Beer Week Event Ideas

Midnight Madness Midnight Tapping party starting at 12:00AM

Charity Fund Raiser Proceeds benefit???

Distributor led Pub Crawl

Pre-Game Party 3:00pm start for a pre-opening tap party

Firkin Events

Product Launch Party

Manufacturer Beer Tasting

Manufacturer Promo Event

Meet the Brewer

Lunch Specials

Happy Hours

Late night events

Brewery vs. Brewery Happy Hour

Beer and Food pairing event

Tribute Night

Smackdown Six beers agaianst six cheeses

Chocolate & Cheese Tasting

Grab Your Passport Taste Beers from around the world

Live Acoustic event Musically inclined brewers to perform

Importer Beer Bash

Opening Tap Event VIP event on the Constellation ship in the Inner Harbor

Kick-Off Toast First 40 people receive special glass?

Opening Tap "After Party"

Scavenger Hunt

Breakfast of Champions

Beer Brunch

Scavenger Run 5 mile scavenger run

Le Tour de Brew extended (20 miles) bike ride

Basement Blowout Selection of favorite cellared gems

Beer Sampling

Local Brewers Night

Official meeting spot for brewers and importers

Craft Beer Festival

Baltimore Beer and Crab event

Ladies Beer Tea

Beer Bus Tour (make hand out maps of the tour)

Neighborhood Beer Crawl

Fells Point

Mount Vernon

Federal Hill

Canton

Locust Point

Inner Harbor

Taste the Collaberation In Philly Students at the Fermintation School collaborated with local brewer to create a one-of-a-kind firkin

King Pin of Beer Week First brewery to kick their Pin of ale wins

Beer Trivia Night

He Said Beer, She Said Wine Dinner

Burlesque Show

Beer Can Party

Sporting Event & Beer Ravens game?

Homebrew Reception Swap & Meet

Chili Cook-off

Homebrew Demonstration

Keg vs. Firkin Try same beer pouring from Keg and Firkin

Brewers Plate Evening of Gourmet food, local craft beer pairings

Brew from the Vault Vintage tasting with dinner

History of Brewing event Pick a country or do an over view of a region/area

Sized to Share event 22oz bottle beer tasting event

Support Local Brewers Night

Baltimore Beer - Baltimore Food

Celebrity Beer Dinner

Rock Band Tournament - featuring sponsor brewery

Beer Style Day

No Repeat Beer Week No repeats - when one keg kicks something new follows

East Coast/West Coast Brewer Meet & Greet

Sax & the City Jazz & Beer

Beer Style Project Sampling of one style of beer produced by various manufacturers

Beer and Glass matching event

Beer Class

Art of Drinking Beer in Art

Beer School

An Evening With..????? Celebrity brewer or beer writerSneak Peak & Tasting

Beer Quiz & Limerick Contest

Mead Tasting

Musical Taps Rotate taps every 2 hours

Extensive Beer Training Course

Luncheon with..???? Celebrity brewer or beer writer12% Imports 12% beers or higher tasting

Glassware Happy Hour

Crab Cake Challenge

Tales Tastes & Toasts??? Celebrity brewer or beer writerTaste of Belgium or Germany, England etc.

Deconstructing Beer Seminar

Pinata Smashing Party

Beer Balderdash Fact or Fiction - share your beer soaked stories

Artisinal Cider tasting

Open Mic - Variety Show

Late Night Jam

Barbarian Happy Hour 2 hour free sampling

Cocktail Party In Philly at 3:00pm on a Wednesday Celebrity brewers gathed for the ultimate schmoozing experience

A Revolution was Brewing Ales & recipes from Colonial Times

Extreme Hops Tasting

Pint Night

Vegan Beer Dinner

Beer Spelling Bee

Midday Meet the Brewer

Show Us your Tee's Wear Beer Clothing for discounts

Klash of the Kaisers Pilsner Tasting

Longest Running Tap Showcase Baltimore History

Bracket Competion for beers start at Sweet 16 and vote down to the ultimate winner

Beer Appreciation Class

Night of Collaborators 5 collaborative efforts by commercial brewers (Brooklyn Schneider Hopfen Weisse)

Beer Geek Competion Do you have what it takes to be Baltimores Best Beer Geek

Guest Bartender Event

A Night in ??? Offer food and Beer from a certain country/region Germany

England - cask ale

Canada - Unibroue, Dieu Du Ciel

Belgium

France - Artisinal country ales

Beers of Scotland

Imperial IPA tasting

World of Lagers

Strong Beers/Barleywines/Old Ale tasting

Firkin Friday

Boot Camp with the Brewmaster

Cellarman Boot Camp

Murals & Meals Tour

Beer Story Hour Jack Curtin regalled a crowd of 30+/- people on a Sunday morining at 11:00am

Kick the Keg Night

Real Ale Invitational

Zythos America Beligian Beer Festival

TTUD - That Totally Unnecessary Drink Close down beer week with a Karaoke showdown between brewers and the Girls of IPA???

Beer Brawl 5 day competition, 12 outstanding beers from 3 states - the beer that sells the most wins?

Follow the Liter Pub Crawl

Off premise Tasting

Themed Pub Crawl Irish pubs etc

Historic Tavern Tour

Breweriana Show & Sale

MBA - Masters of Beer event

Beer Webinar

Historic Micro Brewery Discussion & Tasting Gone since 2000 - Baltimore Brewing Co, Brimestone, Globe, Sisson's, Cap City, Oxford

Beer Passport create a stamp book listing participating locations

Special Space events Australian beer tasting at the Aquarium, Classy tasting at the Walters in the Charles St Gallery etc.

Cellarmans Tour Possibly lead by AC Beverage or a distributor draft tech

Idle Hour to pass time doing nothing - maybe a take a break event???

Movie Celebrity event John Waters, Barry Levinson etc.

Rare Tapping event

Flush: Funk & Fashion, a night of fashion, art, live music, and delicious beer

Brewer vs. Brewer

East Coast vs. West Coast

North vs. South

Maryland vs. Maryland

Beer & Food events

Beer and Cheese

Beer vs Wine

Beer and Chocolate

Importer Night

B United

Shelton Brothers

12 Percent

Raven Imports

Latis Imports

Maneken Brussels

Global Brewers (Beer Broker)

Euro Brews

Spaten North America

Belukus

Artisinal Imports

Distinguished Brands

Paulaner North America

Star Brands

Merchant du Vin

Legends Imports

Van Berg & De Wulf

Charity Lunch

Women's Clubs

Home Brew Groups

Beer Can events

Oskar Blues

Brooklyn

Vintage Beer tasting/Dinner

Design, Drink, and Be Merry Craft Brew Art Movement - see artwork from breweries & taste beers

Feast of the Seven Fishes menu of seven seafood dishes with suggested beer pairings