Selected Events (from The Real Beer Page's events database, and beyond!) - October 2007
October 6, 2007 - Durham, North Carolina, United States
12th annual World Beer Festival Durham
Join All About Beer Magazine at The Historic Durham Athletic Park, Downtown Durham, for the 12th annual World Beer Festival where the best of beer, music, food, and fun take place! All About Beer Magazine's World Beer Festival Durham has been put together to raise money for The Carolina Theatre, whose 1920's performance hall is a rich part of Durham's history and the last of 13 original theatres in Durham. To date, All About Beer Magazine and the World Beer Festival has raised $70,000 for the Carolina Theatre thanks to many successful festivals. The festival is also a benefit for Pop the Cap, an organization whose mission is to elevate beer in North Carolina. Learn more at www.popthecap.org. So, tap in and fill yourself up with lots of fun, beer, food, music, and a good cause! Please surf through the festival site to find out more details.
Location: Durham Athletic Park, Downtown Durham WEST CORPORATION STREET Hours: 1st Session: 12 noon to 4 pm, 2nd Session: 6 pm to 10 pm Admission: TBA Organization: All About Beer Magazine Phone: 800-977-2337 Email: info@allaboutbeer.com URL: http://www.allaboutbeer.com/wbf/home.html
October 17, 2007 - Providence, Rhode Island, United States
MS After Dark Beer Tasting
Join Bruce Newbury, host of WHJJ's "On the Town" and "Dining Out with Bruce Newbury," at the 19th Annual MS After Dark Beer Tasting as you sample from over 200 different beers and enjoy an evening of appetizers, a raffle and silent auction and take home a souvenir beer glass. Learn more about local beer as well as beer from around the world! Proceeds benefit the Rhode Island Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Location: Westin Hotel, 1 West Exchange Street, Providence, RI Hours: 5:30 - 8:00 PM Admission: $45.00 advance/$50.00 at door Organization: RI Chapter - National Multiple Sclerosis Society Contact: Catie Dussault Phone: 401-738-8383 Fax: 401-738-8469 Email: catie.dussault@rir.nmss.org
October 26, 2007 to October 28, 2007 - San Diego, California, United States
San Diego Wet Hop Festival
What is a wet hop beer? Hops are picked once a year like grapes in August or September. They are then dried and stored near freezing to help preserve them throughout the year. When they are picked, they have a high water content. So if you brew with fresh, wet hops, you must use a lot more of them to compensate for the high water weight. This means that you pack a lot more hop oil into the beer. The beers tend to be not to bitter or overly aromatic compared with normal hopped beers, but have a wonderful earthy, herbal essence to them. It is a unique hop experience that only happens once a year. This year, we hope to offer the largest collection of wet hop beers in the country for you to sample.
Location: O'Brien's Pub 4646 Convoy St. Contact: Tom Nickel Phone: (858) 715-1745
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November 3, 2007 - Chicago, Illinois, United States
5th annual Festival of Barrel-aged Beer
The country's first and largest beer festival dedicated to the art of wood and barrel aging returns once again to Goose Island Wrigleyville in Chicago on Saturday afternoon, November 3. Make your plans now to attend, as tickets are sure to be in great demand. The beers, often aged on oak and in whiskey and wine barrels, offer unique flavors and aromas rarely seen today. They also provide a fascinating look back into brewing's past. Last year a sellout crowd of approximately 500 sampled 71 beers from 28 different breweries, representing 14 states from coast to coast. As in previous years, tickets will be available by mail and at select Chicagoland ICBG member pubs.
Location: Goose Island-Wrigleyville 3535 North Clark Street Hours: check site for updates Admission: Check website for updates Organization: Illinois Craft Brewer's Guild Email: jeff@illinoisbeer.com URL: www.illinoisbeer.com
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