We don't see many Italian craft beers around town, so this should be a good event to check some out.
From the beeradvocate blurb:
Beachwood BBQ is hosting their first Italian Beer Festival May 6-May 9. We've brought in 18 rare Italian craft beers, plus one rare Italian craft brewer. We're really excited to showcase these often unnoticed but well crafted beers. The list is as follows (it could change):
"Having trained in Germany, Victory appreciates the artistic freedom they have here in the US. Here creativity is embraced by a fervent core of consumers and they are happy to serve that audience with their experience in traditional methods, selection of choice, often imported ingredients, and the best processing that technology can offer. They relish the opportunity to please both themselves and their audience with their flavorful creations. They've invested more than their lives in this. Come and see!"
"Beer turns thirst into a beautiful thing," goes an old German saying ...
And thus it is, especially if the beer is a German brew, sublimely crafted and perfected over centuries, even millennia. Germany has some of the oldest beer traditions and greatest beer varieties in the world! We invite you to join us and explore a select group of German beers, showcasing the depth and diversity that has kept them world famous for 3 millenia!
Oh yeah, it's that time of year. Time for Sam and Marlene to break out the good cheer and offer us a ton of beer.
Tasting starts at 2pm. Show up at 1:30 to eat first. You MUST be served food before you can be served alcohol, per the license requirements of the shop.
The final cost will not be known until approximately one week before the event (they will know what beers they will be serving then). It should fall between $30 and $40 per person.
