June 2nd, 2010
Saratoga Brewfest
Beer Event: First Annual Saratoga Brewfest June 19th (New York)
First Annual Saratoga Brewfest – June 19, 2010
SARATOGA SPRINGS NY – Saratoga County and Ellms Family Farm are proud to annouce the First Annual Saratoga Brewfest!
Saratoga Brewfest runs from 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm on June 19th. For four hours sample local, regional, and national craft brews and enjoy live music! More than 20 breweries will be in attendance, and at least 40 brews will be available to taste. Brewfest was started in order to provide a forum for craft brewers to showcase their product to all the craft brew lovers and converts out there.
Breweries in attendance will include:
- Brown’s Brewing Company
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales (from Delaware)
- Peak Organic Brewing Company (from Maine)
- Butternuts Beer and Ale
- SlyFox Brewing Company
- Adirondack Pub & Brewery
- Red Hook
- Hoegaarden
- Kona
- Widmer
- Goose Island
- Peak Organic
- Unibroue
- Davidson Brothers Brewery
- Spanish Peaks
- Ommegang Brewery
- Bandwagon Brew Pub
- Otter Creek Brewing
- Long Trail Brewing
- Saranac Brewery
- Samuel Adams
- Magic Hat Brewing Company
- Boulder Beer Co.
- Ithaca Beer Company
- Brooklyn Brewing Co.
- Woodchuck Cider
- Switchback Brewing Company
- Oskar Blues Brewery
- Harpoon Brewery
- Sierra Nevada
- Anchor Brewery
- The Lake Placid Pub and Brewery
- Olde Saratoga Brewery
- Dundee Beer
Music by:
- The Rhythm High – A 6 piece roots rock band out of central New York fusing creative songwriting and unique musicianship into a can’t miss show!
- The Dead Spartans
- The Rodeo Barons
For all the dedicated craft brew lovers, there will be a V.I.P. Tasting & Lunch with the brewers from noon to 1:30 pm. Enjoy a meet and greet and lunch with the brewers. Special guest, Greg Engert, will speak about his experience as a brewer and beer director/partner at ChurchKey-Birch & Barley in Washington D.C., which produces over 550 craft brews. Engert was awarded Top Sommelier of 2009 by Food & Wine Magazine. V.I.P. tickets are $75 for the entire day of Brewfest events.
SAVE THE DATE! Saratoga Brewfest 2010 Ticket Release Party is set for Saturday, May 1st, 2010 at the Saratoga City Tavern. Enjoy live music, great food and over 30 draft beer lines! Plus, tickets for Brewfest will be $5 off that day.