This year, Chan's Wine World takes it's already impressive Destin Beer Festival to the next level with Destin Beer Week. Five days, September 22 - 26, of exciting beer events around Destin ending on Saturday with the festival. The official list of Destin Beer Week events include:
Read MoreHope all our readers have been taking full advantage of all the great local beer festivals in-and-around the Pensacola area. For those who haven't yet, it's not too late to start as there are still several more on the calendar before the year is out. The next being the Destin Beer Festival, taking place on Saturday, September 27th from 2pm - 5pm. The festival has put together an impressive lineup of participating breweries and will include culinary stations and live entertainment provided by Boukou Groove.
Official Festival Flyer
The entire list of participating breweries can be found on the festival's website and currently consists of the following:
A few breweries that we personally would recommend visiting this year are:
Props Brewery & Brewpub (Fort Walton Beach, FL)
Definitely should check this local brewery out if you haven't done so already. Not only do they have a good regular lineup of offerings but they also have been putting out some great seasonal/specialty beers as well. They are also well on their way to distributing their beers, hopefully by the end of the year.
Idyll Hounds Brewery (Santa Rosa Beach, FL)
A chance to try some beer from this up-and-coming new brewery. Also well on their way to distributing their beer in cans. Though they may not be in the Pensacola market initially, we hope to see their brews on the market shelves in the future.
Hop Heads Home Brew Supply (Fort Walton Beach, FL)
The local brewing supply source for FWB and the surrounding areas. They carry all the supplies you will need to home brew including grains, malts, and hops. They also host a monthly "Brew Day" beer making class.
General Admission tickets are $35 in advance and $45 the day of. VIP tickets are $50 in advance, $60 day of and includes early 1pm entrance to the festival, access to the VIP Tent, a chance to meet some beer celebs, and tastings from special casks reserved for VIP attendees. Proceeds from the festival benefit Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation which raises money to benefit children in need in Northwest Florida.
Make sure to check out the festivals Facebook and Twitter page to keep up with new announcements.
Event Summary
Event: Destin Beer Festival
Location: Chan’s Wine World (Destin) - 4424 Commons Dr E, Destin, FL
When: Saturday, September 27th 2pm - 5pm
Cost: $35 in advance, $45 Day Of / VIP - $50 in advance, $60 Day Of
Tickets: Online or at gate on day of
August starts a favorite time of year for many craft beer drinkers - Beer Festival Season. The good news is that there are festivals happening in the Pensacola area every month through November.
Actually, Southern Napa surprised us this year and held the first annual "99 Bottles of Beer on the Lawn" in Daphne, AL back in May. It's great to see they've already made plans to hold the event next year on May 10th and we now have it on our radar.
Consider this a "read-ahead" so that you can start planning which festival(s) you would like to attend. We will be posting about each one of these festivals individually as they get closer to happening. So expect to see our post about Top of the Hops - The Wharf Beer Fest any day now.
Also, for reference, you can always use our Resources - Beer Festivals page which also lists the area festivals.
The festivals are listed in chronological order. As always, please let us know if there is a festival you feel that we should have listed here.
Top of the Hops - The Wharf Beer Fest
Dates: August 10th, 2013
Location: Marine Lawn at the Wharf, Orange Beach, AL
Pensacola Beer Post
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Dauphin Street Beer Festival
Date: August 24th, 2013
Location: Lower Dauphin Street (LoDa), Mobile, AL
Pensacola Beer Post
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Emerald Coast Beer Festival
Date: September 6th, 2013 (Beer Tasting)
Location: Seville Quarter, Pensacola FL
Pensacola Beer Post
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Destin Beer Festival
Date: September 28th, 2013
Location: Destin Commons, Destin, FL
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Baytowne Beer Festival
Dates: October 18th & 19th, 2013
Location: Baytowne Wharf, SanDestin, FL
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Pensacola Craft Beer Festival
Date: November 16th, 2013
Location: Bayfront Stadium, Pensacola, FL
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