2011 CraftBeer.com GABF Trip Winner

Raffaele Notaro
Alexandria, Virginia

GABF Recap: Many thanks to Craftbeer.com for this terrific trip. It was, hands down, the best festival I've ever been to. It was really amazing- the tremendous array of quality beers to sample and the opportunity to meet so many great brewers. The Farm-to-Table pavilion also stands out, terrific food and beer pairings.

I got to try so many great brews it was a challenge to remember them all. Thankfully I had the GABF app for iPhone to help me keep track. So I can tell you that among the beers I enjoyed most were Black Xanthus from Firestone Walker, Session Black from Full Sail and the Alaskan Smoked Porter 2010 from Alaskan. All those beers were new to me and all of them were fantastic.