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Thank you for making our 2012 festival a great success! We look forward to seeing you in 2013. |
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No one under 21 will be allowed to enter, |
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| We're Growing! To accomodate even
more breweries the festival is moving a few hundred feet. You'll be
able to see the new location from Union Square, so there is still
plenty of parking and easy access to shops and restaurants. Plus the
site itself will have much more room for breweries and participants.
Want to see where the new site is? Click here for a Google map
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bluish-purple shape is the approximate site outline.
Hickory Hops beer festival is organized by Hickory Downtown Development Association and hosted by Olde Hickory Brewery. It offers plenty for everyone, from inexperienced beer novices to hardened beer fest veterans anxious for something unusual. This year's event is will be held on Saturday, April 21st 2012. Pouring lasts for six hours, beginning at 1:00, plus live music from two different bands! The event is under tents and is held rain or shine. Complementing the Hickory Hops festivities, the Carolinas Championship of Beer makes its 7th appearance this year. Several weeks before the fest, festival beers are subjected to a blind-judged competition. Last year, nearly 150 beers spanning 85 different styles were analyzed by a panel of certified judges, brewers and experienced judges. Gold, silver and bronze medals in each category will be presented to winning brewers at a private brewers’ dinner held the evening before the festival. During Hickory Hops, engraved plaques will be awarded to three Best of Show winners. Through its history, Hickory Hops has become one of the industry’s most favored fests. This brewer-friendly event, always one of the first of the spring/summer fest season, brings out the best from regional craft brewers. Cask conditioned ales will be featured by many, as will other special or seasonal ales and lagers. Hickory Hops is a celebration of all things beer. The Hickory audience has always shown its appreciation and respect for this brewed art. Brewers are available to answer question, share tasting notes and enjoy the day. Many past fest-goers have described the beer festival as “the most fun [they’ve] ever had in downtown Hickory. ” |
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