American Craft Beer Fest
In order to bring craft beer to the masses, Beer Advocate held the American Craft Beer Fest at the Seaport World Trade Center. With the move from the much smaller Cyclorama came a larger crowd – from the old limit of 1,200 to up to 5,000 people at each session. The result was a lot more beer being served but a lot more douchebags showing up to get their drink on with little regard to appreciating beer – in effect, not respecting beer as the Alström brothers would want us all to do. Stupidity aside, we managed to have a good time, sampling the beers the brewers presented. I’ll look forward to their return to the Cyclorama for the Belgian Beer Fest in September.
Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster Garrett Oliver talks about craft beer in food culture.
A list of beers I tried – information regarding most of the beers can be found at Beer Advocate’s American Craft Beer Fest page.
- Bear Republic Crazy Ivan
- Blue Moon Chardonnay Blonde
- Blue Moon Ebb Tide
- Brooklyner-Schneider Hopfenweisse
- Cambridge Brewing Co. Arquebus 2008
- Cambridge Brewing Co. Cerise Cassée
- Cambridge Brewing Co. Kriek du Cambridge
- Cambridge Brewing Co. L’amour du Jour
- Duck-Rabbit Amber Ale
- Duck-Rabbit Brown Ale
- Duck-Rabbit Porter
- Duck-Rabbit Rabid Duck Russian Imperial Stout
- Dundee Doppelbock
- Dundee Honey Brown Lager
- Haverhill Fresh Roasted Coffee Stout
- Ithaca Brute
- Lion Pocono Pale Ale
- Lion Steg 150
- Lion Stegmaier Porter
- Livery Carvaceous
- Livery Maillot Jaune
- Livery Special “C”
- Magic Hat Berliner Weisse
- Magic Hat Summer Odd Notion
- Mayflower Golden Ale
- Michelob AmberBock
- Michelob Porter
- Narragansett Bock
- Narragansett Lager
- New England Steam Beer
- Ommegang Biere de Mars
- Portsmouth Bottle Rocket India Pale Ale
- Portsmouth Dirty Blonde
- Portsmouth Saison
- Portsmouth Wild Thang
- Rock Bottom Cinco de Mayo Lager
- Samuel Adams Barley Wine
- Samuel Adams Sahti
- Sixpoint Hop Obama
- Smuttynose Abbey Single
- Speakeasy Prohibition
- Speakeasy White Lightning
- Stone Chipotle Smoked Porter
- Stone Levitation Ale
- Terrapin Brown Ale