The American Craft Beer Weekend Picks – August 21, 2015

American Craft Beer|August 21st, 2015|

Hey the work week is over… And it’s time to start thinking fun. Well good, because we’re all about it and we’ve got all kinds of ideas for you. From the nation’s coolest beer festivals, movies and music to cutting edge TV – we’ve got your back big-time. Plus we’ve a special weekend beer pick for you too, because we know you’ll be drinking!

So welcome to our awesome Weekend Picks…

Dankness Coming This Weekend (San Diego, CA) – Modern Times Beer is debuting a new festival this Saturday, August 22^nd at the beautiful San Diego Waterfront Park – and it promises to be an insane time. The Festival of Dankness, will feature a mind-blowing array of new wave hoppy beers from the region’s most cutting-edge breweries. For a complete listing of all the breweries attending check out: Festival of Dankness

On the Big Screen – The stars and director of 2009’s Adventureland regroup in a new movie that’s opening this weekend. Jesse Eisenberg plays a stoner In American Ultra – who is in fact a government agent (aren’t they all?) And Kristen Stewart holds down the all-important role as “the girl.”

Sweet Virginia (Nelson County, VA) –Devils Backbone will be hosting the 2015 Virginia Craft Brewers Fest on the brewery’s Basecamp Brewpub & Meadows this Saturday August 24^th, and more than 60 of Virginia’s best craft brewers will be serving up their best. The Virginia Craft Brewers Cup will also be awarded in the late afternoon for the best 3 beers in 14 different categories. For more info check out: VA Craft Brewers Fest

Ha-Ha in Cincy (Cincinnati, OH) – America’s Largest Beer & Comedy Festival returns to Ohio this weekend and you don’t want to miss it. The 9th Annual Cincy Brew Ha-Ha is a three-evening, (August 20^th-22^nd) one-of-a-kind event featuring over 100 brands of beer and more than 50 comedians on 4 stages. Voted one of Ohio’s best festivals, the Cincy Brew Ha-Ha is a great time on the waterfront – good humor & plenty of beer. For more info on this “laugh out loud” craft beer funfest check out:Cincy Brew Ha-Ha

Music / Music / Music (Portland, OR) – One of the Pacific Northwest’s most authentic and original festivals MusicFestNW is returning for three days (August 21^st-23^rd) this weekend. What was once a multi-stage event (that took place all over town) has been moved to Waterfront Park, but that doesn’t mean it won’t still be a total blast. ACB favorites scheduled to perform this weekend include Foster the People, Beirut and Modest Mouse. For ticket info and set times check out: MusicFestNW

Beer Nebraska (Papillion, NE) – The great state if Nebraska is emerging as a craft beer powerhouse and they’re celebrating their arrival this weekend when the 7^th annual Great Nebraska Beer Fest returns. It’s all taking place this Saturday (August 22^nd) at Werner Park in Papillion. This year’s festival will feature more than 400 craft beers from over 90 of the region’s best breweries and promises to be spectacular. For more info on this weekend’s beerganza check out: 2015 Great Nebraska Beer Fest

OUR WEEKEND BEER PICK

With summer now waning and fall soon to come, we’re changing things up at the ACB compound and Victory has a Witbier that suits us perfectly this time of year. Victory’s Whirlwind Witbier is 5.1% ABV Belgian White that’s a sessionable take on a classic.