American Craft Beer Week 2014
/American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), the "Mother of All Craft Beer Weeks" is upon us again, starting today and running the entire week (May 12-18). You can read all about ACBW over at CraftBeer.com, but to summarize they describe the week long event as -
ACBW offers an exciting opportunity for small and independent craft brewers and the community of better beer retailers to celebrate the ever advancing beer culture here in the U.S. Plus, tens of thousands of today’s beer beginners, beer enthusiasts, and hard core beer geeks make time to toast the week.
Area venues have put together a great lineup of events in support of ACBW, so check out the below schedule and make plans to attend and celebrate the craft beer movement with old and new friends alike!
Monday, May 12th
Samuel Adams Brewery Night
World of Beer - Palafox
Featured Tasting: Lagunitas Little Sumpin' Wild
Seville Quarter, End o' the Alley
Oskar Blues Pint Night
Hopjacks - Nine Mile: 5pm
Hopjacks Filling Station: 7pm
Hopjacks - Downtown: 9pm
Tuesday, May 13th
WOB Loyalty Night & Brew Bus Pint Night
World of Beer - Palafox
Featured Tasting: Snapshot Wheat Beer
Seville Quarter, End o' the Alley
Flight School
Beer Flight Q&A Sessions hosted by Tim Dohms
Hopjacks Filling Station: 8pm
Wednesday, May 14th
New Belgium Cheese Pairing
World of Beer - Palafox
Featured Tasting: Southern Tier Live Pale Ale
Seville Quarter, End o' the Alley
Left Hand Brewing Pint Night
Hopjacks - Nine Mile: 5pm
Hopjacks Filling Station: 7pm
Hopjacks - Downtown: 9pm
Flight School
Beer Flight Q&A Sessions hosted by Tim Dohms
Hopjacks Filling Station: 8pm
Thursday, May 15th
AmeriCAN Day
$1 off select cans.
World of Beer - Palafox
Featured Tasting: Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat Ale
Seville Quarter, End o' the Alley
New Belgium Beer Dinner
Seville Quarter, Apple Annie's: 7pm
$60 per person / Reservations: Nancy @ 850.434.6211
Saint Arnold Brewing Pint Night
Hopjacks - Nine Mile: 5pm
Hopjacks Filling Station: 7pm
Hopjacks - Downtown: 9pm
Flight School
Beer Flight Q&A Sessions hosted by Tim Dohms
Hopjacks Filling Station: 8pm
Friday, May 16th
Abita Special
$1 off Abita Purple Haze and Amber.
World of Beer - Palafox
Featured Tasting: Bell's Two Hearted Ale
Seville Quarter, End o' the Alley
Rivertown Brewing Pint Night
Hopjacks - Nine Mile: 5pm
Hopjacks Filling Station: 7pm
Hopjacks - Downtown: 5pm
Saturday, May 17th
Terrapin Pint Giveaway
World of Beer - Palafox
Featured Tasting: Back Forty Truck Stop Honey Brown Ale
Seville Quarter, End o' the Alley
Focus on Home Brewing
Q&A session plus home brew sampling
Hopjacks Filling Station: 8pm
Sunday, May 18th
Featured Tasting: Dogfish Head 60 minute IPA
Seville Quarter, End o' the Alley
Americans Gone Belgian
Featuring Brewery Ommegang and New Belgium
All Hopjacks locations: All Day