The morning after St. Patrick’s Day, most people — hungover from countless pints of the black stuff (and perhaps the green stuff) — will not want to so much as think about beer. Do not count Charlotte residents as among those beleaguered masses.
At midnight on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day ends and Charlotte Craft Beer Week 2010 officially begins. The celebration is actually closer to two weeks than one — for 11 days, the Queen City will play host to 28 beer-related events.
The Charlotte Craft Beer Week kicks off at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 18 at Rock Bottom Brewery downtown (brewers, distributors and folks from other participating establishments are allowed in an hour prior). The “week” ends at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 28 with a pig pickin’ at the Common House.
There are 26 beer events in Charlotte in the 11 days between the opening and closing ceremonies of what promises to be the best week of beer for Charlotte residents in quite some time. Some of the events include visits by big name breweries, beer dinners or brunches, concerts, beer tastings, a beer school and even a “Freak Fest.” You would be remiss if you didn’t check out at least one of these amazing events.
I’ve added all of the events to the Charlotte Beer Events tab at the top of the page. In addition to the Charlotte Craft Beer Week events, I’m going to do my best to make this calendar the source for all things beer in Charlotte, NC and the surrounding areas. If you know of a beer event that is not listed, I’d love to know about it.
Likewise, if there are any questions you have about the events, please check out the Charlotte Craft Beer Week web site, where you can find a little more information on the events as well as participating breweries.