Its that time of year. The pools are open, the schools are getting out and the weather is warming up. In our opinion there is no better way to beat the heat then a nice cold craft beer. Fortunatly there are plenty of opportunities this summer with plenty of beer Festivals. This season Kicks off this weekend with a double dip. On Saturday we will be crossing the river for Keg Liquor's Fest of Ale. On Sunday the breweries will be taking over Morton Ave for The Great Flanagan's Beer Festival.

Cumberland will also be working with BBC for two events this summer, the first of which will be The Smoke Out on June 27th. This event hosted by BBC will feature Smoked beers as well as Smoked turkey, smoke cigars, smoked veggies, smoked pretzels, smoke pipes, smoked meat, smoked nuts, smokin hot babes, smoke ciggs, smoked brisket, smoke songs all day long, smoked oysters, smoke shrimp, fire trucks and fire fighters and all things smoked. Later in the summer Cumberland will be hosting a Cask beer night, more details to follow soon.

Other highlights include the increasingly popular Brew at the Zoo; Traveling to Madison for the second oldest American beer festival The great taste of the Midwest; and the Granddaddy of beer fests, The Great American Beer Festival.

Enjoy the weather, enjoy the beer and we will keep you updated on future events,
Cheers