- Allentown Beer Fest will be held Saturday in downtown Allentown
- On tap will be 60 sixty breweries
- It will be free to attend to buy food and listen to music, but a ticket is required to sample beers
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Something is brewing in downtown Allentown.
Discover hundreds of new craft beers and flavors at the Allentown Beer Fest from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9.
Tickets are $50 and purchase is restricted to people aged 21 and older; government-issued IDs will be checked.
A ticket is not needed to attend the Allentown Beer Fest to enjoy the music and food, but you can't sample beers without one.
A ticket comes with a 3.5 oz. tasting glass for as many beer samples as you like (safely, organizers urge) during the event.
On tap will be 60 sixty breweries slated to convene biergarten-style on the 700 and 800 blocks of Hamilton Street.
The boozy celebration, organized by the Downtown Allentown Business Alliance and City of Allentown, is now in its sixth year.
COVID-19 regulations stuck a cork in the festivities in 2020 and 2021, so organizers have widened the list of participating breweries in recent years.
What's on tap
Visitors can try seasonal selections from local breweries such as Brü Daddy's Brewing Company (732 Hamilton St.), Fegley's Brew Works (812 W. Hamilton St.) and Saucon Creek Brewery in Kutztown.
Joining them will be 1911 Hard Cider from Lafayette, New York; 21 Amendment of San Leandro, California; Ace Cider of Sebastopol, California; and Anderson Valley Brewing Company of Boonville California.
Also, Avery Brewing Company of Boulder, Colorado; Bear Republic of Cloverdale California; Brooklyn Brewing Company of New York; Captain Lawrence Brewing Company of Elmsford, NY and Deschuts Brewing Company of Portland, Oregon.
In addition, you can check out the latest creations by Rebel Hard Coffee of Neenah Wisconsin; Flying Dog Brewing of Frederick, Maryland; Shipyard Brewing Company of Portland, Maine and Smuttynose Brewing of Hampton, New Hampshire.
A handful of Keystone breweries also will be on hand, including Iron City of Pittsburgh; Levante Brewing of West Chester, Chester County; Holla Spirits of York, York County; Logyard Brewing of Kane, Erie County; Sly Fox of Pottstown, Montgomery County; Southern Tier of Pittsburgh; and Two Robbers of Philadelphia.
Poutine fries, chicharrons
There will be plenty of time to nosh on eats from food vendors such as Why Not Burger, Cactus Blue, You Got Pork'D, Flying V, Sports and Social and La Cocina Del Abuelo.
Leave some room for shopping, as well.
Local businesses include G&E Smoke Shop, Habitat for Humanity, Split Pine, Properly Lace, Feathers Feed Jerky and Green Mountain Energy, which will be selling arts and crafts and handing out prizes and gifts.
