Craft beer lovers from far and wide converged on the Colorado Convention Center in downtown Denver for Day 1 of the 2012 Great American Beer Festival.

Beer is social, and friends new and old stopped by the Anchor Brewing booth to Raise an Anchor and share thoughts and stories about craft beer.

We kicked off GABF with a selection of nine Anchor brews, from Anchor Steam Beer to Zymaster Series No. 1: California Lager.

Got beer? Why, yes, we certainly do.

At 7:30 pm, we tapped a sneak preview of Zymaster Series No. 3: Flying Cloud San Francisco Stout. If you missed it last night, we’ll have another sneak preview during the Friday session, also at 7:30 pm.

We also had a lot of fun with some of the more enthusiastic GABF attendees, who showed their love of craft beer with some pretty creative costumes.

Here’s what’s on tap for Day 2 at GABF from Anchor Brewing:

Anchor Steam Beer
Anchor Liberty Ale
Anchor Porter
Anchor Brekle’s Brown
Anchor Summer Beer (seasonal beer)
Anchor Humming Ale (seasonal beer)
Anchor Zymaster No. 2: Mark’s Mild
Anchor Small Beer
Anchor Old Foghorn Barleywine

Sneak Preview: Zymaster Series No. 3: Flying Cloud San Francisco Stout – 7:30 pm, while it lasts.

Cheers to a great opening day at GABF! We hope you’ll stop by to say hello and Raise Your Anchor during one of the remaining sessions. Cheers!