Beer Events
Chicago’s Largest Beer Festival Returns As Chicago Beer Classic
April 11, 2016 | Mike Zoller
Once billed as the American Beer Classic, Chicago’s largest beer festival returns in May, but with a brand new name. Now re-branded as the Chicago Beer Classic, the Red Frog Events run festival returns to Soldier Field on May 7.
Event Preview | Fieldwork Brewing Anniversary Weekend
April 8, 2016 | Victoria Pratt
Fieldwork Brewing is a Berkeley-based brewery committed to quality and freshness, that has taken the Bay Area by storm. Their beers are some of the most aromatic and balanced hoppy beers that you will ever have. The vast beer array of beers Fieldwork offers are truly unique and forever changing. The draft list may be completely different a week later.
Having been open for a year and exponentially growing in popularity, Fieldwork Brewing has reason to celebrate for three days. Co-founder and head brewer Alex Tweet stated, “in my eyes the anniversary is to celebrate our customers. We honest to god have the best customers I have ever seen in this industry, and the anniversary is hopefully going to be a fun weekend for them to celebrate what they helped build. If it wasn’t for them we wouldn’t be in business.”
PorchDrinking’s Weekly Denver Beer Beat | April 6th, 2016
April 6, 2016 | Cory Pelc
It’s hard to not be a Lothario of all things beer in this city. There is so much going on; all the time. It’s hard to stay loyal yet try … Read More
GIVEAWAY | Brewed Food Revolution Embarks on National Tour
April 4, 2016 | Tristan Chan
A food and beer revolution is primed to sweep the nation. No I’m not talking about food and beer pairing dinners, nor am I referencing cooking with beer. This runs … Read More
Event Preview | Third Annual Festival of the Angry Bear
April 4, 2016 | Timston Johnston
Northern Michigan practices a winter amnesia that convinces us November through March wasn’t all that bad. It’s moronic and ignorant and we buy it in bulk and then we stay here. By June or July, rarely any of us can remember what the official first day of spring would have been, whether it was mid-April or late-March, or that one person who reminds us February once hit 60. That person is an optimist and Machiavellian.
Event Recap | Chicago Beer Festival
April 1, 2016 | Mike Zoller
Whether it was drinking with Sue the T-Rex or exploring the artifacts from ancient Egypt, The Field Museum was a once in a lifetime venue for the Chicago Beer … Read More
TODAY | Fremont Brewing Company Summer Ale Release Party
March 31, 2016 | Hannah Carlson
We don’t try and hide it. We are really, really big fans of Fremont Brewing Company. The people are great, and the beer is better. Or is the beer great, … Read More
Event Preview | Big Texas Beer Fest
March 31, 2016 | Kezia Ibarra
When: Friday, April 1st from 6:30 – 10:30PM (VIP Entry 5:30PM)
Saturday, April 2nd from 2:00 – 6:30PM (VIP Entry 1:00PM)
Location: Fair Park Automobile Building, 1010 1st Avenue Dallas, TX 75226
5th Annual Big Texas Beer Fest makes its return to Fair Park in Dallas. Having successfully hosted the event for four consecutive years, this year’s event will be spanned across 2 days. This is the first 2-day beer festival for North Texas, and will feature beers from 140 different breweries (55+ just from the state of Texas,) making for 500+ beers to sample from. You can expect to find exclusive/rare beers, one-offs, and special firkins to choose from. VIP ticket holders are allowed access to the event an hour prior to General Admission.
PorchDrinking’s Weekly Denver Beer Beat | March 30th, 2016
March 30, 2016 | Cory Pelc
We hope everyone lived deliciously during Colorado Craft Beer Week. We know that we sure did here. But as they say, the show will go on and this week proves … Read More
Festival Recap | 2016 Collaboration Fest
March 25, 2016 | Cory Pelc
In its third iteration, the 2016 Collaboration Fest boasted its biggest and most successful ‘collab fest’ yet. The Denver-based festival invites breweries to collaborate with one another to create unique, one-off beers that are to be poured at this festival only with some of the beers being made available otherwise but in most scarce amounts. Our friends over at the Colorado Brewer’s Guild and Two Parts put on one hell of an event and stepped up in all of the right places. Sports Authority Field at Mile High continues to be a great facility for the event as we got to mill around and talk shop with many a brewer and imbiber alike again this year.
Event Preview | What’s Lupulin & Why They Got It Wrong In 1909
March 25, 2016 | Jordan Palmer
What the heck is a Lupulin? It’s a question many St. Louis beer fans began asking in 2012 at the first annual 4 Hands Brewing Company’s Lupulin Carnival.
Some exhaustive … Read More
TONIGHT’S New Kids on the Block Beer Festival Radical Pour List
March 24, 2016 | Tristan Chan
If you didn’t think a combo 80’s dance party and new breweries beer festival was radular enough, wait till you get a whiff of this pour list. The fourth annual … Read More
PorchDrinking’s Weekly Denver Beer Beat | March 23rd, 2016
March 23, 2016 | Cory Pelc 2
Hopefully everyone got all of their St. Patrick’s Day kicks off last week. This week is all about Colorado Craft Beer Week. Whether it’s a firkin or a tap takeover, … Read More
Chicago Beer Festival Moves to The Field Museum
March 18, 2016 | Mike Zoller
For the first time in the event’s history, the Chicago Beer Festival will not be taking place in the Great Hall at Union Station. The festival, which will take place on March 26th will be held at Chicago’s iconic Field Museum.
Event Recap | Goose Island Stout Fest
March 17, 2016 | Mike Zoller
As the weather in Chicago turns towards Spring, Goose Island Clybourn’s Stout Fest is looked at as the unofficial end to stout season. Craft beer lovers descended upon the Clybourn brew pub for Stout Fest on March 13th and were treated to a seemingly never-ending array of stouts from some very well-known breweries.
A Six-Pack of Beers to Try at the 3rd Annual Collaboration Festival
March 17, 2016 | Eric Gorski
You’ve heard it time and again — the craft brewing industry is collaborative by nature. Breweries share know-how and ingredients. They root for each other. Veterans impart wisdom — including lessons learned the hard way — to the generations that follow. Of course, there are spats and personality clashes. But that is true when human beings come in contact with one another, no matter the context. For the most part, all the collaboration talk is backed up with deeds.
Event Recap | NYC Beer Week in Review & Funky Jewbelation
March 16, 2016 | Carly Mento
ABV: 9.4%
February has come to a close, and with it, a new playing field for craft beer. During NYC Beer Week, Shmaltz Brewing’s tasting event for their newly released Funky Jewbelation left me reminiscing of a flavor not easily forgotten. The name is certainly indicative of what awaits beneath the bottle cap. Read More
PorchDrinking’s Weekly Denver Beer Beat | March 16th, 2016
March 16, 2016 | Cory Pelc
Alright, it’s the first week of March Madness, the official Saint Patrick’s Day and all of its festivities, and we are on the cusp of Colorado Craft Beer Week. Check … Read More
PorchDrinking’s Weekly Denver Beer Beat | March 9th, 2016
March 9, 2016 | Cory Pelc
Another week is upon us and our PD Denver staffers are wading through rivers of beer over here folks! But, there is no need to bail on the ale, just … Read More
Event Recap | 14th Annual Avery Strong Ale Festival
March 8, 2016 | Tristan Chan
Beers 8% and lower need not apply. Such was the tagline for this year’s 14th Annual Avery Strong Ale Festival. However, this grand celebration of exclusively high ABV beers, was about more … Read More
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