Extreme Beer Fest: Sometimes Bigger Is Better

After 10 years of Extreme Beer Fest, we've decided to make some big changes based on new goals, and feedback from attendees and brewers. In a nutshell: We're changing venues, inviting more brewers, giving more attendees a chance to experience the fest and augmenting the education component.

WHAT?
Extreme Beer Fest is the ultimate throwdown of craft beer creativity. Join us as we celebrate brewers who push the boundaries of brewing and raise a fist at the norm. Minds will be blown. Palates will be inspired. Prepare for epicness.

"As an off-centered brewery focused on playing outside stylistic guidelines every day since we opened in 1995, this is a movement we at Dogfish Head have always believed in. With the explosive interest in extreme brewing these days, we agreed with the Alströms that now is the right time to move EBF to a venue that will allow for more awesome beers to be served and more awesome beer lovers to experience them."

-- Sam Calagione, President and Founder, Dogfish Head Brewery

Presented by BeerAdvocate. Sponsored by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery. Don't accept imitations.

http://extremebeerfest.com

VENUE, DATES & TIMES
In an attempt to pull the fest out of the snow, Extreme Beer Fest will be held on Friday, March 21 & Saturday, March 22, 2014, at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, Mass.

• Session A = March 21, 6-9:30pm
• Session B = March 22, 1-4:30pm
• Session C = March 22, 6-9:30pm

Night of the Barrels will no longer be held the Friday of Extreme Beer Fest; however, brewers will be encouraged to bring barrel-aged beers, and we'll be announcing exciting plans for Night of the Barrels' future soon.

TICKETS
Tickets will be $55 per session (service fees apply) and available via Eventbrite starting on Saturday, November 16, at 12pm EST. Limited to 2,250 tickets sold per session.

BREWERS & BEERS
Extreme Beer Fest will feature over 60 brewers pouring over 240 extreme beers, doubling the number of breweries and beers from last year. And once again, we’ll challenge brewers to bring an "Extreme Session Beer" (ESB) that's 5% ABV or under.

EDUCATION
Back by popular demand, our Forum series will offer a limited number of attendees a chance to expand their minds and palates during discussions with industry guests.

• $20 additional per session. Limited to 100 attendees per session.
• Show your ticket for express entry into the fest.
• Beers served during the forum.

Moderated by Andy Crouch. Forum times, guests and topics to be announced.

FOOD
We're excited to announce that we've made arrangements with the venue that will allow us to work with local food vendors in order to offer attendees more options to pair with their Extreme Beer Fest experience. List of vendors to follow.

VOLUNTEER
We've yet to set a date to accept volunteer requests; however, those interested should keep an eye open in the BeerAdvocate Fests forum and Twitter for updates.

http://beeradvocate.com/community/forums/beeradvocate-fests.35/
https://twitter.com/BeerAdvocate

RESPECT BEER
Unlike most beer fests, BeerAdvocate actually pays for the beers served at our fests. We also waive booth fees to further support craft brewers. To date, we've spent well over $1 million on beers poured at our fests.

http://extremebeerfest.com

Related Links:
http://beeradvocate.com
http://dogfish.com
http://eventbrite.com
http://seaportboston.com

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Initial List of Brewers:

1. 4 Hands Brewing Co.
2. Against The Grain Brewing Co.
3. Allagash Brewing Co.
4. Avery Brewing Co.
5. Boston Beer Co.
6. Boulevard Brewing Co.
7. Brasserie Dunham
8. Burley Oak Brewing Co.
9. Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
10. Carton Brewing
11. Cascade Brewing Co.
12. Cigar City Brewing
13. Crooked Stave
14. Dark Horse Brewing Co.
15. Dogfish Head Brewery
16. Evil Twin Brewing
17. Firestone-Walker Brewing Co.
18. Founders Brewing Co.
19. Franklin's Restaurant, Brewery & General Store
20. Green Flash Brewing Co.
21. Half Acre Beer Co.
22. Hardywood Park Craft Brewery
23. Harpoon Brewery
24. Ithaca Beer Co.
25. Jack's Abby Brewing
26. Jackie O's Pub & Brewery
27. Kane Brewing Co.
28. Kuhnhenn Brewing Co.
29. Lagunitas Brewing Co.
30. NERAX (cask extreme beer)
31. Newburgh Brewing Co.
32. Night Shift Brewing Co.
33. Oskar Blues Brewery
34. Pipeworks Brewing Co
35. Prairie Artisan Ales
36. Prism Beer
37. Relic Brewing Co.
38. Right Brain Brewery
39. Shmaltz Brewing Co.
40. Short's Brewing Co.
41. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.
42. Sixpoint Brewery
43. Smuttynose Brewing Co.
44. Stone Brewing Co.
45. Sweetwater Brewing Co.
46. The Bruery
47. The Funky Buddha Lounge & Brewery
48. The Lost Abbey
49. Throwback Brewery
50. Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
51. Tree House Brewing Co.
52. Tröegs Brewing Co.
53. Trophy Brewing Co.
54. Two Roads Brewing
55. Watch City Brewing Co.
56. Westbrook Brewing Co.
57. Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

... more to follow.

 

Waiting to hear back from Will and crew. They might not have the resources to swing EBF this time.