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September 2018
DENVER: GREAT AMERICAN BEER FESTIVAL
This is it. The Big Daddy of them all. Miss this at your own peril. (Or, you know. Go next year. But try not to miss it. Life is short, after all.) From GABF: "The Great American Beer Festival is Read more…
Find out more »NEW YORK: BACON AND BEER CLASSIC
The ultimate bacon beer fest is coming to the Big Apple! From Bacon and Beer Classic: "DRINK UP: Enjoy craft beer from your favorite local breweries and discover new styles. PIG OUT: From savory to spicy to sweet, experience bacon Read more…
Find out more »October 2018
LOS ANGELES: LA BEER FEST
The biggest city on the West Coast throwing their biggest beer festival of the year. You don't want to miss this in 2018. From LA Beer Fest: "80 Breweries, 200 Beers, and Food Trucks. The 10th annual LA Beer Festival Read more…
Find out more »November 2018
PORTLAND: 2018 HOLIDAY ALE FESTIVAL
Portland has the perfect beer fest to give you that holiday cheer: a festival featuring rich winter ales! From the Holiday Ale Festival website: "Welcome to the 2018 Holiday Ale Festival! The winter season holds many gifts for beer lovers Read more…
Find out more »December 2018
BOSTON: BEERADVOCATE’S IPA FEST
Over 40 brewers are bringing 150+ varieties of IPAs to Boston for this tasty, hoppy event. Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. From BeerAdvocate: "BeerAdvocate's IPA Fest is a one day, two session event with a mission to explore and Read more…
Find out more »January 2019
BRECKENRIDGE: BIG BEERS, BELGIANS, & BARLEYWINES FESTIVAL
If you like your flavors rich and your ABVs in the double figures, head to Colorado this January for the biggest beer fest around. From Big Beers Fest: "The Commercial Tasting on Saturday afternoon has been dubbed “one of the Read more…
Find out more »February 2019
BOSTON: EXTREME BEER FEST
120+ brewers. 400+ beers. The best annual beer festival in the country. Hosted by Beer Advocate. Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. From Beer Advocate: "Extreme Beer Fest® is the ultimate throwdown of craft beer creativity. Join us as we Read more…
Find out more »MIAMI: WAKEFEST 2019
Florida's premier beer festival returns to Miami for 2019. From WakeFest: "Join us for our 4th Year Anniversary as we host South Florida’s first and only International and Independent Craft Beer Festival. WakeFest Invitational will feature over 120 independently-owned craft Read more…
Find out more »ASTORIA: FESTIVAL OF DARK ARTS 2019
Tickets have sold out quickly per usual-- but you can try to keep an eye out on StubHub or convince your fast-fingered friends to sell their tickets to you! From Fort George: "LET YOUR SENSES FEAST… Ticket bearers will be Read more…
Find out more »SAN DIEGO: CARNIVAL OF CAFFEINATION
Modern Times gives coffee stout lovers a jolt with this festival. From Modern Times: "The spectacle of caffeinated and fermented wonders that is our Annual Carnival of Caffeination makes its triumphant return as we turn San Diego’s Jacobs Center into Read more…
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