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NH Seacoast St. Patty's Brewfest Scheduled for March 19
The Beara Irish Brewing Co. event benefits the New Hampshire Food Bank.

PORTSMOUTH, NH - A St. Patty’s weekend Brewfest is happening in Portsmouth to benefit the NH Food Bank.
The Beara Irish Brewing Co. (which is located at 2800 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, NH) announced that 15 breweries and one cidery will be serving up their NH made offerings at their location.
The brewfest is a continuation of Beara’s efforts to raise awareness of local NH breweries and is also a celebration of the patron Saint of Ireland (Beara uses Irish grain as the base for all of their brews).
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Michael Potorti, Founder/Brewer stated in a press release, “What better way to celebrate St. Patty’s weekend than a Brewfest at our place! We have a lineup of NH Brewers who produce excellent beer and we are thrilled to have them all in one place so we can promote the NH Beer industry and just have a great time.”
Potorti further explains “A portion of the proceeds will go to the NH Food Bank where $1 feeds 2 people. We think that is awesome.”
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The Brewfest will be held at the Beara Irish Brewing Co. on March 19, 2016 from 1 to 5 p.m. The brew will accompanied by music and food. A limited number of tickets are available in the Beara Irish taproom and online at nhbrewfest5k.com
Breweries and cideries attending include: 603 Brewery, 7th Settlement, Beara Irish, Earth Eagle, Garrison City, Great North, Hobbs Tavern, Lone Wolfe, Moat Mountain, Neighborhood, North Country Cider, Red Hook, Rockingham, Smuttynose, Stoneface, Throwback
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