LOOK: The best outfits from day one of Great American Beer Festival

Oct. 06, 2016, 10:36 pm

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The Super Mario crew wait in line to enter the Great American Beer Fest, Oct. 6, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite) great american beer fest; gabf; denver; colorado; food; nightlife; kevinjbeaty; denverite; denver; colorado;

The Great American Beer Festival officially kicked off in Denver Thursday, and there was no lack of eccentric characters.

Update: Check out some of the best outfits from day two of GABF.

The Super Mario crew from Tampa, Florida, wait in line to enter the Great American Beer Fest, Oct. 6, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Pete Youngs from Lansing, Michigan. Great American Beer Fest, Oct. 6, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Lance Onan and Dave Benzinger from Milwaukee, Wisc., attend their fifth consecutive Great American Beer Festival. Oct. 6, 2016. (Stephanie Snyder/Denverite)

Oskar Blues Brewery reps Kelsy Colvin (right) and Danielle, "no last name, like Madonna" at the Great American Beer Fest, Oct. 6, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Friends from Boulder, Colo., and Berkeley, Calif. at Great American Beer Festival, Oct. 6, 2016. (Stephanie Snyder/Denverite)

Great American Beer Fest volunteer Becca Foster. Oct. 6, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Jeff McClean and his fellow co-worker at Bull & Bush Brewery in Denver, Colorado. Great American Beer Festival, Oct. 6, 2016. (Stephanie Snyder/Denverite)

Anna Walls, Katie Ashman and Kimmi Sunderland from Las Vegas, Nevada. Great American Beer Festival, Oct. 6, 2016. (Stephanie Snyder/Denverite)

Denverite Jason Miller, AKA the Cosmic Kitty, strikes again at the Great American Beer Fest, Oct. 6, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Gerosa, Nik Fusilier, Steven Menondock, Dizz Carlin visit from Houston and New Orleans. Great American Beer Festival, Oct. 6, 2016. (Stephanie Snyder/Denverite)

Rich Smerker, of Centennial, Colo. Great American Beer Festival, Oct. 6, 2016. (Stephanie Snyder/Denverite)

Friends from Denver. Great American Beer Fest, Oct. 6, 2016. (Stephanie Snyder/Denverite)

Michael Roberts, with New Terrain Brewing Co. in Golden, Colo., attends his second Great American Beer Festival. Last year, Roberts and his friend visited nearly 800 breweries in the contiguous United States and Canada while living out of a van. Oct. 6, 2016. (Stephanie Snyder/Denverite)

Denverite Scott Robbens and his cone hat. Great American Beer Fest, Oct. 6, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Serge Iozovyk and Rose Wisdom, of Arvada, Colo. Great American Beer Festival, Oct. 6, 2016. (Stephanie Snyder/Denverite)

Stephanie Snyder

Stephanie Snyder is Denverite's engagement specialist — focusing on social media, audience development and finding creative ways to connect with readers. Like many, she is an enthusiastic Denver transplant after working as a journalist in New York City, Southern California, Washington, D.C., and her hometown — Phoenix.