It’s a gnarly beer festival giveaway!

Gnarly Barley Brew Fest in Loveland, Colorado

There is nothing HeidiTown residents (and tourists) like more than free beer and it’s time, once again, to give some away.

The 3rd Annual Gnarly Barley Brew Festival is Saturday, August 6 at the Larimer County Fair at The Ranch in Loveland Colorado. This year’s event will be bigger and better than ever with 24 breweries attending.

Food and beer pairings will be available again this year presented by Beer Ambassadors from Anheuser-Busch. These “mini-tastings” will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis and held every 30 minutes from 2 to 5 p.m.

Guests can bring chairs and blankets and spend the afternoon at this beer event that includes musical guests 5 Minutes with Blanche, Better than Bacon and Archie Funker.

Tickets to Gnarly Barley Brew Festival are $15 and include a 4 oz. tasting mug and six tasting tokens. Additional tokens may be purchased at the fest for $1/each. Tickets are on sale now at ComcastTix. The event runs from 1 to 6 p.m.

Thankfully, for thirsty HeidiTown residents and tourists I have two pairs of Gnarly Barley Brew Festival tickets to giveaway. Enter by leaving me a comment and telling me what beer is in your fridge right now (and if you don’t have beer in your fridge perhaps you shouldn’t be allowed to win these tickets).  🙂

Two winners will be chosen at random on Friday at 3 p.m.

Good luck!   And bottoms up!

***CONTEST NOW CLOSED***

WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED IN THE COMMENT SECTION.  THANKS FOR ENTERING!

52 Comments


  1. O’Dell’s Ranger IPA is in my fridge right now.

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    1. No, haven’t tried that one yet. I really like Equinox beers. Their Eclipse Brown is my favorite. I’ll have to swing by and try the S’morter. Weird name. LOL!

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  2. New Belgium Mothership Wit, NB Somersault, Bridgeport Hop Czar, and 2 empty growlers waiting to be filled with some Funkwerks! Mmmm… beer.

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  3. I have over many many beers in my fridge, but the most rare for this part of the country is New Glarus Belgian Wisconcin Red and Raspberry Tart.

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  4. I could go to the brew festival, get liquored up, then head on over to compete at the Matador Chili Cookoff. I will be sure to win!

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  5. Oh, and I have Landshark, Sierra Nevada, Stella Artois, and Ranger IPA in my fridge right now.

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  6. gees there are so many. Coors light, michelob, fat tire, white rascal, 1554, Somersault, red tail ale, mothership wit, good juju, pin stripe, ship yard, some twisted pine, lobstor lovers this is jsut to list a few.

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  7. I currently have Bud light for the BFF and Sam Adams Cherry Wheat

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  8. A couple of Jamaican Red Stripe beer!!

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  9. In my fridge I have Fat tire, PBR & some Boddingtons from England!

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    1. This answer rocks! Love English beers. Also a fan of their ciders… Strongbow is delicious.

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  10. our weekend got over sunday…. was an 11 day weekend…. better known as a vacation… no beer left in fridge… jst a 1/4 bottle of wine and a couple mikes hard lemonaides… lol.. but i love tryin new beers… set me up with a round… *smiles*

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  11. You need to stop giving stuff away that happens when I am out of town! I won’t be here for this either 🙁

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  12. Funk Werks White Saison….Mmmmm!

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  13. Left Hand’s Milk Stout. Yum! Though I’d definitely still have Funkwerks’ Apricot Ale if they hadn’t run out 🙁

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  14. Right this moment I have a bomber of Avery Maharaja and a growler each of Breckinridge Summerbright ale, Strange Blonde and Renegade 5 o’clock.

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  15. Beers in my fridge are Hoegarden, Red Stripe and MGD

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    1. I was just introduced to Hoegarden – they have it on tap at the Highland Tavern in Denver. That’s GOOD stuff!! Good luck Calvin.

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  16. Good ole fashion Busch Light. Lol

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    1. That’s quite alright Jerry. The Mayor has been known to have that famous blue ribbon beer, Pabst in her fridge on occasion. 🙂 Good luck!

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  17. I have some mother ship wit, sooo tasty!

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  18. Master Thief…brewed in Loveland, CO by Grimm’s Brewhouse. One of the best beers in Northern Colorado and that is saying something.

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    1. Yeah! I was hoping someone would say Grimm. I was the first person in NoCo to write about them back when they were still making beer in their garage. Love those guys and they do make amazing beer.

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  19. Fat Tire. There is *always* at least one in there.

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  20. I feel somewhat ashamed to admit I only have Budweiser left from the weekend- but if it counts for anything Somersault will be joining very soon! *Thanks*

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    1. Pretty big fan of the Somersault. Haven’t really liked the stuff coming out of New Belgium for awhile, but that one has been rocking my summer! Good luck!

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  21. I have a couple of Inversion IPAs from Deschutes Brewery left. It’s my new obsession, and it will probably be gone 8 hours from now!

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  22. Corona and New Belgium Mothership Wit

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  23. Red Rocket Pale Ale from Co Springs. But it won’t be in there much longer 😀

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  24. 90 Shilling, all the way! Possibly my favorite beer of all time … unless of course, I consider Cutthroat, Easy Street, 1554, Fat Tire, Sunshine Wheat, FCB 1900. Uh, I guess I have many faves.

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  25. I have Landshark,Fattire, Bud Light Lime (12 packs) and a bomber of Arrogant Bastard Ale in my beer fridge.

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  26. Right now i have O’dell Levity,Boulder Sweaty Betty, a couple of bottles Funkwerks saison, a single Bud light and a 30 pack of Coors Light for the non beer drinkers in the family.

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  27. We have Dales Pale Ale in our fridge, but probably wont be in there for long!!!!!!

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  28. IPA homebrew, Deschutes twilight, Oskar Blue’s pale ale

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  29. eer, I meant Dale’s Pale Ale. Just made plans to meet friends at Oskar Blues and it was on my mind! oops!

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  30. Sadly, I won’t be in town for Gnarly Barley, but the hubs will. So, if I win, he can make a trip out there! Even more sad is the fact that the only beer we have in our fridge right now is Hansen’s Root Beer. Must rectify this situation ASAP!

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    1. Ruth, your fridge called and told me it wants some Grimm Brothers Beer in it! 🙂

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  31. Lets see..
    1554, Somersault, some Michelob, and some woodchuck….and all my poor growlers are empty. Time for a refill 🙂

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  32. Current inventory:
    1 Odell Myrcenary
    2 Odell St. Lupulin
    5 Crabtree Twisted Creek Wheat
    1 22oz Grimm Bros Hare’s Bride
    1 Flying Dog In-Heat Wheat
    1 Grand Teton Brewing Co. Sweetgrass (old – I’ll use it for bratwurst)
    1 24oz PBR

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      1. I’m sorry to tell you Jeff that you do not get extra credit for drinking one and then telling me about it! LOL!

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  33. I have New Belgium’s Somersault… what’s left of a 12 pack. 🙂

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  34. The winners of the tickets to Gnarly Barley Brew Festival were Patrick C. and Andrew S. Last time it was an all female sweep and this time the boys have it! Thanks to everyone who entered. Your beer selections truly amazed me! Thanks for sharing.

    And don’t forget, you can buy tickets to Gnarly Barley Brew Festival here: http://www.gnarlybarleybrewfest.com/

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    1. Thanks so much!!! I’m so excited. btw, the S’morter at Equinox is a porter brewed with cocoa nibs and roasted marshmallows. Get it?! so tasty.

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