10th Annual American Craft Beer Week: May 11-17, 2015

Boulder, CO • April 30, 2015—From California to New York Island, from the redwood forest to the Gulf stream waters, beer lovers everywhere will celebrate the country’s small and independent craft brewery renaissance during American Craft Beer Week (ACBW), May 11-17. All 50 states will hold events including exclusive brewery tours, special craft beer releases, food and beer pairings, tap takeovers and more to honor the ever-advancing craft beer culture and unite tens of thousands of beer lovers nationwide.

“American Craft Beer Week has provided independent beer fans across the country a chance to support their local breweries since 2006,”said Julia Herz, publisher of CraftBeer.com and craft beer program director at the Brewers Association. “With celebrations happening in all 50 states, this is truly an annual national event that recognizes all those involved in making craft beer from small breweries in the U.S. such a success.”

In the spirit of celebration this year, CraftBeer.com created an interactive graphic with fun facts to commemorate each state and their commitment to craft brewing. Click to Tweet.

The video below from the Brewers Association features a few different industry people including Oakshire Brewing‘s Matt Van Wyk representing us Pacific Northwesterners.

Untappd, the mobile-based social network that connects breweries with craft beer lovers, is once again offering an American Craft Beer Week badge for users who check in during ACBW events.

To find a local celebration, event or promotion, visit CraftBeer.com/ACBW. Unfortunately for us in Oregon the ACBW List of Events is very small but hopefully a few more will be added before ACBW begins. A selection of scheduled 2015 celebrations includes:

• ACBW ~ Beer & Cheese Pairing @ Copper Kettle Brewing, Denver, CO
• AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival, Scottsdale, AZ
• American Homebrewers Association Rally at Independence Brewing Co., Austin, TX
• Buffalo Wild Wings Toast their Local Brewers, Nationwide
• Finger Lakes Craft Beer Week, Finger Lakes, NY
• Jazz Lights in the Park Craft Beer Garden, Little Rock AR
• Kalona Brewing Co. Brew Master’s Dinner, Kalona, IA
• One Well Brewing Pumpkin Peach Ale Release, Kalamazoo, MI
• Over 80 Fox & Hound, Champps, and Bailey’s  restaurants are transforming into Craft Beer Central , Nationwide
• Triton Brewing Company Tap Takeover at Brixx Wood Fire Pizza, Fishers, UN

Find an expanded list of U.S. beer weeks, join the conversation on Twitter with #ACBW and look for updates on the ACBW Facebook page.