Selected Events (from The Real Beer Page's events database, and beyond!) - May 1008
May 8, 2008 to May 10, 2008 - St. Louis, Missouri, United States
St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival
After sell-out crowds attended last year’s first St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival, area brewers will once again come together to toast the local brewing history in St. Louis from May 8 -10. New this year...an eighth participating brewery, a third beer tent to make room for new styles being offered, a homebrewer component, a Friday afternoon session and more in-depth interaction with brewmasters. Participating breweries will brew more than 70 styles of beer: Alandale Brewery, Anheuser-Busch, Augusta Brewery, Griesedieck Bros. Brewing Corporation, Morgan Street Brewery, O’Fallon Brewery, Schlafly Beer and Square One Brewery. Tickets are on sale at www.stlbrewfest.com, the Anheuser-Busch St. Louis Brewery Tour Center, the Schlafly Tap Room and Bottleworks and by calling 1-888-792-2424.
Location: Forest Park - east of the Lindell Pavilion Hours: 7-10 p.m. (Thursday), noon-4 p.m. & 6-10 p.m. (Friday & Saturday) Admission: VIP Event ($100 - includes food/drink), Business Day Session ($50 - includes food/drink), General Sessions ($30 in advance, $35 at the gate - includes drinks) Organization: Here's To Beer Phone: 1-888-792-2424 Email: contact@stlbrewfest.com
May 16, 2008 to May 17, 2008 - Washington DC, United States
Savor: An American Craft Beer and Food Experience
A must attend for craft beer aficionados and foodies alike, SAVOR will offer a memorable craft beer and food experience to a limited number of attendees under the columned archways of the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium. SAVOR the experience - enjoy a reception-style sampling of your choice of 35+ sweet and savory appetizers and 96 craft beers from 48 breweries. Converse with the luminaries of the craft beer industry - brewery owners, brewers and representatives will be on-hand - serving you your beer.
Location: Andrew W Mellon Auditorium Hours: varies by session Admission: $85 Organization: Brewers Association Contact: Julia Herz Email: julia@brewersassociation.org
May 23, 2008 to May 25, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
EAT Vancouver, the Everything Food and Cooking Festival
Eat Vancouver is Canada's largest consumer food, beverage and cooking show, expo, festival. This Vancouver food festival will take place at BC Place Stadium, downtown Vancouver, BC on May 23, 24 and 25, 2008. The food expo features hundreds of food, beverage and kitchen goods exhibitors, wineries, breweries, restaurants, chocolatiers, cooking demonstrations, wine and cheese seminars, cookbook authors, chef competitions and barbecue and chili cook-offs. Wine, Beer & Spirits Tasting Pavilion at EAT! Vancouver Enjoy some of the best wines, beers and spirits from British Columbia and around the world, offered for tasting by the vintners and producers themselves. Sample, compare and ask questions directly from those who know. The Grapes & Hops Presentation Stage, located right inside the Tasting Pavilion and hosted by Vancouver's own Wine Diva, Daenna Van Mulligan, will feature an impressive line-up of seminars, food pairings and wine tastings with celebrities drawn from the world of wine and beer plus culinary and mixology experts. The Presentation Stage is located right in the Tasting Pavilion and provides comfortable seating. Master of Ceremonies Daenna will host writers, chefs, vintners, wine experts and a host of other presenters from across the country. Visit our website at www.eat-vancouver.com for more information.
Location: BC Place Stadium 777 Pacific Blvd Vancouver, V6B 4Y8 Hours: Fri: 4-9pm, Sat: 11-9pm, Sun: 11-5pm Admission: 14.00 Organization: EAT Vancouver Email: service@eat-vancouver.com
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