Tasting booths will be spread out along a mile-long, paved walking path that begins near the Visitor Center and Parking Lot 1. This path is accessible for wheelchairs and walkers; it includes a few hills. The tasting tables will be stationed on the grass within ten feet of the path. View the Accessibility Guide for more detailed information.
Attendees can use this Cider and Ale Festival program to take note of their favorite brews at the event.
Below is a list of breweries and beers featured at the festival.
Breweries and Featured Beers
2 Fools Cider
Apple Sauced – Cider
Pumpkin Spiced – Cider
Afterthought Brewing Company
Eighth Continent #4
Extra Noble – Farmhouse IPA
Angry Orchard
Crisp Apple – Cider
Dark Cherry Apple – Cider
Black Horizon Brewing Company
Outer Worlds – Fruited Sour
Frozen Dimensions – IPA
Broken Brix Cidery
House Cider – Cider
Cherry Cider – Cider
BubbleHouse Brewing Company
Smoky Poofs – Rye Smoked Porter
That Escalated Swiftly – Belgian Strong Golden Ale
Cruz Blanca Brewery
Mexico Calling – Lager
Super Rica – West Coast IPA
Elmhurst Brewing Company
Spicebush Saison – Farmhouse Ale
The Last Session – Hazy Double IPA
First Forest Brewing
Reaper Repair – Double IPA
Dylan the Pilot – Wheat Beer
Garage Band Brewing
Harvest Moon – Märzen
Nor’Easter – New England IPA
Half Day Brewing
Cloud Cover – New England IPA
Oktoberfest – Märzen
Ike & Oak Brewing Co.
Mt Fansipan – Smoothie IPA
Gallatin Forest – Berliner Weisse
Illuminated Brew Works
Slushy Thing #8: the Garden of Dave’s Delight – Hard Seltzer
Junior Astronaut Juice – New England IPA
Kishwaukee Brewing Co.
Märzen
Brown Ale
Liquid Love Brewing
Time Consumer – Vienna Lager
Inside Out – Fruited Sour
Midwest Coast Brewing Co.
English Sporting Beer – ESB
Three from the Tree – Cream Ale
Misbeehavin’ Meads
Caramel Apple Cider – Cider
With a Baseball Bat – Mead
Noon Whistle Brewing
Jam Stand Apricot, Mango, Pineapple – Fruited Sour
Don’t Worry Be Gummy – New England IPA
Obscurity Brewing and Craft Mead
Prostober Oktoberfest – Märzen
Launch Juice – Midwest Hazy IPA
Honey Apple Cider – Cider
Salted Ranch Spritzer Mead – Mead
Old Irving Brewing Co.
Cinnamon Prost – White Stout
Scentinel – IPA
Oswego Brewing Co.
Oktoberfest – Märzen
Underwater Sky – Fruited Sour
Peeled Hard Cider
Hazy Apple – Cider
Hazy Blueberry – Cider
Pipeworks Brewing Co.
Pineapple Guppy – Pale Ale
Diamond Hold – Hazy Pale Ale
Coconut Phantom Unicorn – Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Pollyanna Brewing Company
Eleanor – Porter
Lexical Gap – IPA
Prima Cider
Prima Most – Cider
Prima Verboten
Right Bee Cider
Right Bee Semi Dry – Cider
Clementine – Cider
The Conrad Seipp Brewing Co.
Seipp’s Extra Pale Pilsner – Pilsner
Metropolitan’s Microvolt Table Lager – Lager
Standard Meadery
Apple, Coconut & Cinnamon – Smoothie Style Mead
Video Days – Session Style Mead
The Cider Farm
Classic Dry – Cider
Oak-Aged – Cider
Wolfden Brewing Company
Beer Garden Blonde – Blonde Ale
Bippity Boppity BIPA – Bavarian IPA
Food Options and Featured Vendors
Gigawatt Coffee Roasters, Gindo’s Spice of Life, and Nothing Bundt Cakes will be on-site selling and sampling from 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Mamaw’s Kitchen and Billy Bricks food trucks will also be on-site from 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
The Fall Color Festival concession tents will be open until 4:30 p.m. in Arbor Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
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No, alcohol is not permitted in the Children’s Garden.
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Each ticket purchase includes twenty 3-ounce samples. In some cases, higher ABV beverages such as meads may be less than 3-ounces. No additional samples will be available for purchase.
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Yes, Arboretum admission is included with your Cider and Ale Festival ticket. Visitors are allowed to remain on-site for the duration of the day. The Arboretum will close at sunset.
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Various beer-related and art vendors will be dispersed throughout the event area so attendees can shop while they sip.
