PAIRED® at the Great American Beer Festival is the ultimate beer and food experience featuring independent craft breweries united with acclaimed chefs celebrating the art of beer and food. Below is just a taste, view the full menu:
- Roadhouse Brewing Co.: The Walrus Imperial Pale Ale + Chef Sarah Beckwith, Rosetta Hall: Shrimp & Red Papaya Spring Roll
- Schilling Hard Cider: Excelsior Imperial Apple Cider + Chef Matt Vawter, Rootstalk: Confit Veal Sweetbreads, Pickled Fennel, Gorgonzola, Mustard Seed, and Hot Honey
- Heavy Riff Brewing Company: Velvet Underbrown American-Style Brown + Chef Sean Towley, Big Grove Brewery: Pistachio Cookie Sandwich, Brown Butter Sable, Pistachio Cream, Dark Chocolate, Sicilian Pistachios, Sea Salt
- Karl Strauss Brewing Company: 34th Anniversary Beer British-Style Barleywine Ale + Chefs Melinda & Amando Carbajal, Simply Pizza Truck: Wood Fired Pizza with Citrus Beurre Blanc Sauce, Oven Roasted Broccolini, Pan Fried Guanciale, Pecorino
- The Dissident: 2023 Belgian-Style Flanders Quad + Chef Ben Smart, Big Grove Brewery: Duck Confit & Potato Galette, Melted Onion, Gruyere Cheese, Black Trumpet & Tart Cherry Sauce Chassuer
Guests enjoy a commemorative tasting glass, 2-ounce samples, and unlimited small bites perfectly paired with craft beer found nowhere else at the festival.
Sample the crisp taste of autumn from Schilling Hard Cider and visit the new draught beer bar sponsored by MicroStar Logistics, featuring five gold medal-winning beers!
Purchase your VIP Experience: PAIRED + GABF while you can—your taste buds will thank you.