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Support Your Local Brewery Pavilion at GABF Celebrates 8th Year

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Acacia serves as Brewers Guilds Manager on the Brewers Association Government Affairs team. Acacia's focus is on supporting organizational development of small non-profit U.S. state and regional brewers trade associations (also known as brewers guilds). Currently based out of Missoula, Montana, Acacia’s roles include crisscrossing the country participating in guild member and board meetings, climbing Capitol Hill, contributing to various national and international beer conferences, attending association management and regulatory conferences, and of course, reveling at beer festivals nation-wide.

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The Support Your Local Brewer Pavilion is celebrating its 8th year at the 2015 Great American Beer Festival®. The pavilion, dedicated to promoting state and regional brewers guilds, is serving 170 unique beers, from 20 guilds.

Guilds at the pavilion:

  • Arizona Craft Brewers Guild
  • Colorado Brewers Guild
  • Connecticut Brewers Guild
  • D.C. Brewers Guild
  • Florida Brewers Guild
  • Georgia Craft Brewers Guild
  • Hawaiian Craft Brewers Guild
  • Illinois Craft Brewers Guild
  • Brewers of Indiana Guild
  • Iowa Brewers Guild
  • Michigan Brewers Guild
  • Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild
  • New Mexico Brewers Guild
  • New York State Brewers Association
  • North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild
  • Ohio Craft Brewers Association
  • Oregon Brewers Guild
  • Texas Craft Brewers Guild
  • Washington Beer Commission
  • Wyoming Craft Brewers Guild

The D.C., Illinois and Iowa guilds are each participating for the first time in 2015. When the pavilion began in 2008, only six guilds participated—Colorado, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, San Diego.

Attendees gained a better insight into state guilds and their leaders through a scavenger hunt, collecting signatures when they stopped by a booth, which they handed in for beer koozie.

State brewers guilds work year round to protect and promote local brewers. Their hard work and dedication ensures that small and independent breweries continue to succeed.

Find your local guild!