Beer Festivals -- Beer Info

2007 March Beer Festivals

Beveridge Place Pub Barleywine Bacchanal - Seattle, WA - March 2-10
Fifth annual event, featuring about 40 barleywine-style ales, including vintage cellared beers, from at least 25 breweries from Washington, the Northwest, and Alaska.

Desmond Brew Fest - Malvern, PA - March 3

Open and tutored beer tastings, food, seminar on the beers of Munich, cooking demonstration; appearance by TV personality Don Tollefson; free shuttle from Paoli Amtrak station.

Florida Brewers Guild Beer Fest - Tampa, FL - March 3
More than 100 Florida-brewed beers, live music, Best Florida Beer competition.

Hops and Props - Oshkosh, WI - March 3

More than 100 microbrews, live music by several bands, and hors d'oeuvres; tickets available to pre-event VIP tasting, with Anheuser-Busch Brewmaster Nathaniel Davis and Chef Benjamin Ford; admission price includes entry to the museum.

Night of the Living Ales - Chicago, IL - March 3
A one-night tasting Real Ales from Chicagoland breweries, with guest ales from around the country; complimentary appetizers; voting for the 2007 Champion Real Ale.

Philly Craft Beer - Festival Philadelphia, PA - March 3
Festival venue is inside the Philadelphia Navy Yard;more than 100 beers from 45 microbreweries; live music; proceeds benefit St. Christopher's Hospital for children. Only 1,500 tickets will be sold.

Kona Brewers Fest - Kailua-Kona, HI -March 10
Beer from more than 35 breweries, Hawaiian entertainment, food prepared by local chefs, homebrew competition; proceeds benefit local environmental and cultural organizations.

The Atlantic City Beer Festival - Atlantic City, NJ - March 10-11:
More than 200 beers and beer-related vendors; gourmet foods, contests, music, comedians, and other entertainment.rtainment.

Great Arizona Beer Festival - Tempe, AZ - March 10-1
More than 100 microbrewed beers; bands and booths; early entrance for VIP ticket holders; event is presented by Sun Sounds Foundation

March Fest - Batavia, NY - March 10
Microbrew and wine sampling, artisan cheeses and other gourmet foods, door prizes.

Split Thy Brooklyn Skull - Brooklyn, NY - March 10-11
A two-day tasting event, featuring more than 30 high-gravity beers.

Washington Cask Beer Festival - Seattle, WA - March 10
Festival, features 40 beers, including late-winter and early-spring seasonal ales, from Washington State and West Coast breweries; special festival beer; two tasting sesions; food and non-alcoholic beverages available. Buy tickets early. Only 250 tickets will be sold for each session.

Milwaukee Beer Festival - Milwaukee, WI - March 11
The annual "Blessing of the Bock"; bock and specialty beers, with brewery representatives in attendance; breweriana on sale; buffet lunch; homebrew contest.

Brewski Festival 2007 - Seven Springs, PA - March 23-24
Beer sampling, musical entertainment and buffet prepared by Seven Springs' culinary staff.

Ultimate Belgian Tasting II - New York, NY - March 23
Hundreds of Belgian beers and American-brewed Belgian-style beers, special international guests, culinary tasting treats, sophisticated atmosphere.Last year's festival was a sellout.

Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival - Timonium, MD - March 23
Maryland-brewed beer, bourbon whisky, and barbecue; live music from the Kelly Bell Band and Mr. Wilson, heated cigar tent, bourbon tasting lessons.

Pizza Port 12 Hour Belgian Beer Festival - Carlsbad, CA - March 24
A selection of draft and bottled Belgian and Belgian-styled beer.

Sipping on Sheboygan's Shores - Sheboygan, WI - March 24
Beer from dozens of microbreweries from Wisconsin and the world; culinary demonstrations, appetizers, and food from area restaurants; shuttle service from local establishments.

Wine & Beer Festival - Vancouver, BC - March 30- April 4
Local and imported wines, local microbrews, and import beers; keynote appearance by best-selling authors and wine experts Kenji Hodgson and James Nevison and presentations by Zayvin Haqq and Rick Mohabir from Just Here For The Beer.

Gitchee Gumee Beer Festival - Superior, WI - March 31 More than 120 beers from over 30 Upper Midwest brewers; proceeds go to charity.