Upcoming Beer Festival Events in the Greater Boston Area

If you live in or around the Boston area and are a beer enthusiast, you better prepare yourself for a lot of beer drinking opportunities coming up next month. June will bring to the Boston area and its surrounding towns several big beer festivals. Below is a list of them, with thorough details and contact information.

JuliosSpring Beer Fest

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Julio Liquors (Route 9 East, 140 Turnpike Road)

Westboro, MA01581

(508) 366-1942

Tew1@juliosliquors.com

http://www.juliosliquors.com

If Julios Liquors' in store selection of beer is any indication, the folks who represent the place clearly know good beer. On June 1^st, 2008 from 1pm to 4pm, they will host the annual Spring Beer Festival, offering you samples from a selection of over 250 great brewers. There will also be food available from local merchants. This is one of the very few Boston area beer festivals that do not charge an entry fee to sample the beer. Just show up, and present your proper 21+ identification and that's right, participate in this awesome Boston area beer festival for free!

Harpoon Summer Session Beer Festival

Friday-Saturday, June 6 & 7, 2008

Harpoon Brewery (306 Northern Ave)

Boston, MA

(617) 574-9551

http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/index.cfm?pid=28567

Coming up soon is another fun Boston area beer festival hosted by the Boston Harpoon Brewery! Tickets for this 2-day Boston area beer festival are not offered for sale in advance but the hosts claim to have a large enough capacity and plenty of fresh beer to accommodate everyone who shows up to pay at the door. Ticket price to enter is $15 with proper identification. Your ticket will give you a souvenir pint cup and access to a selection of Harpoon and UFO beer, for which you can enjoy for $5 a pint.