What do you get when you combine 710 breweries, more than 3,500 beers, 3,200 volunteers and 49,000 beer-loving drinkers over three days? You get the mayhem that is the Great American Beer Festival. Westword photographer Danielle Lirette was there to capture all of the beer-soaked fun. Take a look at the photos on the next page, or view all three slide shows: Thursday Night at GABF; the Beer Hats and Beards of GABF; and the People of the Great American Beer Festival.
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