Beers in Boston » Beer Fests

Yankee Homecoming Brewfest

Parker — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:32:50 +0000

After a year off, Newbury will host it’s annual brewfest as part of Yankee Homecoming. If you haven’t checked out a Yankee Homecoming event before, this is the year to go. Yankee Homecoming is a yearly festival on the Newburyport waterfront which features live music, parades, food, etc, etc. All of the good stuff for the whole family.

At July 24th at 4pm and lasting through 9pm, the Yankee Homecoming Brewfest will feature over 30 craft beers room local breweries and live music from the band Ol Brown Shoe.

This will be my first Yankee Homecoming Brewfest.. very excited about it. Newburyport is one of my favorite cities in the state, sure to be a good time!

First Annual Amesbury Brewfest

Parker — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:17:58 +0000

On July 2nd from 5-8pm, Amesbury will host its first annual brewfest entitled “Amesbrewery Days International Craft Brewers Festival.” I’m sure the actual brewfest will be better than it’s name.

This event will be held at the Amesbury Mass Town Hall parking lot next to Maggie Sundae. The brewfest will cost $25, but the moeny will go directly to the 2011 Amesbury Days Festival and Fireworks display. Not sure what that means… Beerfest!!!

For more information go to www.amesburydays.com

American Craft Beerfest 2010

Parker — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:26:41 +0000

Mid June is my favorite time of year in Boston. No, not because the temps break 70 for the first time all year, but because the best of American Craft Beer assembles at the Seaport Hotel.

2010 marked the third year of the American Craft Beer Fest, and again it did not disappoint. I found the lines to be somewhat long this time around, as the word seems to have gotten out amongst the city. Not like 2008 or 2009 had poor attendance, but some of the lines this year were ridiculous. Dogfishead and Pretty Things led the way with lines backed up to the bathrooms, while others such as Harpoon watched from near-empty booths.

Beeradvocate, you did a great job. Please, please host your other yearly events at the Seaport – The Cyclorama events seem to fall very short after this event.

Beer Summit at the Park Plaza Castle

Chris — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:33:15 +0000

This year's Beer Summit will be held on April 16 & 17th, 2010 at the Park Plaza Castle in Boston, MA. Tickets are going fast, but there are still two sessions to choose from – both with over 50+ brewers bringing 200+ beers:

Berkshire Brewing
Binding Brauerie
Blue Hills Brewing
Boston Beer
Boulder Beer
Brooklyn Brewery
Brouwerij Affligem
Cape Ann
Cape Cod Beer
Cisco
Clipper City
Cody Brewing
Element Brewing
Eurobrews
Franziskaner
Frosty Knuckle
Gardner Ale House
Geary's, Gritty's
Harpoon
Haverhill Brewing/The Tap
High & Mighty
Innis & Gunn

For more information, and to purchase tickets, please visit http://www.beersummit.com/

Central Maine Brewfest

Chris — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:13:33 +0000

The Central Maine Brewfest will be held at the Augusta Civic Center, Saturday afternoon on April 17, 2010. There will be two shows, the first starting at 2-5 pm and the second at 7:30-10:30 pm.

If you live in the Southern Maine area, this is a must-attend event. There will be samples from all of Maine's best micro-breweries.

2010 Participating Brewers of the Central Maine Brewfest:

Allagash Brewing
Andrew's Brewing
Atlantic Brewing
Belfast Bay Brewing
Casco Bay Brewing
Geary's Brewing
Gritty McDuff's Brewing
Kennebec River Brewery
Liberal Cup
Oak Pond Brewery
Peak Organic
Penobscot Bay Brewery
Sea Dog Brewing
Sebago Brewing
Sheepscot Brewing
Shipyard Brewing
Kennebec Home Brew Supplies

Tickets will be $25. For more information, visit https://www.centralmainebrews.com/

Harpoon St. Patrick’s Festival 2010

Parker — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:34:30 +0000

The 2010 Harpoon Brewery St. Patrick’s day celebration will take place on Friday, March 6th and Saturday, March 7th. Plan to show up to the South Boston brewery early because there WILL be a line. This celebration is a rain or shine event – it will be hosted under huge tents, with the outdoor section opening up behind the brewery as the weather allows.

As you know, nobody does a celebration of life, beer, and music quite like Harpoon. The city of Boston will be in attendance, so make sure you are too!

Tickets will be sold at the door, starting at 5:30 on Friday, and 2pm on Saturday. Free shuttles will run from South Station to the waterfront brewery regularly.

A peak into this years event from the Harpoon website:

What is Harpoon St. Patrick’s Festival all about?

Kick off the St. Patrick’s Day Holiday season in Harpoon style!

What better place to begin the season than inside the largest brewery in Boston?!?!?!

Food vendors selling Corned beef & cabbage along with other delicious food

Cash bars offering a selection of fresh Harpoon and UFO beer featuring Celtic Ale

Featuring live Irish and Rock and Roll bands from the Boston area

Come dance the jig, enjoy Harpoon beer, and celebrate St. Patrick!

Great Boston Beer Marathon 2010

Parker — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:55:58 +0000

The Great Boston Beer Marathon is Boston and New Englands largest pub crawl. Last years attendance reached nearly 2,000 people, and this year will be even bigger.

The 2010 takeover of Boston will be happening July 10th, might as well be on board.

Here’s a list of the bars featured in this years Great Boston Beer Marathon:

House of Blues Restaurant – 15% Store Discount and Free Red Bull Outside
Church
Big City
Joshua Tree – Hors D’oeuvres and Red Bull from 2PM to 3PM
Bleacher Bar – Free Food from 3PM to 4PM
Game On! – Free Food from 1:30PM to 2:30PM
Harry’s Bar & Grille – Wing Specials all day
La Verdad
The Lansdowne – Live Bands all afternoon
An Tua Nua
Who’s on First?
Bills Bar
The Draft
Jillians – Free Pool from 10:30AM to 6PM
Lucky Strike – Free Bowling from 10:30AM to 6PM
Tequila Rain – DJ & Dancing from 12PM to 4PM
The Baseball Tavern
Our House
Cask N’ Flagon
Common Ground
Wonder Bar – Buffet Table from 4PM to 5PM
The Avenue – 30c Wings, $2 Drafts, $3 Kamikazes from 4PM to 7PM
Jerry Remy’s
Fenway Cantina
White Horse – Wing Buffet from 5PM to 6PM

Learn more and register for the Great Boston Beer Marathon at their website

Great Boston Beer Marathon from Beer Marathon on Vimeo.

Beer Summit Winter Jubilee

Parker — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:17:34 +0000

The 2010 Beer Summit Winter Jubilee will be held at the Castle at the Park Plaza on 1/15 through the 17th. This annual winter celebration features live music, craft beer samplings, and beer education from local enthusiasts and brewers. Get out of the cold and enjoy the big, bold flavors of winter!

Session 1: Fri 1/15 @6 – 9:30pmÂ Â Â Buy tickets
Session 2: Sat 1/16 @12:30 – 4pmÂ Â Â Buy tickets
Session 3: Sat 1/16 @5:30 – 9pmÂ Â Â Buy tickets

Current list of brewers:

Franziskaner
Sierra Nevada
Boston Beer
Harpoon
Newport Storm
Woodstock Inn
Olde Burnside
Narragansett
Grittys
Martha’s Exchange
Watch City
Stiegl
Long Trail
Opa Opa
Southampton
Goose Island
Widmer
Redhook
Gardner Ale House
Boulder
Cisco
Affligem
Southern Tier
Clipper City
New Century
Union Station
Victory
Paper City
Mercury
Offshore
Lagunitas
Oskar Blues
Brooklyn
Dogfish Head

For more information visit Beer Summit

Extreme Beer Fest

Parker — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:48:05 +0000

BeerAdvocate will host their annual Extreme Beer Fest on February 10th at The Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts in the South End of Boston.Â There will be two sessions to this Beer Fest – Session one will be held from 1 to 4:30pm, and the second session will resume at 6pm and pour till 9:30pm.

As always, this beer fest will consist of 2oz pours, a tasting cup, fest guide, and all the beer education you can handle.Â The brewer list has not been released as of yet, but you can get a good idea of who will be in attendance from the partial list of brewers from last years extreme beer fest below.

Allagash Brewing Co.
American Flatbread
Bell’s Brewery
Boston Beer Co.
Cambridge Brewing Co.
Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
Dark Horse Brewing Co.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Sponsor)
Foothills Brewing
Founders Brewing Co.
Haverhill Brewery / The Tap
Ithaca Beer Co.
Lagunitas Brewing Co.
Magic Hat Brewing Co.
Port Brewing / The Lost Abbey
Rock Bottom
Rogue Ales
Shmaltz Brewing Co.
Shorts Brewing Co.
Sixpoint Craft Ales
Smuttynose Brewing Co.
Southern Tier Brewing Co.
Stone Brewing Co.
Three Floyds Brewing Co.
TrÃ¶egs Brewing Co.
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

For more information about the Extreme Beer Fest of 2010, visit BeerAdvocate.

New Hampshire Brewers Festival

Parker — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:37:28 +0000

New Hampshire’s largest beer fest of the year. Have a meet and greet with brewers and beers from the New England area, and try new brews and listen to great live music.

This year’s event will be held at the Manchester NH, Radisson Hotel

Manchester Radisson

Here are the brewers in attendance:
Boston Beer Company (Samual Adams)Gritty McDuff’s Brewing Company

Kennebec River Brewery

Manchester Brewing

Martha’s Exchange

Milly’s Tavern

Moat Mountain Smokehouse and Brewing Company

Peak Organic Brewing Co.

Redhook

Sebago Brewing

Shipyard Brewing Co.

Smuttynose Brewing Company

The Flying Goose Brew Pub

Tuckerman Brewing Co.

Woodstock Inn Brewery

For more info visit http://www.learnyourbeer.com.