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Enjoy a Little September Sunshine with Three Outdoor Beer Festivals

September 6, 2012 at 2:33 PM | by | Comment (1)

Labor Day has come and gone, and with its passing marks the unofficial end of the summer season. Sure we’re a little sad to see the sun retreat earlier each and every day, but the cooler weather isn’t too shabby. If anything it just gives us the opportunity to enjoy a new season of beer festivals. The summer ales have disappeared, but there’s still plenty of brews—and sunshine—to enjoy at these outdoor beer festivals in September:

Great Atlanta Beer Fest – Atlanta, Georgia

We’re only a few days away, as this year’s Great Atlanta Beer Fest is set to do its thing on September 8 at Turner Field. The baseball stadium will transform itself into an outdoor beer garden, as organizers are expecting at least 150 different varieties of lagers, ales, stouts, and pilsners. There will be a focus on those brewed close to home with several options from Georgia and the Southeast, and there will even be a few wine and hard cider options as well.

Most of the action is scheduled to go down within the Grand Entry Plaza and the Monument Grove sections of the stadium, and organizers are even planning to beam the weekend’s college football games straight to the televisions across the park. Tickets will set you back $40 in advance, and that will get you access to your souvenir cup, all the entertainment, and plenty of beer samples. Sounds like a decent investment to us especially with breweries like Sweetwater, Abita, and Atlanta Brewing in attendance.

Brews On The Bay – San Francisco, California

Even without the beers we’d be hard pressed to think of a better location for a festival than San Francisco, so it’s only natural that the addition of some sudsy sips can only improve the situation. This year’s event takes place on September 16—that’s a Saturday—right on the deck of the SS Jeremiah O’Brien at Pier 45. The sampling and sipping takes place between 12pm and 5pm, and access to all the fun will set you back $50 per person.

The San Francisco Brewers Guild are those behind the planning and execution of this year’s festival, so we kind of figure that they know what they’re doing when it comes to a beer festival. Over 60 different beers will be available for your enjoyment, and they’ll all be available while you take in the sights of Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bride. 21st Amendment Brewery, Anchor Brewing, and Pacific Brewing Laboratory are just some of those scheduled to do their thing at this year’s festival, so be sure to pace yourself.

Egg Harbor AleFest – Deer County, Wisconsin

If there’s one state that knows the difference between a good beer and a bad beer it’s probably Wisconsin, so of course we have to recommend the Egg Harbor AleFest. Things are scheduled to take place on September 22, as beer fans descend upon the shores of Lake Michigan—well technically it’s more like Green Bay. Anyway, there will will be home brewing demonstrations, plenty of live music, and lots of food to help you soak up all those drinks.

Things take place between 1pm and 4pm, but there are some VIP tickets available if you’re looking to get in on the action up to an hour earlier. Tickets will set you back $40, but that includes unlimited sampling of at least 100 different craft beers and you’ll even get a snazzy pint glass to bring home. We really can’t see any reason not to attend, and that’s especially the case with places like Capital Brewery, O’so Brewing Company, and Lake Louie Brewing rolling out their kegs and taps.

[Photos: Official Site and Facebook]

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Looks like I'll be enjoying some brews up in Door County in a few weeks. I had no idea it was going on, thanks for the heads up! @theangryskittle
Matthew J Stolen on September 6, 2012 at 5:26 PM #Permalink

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