Saint Benjamin Brewing to Host 'State of Craft Beer' with Brooklyn Brewery

From Saint Benjamin & Brooklyn:

• On Thursday, October 22 beginning at 6 p.m., Saint Benjamin will host State of Craft Beer, the definitive discussion of the craft beer industry in the United States featuring national and local leaders
  • The live podcast recording will feature five luminaries of contemporary craft brewing:
    • Christina Burris, co-owner, brewer and operations manager of Saint Benjamin
    • Steve Hindy, chairman and co-founder of Brooklyn  Brewery
    • Sam Calagione, founder and president of Dogfish Head Brewery
    • Daniel LaBert, executive director of Brewers of Pennsylvania
    • John Holl, editor of All About Beer magazine
  • The podcast will be presented by James Beard Award-winning food website, First We Feast
  • Tickets are just $6 per person, and are on sale now (click to purchase)
  • Saint Benjamin, Brooklyn Brewery and Dogfish Head will all be pouring beers on a pay-as-you-go basis for the duration of the beer summit
  • The panel discussion will take place on the 2^nd Floor of the Brewery, an old horse stable in the 1900s. The space will be used as a production facility for Saint Benjamin when they expand the brewery and add a brewpub in the near future
  • Philly Beer Week’s famed Hammer of Glory, aka the HOG, will be making an appearance and guests will be able to purchase tickets to PBW’s European Vacation, a chance to win a trip to brew their official collaboration beer in Amsterdam. If you choose to buy a raffle ticket, please sign up under the Saint Benjamin Brewing team.

• Saint Benjamin will also participate in a wealth of other October beer events:
  • 10/10 River City Festival in Penn Treaty Park, featuring the official debut of River City Ale
  • 10/10 Kennett Brew Fest, featuring Inca and Little Peat
  • 10/15 Sarah’s Place One-Year Anniversary, featuring Inca for happy hour
  • 10/24 Monthly Brewery Tours, featuring pints of beer for sale for the first time, plus growlers and other merchandise
  • 10/24 Hoppy Halloween, Broken Goblets’ second-annual Halloween beer fest
  • 10/27 Watkins Drinkery Beer Dinner, featuring Inca, Foul Weather Jack, Koffee Kolsch and Little Peat paired with a three-course meal beginning at 8 p.m.