Ithaca Brew Fest 2012–Cancelled

Ithaca Brew Fest — the Labor Day Weekend event in Stewart Park that features more than 100 beers from 45 different brewers — will not take place this year, according to Dan Mitchell, owner of Ithaca Beer Company, which organizes the event.

The festival, at which local venders serve their beer and food, has been held annually since 2007. But this year, the Ithaca Beer Company will focus on building its new brewery and beer pub, Mitchell said.

“Going into this year, we discussed feasibility of doing both, and [Mitchell] decided it best to focus all efforts on managing the growing demand for Ithaca Beer and getting the new brewery opened this summer,” said Allison Graffin, marketing director of Ithaca Beer Company.  Full details here.

Interesting note on future production also…
According to Graffin, the new brewery will allow 100,000 barrels of beer to be brewed annually, in contrast to the 12,000 barrels brewed at the Ithaca Beer Company’s current location.