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2025 Collaboration Fest. Photo by Ryan Cox Photography.
2025 Collaboration Fest. Photo by Ryan Cox Photography.
Colorado Collaboration Fest to feature 160 breweries
ColoradoBiz Staff //February 17, 2026//
DENVER — The Colorado Brewers Guild will host Collaboration Fest on April 4 at The Westin Westminster, bringing together more than 160 craft breweries to pour over 120 collaborative beers.
In Brief:
- Collaboration Fest returns April 4 at The Westin Westminster.
- More than 160 breweries will pour over 120 collaborative beers.
- Event supports Colorado Brewers Guild advocacy and education work.
- Three GABF award winners are brewing the festival welcome beer.
The festival is scheduled from 2 to 6 p.m. at 10600 Westminster Blvd. in Westminster. A full list of participating breweries is available on the event website.
“Collaboration Fest has earned its place among the nation’s top craft beer events, and its success stems from the fact that it’s fundamentally a festival created by brewers, for brewers,” said Carrie Knose Wilson, communications manager for the Colorado Brewers Guild.
Since 2014, the event has paired guild member breweries with independent partners from Colorado, across the United States and occasionally internationally. The limited-release beers are produced specifically for the annual fundraiser, which supports the guild’s advocacy and education work for independent craft brewers.
This year, Cannonball Creek Brewing Co., River North Brewing and Westbound & Down Brewing are collaborating on the festival’s welcome beer. The three breweries each received Brewery of the Year honors at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival and created a West Coast IPA for the event.
“We’re honored to brew this beer in celebration of that achievement and in support of the Colorado Brewers Guild,” said Jake Gardner, CEO and director of brewing operations at Westbound & Down.
Early Entry, General Admission and Designated Driver tickets are available through the Collaboration Fest ticketing page. Limited-edition 2026 Collaboration Fest T-shirts are available for preorder through Feb. 22 for pickup at the event.
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