It’s a ‘Cinco de Mayo’ weekend… and you’re ready for the fun. Well good, because we’ve got you covered. From the nation’s coolest beer events to movies, music and cutting edge TV – we’ve got this. Plus we’ve another weekend beer pick for you too, because we know you’ll be drinking.
Beer Power! (Boston, MA) – The Mass Brewers Guild is bringing its fantastic Power Beer Fest to The Castle at Park Plaza this weekend and you absolutely shouldn’t miss this! Join 60 brilliant brewers and more than 2,000 craft beer lovers for a two-session beerganza that will be held on Saturday, May 4th from 1 – 4:30 pm and at 6 – 9:30 pm. And be sure to hit up a Mexican lager while you’re there!
TV Time & Streaming – Netflix is championing a new superhero series that’s an adaptation of a popular Dark Horse comic book series of the same name. Visually inventive and more times than not entertaining, The Umbrella Academy tells the tale of dysfunctional family of adopted sibling superheroes who reunite to solve the mystery of their father’s death, and the threat of an impending apocalypse.
The Gateway City Throws Down! (Saint Louis, MO) – The 2019 St. Louis Microfest returns to St Louis’ Forest Park this weekend and it’s one of our favorites. This year’s two-day (May 3rd-4th), three-session gathering will feature more than 600 beers from the region’s most exciting craft brewers as well as a hefty roster of international offerings. There will also be awesome live music, plenty of foods, and all kinds of cool stuff going on…so no excuses.
THE ACB WEEKEND BEER PICK
In anticipation of Sunday’s Cinco de Mayo celebrations we’re gonna be tapping a favorite of ours from Oskar Blues. First introduced in 2016, Beerito Mexican Lager is a 4% ABV deep amber lager that’s bursting with big roasty flavors and sessionable at the same time.