November 2010 Events
5-6: Maine Brewers Festival, Portland, ME
In early November, the Maine Brewers’ Festival is held at the Portland Expo. Recent editions of the festival have featured afternoon and evening tasting sessions, each with beer from 20 Maine craft breweries, as well as live music, door prizes, food, and merchandise vendors, and a beer dinner and pre-dinner discussion panel the evening before the festival.
5-14: San Diego Beer Week, San Diego, CA
The San Diego Brewers Guild presents San Diego Beer Week, a ten-day celebration of the region's brewing heritage, which will take place at various locations throughout San Diego County. Last year's Beer Week was highlighted by the Guild's Beer Festival, which offered more than 80 beers. Other events included "Meet the Brewers" nights; classes on beer, cooking, and homebrewing; beer-friendly food at local restaurants; and releases and special tastings. This year's events will be posted on the Guild's website.
6: Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival, Nashville, TN
Trigger Agency presents Tennessee's edition of the Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival, which will take place at Nashville Municipal Auditorium. More than 60 beers and 40 bourbons will be available on an all-you-can-taste basis. There will also be seminars in the tasting theater, live music all day, and football on the big screen. VIP tickets, with early admission, are available. This event sold out last year.
12-13: Fall Beer and Wine Festival, Ellicottville, NY
Holiday Valley Resort, the Ellicottville Brewing Company, and Southern Tier Brewery will host the Beer and Wine Festival, which will take place at Holiday Valley's Yodeler Lodge. On Friday evening, there will be a five-course tapas-style beer tasting dinner. Saturday's tasting session will feature beer from more than 30 craft brewers and importers, along with wines from New York State vintners, and a breweriana auction. Lodging packages at the resort are available.
12-13: New Hampshire Brewers Festival, Manchester, NH
The inaugural New Hampshire Brewers Festival will be held at the Armory at the Radisson Hotel in Manchester. On Friday, there will be a Dinner With The Brewers event. On Saturday, there will be two tasting sessions with craft-brewed beer from New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts; food; a "Tasting for Appreciation" seminar; and music by the James Montgomery Blues Band and Manchester's own Josh Logan Band.
13: Bright Leaf Beer Fest, Danville, VA
The third annual Bright Leaf Beer Fest will be held at the Community Market. Last year's festival featured more than 50 beers (this year's list TBA on the festival website), along with food from the Texas Steak House and other providers and merchandise from local vendors. The festival is a fund-raiser for the Danville Harvest Jubilee.
13: Long Island International Great Beer Expo, Uniondale, NY
Starfish Junction Productions presents the Long Island International Great Beer Expo, which will take place at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale. There will be two sessions, each with two more than 100 beers from over 50 breweries, with 20 countries represented. A special selection of cask-conditioned ales will be available at the afternoon session. In addition, there will be a German biergarten, food available for purchase, special demonstrations, and entertainment.
15-21: Vancouver's Hopscotch Festival, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Foodconnect.com presents the 14th annual Vancouver's Hopscotch Festival. The three-day Grand Tasting will take place at Rocky Mountaineer Stadium, but some festival events will be held at other venues in around Vancouver. This year's Grand Tasting , November 18-20, will feature an expanded selection of beer, Scotches, and whiskeys, along with a food pavilion. Other festival events include special tastings, educational programs, a brewery tour, and beer and whiskey dinners. Last year's festival sold out.
19-21: Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival, St James, Barbados
The Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival will be held at the Portvale Sugar Cane Factory, in St James on the island of Barbados. This two-day celebration will bring together more than 100 different rums and over 50 types of beers from the Caribbean. Festivities will also include master classes by rum experts, distillers and brewers; cocktail demonstrations by Caribbean mixologists; live cultural performances; a Barbadian food court serving local cuisine; and an after-party "silent disco" in St Lawrence Gap.
20: BevMo! Holiday Beerfest, San Francisco, CA
The Night That Never Ends presents the BevMo! Holiday Beerfest, which will take place in the Herbst Pavilion at San Francisco's Fort Mason. Organizers expect to have more than 125 holiday, seasonal, and special beers and ciders from over 100 breweries; food prepared by the Culinary Center of Monterey; and live rhythm and blues and jazz music by Patt Casion and Her Band.
20: Chesapeake Oyster & Beer Festival, Timonium, MD
Trigger Agency presents the second annual Chesapeake Oyster & Beer Festival, which will take place at the Maryland State Fairgrounds. There will be two sessions, each with more than 40 beers, wines and liquors, served on an all-you-can-taste basis, along with thousands of oysters plus other seafood and pit beef. There will also be live music, seminars, and exhibits.
26-28: Cropton Brewery's Winter Beer Fest, Cropton, England
The Cropton Brewery will host its 16th annual Winter Beer Fest. The festival, which attracts Real Ale and Real Cider lovers from across the country, will feature more than over 80 carefully-selected microbrewed Real Ales (including Cropton Brewery products), traditional ciders, and lagers from all over the world. Food will be available all weekend, and there will be live music every day.
TBA: Syracuse Beer Week, Syracuse, NY
GreatBrewers.com presents the third annual Syracuse Beer Week, which will take place at various locations in and around Syracuse. Events at previous Beer Weeks have included beer tastings, a brewery open house, educational programs, and entertainment including a trivia contest and an open house. This year's events will be posted on the Beer Week website.