Tix for Exeter Beer/Chili Fest on Sale

The following is a news release:

Love beer? So do we!!! The 2012 Exeter Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival will take place alongside the 14th Annual Fall Festival, a long standing Exeter tradition that includes local crafters, vendors and street entertainment. So pack up the family and come experience all the fun Exeter has to offer!

Breweries and beer enthusiasts from the region will gather at Swasey Parkway in downtown Exeter, NH on Oct 20th from 12-4 pm for a sampling of fresh beers of all colors, styles and tastes.  A few of the 26 breweries that will be attending this year’s fest are Peak Organic, Shipyard, Tuckerman’s, Samuel Adams, Long Trail, Woodchuck and local favorites Smuttynose, Throwback Brewery and Blue Lobster Brewery. 

Vote for your favorite chili as 14 local restaurants such as The Holy Grail, EPOCH, The 401, The Green Bean, and The Old Salt enter their house recipes in hopes of becoming the 1st Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival fan favorite!

Entertainment will be provided for both young and old.  Cost of the Beer and Chili festival is $25 which includes a sampling glass, 8 sampling tickets and 5 chili tickets. For more details or purchase your tickets go to www.powderkegbeerfest.com. This event is guaranteed to sell out so get your tickets early!

The Exeter Powder Keg Beer & Chili Festival is proudly sponsored by The Provident Bank in partnership with the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce and Exeter Parks and Recreation.

Below is a list of breweries that will serve beer at the festival:

• Throwback Brewery (North Hampton)
• Blue Lobster Brewing Company (Hampton)
• Smuttynose (Portsmouth)
• Redhook Brewery (Portsmouth)
• The Prodigal Brewery (Effingham)
• Milly's Tavern (Manchester)
• Tuckerman Brewing Company (Conway)
• Moat Mountain (North Conway)
• Woodstock Inn Brewery (North Woodstock)
• Peak Organic Brewing Company (Portland, Maine)
• Sebago Brewing Company (Gorham, Maine)
• Fatty Bumpkins (South Casco, Maine)
• Samuel Adams (Boston, Mass.)
• Harpoon (Boston, Mass.)
• Berkshire Brewing Company (South Deerfield, Mass.)
• The House of Shandy Beer Co. (Burlington, Vt.)
• Narragansett (Providence, R.I.)
• Long Trail (Bridgewater Corners, Vt.)
• Woodchuck Hard Cider (Middlebury, Vt.)
• Lagunitas Brewing Company (Petaluma, Calif.)
• Shock Top (Fort Collins, Col.)
• North Coast Brewing Company (Fort Bragg, Calif.)
• Founder Brewing Company (Grand Rapids Michigan)
• Goose Island (Chicago, Illinois)
• Shipyard Brewing Company (Portland, Maine)
• The Holy Grail – Monty Python’s Holy Grail Ale