Bad Sons Beer Co. will host its fifth-annual April Sours Beer Fest 2023 in its Barrel Room and Brewhouse in Derby on Saturday, April 8, 2023. The event will showcase sour beers from approximately 25 participating breweries. Local band Acoustic Mafia will perform in the Taproom from 5 to 8 PM.
NO IPA FEST is back. A spin-off from the annual Beervana Fest, the no-IPA fest enables other brews their chance to shine. Its founders believe the market “has a need to learn about the many beautiful and exciting classic styles that are really not getting much exposure in the current world.” Guests will taste and learn about more styles beyond the IPA: Goses, Milds, Kölsch, Gruits, Porters, Stouts, Sours, Barley Wines, Saisons, Dubbels, the many types of Bocks, Wee Heavys and Pilsner varieties as well as the other 80 or more beer styles “not super well known these days.” General Admission Ticket $60 2pm-5pm: includes 1 tasting glass, unlimited 2 oz. pours. VIP Admission Ticket $100 1:00 -5:00 pm: includes 1 hour early entry, $10 food voucher, $10 Merch voucher, VIP Lanyard, 1 tasting glass, unlimited 2 oz. pours. See last year’s highlights here.
Join Horizon Beverage Co. of Rhode Island for a spring wine portfolio show and seminar series for trade professionals and accounts.
Italian Wine Seminar from 3:00 Pm to 4:30 PM in the Rotunda Room
Main tasting in the Grand Ballroom from 4:00pm to 7:00pm
This event is a trade-only event; contact your sales representative for more information. RSVP please.
Bad Sons Beer Co., in cooperation with Smoke in the Valley, will host the annual Brewers Ball Home Brew Festival at its brewery in Derby on April 15, 2023. Guests will be treated to pours of more than 60 brews in a variety of styles with a chance to cast their votes for their favorites in the People’s Choice Competition. Food trucks will be on site, along with artisan vendors and games. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Seymour Cares Animal Shelter. See more information and purchase tickets here.
Wine Wizards will host its spring tasting for trade guests and accounts at its warehouse in Rumford on April 17. Guests will have the opportunity to taste imported wine and spirits from Wine Wizards’ latest portfolio and discuss selections with visiting suppliers and the Wine Wizards team. This is a trade only event. Please contact your sales representative for more details.
Narragansett’s Coast Guard House and MS Walker of RI will host a tasting event featuring Cape Classics Wineries and Winemakers in its Anchor Room on May 4. Trade guests and accounts will have the opportunity to meet the following winemakers in attendance: Tania Careme, Winemaker, Terre Brulee; Lars Maack, Winemaker and Owner, Bayten; Dirk Van Zyl, Winemaker, Glenelly; Schalk-Willem, Cellar Master, Taaibosch; Philippe Colin, Winemaker and Owner, Topiary with partner Gwenaelle Bidault; Charles Williams, Cellar Master, De Toren; and Peter de Wet, Winemaker and Owner, Excelsior. Light fare prepared by the Coast Guard House culinary team will be served to pair with selections. Seating is limited – please RSVP to rievents@mswalker.com by May 1. Trade-only event.
Rhode Island PBS will host its annual food and wine event, “An Evening Uncorked!” on April 21 at the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence. Returning for its 23rd year, the event will feature WJAR’s Mario Hilario as Event Emcee and Chef Ming Tsai, host of the PBS show, Simply Ming, as its celebrity guest, with a book signing by Ming, with his new book, Simply Ming One-Pot Meals. Guests will enjoy a variety of drink tastes from local wholesalers, fine wines from Gasbarro’s Wines and Brands of Portugal, spirits from Boston Harbor Distillery, KEEL Vodka, Rhode Island Spirits and Stonecutter Spirits; and beer from Narragansett Beer and Whalers Brewing Company, paired with food from top Rhode Island eateries. Showcased venues will include Blaze, Bywater, Chapel Grille, Diego’s Eastside, Gracie’s, Luigi’s, Pot Au Feu, Russel Morin Catering & Events, The Capital Grille and Coast Guard House. Event is 21+.
The CT Brewers Guild will host its fifth-annual CT Craft Beer Fest at Hartford’s XL Center on April 22, 2023. Guests will enjoy pours from more than 60 craft breweries throughout the afternoon, beginning with a VIP session at 1:00 PM. All proceeds will benefit the CT Brewers Guild to help further the goals of the craft beer movement in CT.
Join SoNo 1420 American Craft Distillers for “The Hempening,” a five-year anniversary party hosted at its Norwalk location. Celebrate with Prohibition-era craft cocktails, Blaze Whisky, Threesome Cocktails and all of the SoNo 1420 line of handcrafted Connecticut-made spirits. Live music with the Swamp Hogs and Dee Jay Rob, food from Palmer’s Market Food Truck, Precious Oysters and Munchie Bar, and as it is a dog-friendly event, dog treats are provided by Get Joy. (Rain date, Sunday Aril 23)
