ABV: DC's Leading Libation Festival

What: Beer Festival

When: Saturday - May 16, 2015 @ 03:00PM to Saturday - May 16, 2015 @ 08:00PM

Where: Canal Park, Washington, District of Columbia

Masters in their own right, Greg Engert, Jeff Faile and Brent Kroll all share a passion for craft, quality and ingenuity when it comes to imbibing. So on May 16, 2015 at Canal Park in Navy Yard, they're bringing you ABV: a one-of-a-kind highly curated beverage event showcasing the finest beer, wines and spirits of the season. They'll be featuring no fewer than 7 craft cocktails & small batch spirits, 20 innovative & exciting wines, as well as 35 craft beers--all perfect for sipping in Spring.

Attendees can purchase one of two advance ticket options:
$65 ticket (includes admission + a passport for 10 pours); or
$85 VIP ticket (includes admission, passport for 10 pours, a custom wine glass and access to the VIP lounge, where the beverage directors will be pouring their favorite, limited finds)
Additional drinks and food will be available a la carte ($1 = 1 ticket; pours are priced 5-10 tickets on average). Admission at the door will be $20. There are a limited number of VIP and advance tickets available, so get them while you can!

ABV Draft List:
Allagash Golden Brett, Foudre-Aged Belgian Strong Blond Ale (w/ Brettanomyces), Maine
Allagash Moira, Saison (Dry-Hopped), Maine, Washington DC Debut!
Allagash White, Witbier, Maine
Arizona Wilderness & Trois Dames Dark Absinthe Saison, Dark Saison (w/ Spices), Arizona & Switzerland Beachwood & De la Senne Senne of a Beechwood, Belgian Blond Ale (Dry-Hopped), California & Belgium
Bluejacket Further, Gose (w/ Papaya)
BFM Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien: Vin Jaune Grand Cru 2014, Barrel-Aged Sour Red Ale (Vin Jaune), Switzerland, Washington DC Debut!
Cantillon Rosé de Gambrinus, Lambic (w/ Raspberries), Belgium
Crooked Stave Surette Provision , Foudre-Aged Saison, Colorado, Washington DC Debut!
Crooked Stave Vieille Artisanal, Foudre-Aged Saison (Dry-Hopped), Colorado, Washington DC Debut!
DC Brau On the Wings of Armageddon, Imperial IPA
De Struise Danko Power, Session IPA
Ducato & Drie Fonteinen Beersel Mattina, Saison (w/ Lambic), Italy & Belgium
Firestone Walker Bretta Weisse, Foudre-Aged Berliner Weisse (Brettanomyces)
Firestone Walker Agrestic, Barrel-Aged Sour Red Ale (Brettanomyces)
Firestone Walker Pivo Pils, Pilsner
Evil Twin Mission Gose, Gose (w/ Eucalyptus)
Green Bench Les Grisettes, Saison (w/ Brettanomyces), Florida, Washington DC Debut!
Green Bench Famous Flying Zacchinis, Barrel-Aged Sour Brown (Apple Brandy; w/ Brettanomyces), Florida, Washington DC Debut!
Green Bench Saison de Banc Vert, Saison, Florida, Washington DC Debut!
Green Bench Saison de Banc Noir, Dark Saison, Florida, Washington DC Debut!
Hardywood Park Singel, Belgian Blond Ale
Hardywood Park Berliner Weisse, Berliner Weisse, Washington DC Debut!
Oxbow Bandolier, Saison, Washington DC Debut!
Oxbow Continental, Saison, Washington DC Debut!
Oxbow Loretta Saison (w/ Spelt)
Perennial Saison de Lis, Saison (w/ Chamomile)
Perennial Savant Beersel – Currants, Saison (w/ Brettanomyces & Currants), Washington DC Debut!
Prairie Standard, Saison (Dry-Hopped), Washington DC Debut!
Pretty Things Meadowlark, IPA
Stillwater Projector, Imperial IPA
Upright & The Commons Urban Farmhouse Ale, Saison
Weissenohe Monchskeller, Märzen (Unfiltered), Rubber-Clad Franconian Gravity Keg
Weissenohe Unfiltered Pilsner, Pilsner (Unfiltered), Rubber-Clad Franconian Gravity Keg

VIP Limited Bottle Pours:
18th Street & Arizona Wilderness - Sophomoric Saison
Anchorage Calabaza Boreal
Anchorage Anadomous Black Sour
Dieu du Ciel Exorciste
Drie Fonteinen Intense Red
Hardywood Walpurginacht
Jester King Petite Prince
Jester King Ambree
Jolly Pumpkin Saison X
Prairie Eliza5beth (3 Liter Jeroboams!)
Pretty Things Fluffy White Rabbits

Tickets, FAQs, wine & spirit highlights and food highlights can be found at http://ABVinDC.eventbrite.com.

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Submitted by: bluejacketdc