Month of March – Headstrong Month at Fat Head’s Brewery & Saloon with over 40 “extreme” beers. (440) 801-1001
Friday, March 12 – Art and Ale, 7-9 pm at the Akron Art Museum, pairing Ohio Brewing Beer with various foods. Join the Akron Art Museum and attendance is free!
Friday, March 19 - North Coast Brewing Beer Tasting at Chucks Fine Wines in Chagrin Falls, 7-9:30 PM. North Coast (Mendocino, CA) is rated as one of the top ten microbrews in the U.S. For $20.00 per person, you get beer, snacks, pizza and fun. Enjoy March Madness and shoot hoops to win prizes from North Coast. Call 440-247-7534 for reservations.
Thursday, March 25 - Brewdog event at Ballantine Special guests James Watt, co-founder/managing director, as well as Michael Cameron, national beer manager for Preiss Imports, and Chuck McCandlish, Cavalier Distributing beer guru will be on hand from 6 PM until ? with plenty of Brewdog brews and hors douvres. Cost is $25 in advance, $30 at the door. (440) 942-5151
Friday – Sunday, March 26-28 – Cincinnati Beer Fest – at the Duke Energy Convention Center (Hall B) in downtown Cincinnati. Attendees are granted unlimited samplings of over 120 beers from around the world. Event times: Friday, March 26: 6pm-10pm, Saturday, March 27: 5pm-9pm, Sunday, March 28: 1pm-5pm, www.cincinnatibeerfest.com or 646-717-4322
Saturday, March 27 - 2nd Annual Cask Conditioned Ale Festival at the Winking Lizard Party Center in Bedford Hts. It will feature real ale selections from BrewDog, Sierra Nevada, Great Lakes, Clipper City, Troegs, Fat Head’s, Victory, Burton Bridge, Thirsty Dog, Founder’s and Avery. It’s going to be a staunch line-up of rare, hard to find and one of a kind cask conditioned beers! $30 per person ($25 for 2010 World Tourists) and will include a buffet for you to enjoy. Two Sessions: 1pm-4pm and 5pm-8pm
Tuesday, April 13 – Heavy Seas Beer Dinner, Buckeye Beer Engine, Lakewood – 7 p.m., www.buckeyebeerengine.com or (216) 226-BEER
Tuesday, April 13 – Brewmaster’s Dinner, Great Lakes Brewing Company, Cleveland, 216-771.4404
April 16-20 – 420 Hop Fest, Buckeye Beer Engine, Lakewood (216) 226-BEER
Friday, April 23 - Beer on the Vine at Debonné Vineyards, 7-10 PM, $16 at the door, $13 pre-sale. Includes sample of beer from four area breweries along with food pairing, a tasting glass, and tour of Cellar Rats Brewery and Debonné Vineyards wine cellar and bottling facility.
Saturday, April 24 - The Big Tap In - Real Craft Beer Festival at the Shepherd Event Center, located at 7469 South Avenue, Boardman, Ohio 44512. VIP session ($60) from 12 noon to 2pm (Which includes the General Session), General session ($40) from 2:30pm to 6pm. They will have thirty to forty of the world’s top breweries, and many of the areas best food vendors.
Saturday, May 22 – Heavyweight Brewer’s Brawl at Fat Head’s Brewery & Saloon. Over 50 big brews, live music, BBQ. www.fatheadscleveland.com