Please Note:

• There are no refunds OR exchanges.
• All attendees must be 21+ with a valid ID. Nobody will be allowed into the building who is under 21 or who doesn't have a valid ID.
• Tickets will be emailed by Eventbrite. You must bring this ticket to the event where it will be scanned.
• You can transfer tickets using Eventbrite.
• We give no entry guarantee if you buy your ticket from a reseller.

How Much Does It Cost? - Hoppy Hour VIP Session

For Springfest we're doing things a little different. Friday night will be a VIP session called Hoppy Hour. We'll have a collection for special beers from 25 New England breweries, each one a special batch or variant made just for the Hoppy Hour VIP Session in addition to the full Saturday lineup of brews! Everyone will bring at least one special brew, dry-hopped cask or other super limited beer that will only be available on Friday night and was made specifically with this session in mind.

For only $60 you’ll get admittance to one session which includes:

• Unlimited 2oz samples of 70+ hop-focused beers from 25 New England craft brewers
• Unlimited 2oz samples of an additional 25+ super limited, specially made-just-for-this-event hoppy beers from 25 New England craft brewers
• A smaller crowd of only 450 tickets available (vs. 550 for Saturday)
• Biodegradable tasting cup
• Fest Guide
• Free coat check

How Much Does It Cost? - Saturday

For only $50 you’ll get admittance to one session which includes:

• Unlimited 2oz samples of 70+ hop-focused beers from 25 New England craft brewers!
• Biodegradable tasting cup
• Fest Guide
• Free coat check

Where & When Is Springfest?

Drink Craft Beer Springfest takes place at Space 57 in Boston, MA (200 Stuart Street, Boston, MA 02116), which is a quick walk from either Arlington or Boylston Green Line stops, Chinatown or Tufts Medical Center Orange Line stops, or South Station Red Line stop. There will be three sessions over the course of two days:

• Friday, April 5th: 6-9:30pm - Hoppy Hour VIP Session
• Saturday, April 6th: 1-4:30pm
• Saturday, April 6th: 6-9:30pm

Want to Volunteer at Springfest?

Do you want to do more than just attend Springfest? Do you want to be a part of it and help Drink Craft Beer make it a success? We'll be putting out the call soon! It's a great way to meet other craft beer lovers, meet the brewers and get to see behind the scenes. Plus, volunteers get a meal, a staff t-shirt and other stuff. Check out the details on the Volunteer for Springfest page (up soon)!

What Brewers Are Coming & What Beers Are They Bringing?

We will have 25 New England brewers in attendance bringing 70+ hop-focused craft beers. Some of our brewers include the following (NOTE: This is only a partial list. We'll continue to announce more of our brewers and beers in the coming weeks) (Brewers and beers are subject to change and availability. All pours are 2oz per MA State Law): 

• Jack's Abby (Brewery Sponsor) (MA)
• VIP - Cask Conditioned Alphabet Soup - A super saturated dry hopping to a cask of The ABCs. (7.5%)
• The ABCs (FEST BEER) - India Double Pale Lager brewed with Apollo, Bravo, Calypso and Simcoe hops. Over 2.5 lbs of hops per barrel went into this beer! (7.5%) (View the making of video)
• Hoponius Union - Our India style Pale Lager is like a traditional IPA but with a twist - it’s fermented cold and aged for extended periods. (6.7%)
• Cascadian Schwarzbier - Big roasted malt character with plentiful additions of aromatic hops and a piney, resinous, light citrusy flavor and aroma. (6.8%)
• Backlash Beer Co. (MA)
• VIP - Cask Conditioned Declaration - Belgian Style IPA dry hopped in cask with Citra hops. (7.2%)
• Salute - American IPA with a papaya, mango, pineapple aroma, fruity up-front taste and lingering bitterness. (8.5%)
• Declaration - Belgian Style IPA with a massive hops profile from our heavy-handed dosing of American hops, yet still enough room for our Belgian yeast to make an appearance. (7.2%)
• Baxter Brewing Co. (ME)
• VIP - Snow Weiss - Hopped up weiss beer, brewery only small batch. (?)
• Stowaway IPA - Bold, complex IPA with solid malt backbone and assertive hop profile. (6.9%)
• Amber Road - A malt-accented amber ale which features a rich toastiness and a balanced hop flavor that lingers through to the finish. (5.5%)
• Pamola XPA - A very easy-drinking “session” beer, with subtle hop presence and a complex but light malt character. (4.9%)
• Boston Beer Works (MA)
• VIP - Cask Conditioned Bourbon Coffee IPA - One-off IPA blend made just for Springfest. (6.7%)
• Imperial Red - A big, red, hoppy brew with a strong malt backbone. (8.2%)
• Double Pale - A deep orange, high gravity American Pale Ale. (7.5%)
• Back Bay IPA - A very dry coppercolored ale. Hoppy with a strong bitter finish. (6.7%)
• Fenway American Pale Ale - Medium copper-colored ale, hopped with Cascades for an assertive hop flavor and aroma. (5.6%)
• Blue Hills Brewery (MA)
• VIP - Dry Hopped Red Baron Red Ale - Irish Red Ale dry hopped with Summit & Cascade hops. (5.4%)
• IPA - American IPA. (6.6%)
• Comet Tail Pale Ale - Pale ale with a healthy dose of hops to give it a citrus-like profile up front, finishing sweet and mellow. (5.4%)
• Double IPA - Blue Hills 4th Anniversary beer, Double IPA. (8%)
• Antimatter Mild Ale - English Mild Ale with a subtle floral hop aroma. (4.6%)
• Cisco Brewers (MA)
• VIP - Island Reserve HBC-342 - IPA made with 75% buckwheat. Features experimental hop variety HBC 342, bringing peach and watermelon flavors. (4.7%)
• Baggywrinkle Barleywine - English barleywine featuring rich, sweet malt character. (9.6%)
• Indie Pale Ale - Hoppy East Coast IPA, mounds of dank Summit Hops provide a deliciously quenching finish to this East meets West Coast ale. (6.5%)
• Island Reserve Rumple Drumkin - Smoked pumpkin beer aged in rum barrels. (7.0%)
• Island Reserve Double IPA - Double IPA. (?%)
• Clown Shoes Beer (MA)
  
• VIP - Hoppy Feet 1.5+ - Imperial American Black IPA run through a Randall fill with even more hops...and perhaps an extra surprise. (10%)
• Galactica IPA - Double IPA brewed with Galaxy hops. (8%)
• Miracle IPA - A juicy, sessionable American IPA. (5.5%)
• Hoppy Feet - Black IPA. Grapefruit and Pine are balanced on the nose and on the palate by a nutty, dark chocolate, roasted backbone. (7%)
• Cody Brewing Co. (MA)
• VIP - Black IPA - Black IPA made with tons of noble hops, created specifically for Springfest. (?%)
• Ginger Pale Ale - A hoppy pale ale brewed with ginger. (4.5%)
• SOS IPA - American IPA fermented with Belgian ale yeast. (5.8%)
• Original Amber - Cody's original beer, smooth caramelly and nutty Amber Ale. (5.9%)
• Wheelers Brown Ale Randallized - Rich oatmeal brown ale with chocolate and toffee notes, run through Cody's version of a Randall filled with hops. (5.7%)
• Enlightenment Ales (MA)
• VIP - Cask Conditioned Illumination Farmhouse IPA - Dry hopped. Think juicy! (6.8%)
• Illumination Farmhouse IPA - This is what you get when you blend the hops of an IPA and the yeast of a saison. (6.8%)
• Cosmos: Export Stout - A dark, smooth and deliciously rich export style stout. (7.5%)
• Enlightenment Brut - Biere de Champagne. (11.0%)
• Rite of Spring: Rustic Saison - Belgian-style saison. (?%)
• Day Trip - Extra Hoppy Golden Ale (a sneak preview test batch). (?%)
• High Horse Brewing (MA)
• VIP - Cask Conditioned Satisfaction IPA - American IPA featuring Centennial, Columbus and Cascade hops. (7.2%)
• Lady K - Single hop American Pale Ale with Centennial hops. (5.25%)
• Another Lover IPA - Our more balanced IPA with Warrior, Aurora, and Citra hops. (6.3%)
• Beastie Def Black Rye Ale - A dark rye ale hopped with Columbus and Cascades. (5.25%)
• Idle Hands Craft Ales (MA)
• VIP - Hop Anthology Blend #1 - Belgian Pale Ale base beer dry hopped with Super Galena, Admiral and Simcoe hops. (7.0%)
• Hop Anthology Super Galena - Belgian Pale Ale base beer dry hopped with Super Galena hops.(7.0%)
• Hop Anthology Admiral - Belgian Pale Ale base beer dry hopped with Admiral hops. (7.0%)
• Hop Anthology Simcoe - Belgian Pale Ale base beer dry hopped with Simcoe hops. (7.0%)
• Ipswich Ale Brewery (MA)
• VIP - Cask Conditioned 5 Mile Equinox Pale Ale - Locally grown Alprilla Farm oats with Hadley barley, grown organically and malted at Valley Malt blend with copious amounts of Citra, Crystal, and Simcoe hops. (4.8%)
• Ipswich IPA - Unfiltered cross between an English and American IPA, with a strong, dry bitterness balanced with a slight malty sweetness. (6.3%)
• Ipswich Original Ale - Medium-bodied, unfiltered English style ale. (5.4%)
• Long Trail Brewing Co. (VT)
• VIP - Cask Conditioned Centennial Red – Big, malty Red Ale dry hopped generously with Centennials. (7.9%)
• Imperial Porter – Strong Porter dry hopped with Simcoe and Amarillo. (8.3%)
• Double IPA -  Hoppy strong IPA featuring Zeus, Bravo and Cascade hops. (8.6%)
• Traditional IPA – (Cask and draught) Unfiltered, classic Cascade-accented IPA. (5.9%)
• Centennial Red - Big, malty Red Ale dry hopped generously with Centennials. (7.9%)
• Milk Stout – Roasty, malty stout brewed with milk sugar (Lactose) to give a rich, creamy finish. (5.4%)
• Mayflower Brewing Co. (MA)
• VIP - Cask Conditioned Mayflower Spring Hop Ale - With earthy scents and floral fragrances, a hoppy red ale that is all about the aroma. Four varieties of American aroma hops create a flavorful and citrusy brew. Dry hopped with extra Citra hops. (5.3%)
• Mayflower Pale Ale - Slightly sweet and toasted malt with floral and citrusy hop aromas. (4.9%)
• Mayflower IPA - Powerful hop profile balanced by plenty of malt character, a piney flavor and delightful, fruity aroma. (7%)
• Mayflower Porter - Smooth and full-flavored with notes of roasted coffee beans and bittersweet chocolate. (5.5%)
• Mayflower Spring Hop Ale - With earthy scents and floral fragrances, a hoppy red ale that is all about the aroma. Four varieties of American aroma hops create a flavorful and citrusy brew. (5.3%)
  
• Newburyport Brewing Co. (MA)
• VIP - Simple Twist Up Hops - We have crafted a special IPA and jacked it up with four prominent west-coast style hops for this one time offering.  You can expect a citrusy, fruity, and resiny aromatic experience with each sip.  As always, our IPA is well balanced with a smooth finish.  7.2% ABV
• Newburyport Pale Ale - American Pale Ale. (?%)
• Green Head IPA - American IPA. (?%)
• Night Shift Brewing (MA)
• VIP - Cask Conditioned Citranation - double Belgian IPA w/ all citra hops. (9.2%)
• Oasis - Belgian IPA w/ cascade hops, cardamom and coriander. (6.0%)
• Ever Weisse - Berliner Weisse sour ale aged on strawberries and kiwis, dry-"hopped" with hibiscus. (5.1%)
• Citranation - double Belgian IPA w/ all citra hops. (9.2%)
  
• Notch Brewing (MA)
• VIP - Cask Conditioned Left of the Dial IPA - American IPA, dry hopped in cask with Citra hops. (4.0%)
• VIP - Cask Conditioned Left of the Dial IPA - American IPA, dry hopped in cask with Riwaka hops. (4.0%)
• Left of the Dial IPA - American India Pale Ale. (4.0%)
• Notch Session Ale - Hoppy American Session Ale. (4.5%)
• Notch Saison - Cask session strength Saison dry hopped with Sterling hops. (3.8%) (Saturday Only)
• Peak Organic Brewing Co. (ME)
• VIP - Cask Conditioned Spring Simcoe - Single hop pale ale featuring Simcoe hops. Whole cone Simcoe hops added at the booth. (5.4%)
• Spring Simcoe - Single hop pale ale featuring Simcoe hops. (5.4%)
• Fall Summit - Single hop pale ale featuring Summit hops. (5.7%)
• Summer Session - Single hop wheat pale ale featuring Amarillo hops. (5%)
• Winter Session - Dark single hop winter wheat featuring Citra hops. (5%)
• Rising Tide Brewing Co. (ME)
• VIP - Calcutta Cutter- Small batch Double IPA with Citra, Columbus & Calypso. (9.1%)
• Daymark - Classic American pale ale brewed with spicy Columbus and Centennial hops, accented with rye grown on small local family farms in Maine and malted to our specifications at Valley Malts, then dry hopped. (5.5%)
• Zephyr - IPA with notes of citrus, apples, and pears, balanced by a touch of caramel. We use malted barley grown by local farmers and add a special blend of Cascade, Centennial, and Calypso hops to create this juicy, hoppy ale. (7.2%)
• Slumbrew (MA)
• VIP - Top of the world Peach White IPA - FOR RELEASE AT DRINK CRAFT BEER SPRING FEST: If you don’t like my peaches, don’t shake my tree. Get out of my orchard, leave my peaches be. A white IPA brewed with wheat and pilsner malts, and fermented with peaches. Our blend of Cascade, Fuggle and other aromatic hops compliment a Belgian yeast strain to provide a unique spin on IPA. 8.0% 70 IBU
• Flagraiser IPA - Ale brewed with five grains, Columbus, Crystal and Galaxy Hops. Dry-hopped with Galaxy. (7.5%)
• Naked Hopularity Black IPA - Limited release black IPA brewed and dry-hopped with Centennial, Zythos and Simcoe hops. 80 IBU 8.0%
• Snow Angel - Limited release unfiltered IPA for the lover of all things humulus lupulus. Nugget, Columbus, Zythos, Simcoe and a new experimental hop from the Pacific-Northwest referenced only by HBC-342. (9.0%)
• Smuttynose Brewing Co. (NH)
• VIP - ParadoX Session IPA - Short Batch Series #19, very hard to get. An American IPA brewed to a more sessionable strength with experimental hop #01210. (5.3%)
• Noonan Black IPA - American Black IPA. Named after Greg Noonan, the first person to brew a black IPA in modern craft beer. (5.7%)
• Finestkind IPA - American IPA. A physical salute to the glory of the American hop grower. Simcoe, Santiam and Amarillo hops with 75 delicious IBUs. (6.9%)
• Bloom - Belgian Golden Ale brewed with edible flowers grown by Black Trumpet restaurant's staff at Meadow's Mirth Farm. (6.5%)
• Star Island Single - Spiced Belgian Pale Ale (4.7%)
• The Tap Brewing Co. (MA)
• VIP - Alastair's Pils - Czech Pilsner named for homebrewer-turned-pro-brewer Alastair Hewitt (now brewing at Mystic Brewery), Alastair won the "Ales over ALS" competition and The Tap Brewing Co. brewed only a single batch of it. Wicked hopped out with a ton of Spalt and Saaz hops. (5.1%)
• Leather Lips - American IPA. (5.0%)
• Bitter Rival - West Coast IPA (7.3%)
• Ignoble - India Pale Lager (7.0%)
• Urban Farm Fermentory (ME)
  
• VIP - Cask Conditioned Honeyed Hopped Cidah - Spontaneously fermented fresh-pressed Maine apples fermented until they're bone dry. Conditioned on locally grown Maine Cascade hops and primed with local honey. (6.8%)
• Hopped Cidah Fuggles - Spontaneously fermented fresh-pressed Maine apples fermented until they're bone dry. Conditioned on Fuggles hops. (6.8%)
• Hopped Cidah Cascade - Spontaneously fermented fresh-pressed Maine apples fermented until they're bone dry. Conditioned on locally grown Maine Cascade hops. (6.8%)
• Wachusett Brewing Co. (MA)
• VIP - TBA
• Larry Imperial IPA - We teamed up with our friends at the Publick House to create super hoppy double IPA. (7.5%)
• Green Monsta IPA - An All-American yeast teams up with Cascade, Amarillo and Centennial for a homerun of hops in every sip. (6.0%)
• Light IPA - Easy drinking session IPA. (4.0%)
• Wormtown Brewery (MA)
• VIP - 3rd Degree IPA - Double IPA collaboration with Amherst and Northampton Breweries. First and only keg in Boston. (7.6%)
• Be Hoppy IPA - Juicy Dank IPA with Citra dry hop. (6.5%)
• Hopulence - Double IPA just elevated to year round status. Dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin, Amarillo, and Meridian. (8.5%)
• Birthday Brew #3- 3rd Anniversary Beer. Double Rye IPA dry hopped with El Dorado, Calypso, and Meridian. (8.1%)

What Food Will Be Available?

More than just beer, Drink Craft Beer is all about great food as well. With that in mind, we want to provide you with some local and delicious food options to eat with your beer!

• Roxy's Grilled Cheese (for purchase)
• Awesome, off-the-wall grilled cheese
• Bon Me (for purchase)
• Bold, fresh and fun Vietnamese cuisine
• Grillo's Pickles (for sample and purchase) (Saturday)
  
• Delicious locally-made pickles - They're bringing special Hop Mustard Pickles just for Springfest!
  
• Q's Nuts (for sample and purchase)
  
• Local gourmet nut roaster
• Beveridge Soap Co. (for purchase) (Friday)
  
• Artisanal soap made with craft beer