CALENDAR / HORARIO DE EVENTOS

Last updated 11 novembre 2003

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2003

January

January 16-18 - Tummien Oluiden Tori (Dark Beer Festival), 19:00-01:00/16:00-02:00/15:00-02:00, Pakkahuone of Tullikamar, Tampere, Finland, www.saunalahti.fi/~pub/tot/
January 17-18 - 9th annual Great Alaska Beer & Barleywine Festival, Anchorage, Alaska, 907-562-9911
January 18 - Beer Drinker of the Year Finals, Wynkoop Brewing, Denver, Colorado, www.wynkoop.com/
January 18 - Great Arizona Strong Beer Festival, $10+$1, Scottsdale Stadium, Scottsdale, Arizona, 602-212-1540
January 26 - Winterbier-festival, 13:00-20:00, €5 + €1 ea, Odeon, Gouvernestraat 53 te Rotterdam, Netherlands
January 31-02 - Miami Beach International World of Beer Festival, music, food & beer in South Beach, Miami, Florida, www.worldofbeerfestival.com/

February

February 21-22 - 20th Annual regional Homebrew Competition, breakfast with Fred Eckhard & Dinner with Charlie Papazian, plus Kansas City Bier Meisters' Pub Crawl, Basehor, Kansas, 913-962-2501, competition@kcbiermsiesters.org, www.kcbiermeisters.org
February 26-March 1 - Real Ale Festival, 200+ cask-conditioned ales, Finkel Foundry, Chicago, Illinois, www.realalefestival.com/

March

March 9 - Blessing of the Bock & Milwaukee Beer Festival, Noon-4:30, $25/$30, Serb Memorial Hall, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 414-372-0749
March 28-29 - Helsinki Beer Festival (olutfestivaali), Helsinki, Finland
March 29 - Northeast Wisconsin Beer Festival, 5-9 p.m., $22/$25, 200+ beers, Monarch Gardens, 2311 West Spencer Street, Appleton, Wisconsin

April

Aprin 4-5 - Fest-of-Ale, $9/$10, Penticton, British Columbia, 800-663-1900, info@fest-of-ale.bc.ca
April 4-5 - International Beer Festival in the Midwest, $25/$30/$35/$50, 1-4pm, Remington's Entertainment Complex, Springfield, Missouri, www.internationalbeer.com
April 5 - 8th annual Classic City Brew Fest, 2:30 to 7, 160+ beers, Athens, Georgia, www.negia.net/~brew/brewfest.html
April 10-11 10th Annual Beer Festival, 6 to 9 p.m., $20/$25/$30 at Bloomington Convention Center, Bloomington, Indiana
April 12 - 2nd Annual Brewski festival, 20 breweries with music and food at Seven Springs Mountain Resort, Pennsylvania
April 12 - Reggae on the Mountain, 2:30 to 6 p.m., $15, 8-ounce pours, Bear Valley Mountain Resort, California
April 12 - 20th annual International Beer Festival, 7 to 10 p.m., 100+ beers, $40/$45/$50, Festival Pavilion at Fort Mason, San francisco, California
April 12-13 - Orange Blossom Festival, 10 to 8 & 10 to 7, 25 microbreweries, Historic Downtown, Riverside, California
April 19 - Split thy Skull 8, 1-6 p.m., Sugar Mom's Church St. Lounge, 225 Church St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 215-925-8219
April 21-24 - Association of Brewers On the Road Tour 2003, Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee & Little Rock, Arkansas, www.beertown.org/events/otr/index.html
April 26 - City Paper's Annual Brew Festival, Baltimore, MD, 410-523-2300 x226
April 30-May 4 - 6th annual New England Real Ale Exhibition (NERAX), George Dilboy Post, Davis Square, Somerville, Massachusetts. Boston, Massachusette, admin@nerax.org

May

May 3 - AHA 6th Annual Big Brew, www.beertown.org/events/bigbrew/index.html
May 7-10 - Craft Brewers Conference and BrewExpo America®, Radisson Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana
May 9 - Brewfest at the Beach, New London, Connecticut, 860-447-0425, www.jayhayes.com/rotary
May 10 - Of ale & History Beer Festival, Noon to 6pm, 30+ microbrews, $13/$17, Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown, Virginia, 540-869-2028
May 10 - Greenville International Beer Festival, 4-8pm, $25/$30, Greenville, South Carolina, 843-689-3440, www.bearfootsports.com
May 10 - West Coast Brewers Festival, 1 to 5 p.m., Miller's Park, Sacramento, California, 916-875-0904, www.matsonian.com/wcbf
May 10 - Brew at the Zoo, 4-8pm, $15, Baltimore, Maryland, www.baltimorezoo.org
May 10 - 7th Annual Untapped Blues Festival, Noon to 11 pm, $20/$25, Benton County Fairgrounds, Kennewick, Washington, 509-585-6387, www.televar.com/~nyberg/untapped.html
May 16-17 - World Expo of Beer, Frankenmuth, Michigan, 800-386-3378, 517-652-6106, www.frankenmuth.org
May 16-17 - Beer Camp 2003, Tartu, Estonia
May 17 - Virginia Arts Beer Festival, 2-6pm, $15/$20, Towne Point Park, Norfolk, Virginia, 757-441-2345, www.festevents.org
May 17 - Western Maryland Brew Fest, McHenry, Maryland, 301-387-2182, www.deepcreekbrewing.com
May 17 - Ortlieb's BrewFest at Sunnybrook, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 610-326-6400
May 17 - River City Real Beer & Seafood Festival, Sa Noon-9, Su 1-6pm, Brown's Island, Richmond, Virginia, 804-643-2826, www.downtownpresents.org
May 18 - Wisconsin Micro Brewers Beer Fest, Chilton, Wisconsin, 920-849-2534
May 23-24 - 11th Annual Great Alaska Craftbeer and Homebrewer Festival, Sa noon-5, $20, Southeast Alaska Fairgrounds, Haines, Alaska, 907-766-2476, hainesbrew@yahoo.com
May 24 - California Festival of Beers, Avila Beach, California, 805-544-2266, www.hospiceslo.org
May 24 - Shenandoah Valley Beer & Wine Festival, Massanutten Ski Resort
May 24 - Northern California Rythm & Brews Festival, 1-6 pm, $20/$25, 100+ beers, Travis Credit Union Park, Vacaville, California, www.agreatbrewfest.com/
May 25 - Art of Beer Festival, 2-6 & 7-11, $25/$30, Boston, Massachusetts, 617-426-8942, www.beeradvocate.com

June

June 2 - BeBop & Brew Beer & Jazz Festival, Arcata, California, 707-826-2267, www.bebopandbrew.com
June 6 - 2003 Aurora Brewing Challenge, Edmonton, Alberta, 780-417-3695, www.ehg.ca/
June 6 - Mid-Valley Brewfest, McMenamins beers from the Valley at High Street Brewery & Café. Eugene, Oregon, 541-345-4905
June 7 - Rocky Mountain Brewfest at the Estes Park Brewery, Noon to 5 p.m. $18. Estes Park, Colorado, 970-586-5421, www.epbrewery.net
June 7 - Mountain Brewers Beer Fest, Noon to 6 p.m. at Sandy Downs Race Track. $15 advance/ $20 door. Idaho Falls, Idaho, 208-529-0308, www.Northamericanbrewers.org
June 7 - 20th Annual International Beer Festival, $25 advance/$30 door. 6 to 8 p.m at Fairgrounds Race Course, New Orleans, Lousiana
June 4-8 - Mondial de le Bière, Montréal, Québec, Canada, 514-722-9640, www.festivalmondialbiere.qc.ca
June 6 - Harpoon Brewstock, Boston, MA, 888-HARPOON, www.harpoonbrewery.com
June 6-8 - BIERBÖRSE, Weimar, Germany, www.bierboerse.com
June 7 - 8th Annual Pennsylvania Microbrewers Festival, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 412-237-9402, www.pennbrew.com
June 7 - Mountain Brewers Beer Fest, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 208-529-0308, www.Northamericanbrewers.org
June 7 - 7th Knoxville Brewers' Jam, Knoxville, Tennessee, 865-577-0760, www.brewersjam.com
June 7 - Beerfest,35+ Northern California beers, $28 advance, $32 door. 1 to 5 p.m. at the Luther Burbank Center. Santa Rosa, California 707-887-7031, www.monitor.net/beerfest
June 7-15 - Lucky Baldwin's IPA Festival, Pasedena, California, 626-795-0652
June 12 - Microbrew Tasting, $12 at Historic Sonoma Plaza. Sonoma, California, 707-996-5282, dzellers@sbcglobal.com
June 12-15 - Beer & Wine Exhibition, Minsk, Belarus
June 13-14 - Wyoming Brewer's Festival, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 307-432-5407
June 13-14 - 3rd Annual Craft Beer Show, 20+ micros with BBQ cook-off at St. Lawrence Market. Toronto, Ontario, www.goodbeer.ca
June 13-15 - Bochum Bierbörse, Th-Sa 11-Midnight, Su 11-9, Bochum, Germany, www.bierboerse.com
June 14 - Southport Beer Festival, Kenosha, WI, 262-694-9050, www.brewmasterspub.com
June 14 - Great Eastern Invitational Microbrewery Festival, Adamstown, Pennsylvania, 717-484-4385, www.stoudtsbeer.com
June 14 - 8th annual Microbrew Festival, 2-6 p.m., 30+ breweries, $25, Chico, California, bheidinger@csuchico.edu
June 14 - Craft Lager Festival, Sponsored by Bristol Brewing and Palmer Brewing. Manitou Springs, Colorado, 719-633-2555
June 14 - Las Vegas International Beer Festival, 100+ beers, music by Dread Zeppelin, $25/$30, Bruce Trent Park, Summerlin, Nevada, 702-807-3371
June 14-15 - Summer Brewfest, 101 Microbrews, kids OKAY, no dogs. 11 am to 8 pm. $15/$20, St. Edward State Park. Kirkland, Washington, 206-633-0422, hatbox@boldhatproductions.com, www.washingtonbrewfest.com/
June 16 - Texas Association of Beer Connoisseurs, Monthly meetings of a budding organization that needs YOU to make it work! Austin, Texas, www.BeerSocietyofTexas.com
June 19-21 - American Homebrewers Association National Homebrew Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 303-447-0816, www.beerodyssey.com
June 19-22 - Smuttynose Big Beers Bonanza, All of the Smuttynose beers from the past year, at The Barley Pub. Dover, New Hampshire, 603-742-4226, Scott@barleypub.com, www.barleypub.com
June 19-22 - BIERBÖRSE, Dortmund, Germany, www.bierboerse.com
June 20-21 - 6th Annual Midwest Brewfest,$5 admission, 4-oz tastes $1ea. Three tasting sessions. Cleveland, Ohio, www.cleveland.com/brewfest/
June 20-22 - Beer Passion Weekend, Hanger 29, 44 deelnemende brouwerij, free entrance, 1€/taste, Antwerp, Belgium, www.beerpassion.com
June 20-22 - Capital City Beer Festival, Ottawa, Ontario, www.thebeerstore.ca
June 21 - 1st Annual Fields of Lupine NH Craft Beer Dinner, Three course dinner matched with New Hampshire craft beers, at Sugar Hill Inn. Sugar Hill, New Hampshire, 603-823-5621, info@sugarhillinn.com, www.sugarhillinn.com
June 22-23 - 4th International Bar show, Noon to 6 p.m at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. New York, New York, 800-243-9774, info@rdpgroup.com
June 25-29 - Bacau Beer Festival, exposition, Bacau, Romania
June 27-29 - Old Dominion Beer Festival, Virginia
June 27-29 - Adriaan Brouwer bierfeesten, Oudenaarde, Netherlands, 00-32- 55 317251
June 28 - Lander Brew Festival, Entertainment, food, unlimited samples, Pale Ale competition. Lander, Wyoming, 800-433-0662, www.landerchamber.org
June 28-29 - Colorado Brewers' Festival, Ft. Collins, Colorado, 970-224-FEST, www.downtownfortcollins.com
June 28-29 - Eldorado BBQ, Brews and Blues Festival, Reno, Nevada, 800-648-5966, www.eldoradoreno.com

July

July TBD - Beer Summer, largest Nordic beer festival, Tallin, Estonia
July 1-4 - Baikal Russian Beer Festival, Irkutsk
July 1-31 - American Beer Month 2003, Events celebrating the theme Discover the Flavors of Independence. Everywhere, USA, 303-447-0816, monica@aob.org, www.americanbeermonth.com
July 4-6 - Vancouver International Beer Experience, Vancouver, British Columbia, 604-536-4601, www.bcbeerexperience.net
July 4-7 - BIERBÖRSE, Leipzip, Germany, www.bierboerse.com
July 5 - Colorado Brewers Rendezvous, 35 craft breweries in great outdoor setting at Riverside Park. Camping and fishing nearby. Salida, Colorado, 877-772-5432
July 5-9 - Ollesummer Beer Festival, Tallin Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn, Estonia
July 11 - 1st Annual Craft Beer Show, 10+ micros with 30 beers at Millennium Park. Peterborough, Ontario, 416.304.0144, www.goodbeer.ca
July 11-13 - Seattle International Beer Festival, 100+ world-class beers from 20 countries. Over 20 Belgians on tap. Outdoors from 4 to 10 p.m. at Seattle Center Mural Amphitheater, Seattle, Washington, 206-937-1800, www.seattlebeerfest.com,
July 18-19 - Vermont Brewers Festival, Burlington, Vermont, 802-244-6828, www.vermontbrewers.com
July 18-20 - BIERBÖRSE, Th-Sa 3-midnight, Su 11-10, Mainz, Germany, www.bierboerse.com
July 19 - Fireant and Brews Festival, Hilton Head, SC, 843-379-3440, www.bearfootsports.com
July 19 - Roadhouse Brew Festival, Cornelius Pass Roadhouse. Hilsboro, Oregon, 503640-6174
July 23-25 - New Mexico IPA Challenge 2003, 4-8 pm, $3/pt, Tractor Brewing CO, Los Lunas;Assets Brewing CO, Albuquerque; Second Street Brewery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, www.newmexicobrewing.org
July 24 - Harpoon Brewery "Jerry Garcia Memorial River Run, 4.4 Mile Road Race on the Charles River followed by Harpoon-sponsored post-race party. $15 or $30. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 617-625-2140, BAEvents@aol.com, www.clydesdale.org/BAEvents/harpoon/index.html
July 25-27 - Oregon Brewers Festival, Portland, OR, 503-778-5917, www.oregonbrewfest.com
July 25-27 - 11th Festival of Beer, Arsoli, Italy, web.tiscali.it/birraemusica/feste.htm
July 25-27 - 8th Bonner BIERBÖRSE, th-Sa 3-midnight, Su 11-9, Bonn, Germany
July 26 - Michigan Brewers Festival, Ypsilanpi, Michigan, 616-382-2338 x12, www.michiganbrewersguild.org
July 26 - 7th Festival of IPAs, Beers from all the Washington McMenamins, Dad Watson's. Seattle, Washington, 206-632-6505
July 26-August 2 - Pacific Northwest Brew Cruise to Alaska, 800-824-4968, www.allaboutbeer.com/brewcruise, travel@magichappens.com

August

August 1-2 - Bluesapalooza/Mammoth Festival of Beers, Great beer, great food, incredible Blues. Mammoth, California, 800-MAMMOTH
August 1-3 - Beer Festival, Kazan, Russia
August 1-3 - 12th Benrather BIERBÖRSE, Th-Sa 10-10, Su 11-9, Dusseldorf, Germany
August 2 - Great Eastern Invitational Microbrewery Festival, Adamstown, Pennsylvania, 717-484-4385, www.stoudtsbeer.com
August 6-10 - Great British Beer Festival, Olympia, London, England, www.gbbf.org.uk/
August 7-10 - Toronto's Festival of Beer, Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, Canada, www.thebeerstore.ca
August 9 - Made In The Shade Beer Tasting Festival, Flagstaff, Arizona, 480-449-0467, www.azbeer.com
August 9 Great Taste of the Midwest, Great beers with a great venue at Olin-Turville Park. Advance tickets only. Madison, Wisconsin, mhtg.org/gt2003.html
August 11-17 - Qingdao International Beer Festival, fireworks, fashion shows and beers, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China
August 13-14 - Harpoon Point to Point Tour, 10 25-mile riding segments with Burlington pub crawl. Burlington+, Vermont, www.harpoonbrewery.com/events/special_events/index.htm
August 14-15 - 3rd Internationaal Streekbierenfestival, downtown, Zwevegem, Netherlands, www.bierfestival.be
August 16 - 2nd Annual Small Brewers Fest, Guosta Lake, Lithuania, www.fiesta.lt, www.alutis.lt
August 16 - Lighthouse Brew Festival, 16 beer styles at Lighthouse Brewpub. Lincoln City, Oregon, 541-994-7238
August 21 - Yankee Spirits Oktoberfest, $10, Sturbridge Host Hotel, Sturbridge, Vermont, 508-347-2231
August 22 - 6th annual Battle of the Brews, $12/$15, Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga, New York, 518-792-6545
August 23 - Cool Brews Festival, Morgan Hill, California, 408-778-2739, GenoAce@aol.com
August 23 - Stone 7th Anniversary Open House & Invitational Beer Festival, California
August 23 - 10th Southern Brewer's Festival, Chattanoofa, Tennessee, www.southernbrewersfest.com
August 28 - Harpoon Brewery Jimmy Buffet Theme Run & Tailgate Party, 4.4 Mile Road Race on the Charles River followed by Harpoon-sponsored Fish Fry. $15 or $30. Cambridge, Massachusetts, 617-625-2140, BAEvents@aol.com, www.clydesdale.org/BAEvents/harpoon/index.html

September

September 3-5 - Pilsner Fest 161, Plzen, Czech Republic, www.pilsnerfest.cz
September 5-6 - Great Canadian Beer Festival, Fr 3-8, Sa 12-8, Royal Athletic Park, Victoris, British Columbia
September 5-7 - 10th Annual International Beer Festival, Vilnius, Lithuania, www.fiesta.lt, www.alutis.lt
September 6 - Kennett Micro Brew Festival, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, 610-444-8188
Septemter 6-7 - Emerald Coast Beer Festival, Pensacola, Florida, emeraldcoastfest.tripod.com
September 13 - 6th Annual Barley Cup, Beers from nine McMenamin's breweries at Thompson Brewery & Public House. Salem, Oregon, 503-363-7286
September 13 - Great Smokies Craft Brewers Brewgrass Festival, 2-8, city/County Plaza, Asheville, North Carolina, www.brewgrassfestival.com/
September 13 - 1st Annual All Organic Beer Festival, Gresham, Oregon, www.porthalling.com
September 13 - Capital City Invitational Beer Festival, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 717-221-1080
September 14 - Biereloth-Bierfestival, 15 small brewers w/40 beers, 1-7, Boxtel, Netherlands
September 18 - Martha's Vineyard Culinary Classic, Experts from the Vineyard showcase culinary and beer pairings. Edgartown, Massachusetts, 508-696-8686, Joel@MVCulinaryClassic.com
September 19 - 4th Annual San Diego Festival of Beers, Union & 'B'Street, San Diego, California, www.sdbeerfest.org/
September 19-21 - 7th Annual Fremont Oktoberfest, $18/$20, Solstice Plaza- SE corner of N. 34th & Fremont Ave. N, Seattle, Washington, 206-633-0422, www.fremontoktoberfest.com/
September 19-21 - Penn Brewery Oktoberfest, Fr & Sa 5-12, Su 4-10, food, drink & music at the brewery, Pennsylvania Brewing Co., Pittsburg, 412-237-9402, www.pennbrew.com
September 19-Oct 4 - Flatlanders Oktoberfest, Bavarian beer & food, Flatlanders Restaurant, Lincolnshire, Illionis, 847-821-1234, www.flatlanders.com
September 20 - Boston Beer Summit Spaten Oktoberfest, 888-945-2337, www.beersummit.com
September 20-Oct 5 - Oktoberfest, Munich, Germany, www.oktoberfest.de
September 20 - 9th Annual California Brewers Festival, 1-5 pm, $20/$25, Ceasar Chavez Pl., Sacramento, California, 916-368-BREW, www.calbrewfest.org
September 25-27 - 23rd Great American Beer Festival, 1-ounce pours, Denver Convention Center, Denver, Colorado, 303-447-0816, www.beertown.org
September 26-28 - Penn Brewery Oktoberfest, Fr & Sa 5-12, Su 4-10, food, drink & music at the brewery, Pennsylvania Brewing Co., Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, 412-237-9402, www.pennbrew.com
September 27 - Bramwell Oktoberfest, music, food, craft beer, homebrew competition, $15, Bramwell, West Virginia, gvsitler@hotmail.com
September 27 - Micro Brew Fest, 12-4, $25, microbrewed beers, chili cookoff, clasic cars, Napa County Fairgrounds, Calistoga, California, 707-942-6333
September 27 - 8th Annual Iowa City Brewfest, 11-5, $13/$15, Polka, bier garten, Old Chicago, Coralville, Iowa, www.johnsgrocery.com/brewfest/
September-Oct - Helen Oktoberfest, weekends, $7/$9, Helen, Georgia, www.helenga.org/visitorinformation/oktoberfest.asp
September 27 - Downtown Dayton Oktoberfest, German food & bier, 4pm-1am, $5, 2nd & Jefferson, Dayton, Ohio
September 27-28 - Harvest Fair & Microbrew Festival, micro brews, racing lawnmowers, barbeque, chili cook-off, Jackson County Fairgrounds, Central Point, Oregon, 541-774-8270

October

October 4 - 8th Annual World Beer Festival, $20/$25, Athletic Park, Durham, North Carolina,800-977-2337, www.allaboutbeer.com/wbf2003
October 4 - DC Beer Fest, Wine Tasting Association, 1-5pm, $30/$35/$40, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Rd NW (Woodley Park Metro), Washington, DC, www.winetasting.org/
October 4 - 7th Annual Bramwell Oktoberfest, 2-8pm, Bramwell, West Virginia, www.geocities.com/bramwelloktoberfest/
October 4 - Oktobeerfest, Brewers of Indiana Guild beer tasting, 1-3 & 4-9, $15/$20, Mad Anthony's Brewing Co., Ft. Wayne, Indiana, 219-426-ALES
October 4 - Clearwater Beer Festiva, 3-7, $20/$25, micros & imports, Coffee Grounds, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 715-834-0556
October 8 - 8th Annual Oktoberfest, German Embassy, 6:30-9:30pm, German Embassy, 4645 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC
October 10-11 - Suds & Surf Microbrew Festival, Fr 3-10, Sa 12-10, $6, Newport, Oregon, 800-262-7844, www.newportchamber.org/microbrew/
October 11 - 5th Annual Oktoberfest, Charlotte, North Carolina
October 18 - 7th Knoxville Breswers' Jam, Knoxville, Tennessee, www.brewersjam.com
October 18 - Maryland Brewers Oktoberfest, 12-9, $15, Timonium, MD, 800-830-3976, www.mdoktoberfest.com/
October 18 - 8th Great Decatur Beer Tasting Festival, Decature, Georgia, www.decatur-ga.com/events/m_events.html#Beer
October 18 - Lighthouse Beer & Wine Microbrewery Festival, Wilmington, North Carolina, www.lighthousebeerandwine.com
October 24 - 10th Annual Charleston International Beer Festival, 7-11pm, 125 beers, Omar Temple, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
October 24-25 - International Mead Festival, 60 meads from 23 meaderies, Boulder, Colorado
October 25 - Washington Cask Beer Festival, 12-4 & 6-10, Alki room, Seattle Center, Seattle, Washington

November

November 1 - Maine Brewer's Festival, 3-7, 8:30-12:30, $21/$25, Portland Expo, Portland, Maine, www.mainebrew.com/
November 1 - Miami International Beer Festival, Miami, Florida, 305-480-0505
November 1 - Brew at the Zoo, 12 - 4, $15/$18, food, music, brews, bears, Baltimore Zoo, Baltimore, Maryland, 410-396-7102, http://www.baltimorezoo.org/calendar-events.html#brew
November 8 - 10th Great International Beer Festival, 1-4:30 & 6:30-10pm, $29, Providence, Rhode Island, 401-272-0980, www.beerfestamerica.com
November 8 - 5th Annual Orlando Beer Festival, distributor beers, Universal Studios City Walk, Orlando, Florida, www.orlandobeerfestival.com
November 12 - RFD Beer Dinner, guest Stephen Beaumont, RFD, Washington, DC
November 12 - Milagro Five-Course Beer Dinner, 7 pm, $38, Milagro Brewery, Bernalillo, New Mexico, 505-867-7200, milagro@nmia.com
November 14-16 - 10th annual Weekend of Beer, 18:00/11:00/14:00, zaal De Schakel (Rechterstraat 43), Hasselt, Belgium, www.limburgse-biervrienden.be/bierweekend/bierweekend.en.php

December

December 5 - San Diego Strong Ale Festival, all beers 8%+, Pizza Port, Carlsbad, California, 760-720-7007, www.pizzaport.com/festivals.html
December 5 - Harpoon Christmas Party, Harpoon Winter Warmer tasting with food & music, Harpoon Brewery, Boston, Massachusetts, 617-574-9551x3, www.harpoonbrewery.com
December 6 - Smuggler's Notch Beer Festival, Smuggler's Notch
December 7 - Fall Into Winter with Beer and Chocolate, Amicas, Salida, Colorado
December 13-14 - Kerstbierfestival, OBER Christmas tasting, 75 beers, 15 cl tastes, Parish Centre, Essen, Belgium, http://home2.pi.be/gmarch/eng/kerst_eng.htm
December 14 - 10th Anniversary Party, Phantom Canyon, Colorado Springs, Colorado
December 18 - Beer Dinner, Colorado Brewery