“American Craft Beer Week allows everyone to honor and toast the hard work and success of the craft beer community,” said Julia Herz, publisher of CraftBeer.com and craft beer program director at the Brewers Association. “Against many odds, craft brewers have used grassroots efforts to grow the industry one glass, one bottle, one can, one keg, one growler and one customer at a time.”
With the exception of a few cities*, most of the country will be treating May 12th thru May 18th, as a regular school week, work week, or (in some cases) a vacation. The significance shouldn't be lost for those who exercise a normal schedule, as the Brewers Association is asking you to celebrate your local brewery.
To the uninitiated, American Craft Beer Week celebrates (as of 2014) over 2,800 "small and independent craft breweries" and their contributions, which have inspired beer drinkers to re-think craft beer.
This year the Brewers Association, via social media, is asking commemorators to use the "hashtag" #ACBW, while commenting or uploading photos.
Despite being a week of national recognition, there will be many in the Pacific Northwest - including breweries, distributors, restaurants, and grocers - who will be toasting craft beer in the United States.
Those celebrating in Washington include:
May 12th
Seattle, WA - Pike Brewing Company 6pm - 9pm
"Third Annual Thirsty Sisters Event" via the Pike Place Brewery, Pub, and Museum
"We welcome you to The Third Annual Women in Beer Thirsty Sisters Event, created by women but open to all. Enjoy goods from women-owned Breweries, Distilleries, Wineries, Restaurants, Cheese Makers, Bakers and Chocolatiers! Proceeds to benefit Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest."
Leavenworth, WA - Icicle Brewing Company 6pm - 9pmIcicle Brewing celebrates ACBW, at their brewery, with the release of Company Pale Ale.
"Join Icicle Brewing Company as we tap the first of 3 Pale Ales slated to come out in 2014. We’ll be pouring this tasty new treat from 6-9pm out of our famous keg trike! Come on down and give us some feedback on the beer."
May 13th
Bainbridge Island, WA - Bainbridge Island Brewery
Bainbridge Island Brewery will be celebrating at ‘This is Washington Dammit’ via the Beveridge Place Brewery. 6413 California Avenue S.W. Seattle , WA 98136
Bainbridge Island, WA - Bainbridge Island Brewery
Bainbridge Island Brewery will be celebrating ACBW via Naked City Brewery and Taphouse during "East Meets West". 8564 Greenwood Avenue North Seattle , WA 98103
May 16th
Bainbridge Island, WA - Bainbridge Island Brewery
Bainbridge Island Brewery will be celebrating ACBW via World of Beers during "Tap Take Over". 500 East Pine Street Seattle, WA 98122
Bainbridge Island, WA - Bainbridge Island Brewery
Bainbridge Island Brewery will be celebrating ACBW at Beveridge Place Pub during "Bodacious Beverages" 6413 California Avenue S.W. Seattle , WA 98136
Yakima, WA - Bale Breaker Brewing 4pm-8pm"Cheers to Craft Beer!" via Bale Breaker Brewing Company
In Yakima, we’ll be celebrating American Craft Beer Week at Bale Breaker Brewing Company on May 16-17 (all ages welcome!). 1801 Birchfield Road Yakima, WA 98901
May 17th
Yakima, WA - Bale Breaker Brewing 2pm - 8pm
"Cheers to Craft Beer!" via Bale Breaker Brewing Company
In Yakima, we’ll be celebrating American Craft Beer Week at Bale Breaker Brewing Company on May 16-17 (all ages welcome!). 1801 Birchfield Road Yakima, WA 98901
Includes a "special FREE behind-the-scenes brewery tour at 2pm!"
Bainbridge Island, WA - Bainbridge Island Brewery
"Paella Party by the Unlikely Spainiard" via Bainbridge Island Brewery. 9415 Coppertop Loop NE Bainbridge Island , WA 98110
May 17th - May 18th
Leavenworth, WA - Icicle Brewing Company
Icicle Brewing Company will be celebrating ACBW in Diablo (Washington) during "Microbrews & Mountain Photography in the North Cascades!"
Find an expanded list of U.S. beer weeks http://www.craftbeer.com/news-and-events/all-beer-weeks and join the conversation on Twitter with #ACBW https://twitter.com/search?q=%23ACBW&src=hash and look for updates on the ACBW Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/AmericanCraftBeerWeek.
About the Brewers Association
The Brewers Association is the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers, their beers and the community of brewing enthusiasts. The Brewers Association (BA) represents more than 70 percent of the brewing industry, and its members make more than 99 percent of the beer brewed in the U.S. The BA organizes events including the World Beer Cup®, Great American Beer Festival®, Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America®, SAVOR℠: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience and American Craft Beer Week®. The BA publishes The New Brewer magazine and its Brewers Publications division is the largest publisher of contemporary and relevant brewing literature for today’s craft brewers and homebrewers.
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* list of cities promoting their own Beer Week
Seattle Beer Week | May 8- 18, 2014
Long Island Craft Beer Week | May 10-18, 2014
Santa Ynez Valley Beer Month
Lexington Craft Beer Week | May 10-18, 2014
San Antonio Beer Week | May 10-18, 2014
Fort Collins Beer Week | May 11-18, 2014
American Craft Beer Week | May 12-18, 2014
Inland NW Craft Beer Week | May 12-18, 2014
CT Beer Week | May 12-18, 2014
Chicago Craft Beer Week | May 15-25, 2014