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A list of beer festivals and other beer events for the upcoming weekend.
We hope everyone is enjoying American Craft Beer Week 2013. What better way to finish it off that attending a beer festival to rub elbows with fellow beer geeks and the folks that make the brew.
Cheers!
The Weekend Beer Festival Forecast publishes each Wednesday to alert beer road trippers about beer festivals and other brew-related events during the upcoming weekend.
Click on the links to learn more.
If you would like your event to appear here, please e-mail the details to gerard@roadtripsforbeer.com.
As always, drink responsibly
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American Craft Beer Week continues through Sunday across the United States.
The Florida International Beer Festival will be Saturday in Orlando, Florida.
The Jacksonville Craft & Import Beer Festival will be Friday in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Old School BeerFest will be Saturday in Delray Beach, Florida.
The second annual Red, White and Craft Brews Fest will be Saturday in Largo, Florida.
The 10th annual East Atlanta Beer Fest will be Saturday in Atlanta, Georgia.
Charleston Beer Garden will be Saturday in Charleston, South Carolina.
The sixth annual Racks by the Tracks will be Saturday in Kingsport, Tennessee.
The Highlands Spring Beer Festival will be Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky.
The 12th annual Virginia Beer Festival will be Saturday and Sunday in Norfolk, Virginia.
The Jersey Shore Beer Fest will be Saturday in Neptune, New Jersey.
The third annual Long Island Craft Beer Week continues through Sunday in Long Island, New York.
The Maryland Craft Beer Festival will be Saturday in Frederick, Maryland.
The 19th annual Connecticut Craft Brewers’ Fest will be Saturday in Naugatuck, Connecticut.
The Pints for Pets Brewfest will be Saturday in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
The sixth annual Yardley Beer Fest will be Saturday in Yardley, Pennsylvania.
The Yorktoberfest Beer Garden at Taste of Pennsylvania will be Saturday in York, Pennsylvania.
The fourth annual Crown Beer Fest will be Saturday in Crown Point, Indiana.
Chicago Craft Beer Week will be Thursday through May 26 in Chicago, Illinois.
The World Expo of Beer will be Friday and Saturday in Frankenmuth, Michigan.
The 22nd annual Wisconsin Micro-Brewers Beer Fest will be Sunday in Chilton, Wisconsin.
The seventh annual Brewers Bazaar will be Saturday in Stillwater, Minnesota.
The third annual Grand Valley Beer Festival will be Saturday in Grand Junction, Colorado.
San Antonio Beer Week will be continues through Sunday in San Antonio, Texas.
The inaugural Houston Press Brewfest will be Saturday in Houston, Texas.
The third annual Oklahoma Craft Beer Festival will be Saturday in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
The third annual Ameri-CAN Canned Craft Beer Festival will be Saturday in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The third annual Nevada Beer Weeks will be Monday through June 1 in various cities throughout Nevada.
The West Coast Brew Fest will be Saturday in Sacramento, California.
The seventh annual Brewer’s Memorial Ale Fest will be Friday and Saturday in Newport, Oregon.
Central Oregon Beer Week will be Monday through May 27 in and around Bend, Oregon.
The fifth annual Maui Brewers Festival will be Saturday in Kahului, Hawaii.
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The Weekend Beer Festival Forecast publishes each Wednesday to alert beer road trippers about beer festivals and other brew-related events during the upcoming weekend.
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Happy 2013!
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