The Great American Beer Festival (and some trains)

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On the way to the Great American Beer Festival, I changed trains on the Denver light rail system next to a big Union Pacific Railroad engine yard.  There must have been close to 100 big diesel locomotives idling in the yard.

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Out side the Colorado Convention Center, there were all manner of beer trucks parked.  The Left Hand Brewing Company uses a limo to transport beer.
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The parking garage on this high rise has an interesting set of flapping metal squares.  It creates a pixel effect when the wind blows.

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Waiting in line to get into the beer hall.  Becky had a spare ticket and invited me along to drink some good beer.

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Batman says PLEASE DRINK RESPONSIBLY.


There were bagpipers playing as we all marched into the building to start tasting beer from around the USA.

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In the main hall.  There were thousands of beers available.

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One of the breweries had a chapel setup and were in fact performing weddings.  I’m pretty sure that we didn’t actually get married.


A roving band of bagpipers made trips through the various aisles.

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There was a mobile barbershop setup in the hall.  This is the “before” picture.  I decided to get my beard trimmed.

 

 

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IMG_1805And afterward.  The mustache looks like I’m some sort of creeper.