August 2008

July 25-August 3: The Farsons Great Beer Festival

Location: Ta'Qali Park, Malta
Highlights: Outdoor festival held annually since 1981; large selection of produced by Simonds Farsons; a variety of food; more than 50 live performances on two stages; children's fantasyland; free admission and parking.

July 26-August 14: Annafest

Location: Kellerwald, Forchheim, Germany
Highlights: Festival of St. Anne, first held in Forchheim in 1446; celebrated in a beer garden with room for 30,000; fairground attractions; food from 24 restaurants plus numerous stalls selling German food; live bands.

August 1-2: Belgium Comes to Cooperstown

Location: Brewery Ommegang, near Cooperstown, NY
Organized By: Branch, Campaign for Real Ale
Highlights: Annual celebration of Belgian culture with tours of the brewery; a five-course beer dinner with hard-to-find Belgian beers, live music, and a late-night bonfire on Friday; a tasting of more than 150 Belgian and Belgian-style beers, with live music and food for sale including Belgian waffles, a pig roast, seafood kebabs, sandwiches, and Belgian stew, many made with Ommegang beers; camping available. Tickets must be purchased in advance online.

August 1-3: Benrath Bierboerse

Location: Pedestrian Zone, Benrath (near Duesseldorf), Germany
Highlights: Biergarten atmosphere; more than 1,000 beers from over 75 countries, including hard-to-find German microbrewery products; food and live entertainment; breweriana; artisan stands. Website is in German only.

August 1: Grateley Beer Festival

Location: Plough Inn, Greatley Village, England
Highlights: A selection of local ales; food, including traditional roast, fish and chips, and family barbecue; live music; family disco and karaoke Sunday evening.

August 1-3: International Berlin Beer Festival

Location: Karl-Marx-Allee, Berlin, Germany
Highlights: A "beer mile" (actually, more than 2.2 kilometers) in Berlin's historic downtown, featuring more than 1,750 different beers from 240 breweries representing 80 countries; cultural and culinary specialties from 20 German "beer regions"; live music on a variety of stages; free admission.

August 1-2: Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza

Location: Sam's Wood Site, Mammoth Lakes, CA
Presented By: Mammoth Brewing Company
Highlights: Beer from more than 50 microbreweries and the and the best blues performers in the country (beer and entertainment lineup TBA).

August 1-4: Ruggerfest: Amherstberg International Rugby Tournament and Beer Festival

Location: H. Murray Smith Centennial Park, Amherstburg, ON, Canada
Sponsored By:Biz X and In Play
Highlights: Inaugural event, featuring an international rugby tournament and beer festival, with beer from at least 10 breweries and beer literacy seminars conducted by accredited experts; food tasting; and live entertainment, including Juno Award winner Paul James.

August 2: Beer and Bluegrass Festival

Location: River Run Village, Keystone Resort, Keystone, CO
Highlights: Beer from more than 30 Colorado microbreweries, served in a beer garden; down-home cooking; acoustic bluegrass music on two stages; inflatables and children's activities at "Energy Alley"; free parking and admission.

August 2: Brew at the Zoo–Columbia

Location: Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, Columbia, SC
Highlights: Specialty, import, and domestic beers; rhythm and blues music by Elliott and the Untouchables; dinner buffet (tickets sold separately); festiival admission includes free entry to the zoo.

August 2: Brew Haw Haw

Location: Pinie Meadows Lawn, Autry National Center, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA
Benefit For: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Highlights: Inaugural event; an outdoor festival featuring beer from the region's best microbrewries and brewpubs; food provided by Los Angeles' restaurants; live music and merchandise auctions; event will be hosted by comedian Bill Dwyer. No tickets will be sold at the door.

August 2: CityView Brewfest

Location: Downtown Des Moines, IA
Sponsored By: Iowa Wine and Beer Commission
Highlights: Festival was rescheduled due to flooding in Des Moines; more than 250 beers from over 125 brewers, including Iowa-brewed beer; food and live entertainment.

August 2: Ketchikan Summer Beer Fest

Location: Great Alaska Lumberjack Show grounds, Ketchikan, AK
Benefit For: Ketchikan CHARR Educational Fund
Highlights: Evening tasting session, with 40 beers from Alaska and Pacific Northwest breweries.

August 2: Monterey Beer Festival

Location: Monterey Fairgrounds, Monterey, CA
Presented By: The Night That Never Ends
Highlights: Beer from more than 50 breweries; live music provided by four bands; a variety of food, with the providers including the Culinary Center of Monterey (which will receive a portion of the proceeds). This festival is expected to sell out.

August 2: North Aurora Days Beer Fest

Location: Fox Valley Country Club, North Aurora, IL
Benefit For: North Aurora Veterans Memorial Fund
Highlights: More than 20 beers, featuring those brewed in the Fox Valley and throughout Chicagoland; food, including bratwurst and pulled pork sandwiches from the "Wurst Kitchen"; live music.

August 2: Tail and Ale Festival

Location: Tahoe Biltmore, Crystal Bay (North Lake Tahoe), NV
Highlights: Inaugural event; beer from 20 local and regional breweries; live music; and fried fish treats, provided by the Tahoe Biltmore; all proceeds go to charity.

August 2: WaZoo

Location: Lowry Park Zoo, Tampa, FL
Benefit For: Animals at the Lowry Park Zoo
Highlights: Sampling of beers from around the world, plus a wine garden; food from several Tampa Bay-area restaurants; a variety of live entertainment throughout the evening.

August 2: Wild Brew

Location: Expo Square's Central Park Hall, Tulsa, OK
Benefit For: Sutton Avian Research Center
Highlights: New venue this year; beer from around the world, food from more than 25 restaurants, and live music; proceeds help restore the Bald Eagle to Oklahoma and the Southeast.

August 5-9: Great British Beer Festival

Location: Earls Court, London, England
Organized By: Campaign for Real Ale
Highlights: Last year's festival featured more than 700 Real Ales, ciders and perries, and foreign beers; tutored tastings; food and a variety of entertainment; bar games and pub quizzes; a family room; and the "Champion Beer of Britain" competition.

August 7-10: Toronto's Festival of Beer

Location: Fort York, Toronto, ON, Canada
Sponsored By: The Beer Store
Highlights: Canada's leading beer festival, with more than 200 beers; Southern-style barbecue, live entertainment, and grilling demonstrations by TV personalities; historic setting; also, satellite events throughout the Greater Toronto Area.

August 8-11: Leverkusen Bierboerse

Location: An der Schusterinsel, Leverkusen-Opladen, Germany
Highlights: Biergarten atmosphere; more than 1,000 beers from over 75 countries, including hard-to-find German microbrewery products; food and live entertainment; breweriana; artisan stands. Website is in German only.

August 9: Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival

Location: Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Regency Park, Cary, NC
Presented By: Moorea Marketing
Highlights: More than 60 beers; over 40 bourbons, with "Bourbon College," hosted by master distillers; live music; a variety of barbecue tastes; cigar tent; a limited number of VIP tickets are available.

August 9: Blues and Brews

Location: Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, Akron, OH
Highlights: Beer and wine tasting; food for sale; live blues music; cooking demonstrations, with recipes available for take home; special VIP "Brewers Circle" tickets, featuring lunch, specialty brewed beers, and a VIP band, are also available.

August 9: Blues and Brews - Denver

Location: Old South Pearl Street, Denver, CO
Presented By: Old South Pearl Street Association and the Swallow Hill Music Association
Highlights: Event, part of the Summer Fest music series, includes beer from area breweries and music by top national and local blues musicians.

August 9: Brew at the Zoo

Location: Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse, NY
Highlights: Last year's festival featured beer from 14 breweries and providers, animals on exhibit, a silent auction, and food and live music. More details of this year's festival will be posted on the zoo's website.

August 9: Brew at the Zoo - Pittsburgh

Location: Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, Pittsburgh, PA
Benefit For: United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
Highlights: Beer from more than 25 national, local, food; music provided by Here and Now.

August 9: Bronze Blues & Brews Festival

Location: City Park, Joseph, OR
Highlights: Blues music by regional and national performers; beer from Western microbreweries (list TBA); food and souvenir vendors; camping available; festival site is within walking distance of downtown; free shuttle service to and from Wallowa Lake, Joseph, and Enterprise.

August 9: Great Taste of the Midwest

Location: Olin-Turville Park, Madison, WI
Organized By: Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild
Highlights: Last year's festival featured 500 beers from more than 100 breweries and brewpubs from the Midwest; a lakeside festival venue; a celebrity brewer dunk tank; food, live entertainment, and plenty of space to spread out.

August 9: Craft Lager Festival

Location: Soda Springs Park, Manitou Springs, CO
Presented By: Craft Beer Festival, Inc.
Highlights: Bottom-fermented beer "from Hawaii to Boston"; presentation of awards for exceptional lagers; music by Grass it Up and Big Paddy; proceeds to go Pikes Peak region open spaces.

August 9: IPA Festival

Location: The Bistro, Hayward, CA
Highlights: Street party with more than 50 India pale ales on tap; live music and barbecue all day.

August 9: Giant Mountain's Beer Festival

Location: On the Square, Vrchlabi, Czech Republic
Festival Partner: Town of Vrchlabi
Highlights: Annual event, featuring beer from six to eight area breweries, live entertainment and competitions, and voting for best beer of the festival.

August 9: Microfestivus

Location: Elmwood Park, downtown Roanoke, VA
Presented By: The Square Society
Highlights: An expanded lineup of more than 50 beers from over 20 craft breweries from the Mid-Atlantic region; better layout and more facilities for this year's event.

August 9: Millvale Brew Festival

Location: Millvale Riverfront, Millvale, PA
Hosted By: Borough of Millvale, Millvale MainStreet, and the Millvale Borough Development Corporation
Highlights: Scenic location with great views; two tasting sessions, featuring craft-brewed and specialty import beers from about 35 breweries; local food, including vegan and vegetarian options; live entertainment; proceeds will help in the recovery of Millvale, which was devastated by Hurricane Ivan in 2004.

August 9: North Fork Craft Beer, BBQ and Wine Festival

Location: Martha Clara Vineyards, Jamesport, NY
Benefit For: Peconic Bay Medical Center, New York State Brewers Association, Harry Chapman Food Bank
Highlights: VIP and general admission tasting sessions; more than 120 beers from over 50 breweries and providers, including many from New York State; wines from Martha Clare Vineyards; food, featuring gourmet barbecue; special vendors and cooking demonstrations; live music; talks given by brew masters and industry leaders.

August 9: Royal Wine and BrewHAHAl

Location: American Royal, Kansas City, MO
Highlights: Inaugural event; a tasting of locally-distributed beers and wines.

August 9: Taste of Grand County

Location: Winter Park Ski Resort, Winter Park, CO
Benefit For: National Sports Center for the Disabled
Highlights: Beer and wine sampling, food tasting, silent auction, and live entertainment.

August 12-25: Qingdao Beer Festival

Location: Qingdao, China
Highlights: Three festival venues: Qingdao International Beer Town, site of an amusement park, theaters for the festival's literary events, and the Qingdao Beer Palace for tastings and contests; Dengzhoulu Beer Street, with European-style architecture and more than 40 restaurants and bars; and Huiquan Plaza.

August 14-16: South Shields Beer Festival

Location: Masonic Hall, Ingham Street, South Shields, England
Organized By: Sunderland & South Tyneside Branch, Campaign for Real Ale
Highlights: Twenty-six cask-conditioned ales from small breweries from as far afield as Cambridgeshire and Lanarkshire; locally-brewed products and special festival beers; traditional ciders and perries.

August 14-16: Worcester Beer, Cider and Perry Festival

Location: Worcester Racecourse, Worcester, England
Organized By: Worcester Branch, Campaign for Real Ale
Highlights: More than 200 beers (list TBA on the festival website) plus ciders and perries; food and live entertainment; beer festival is held in conjunction with the Worcester Festival.

August 15-16: Abbeycwmhir Beer Festival

Location: Happy Union, Abbeycwmhir, Wales
Highlights: A selection of Real Ales (beer list TBA on the festival website); barbecue both days; camping and B&B accommodations available.

August 15: Beer & Baseball: Beer 101

Location: McCormick Field (home of the Asheville Tourists), Asheville, NC
Highlights: Beer sampling plus an opportunity to learn about beer styles, how beer is brewed, and how to choose proper glassware; admission includes hors d’oeuvres and admission to the ballgame.

August 15-16: Bend Brewfest

Location: Les Schwab Amphitheater, Bend, OR
Benefit For: Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Central Oregon
Highlights: Fifth annual event; more than 60 beers from over 30 area breweries; food, wine, and spirits, a variety of local bands; free admission, families welcome.

August 15-16: Brews, Brats and Bands 2008

Location: Stevens Point Brewery, Stevens Point, WI
Benefit For: American Red Cross and Meals on Wheels of Stevens Point
Highlights: Two-day event featuring live music, Johnsonville Brats, and Stevens Point Brewery products. Brews; family events, including a children's carnival; silent auction; free admission.

August 15: Flour City Brewers' Fest

Location: Frontier Field, Rochester, NY
Presented By: Rohrbach Brewing Company
Highlights: Beer from more than 20 local and national craft brewers and distributors; food and live bands; festival is sanctioned by the New York State Brewers Association.

August 16: BrewExpo

Location: Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel, State College, PA
Presented By: BrewNation
Highlights: Two tasting sessions, plus special connoisseur session (new this year); more than 150 beers from 60 microbreweries; gourmet international buffet; People’s Choice competition, Brewzeum exhibits and BrewForum interactive tasting seminars; special guests, including John Hansell "The Malt Advocate," Michael Goldfine, and "The Beer Geeks" Mark Dellinger and Jeff Metzler.

August 16-17: Brews, Jazz & Funk Fest

Location: The Village at Squaw Valley, Squaw Valley, CA
Benefit For: Truckee Tahoe Humane Society
Highlights: Beer from local and international breweries; free live music by some of the most-recognized jazz and funk performers; children's activities, including bungee trampolines, miniature golf, a climbing wall, and a ropes course.

August 16: Fleet Lions Beer Festival

Location: Ancells Community Hall, Fleet, England
Benefit For: Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust and local charities
Highlights: "A taste of the South," with beers from breweries in the south of England; two tasting sessions; barbecue available throughout the day. Event is organized by the Fleet Lions Club, in conjunction with The Crondall Brewery Company. More details of this year's event will be posted on the festival website.

August 16: Halifax Seaport Beerfest

Location: Halifax Seaport between Garrison Brewery and the Seawall, Halifax, NS, Canada
Highlights: Two tasting sessions, with more than 100 beers, plus food vendors and sodas and water; brewmaster's dinner the evening before the festival.

August 16: Lighthouse Brewfest

Location: McMenamin's Lighthouse Brewpub, Lincoln City, OR
Highlights: "A quirky and noncompetitive exposition" featuring beer from various McMenamin's breweries, each of which will also design a tiny image to represent its particular brew.

August 16: Mid-Michigan Beer Festival

Location: Lumber Baron's Charcoal Grill and Brewpub, Bay City, MI
Highlights: Third annual event, featuring more than 100 beers as well as food and live music.

August 16: Russian River Beer Revival and BBQ Cookoff

Location: Stumptown Brewery Beach, Guerneville, CA
Benefit For: Guerneville Seniors Center
Highlights: Festival is held on the banks of the Russian River; beer from more than 25 breweries, plus ciders; barbecue from 25 teams; shuttle bus available from Santa Rosa.

August 16: Southwest Indiana Beer, Wine and Spirits Festival

Location: Southwestern Indiana Regional Council on Aging Ivy Room, Evansville, IN
Benefit For: Southwestern Indiana Regional Council on Aging
Highlights: First American festival to showcase wine and spirits as well as beer; more than 70 beers from 23 breweries from Indiana and other states; more than 100 wines; bourbons and whiskies; food, and music by 40s band "Better Than Nothing"; homebrewing exhibition and information from brewers.

August 16: The Steinley Cup Microbrew Festival and Competition

Location: Veterans Island Park, Saratoga, WY
Highlights: Event is Wyoming's official microbrewery competition, with the Steinley Cup awarded to the winner; family-friendly event, with food and live music; "Taste of the West," featuring the area's best chili cooks, and the Saratoga Bullfest, a bull riders-only event, are held on the same weekend.

August 19: Reading Phillies Beer Tasting Festival

Location: FirstEnergy Stadium, Reading, PA
Sponsored By: The Reading Eagle
Highlights: Pre-game sampling of imported and domestic beer provided by All-Star Distributing; all-you-can-eat buffet featuring barbecue chicken and hot dogs; access to the heated pool.

August 19-23: Peterborough CAMRA Beer Festival

Location: The Embankment, Peterborough, England
Organized By: Peterborough & District Branch, Campaign for Real Ale
Highlights: Recent years' festivals featured more than 350 Real Ales, plus ciders, perries, and bottled beers; food vendors; live music; "Champion Beer of the Festival" competition; and free admission to daytime sessions. More details about this year's festival will be posted on the branch's website.

August 16: Stone 12th Anniversary Celebration and International Beer Festival

Location: California State University, San Marcos, CA
Benefit for: Local charities (last year's event raised more than $100,000)
Highlights: New venue this year, with park-like campus setting; two tasting sessions, with more than 30 hand-picked guest breweries (and more TBA to be announced on the festival website); food vendors; hair-dying fund-raiser.

August 20-24: Belgrade Beer Fest

Location: Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Highlights: Last year's festival featured more than 30 beers, food stalls, and live music, and attracted more than half a million visitors. Free admission. Details about this year's event will be posted on the festival website.

August 20-23: Clacton Beer Festival

Location: St. James' Hall, Tower Road, Clacton-on-Sea, England
Organized By: Tendring Branch, Campaign for Real Ale
Highlights: More than 55 Real Ales, ciders, perries, and bottled continental beers; live music Thursday evening and jazz Saturday afternoon; hot and cold food available Thursday to Saturday; festival is held at the same time as the Clacton Air Show.

August 21-24: Bewdley Beer Festival

Location: St George's Hall, Load Street Carpark, Bewdley, England
Highlights: More than 40 Real Ales (list TBA on the festival website), plus ciders; live music Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings; family room available.

August 21 (yes, Thursday): Brew at the Zoo - Washington, DC

Location: Lion/Tiger Hill, National Zoo, Washington, DC
Organized By: FONZ (Friends of the National Zoo) Young Professionals
Highlights: Beer from more than 20 microbreweries, hors d’oeuvres from more than 15 and area restaurants, animal demonstrations, live music provided by Wait til Friday; proceeds support animal care, conservation science, education and sustainability at the zoo; VIP tickets available.

August 22: Art and Ale

Location: Wildlife Experience Museum, Parker, CO
Highlights: Beer and food sampling, live music, and access to the cigar lounge; festivalgoers are invited to view the museum's art galleries and interactive exhibits; hotel packages are available.

August 22: Brew at the Zoo, Columbus

Location: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Powell (suburb of Columbus), OH
Benefit For: Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Highlights: After-hours event at the zoo, with beer and food provided by the Winking Lizard beer bar; live music and prizes. More details about this year's event will be posted on the zoo's website.

August 22-23: Sherwood Parks Beer & Wine Festival

Location: Festival Place, Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Highlights: "A showcase of brewing history," hosted by brew masters and wine connoisseurs from throughout Canada; a wide variety of beer and wine to sample; cooking demonstrations, wine and beer making seminars, and wine tasting classes; live entertainment.

August 22-24: Toledo's German-American Festival

Location: Oak Shade Grove, Oregon, OH
Organized By: G.A.F. Society, sponsored by seven German- and Swiss-American societies in Toledo
Highlights: Authentic German beer and food, with more than 23 different beers; outdoor beer and wine garden; continuous live music on three stages; large wooden dance floor; opening ceremony and parade on Friday; German-language worship service on Sunday; soccer exhibition games; family and children's activities.

August 23: Blues 'n' Brews Festival

Location: Nashoba Valley Ski Area, Westford, MA
Highlights: More than 80 beers, including cask-conditioned ales, from 40 breweries; live blues music; prizes, including an autographed guitar; games and demonstrations; craft and vendor booths.

August 23: Brew at the Zoo, Louisville

Location: Louisville Zoo, Louisville, KY
Produced By: Friends of the Zoo (proceeds benefit the zoo)
Highlights: Fifth annual event; beer from 20 local and regional breweries, with non-alcoholic choices available; food provided by more than 30 local restaurants and vendors; live entertainment; "Parrot Dice Casino" and fantasy raffle packages; festival ticket includes admission to the zoo.

August 23: Buffalo Brewfest

Location: HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY
Benefit For: Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center
Highlights: New venue this year; more than 100 beers; a selection of food from several local restaurants. More details about this year's event will be posted on the festival website.

August 23: Dragonfest

Location: Dragonmead Brewery, Warren, MI
Highlights: A wide variety of Dragonmead beer; entire brewery will be open to explore, with serving stations set up by country; big tent in the back with food and live entertainment.

August 23: German Bierfest, Atlanta

Location: Woodruff Park, Atlanta, GA
Highlights: More than 30 German beers; authentic German food, along with food provided by local vendors; live music and DJ; kid's zone; prize raffle; free admission to children and designated drivers.< /p>

August 23: Great Eastern Invitational Microbrewery Festival

Location: Brewery Hall, Stoudts Brewery, Adamstown, PA
Highlights: Two tasting sessions, with more than 50 microbrewed beers from around the country; Ed Stoudt's "Best of the Wurst" German-style buffet; live entertainment; complimentary shuttle service from local motels.

August 23: Hops in Humboldt

Location: Rohner Park, Fortuna, CA
Benefit For: Hops in Humboldt Foundation
Highlights: Beer from about 30 area breweries (more to be confirmed; see festival websie for update); an ecclectic music line-up, arts and crafts, and food.

August 23: Oak Park Micro Brew and Food Review

Location: Downtown Oak Park, IL
Produced By: Downtown Oak Park Association and Seven Generations Ahead
Highlights: Fifty craft beers from 15 local microbreweries from across Illinois; organic food from Oak Park restaurants and local farmers; roving musicians; pre-event VIP celebration at the new "green" Marion Street Cheese Market, with a craft brew and cheese tasting and a welcome from Pete Crowley, president of the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild.

August 23: Sierra Brewfest

Location: Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley, CA
Hosted By: Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Highlights: Outdoor venue, underneath tall Ponderosa pine trees; more than 100 beers from over 35 area microbreweries; wine and non-alcoholic beverages; live music by the Cold Shot Band; food, including sausages, barbecue, and Mexican food.

August 23: Southern Brewers Festival

Location: On the Riverfront, Chattanooga, TN
Presented By: Big River Grille & Brewing Works
Highlights: Beer from Southern breweries, food from local restaurants, live music; event benefits Chattanooga Kids on the Block.

August 23: Summertime Brews Festival

Location: Greensboro Coliseum Pavilion, Greensboro, NC
Benefit For: American Red Cross
Highlights: Expanded lineup of more than 160 beers from all over the world. This festival is expected to sell out at the door.

August 23: Tribury Beer Festival

Location: Settler's Park, Southbury, CT
Presented By: Tribury Chamber of Commerce and Cork & Keg International
Highlights: Beer from New England microbreweries; food and live music; proceeds benefit local fuel banks. Contact the Chamber of Commerce at info (at) triburychamber (dot) org for more information.

August 23-28: Wilmington Cricket Club Mini Beer Festival

Location: Wilmington Cricket Club, Wilmington, England
Highlights: Beer from 20 breweries; cricket matches throughout the festival; event will be opened by the mayor of Dartford.

August 25: AleFest Dayton

Location: Carillon Historical Park, Dayton, OH
Benefit For: Diabetes Association of the Dayton Area
Highlights: More than 250 beers from over 100 breweries, with a special Ohio craft brewery section; food and live music; breweriana and beer wearables on sale; silent auction and raffle; Dogfish Head’s "Randall The Enamel Animal."

August 28-30: Durham Beer Festival

Location: Dunelm House (Durham Students' Union), Durham City, England
Organized By: Durham Branch, Campaign for Real Ale
Highlights: Last year's festival featured 80 Real Ales plus ciders and perries. More details about this year's festival will be posted on the branch's website.

August 29-30: Harbury Beer Festival

Location: Village Hall, Harbury, England
Organized By: Heart of Warwickshire Branch, Campaign for Real Ale
Highlights: Last year's festival featured more than 50 beers, including locally-brewed products; ciders, perries, and bottled beers; food; entertainment Saturday night; "Beer of the Festival" competition. Details of this year's festival will be posted on the branch's website.

August 29-September 1: Berea Labor Day Oktoberfest

Location: Berea Fairgrounds, Berea, OH
Presented By: Kiwanis Club of Berea
Highlights: Four days of authentic German beer and food; local and regional musicans and German dance groups; a variety of events, including wiener dog races, a celebrity keg tapping, sand sculptures, marionettes, and a 5K run.

August 29-31: Karlsruhe Bierboerse

Location: Schlossplatz, Downtown Karlsruhe, Germany
Highlights: Biergarten atmosphere; more than 1,000 beers from over 75 countries, including hard-to-find German microbrewery products; food and live entertainment; breweriana; artisan stands. Website is in German only.

August 29-31: Mystery Beer Weekend

Location: Memphis Taproom, Philadelphia, PA
Highlights: Thirty-three "mystery beers," three examples each of 11 different styles, will be tapped; the festival-goer who correctly identifies the most beers will win a beer-filled prize package.

August 29-September 1: La Fete Bieres et Saveurs

Location: Fort Chambly, Chambly (near Montreal), QC, Canada
Presented By: Desjardins
Highlights: Venue is a national historic site on the banks of the Richelieu River; festival features microbrewed beers as well as wine, cider, cheese, and other Quebec products; entertainment, including acrobats, musicians, magicians, and jugglers.

August 29-30: Savannah Craft Brew Fest

Location: The Esplanade, Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, Savannah, GA
Highlights: Inaugural event; Friday evening beer and food pairing dinner focusing on Georgia craft-brewed beer, with proceeds benefitting Senior Citizens, Inc.; grand tasting on Saturday on the Esplanade, with beer from more than 20 breweries and live musical performances; Saturday evening fixed-price food and beer pairing dinners at various local restaurants.

August 29-31: Yatton RFC 40th Anniversary Beer Festival

Location: Yatton RFC, Briston, England
Highlights: A selection of 22 ales and three ciders; live music all three days (country and Western on Friday, rock and pop Saturday, jazz Sunday); rugby match versus RSM RFC on Saturday.

August 30: Blue Ox Beer Festival

Location: Redwood Coast Seniors Center, Fort Bragg, CA
Benefit For: Redwood Coast Seniors
Highlights: More than 20 microbrewed beers; live music, barbecue, and bocce ball; the festival is part of Fort Bragg's Paul Bunyan Days.

August 30-September 1:Cannstatter's 136th Volksfest (Oktoberfest)

Location: Canstatter Volksfest Verein Grounds, Philadelphia, PA
Organized By: Canstatter Volksfest Verein
Highlights: Annual Labor Day festival, with authentic Oktoberfest atmosphere; German beer, wine, and food; entertainment, including live music, singing and dancing; Altweibermuehle, the "True Fountain of Youth"; and rides and games.

August 30: Hayward Rib & Brew Fest

Location: Northern Lakes Co-Op, Hayward, WI
Presented By: Whitetail Country Meats
Highlights: More than 40 microbrewed beers, plus local, domestic and international wines; beer festival is held in conjunction with a rib competition and festival featuring a raffle, door prizes, live entertainment, and children's games.

August 30-31: Hop Madness!

Location: Willamette Mission State Park, just north of Salem, OR
Highlights: A celebration of hops and their role in brewing; fresh hops and water will be provided to brewers (bring your own equipment) for making harvest ale; a tour of an active hop harvest at a local farm (please bring one homebrew or commercial beer for the hop farmers); homebrew contest; overnight camping available.

August 30: Microbrew Festival & Concert

Location: Pacific Pavilion, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Del Mar, CA
Highlights: More than 50 beers from over 20 breweries; live thoroughbred racing; post-race concert by retro new wave group Devo; free entry with racetrack admission.

August 30: Smyrna Hops & Barley Beer Tasting

Location: Smyrna Market Village, Smyrna, GA
Hosted By: Atkins Park Smyrna, USA Entertainment, and Armada Communications
Highlights: Hundreds of local, national, and imported beers, plus wine tasting; food from local restaurants; DJ Suspense; college football on the big screen under the tent; proceeds benefit Mustard Seed Communities.

August 31: Beer and Whiskey Fest

Location: Park Tavern, Atlanta, GA
Benefit For: PAWS Atlanta, a No-Kill Animal Shelter
Highlights: Beer sampling; whiskey tasting, conducted by a Master Whiskey Ambassador; music by four tribute bands (Van Halen, R.E.M., U2, and Poison and Journey); Wild West barbecue; silent auction.

August 31-September 1: Festival of Iowa Beers

Location: Millstream Brewing Company, Amana, IA
Highlights: Beer from 10 craft breweries, with brewers in attendance, and seven homebrew clubs; cooking with beer demonstration; live music and local food.

August 30-31: Mount Snow Brewer's Festival

Location: Mount Snow Ski Resort, West Dover, VT
Highlights: An annual Labor Day weekend event, featuring beer from many of New England's best microbreweries; live music both days; the first pint is free.