Vendors set for the Great American Beer Festival at the Convention Center in Denver, CO on

DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 30: Nico Cherubin, a sales representative with Oskar Blues Brewery company, bolts in place a steel sign on the brewery's booth at the Great American Beer Festival at the Denver Convention Center in Denver, CO on October 1, 2014. The Great American Beer Festival is the premier U.S. beer festival and competition. Each year, GABF represents the largest collection of U.S. beer ever served, in a public tasting event plus a private competition. GABF brings together the brewers and diverse beers that make the U.S. the worlds greatest brewing nation. GABF was founded in 1982, and has been growing and evolving along with the American craft brewing industry ever since. This year's tickets to the event sold out in 32 minutes. (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/ The Denver Post)