heavy hitters be back to pour on the festival floor but this year’s fest will also include a few impressive newcomers including Transient Artisan Ales, Homes Brewery, Alvarado Street Brewery, Cellarmaker, Kane Brewing, and Referend Bier Blendery to name a few.

While the brewery list is always subject to change, here’s your first look at the 2019 Big Beers Belgians and Barleywine’s list of participating breweries.

4 Hands Brewing Company

4 Noses Brewing Co

Primitive Beer

Alesong Brewing and Blending

Alpine Beer Company

Alvarado Street Brewery

Highland Park Brewery

Amalgam Brewing

Angry James Brewery

Dillon Dam Brewery

Artisanal Imports

Avery Brewing Co.

Baere Brewing Co.

Mockery Brewing

Ballast Point

Spangalang Brewery

Barrel of Monks

Bell’s Brewery

Black Project Spontaneous and Wild Ales

Blackberry Farm Brewery

Bonfire Brewing

Eddyline Brewing Co.

Bootstrap Brewing

Strange Craft Beer Company

Boulevard Brewing Co.

Breckenridge Brewery

Brewery Ommegang

Duvel USA

Broken Compass Brewing

Woods Boss Brewing Company

Brunswick Bierworks

Bruz Beers

Burns Family Artisan Ales

Cannonball Creek Brewing Company

Casey Brewing and Blending

Cellar West Artisan Ales

Knotted Root Brewing

Cellarmaker

The Rare Barrel

Cerebral Brewing

Chrysalis Barrel-Aged Beer

Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project

Beachwood Brewing

Culture Beverage (Shelton Portfolio)

Deep Ellum Brewing Company

DESTIHL Brewery

Dogfish Head Craft Brewery

Dry Dock Brewing Co.

Ecliptic Brewing

Elevation Beer Company

Epic Brewing Co.

Fiction Beer Company

Fifty West Brewing Co

FiftyFifty Brewing

Firestone Walker Brewing Co.

Flying Dog Brewery

Founders Brewing Company

Fremont Brewing

Verboten Brewing

Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co

Goose Island Beer Co.

Grand Teton Brewing Company

Great Divide Brewing Co

Guanella Pass Brewery

HighSide Brewing Co

Holidaily Brewing Company

Horse & Dragon Brewing Company

Jackie O’s

Jester King Brewery

Atom Brewing Company

Kane Brewing Company

La Cumbre Brewing Co.

Lagunitas Brewing Company

Left Hand Brewing Co.

LIBERATI restaurant & brewery

Liquid Mechanics

Mash Lab Brewing

Locavore Beer Works

Lone Tree Brewing Company

Loveland Aleworks

Mad Fritz Brewing Co

The Ale Apothecary

Merchant du Vin

Mikerphone Brewing

Muckraker Beermaker

New Belgium Brewing

New Holland Brewing Co.

New Image Brewing

Odd13 Brewing

Odell Brewing Company

Oskar Blues Brewery

Cigar City

Perrin

Squatters

Wasatch

Outer Range Brewing Co.

Pagosa Brewing & Grill

Payette Brewing Company

Pikes Peak Brewing

Purpose Brewing & Cellars

Ratio Beerworks

River North Brewery

Roadhouse Brewing Co.

Rowley Farmhouse Ales

Westbound & Down Brewing Co.

Samuel Adams Brewery

Side Project Brewing

Ska Brewing

Solemn Oath Brewery

Launch Pad Brewery

Soulcraft Brewing

HOMES Brewery

Speciation Artisan Ales

Stone Brewing

Surly Brewing Co.

Telluride Brewing Company

Sanitas Brewing Company

The Bakers’ Brewery

The Bruery

The Colorado Farm Brewery

The Lost Abbey

The Referend Bier Blendery

Three Barrel Brewing

ToOl Brewery

Transient Artisan Ales

Tröegs Independent Brewing

Two Roads Brewing Company

Unibroue

Upland Brewing Company

Upslope Brewing Company

Urban Chestnut Brewing Co.

Ursula Brewery

Vail Brewing Co.

Väsen Brewing Company

WeldWerks Brewing Co.

Wiley Roots Brewing Company

Alaskan Brewing

Jagged Mountain Craft Brewery

Chain Reaction Brewing Co

DEAD HIPPIE BREWING

Phantom Canyon Brewing Company

Wynkoop Brewing Company

Resolute Brewing Co

Spice Trade Brewing Co.

Four Peaks Brewing Co

Boggy Draw Brewery

Gunbarrel Brewing Company