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CHARLEVOIX — “Sorry; he told me I needed to dress up.” Dressed in a suit, a festival goer nodded to the man next to him with a smile and headed to the first brewery table, tickets in hand. Not even a wedding stopped people from coming to enjoy the first annual Charlevoix Craft Beer Festival. When founders of Bridge Street Tap Room Phil Parr, Adam Engelman and Aaron Hagen brought the tap room to Charlevoix, it only made sense to bring a festival with it. The idea was not only to promote craft beer, but simply to get people downtown Charlevoix. Both the Bridge Street Tap Room and Charlevoix’s Downtown Development Authority helped to put on the event and the proceeds benefited the Charlevoix’s East Park summer concert series. The festival spanned two days beginning with Friday night’s welcome reception for the breweries. Charlevoix restaurants featured tap takeovers from different breweries, and the brewery representatives were available to talk with. On Saturday, the festival came togeth … |
Source: Mitten Brew
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