On Saturday, October 12, Downtown Indiana and Holiday Beverages are sponsoring the 2nd Annual Oktoberfest. Regular session tickets are $35, and the VIP tickets are $60 (SOLD OUT). For regular session, the event is from 3-6pm, where patrons will be given a 5 oz. commemorative glass for sampling of all the available beers. Several food vendors will be on hand for separate purchase of sandwiches, kettle corn, funnel cakes, etc. Live music will be provided, too.
For those who purchased VIP tix, there will be a 2-3pm session, where patrons will be able to sample beers not available during the normal session. In addition, VIP ticket holders will be able to participate in the after party with festival volunteers and brewers at the Coventry Inn.
Participating brewers this year include: East End Brewing Co., North Country Brewing Co., Rivertowne Brewing Co., Church Brew Works, Marzoni's Brick Oven & Brewing, Penn Brewing Co., Yuengling, and Samuel Adams. Each brewery will be providing at least two different beers to try (not including VIP selections).
Each patron will be able to vote for their favorite beer of the festival, and the top three beers will be made available at a local pub sponsor (one beer each to the Coney, Twisted Jimmy's, and the Coventry Inn).
The weather forecast looks promising - partly cloudy with high of 70 and no chance of rain! All proceeds will benefit the Downtown Indiana initiatives.
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Monday, October 07, 2013
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Pints for Pets
What's that, you ask? Well, on Saturday, May 17 from 4-8pm at the Blair County Ballpark (home of the Altoona Curve), the first annual Pints for Pets beer festival will be held. All proceeds (that's 100%) will go to the Central PA Humane Society.
Tickets may be purchased in advance for $25, or at the event for $30. Unfortunately, in its infinite wisdom to promote safety, the PLCB squashed the idea of designated driver tickets at a deep discount. So, if you go and DON'T DRINK, you still have to pay $25/$30 - not just $5/$10.
If you plan to go, send me a comment/email - it'd be good to meet some of you!
Here's the current line-up of participants:
Tickets may be purchased in advance for $25, or at the event for $30. Unfortunately, in its infinite wisdom to promote safety, the PLCB squashed the idea of designated driver tickets at a deep discount. So, if you go and DON'T DRINK, you still have to pay $25/$30 - not just $5/$10.
If you plan to go, send me a comment/email - it'd be good to meet some of you!
Here's the current line-up of participants:
Abbey Wright - Duboistown, PA
Appalachian Brewing Co. - Harrisburg, PA
Arcadia Brewing Company - Battle Creek, MI
Bar Harbor (Atlantic Brewing Co.) - Bar Harbor, ME
Black Dog Brewery - Tulsa, OK
Brewerie @ Union Station - Erie, PA
Brooklyn Brewery - Brooklyn, NY
Bullfrog Brewery - Williamsport, PA
Church Brew Works - Pittsburgh, PA
Clipper City Brewing Co. - Baltimore, MD
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery - Milton, DE
East End Brewing Company - Pittsburgh, PA
Elk Creek Cafe + Aleworks - Millheim, PA
Erie Brewing Company - Erie, PA
Flying Dog Brewing Company - Denver, CO
Franziskaner Hefeweizen - Munich, Germany
Great Divide Brewing Co. - Denver, CO
Green Flash Brewing Co. - Vista, CA
Green Mountain Ciders (Woodchuck) - Middlebury, VT
Harpoon Brewery - Boston, MA
Johnstown Brewing Company - Johnstown, PA
JW Dundee’s Ales and Lagers - Rochester, NY
Lancaster Brewing - Lancaster, PA
Leinenkugel Brewing Company - Chippewa, WI
Lindemans - Lenniksebaan, Belgium
Magic Hat Brewing Co. - South Burlington, VT
Marzoni’s Brick Oven and Brewing Co. - Duncansville, PA
Oak Springs Winery - Altoona, PA
Oskar Blues - Lyons, CO
Otto’s Pub and Brewery - State College, PA
Penn Brewery - Pittsburgh, PA
The Raven (Baltimore-Washington Beer Works) - Baltimore, MD
Red Star Brewery and Grille - Greensburg, PA
Rivertowne Pour House - Monroeville, PA
Rogue Ales - Eugene, OR
Sam Adams - Boston, MA
Sam Smith Brewing - Tadcaster, United Kingdom
Saranac - Utica, NY
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. - Chico, CA
Southampton Ales and Lagers - Southampton, NY
Spaten Brewery - Munich, Germany
Stone Brewing Company - Escondido, CA
Stoudts Brewing Co. - Adamstown, PA
Straub Brewing - Saint Mary’s, PA
Troegs Brewing Company - Harrisburg, PA
Unibroue - Chambly, Quebec
Victory Brewing Company - Dowingtown, PA
Voodoo Brewery - Meadville, PA
Weyerbacher Brewing Company - Easton, PA
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Penn Microbrewers Fest
On Saturday, June 2, I drove down to the Penn Brewery in Pittsburgh with three friends and attended the Pennsylvania Microbrewers Fest from noon to 3pm. We were very fortunate to have been given some complimentary tickets from one of our local publicans, Tim McQuaide, who owns and runs The Coney. He couldn't make the event, and since he knows what a beer geek I am, he passed them on to me.
We arrived just at noon, so I dropped the guys off and parked down the street. By the time I got up to the gate, the line was finished so no waiting. I'd been to this event in 2002, and this was done a bit better. First, there seemed to be fewer admitted guests, so that cut down a bit on the lines and the heat. Second, they finally had rinse stations set up and since the event was in the parking garage, waste beer/water could be thrown right in the drains. Nice.
It was a pretty darned good showing of Pennsylvania's finest, along with some regional brewers from New York, West Virginia, Ohio, and even a few from Vermont and Colorado. (see the link above for full listing).
Unlike some other festivals I've been to in the past, I didn't try to get a bunch of ratings this time. Since I didn't pay for a ticket, I felt more like wandering around and chatting with brewers and seeing what was going on.
I did try Penn Brewery's Penndemonium, a doppelbock by label but really more of a heller Bock. Two others that I particularly enjoyed were Weyerbacher Muse and Southern Tier's Un*Earthly Double IPA.
I also tried two beers from Union Barrel Works, the Kölsch and the Doppelbock. Pretty good stuff. And finally a West Virginia Brewing Baltic Porter and Yards Saison. I didn't think much of this saison, really.
The neatest beer I tasted was a very raw and young beer from the Bullfrog that will be called "Black and Blue". It's a fruit beer made with blueberries and black raspberries. Just the small taste I had was extraordinary and I hope I can get the finished product when it comes out! Thanks Terry, for a taste (and thanks to Bill and Mark for cluing me in about it!). Everyone keep up the great work.
We arrived just at noon, so I dropped the guys off and parked down the street. By the time I got up to the gate, the line was finished so no waiting. I'd been to this event in 2002, and this was done a bit better. First, there seemed to be fewer admitted guests, so that cut down a bit on the lines and the heat. Second, they finally had rinse stations set up and since the event was in the parking garage, waste beer/water could be thrown right in the drains. Nice.
It was a pretty darned good showing of Pennsylvania's finest, along with some regional brewers from New York, West Virginia, Ohio, and even a few from Vermont and Colorado. (see the link above for full listing).
Unlike some other festivals I've been to in the past, I didn't try to get a bunch of ratings this time. Since I didn't pay for a ticket, I felt more like wandering around and chatting with brewers and seeing what was going on.
I did try Penn Brewery's Penndemonium, a doppelbock by label but really more of a heller Bock. Two others that I particularly enjoyed were Weyerbacher Muse and Southern Tier's Un*Earthly Double IPA.
I also tried two beers from Union Barrel Works, the Kölsch and the Doppelbock. Pretty good stuff. And finally a West Virginia Brewing Baltic Porter and Yards Saison. I didn't think much of this saison, really.
The neatest beer I tasted was a very raw and young beer from the Bullfrog that will be called "Black and Blue". It's a fruit beer made with blueberries and black raspberries. Just the small taste I had was extraordinary and I hope I can get the finished product when it comes out! Thanks Terry, for a taste (and thanks to Bill and Mark for cluing me in about it!). Everyone keep up the great work.
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