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February 2018 – October 2023 Feb 2018 – Oct 2023
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Feb
26
Mon
USBG Hartford Chapter Membership Event @ Little River Restoratives
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Feb 26 @ 3:00 pm – 12:00 am

Hartford area bartending and restaurant professionals are invited to Little River Restoratives on February 26 to learn about the benefits of becoming a member of the newly-formed Hartford USBG chapter. Guests will have the chance to sign up for USBG-Hartford chapter membership all night. The event will be catered with food from Bear’s BBQ and others to be announced. The event is sponsored by Fernet Branca.

USBG chapters host an array of beverage industry events and educational sessions with beverage suppliers, as well as participates in regional, national and international industry events to further the profession and the craft of bartending.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Categories: Connecticut Tags: USBG USBG Hartford Little River Restoratives Hartford Bear's BBQ Fernet Branca membership drive
Sep
16
Mon
Brescome Barton/Worldwide Wines 8th Annual Charity Golf Outing @ New Haven Country Club
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Sep 16 all-day

Brescome Barton/Worldwide Wines will host its Eighth Annual Charity Golf Outing at the New Haven Country Club in Hamden, Connecticut in support of the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation (MC-LEF) on Monday, September 16. MC-LEF provides educational assistance to the children of fallen United States Marines and Federal Law Enforcement personnel. Since its founding in 1995, MC-LEF has awarded over $73 million in scholarships and other humanitarian assistance, supporting over 4,000 recipients.

Members of the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation believe that our nation’s most precious resource is its youth. 97% of all donations raised go to direct support of mentally or physically disabled children of Marine Corps families for medical equipment or tutoring. Scholarship assistance is provided for children of Marines and to those of Federal Law Enforcement personnel who died while on active duty. Learn more at www.mc-lef.org and help us support their mission.

For questions, to donate or to participate in this year’s event, contact Mia Ginter at BBGolfTournament@brescomebarton.com. Registration is open and runs until August 30. See last year’s highlights here.

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Categories: Connecticut Tags: Brescome Barton golf outing MC-LEF Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation Worldwide Wines
Jun
18
Sat
Change in the Air Fest @ Bear's BBQ
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Jun 18 @ 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm

The second annual Change in the Air Fest, a celebration of craft beer and Black culture, will take place on June 18, 2022 at Bear’s BBQ in New Haven. Hosted by the Connecticut Brewer’s Guild, in collaboration with New England Brewing Co. and Sacred Heart University, the event will feature tastes from more than 20 local breweries. Local BIPOC food businesses will offer an array of eats along with Bear’s BBQ. The festival will also offer shopping from local vendors and artists and live musical acts, with more information to be announced soon.

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Categories: Connecticut Tags: craft beer Bear's BBQ New Haven Change in the Air Festival
Oct
28
Sat
Change in the Air Festival 2023 @ Bear's BBQ
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Oct 28 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Change in the Air Festival 2023 @ Bear's BBQ | New Haven | Connecticut | United States
The third annual Change in the Air Festival is set for October 14, 2023. What started as a beer collaboration between New England Brewing and Dockside Brewery as a fundraiser for the Connecticut Brewers Guild African American Scholarship, has evolved into a festival with the same goals: creating a more inclusive beer industry while uplifting and highlighting Black and Brown owned food vendors, music and art. This inclusive event will provide the BIPOC community the opportunity to discuss social issues, learn more about careers in the Connecticut and surrounding region craft beer industry, and the educational programs available through Sacred Heart University. Daym Drops, host of Netflix’s “Fresh, Fried & Crispy”, will be event emcee, and guests will enjoy more than 22 breweries from Connecticut and the surrounding region, including Black and Brown owned breweries: New England Brewing Co.; Two Roads Brewing Co.; Black Hog Brewing; Dockside Brewery; Great Falls Brewing Company; Allagash Brewing Company; Armada Brewing; Hog River Brewing Company; Counterwieght Brewing; Tribus Beer Co.; Rhythm Brewing Co.; Best Friends Lunch; Twelve Percent Beer Project; Alvarium Beer Co.; Labyrinth Brewing Company; Fox Farm Brewery; Athletic Brewing Company; Outer Light Brewing Company; Kent Falls Brewing Co.; Little House Brewing Company; Lawsons Finest Liquids; Brooklyn Brewery. Live DJ and performances from Timmy Maia and the Paul Bryant Hudson Band and food available for purchase from Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ and also from some of the best Black and Brown owned restaurants around including: Jazzy’s Soul Kitchen; Madeline’s Empanaderia; JTM Cupcakes; Perfect Poundcakes ;Ovelle Coffee; The Drunk Alpaca and more. Change In The Air Festival is a philanthropic fundraising effort to build our scholarship, while simultaneously providing safe, inclusive spaces for all craft beer enthusiasts. See last year’s highlights here.

 

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Categories: Connecticut Tags: Bear's BBQ New Haven Change in the Air Festival Connecticut Brewers Guild African American Scholarship craft beer
February 2018 – October 2023 Feb 2018 – Oct 2023