Beer Week Event Ideas

Midnight Madness
Charity Fund Raiser
Distributor led Pub Crawl
Pre-Game 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
Chocolate & Cheese Tasting
Grab Your Passport
Live Acoustic event
Importer Beer Bash
Opening Tap Event
Kick-Off Toast
Opening Tap "After Party"
Scavenger Hunt
Breakfast of Champions
Beer Brunch
Scavenger Run
Le Tour de Brew
Basement Blowout
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
King Pin of Beer Week
Beer Trivia Night
He Said Beer, She Said Wine Dinner
Burlesque Show
Beer Can Party
Sporting Event & Beer
Homebrew Reception Swap & Meet
Chili Cook-off
Homebrew Demonstration
Keg vs. Firkin
Brewers Plate
Brew from the Vault
History of Brewing event

Midnight Tapping party starting at 12:00AM

Proceeds benefit???
3:00pm start for a pre-opening tap party

Six beers agaianst six cheeses

Taste Beers from around the world
Musically inclined brewers to perform
VIP event on the Constellation ship in the Inner Harbor
First 40 people receive special glass?

5 mile scavenger run

extended (20 miles) bike ride
Selection of favorite cellared gems

In Philly Students at the Fermintation School collaborated with local brewer to create a one-of-a-kind firkin
First brewery to kick their Pin of ale wins

Ravens game?

Try same beer pouring from Keg and Firkin

Evening of Gourmet food, local craft beer pairings
Vintage tasting with dinner
Pick a country or do an over view of a region/area

Sized to Share 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
East Coast/West Coast Brewer Meet & Greet
Sax & the City
Beer Style Project
Beer and Glass matching event
Beer Class
Art of Drinking
Beer School
An Evening With..?????
Sneak Peak & Tasting
Beer Quiz & Limerick Contest
Mead Tasting
Musical Taps
Extensive Beer Training Course
Luncheon with..????
12% Imports
Glassware Happy Hour
Crab Cake Challenge
Tales Tastes & Toasts???
Taste of Belgium
Deconstructing Beer Seminar
Pinata Smashing Party
Beer Balderdash
Artisinal Cider tasting
Open Mic - Variety Show
Late Night Jam
Barbarian Happy Hour
Cocktail Party
A Revolution was Brewing
Extreme Hops Tasting
Pint Night
Vegan Beer Dinner
Beer Spelling Bee
Midday Meet the Brewer
Show Us your Tee's
Klash of the Kaisers
Longest Running Tap
Bracket Competion for beers
Beer Appreciation Class
Night of Collaborators
Beer Geek Competion
Guest Bartender Event
A Night in ???
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

22oz bottle beer tasting event

No repeats - when one keg kicks something new follows

Jazz & Beer
Sampling of one style of beer produced by various manufacturers
Beer in Art
Celebrity brewer or beer writer

Rotate taps every 2 hours

Celebrity brewer or beer writer
12% beers or higher tasting
Celebrity brewer or beer writer
or Germany, England etc.
Fact or Fiction - share your beer soaked stories

2 hour free sampling

In Philly at 3:00pm on a Wednesday Celebrity brewers gathed for the ultimate schmoozing experience
Ales & recipes from Colonial Times

Wear Beer Clothing for discounts

Pilsner Tasting
Showcase Baltimore History
start at Sweet 16 and vote down to the ultimate winner
5 collaborative efforts by commercial brewers (Brooklyn Schneider Hopfen Weisse)
Do you have what it takes to be Baltimores Best Beer Geek
Offer food and Beer from a certain country/region

Cellarman Boot Camp

Murals & Meals Tour
Beer Story Hour
Kick the Keg Night
Real Ale Invitational
Zythos America Beligian Beer Festival
TTUD - That Totally Unnecessary Drink
Beer Brawl
Follow the Liter Pub Crawl
Off premise Tasting
Themed Pub Crawl
Historic Tavern Tour
Breweriana Show & Sale
MBA - Masters of Beer event
Beer Webinar
Historic Micro Brewery Discussion & Tasting
Beer Passport
Special Space events
Cellarmans Tour
Idle Hour
Movie Celebrity event
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
Feast of the Seven Fishes

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

Close down beer week with a Karaoke showdown between brewers and the Girls of IPA???
5 day competition, 12 outstanding beers from 3 states - the beer that sells the most wins?
Irish pubs etc

Gone since 2000 - Baltimore Brewing Co, Brimestone, Globe, Sisson's, Cap City, Oxford
create a stamp book listing participating locations
Australian beer tasting at the Aquarium, Classy tasting at the Walters in the Charles St Gallery etc.
Possibly lead by AC Beverage or a distributor draft tech
to pass time doing nothing - maybe a take a break event???
John Waters, Barry Levinson etc.

Craft Brew Art Movement - see artwork from breweries & taste beers
menu of seven seafood dishes with suggested beer pairings