Day 5 Cape Cod and Islands beer week

Do you want to try some new great beers? Then you should check out some of the local bars, liqour  stores and restaurants that are participating in the 1st annual South Shore, Cape and Islands beer week!  Beer Week is a six day festival, from May 9 to May 14, 2011.

The festival is not just for craft beer connoisseurs, but for all adults interested in learning more about all types of beer. Some of the events include; tastings, educational seminars, and exploring the latest phenomenon, the art of beer and food pairing.

Throughout the week, opportunities will be available to sample many unique brews  from world class brewers around the globe and from the local brewers, just up the road. Local brewery representatives will be offering advice on how to create your best home brew.There will even be an occasion to bring your own brew to be tasted and critiqued by industry experts.
While  every event is sure to please, some highlights include:

Hyannis British Beer Company
412 Main Street

Allagash Tap Take-Over
Tuesday May 10th – all day event
Multiple tap lines featuring beers from the Allagash Brewery invade the Hyannis BBC.

Cisco Brewing Day
Wednesday May 11th – all day event
The official world wide release of the LatestWoods series from Cisco – Peschish (7pm). Give-aways all day, grand prize is a trip to and tour of the Cisco Brewery on Nantucket. Lunchtime pint glass give-away (12-2pm). Sampling all day. Meet and have a beer with brewer Jeff Horner (3-6pm).

Christmas in May with Troegs Brewing
Friday May 13th at 7pm
The BBC will be tapping a rare, aged barrel of Mad Elf Belgian Dark Ale at 7pm with Santa Claus himself. The BBC will be decked out with Christmas lights and misplaced holiday cheer. Ho Ho Ho!

Rogue Brewing Oyster Fest
Saturday May 14th from 2-5pm.
Enjoy Rogue Brewing’s own farmed oysters specially flown in from Oregon for this event. A variety of hard to find Rogue beers will be available on tap and in bottle to pair with the oysters. Limited supply of oysters – come early!

Falmouth British beer company
263 Grand Ave. (Falmouth Heights)

Sam Adams Tasting and Education with Give-aways
Monday May 9th from 7-8pm
Brewery rep will be offering samples, free glassware and other prizes.

A Night of Food Pairing with Troegs Brewing
Wednesday May 11th from 6-8pm
The BBC will prepare some tasty tidbits from their kitchen that go perfectly with a variety of hand picked beers from Troegs Brewing. If you love food and beer – do not miss!

Chatham Bars Inn

Beer Dinner hosted by Garrett Oliver, famed Brewmaster of Brooklyn Brewing and author of The Brewmaster’s Table: Discovering the Pleasures of Real Beerwith Real Food. The dinner will take place May 12th at Chatham Bars Inn.

For all of the places that are celebratingCape Cod Beer Week