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This year’s Fuzzy Few Festival will be held August 11th through August 16th, 2025. Come on out to Shaffner Park (also locally known as Boro Park) for the fun, festivities, games, events, and music from Monday through Saturday!

The Fuzzy Few Festival 2025

Fuzzy Few Festival 2025

The Fuzzy Few Festival in Hummelstown, PA, is happening from August 11th to 16th, 2025. The event will take place at Shaffner Park and include live music, food, games, and a new “Pee Wee Road Rally” for kids. 

Here’s a more detailed breakdown: 

Hummelstown is Happening:

Fuzzy Few Festival 2025 is almost here! 🎉🚗

Get ready for 6 days of live music, food, fun, and our brand new FFO Pee Wee Road Rally for the kiddos from August 11th to 16th! Bring your own electric kiddie car or use one of ours and let the little ones take on the course! 🏁

🎶 Live Music Lineup:
Mon 8/11: Honey Pump
Tues 8/12: Smooth Like Clyde
Wed 8/13: Uptown Band
Thurs 8/14: Luv Gods
Fri 8/15: Soul Solution
Sat 8/16: The Jess Zimmerman Band

Mark your calendars and bring the whole family to Shaffner Park this week in August!

Hummelstown is Happening Instagram

Fuzzy Few Festival

Previously known as the Fuzzy Few Carnival, this year the Fuzzy Few Organization is renaming and rebranding it as a Festival rather than a carnival.

For the past 56 years it has been the Fuzzy Few Carnival and has happened near or around the middle of August every year. With the Hummelstown Fireman’s Carnival happening in the end of June each year.

Unfortunately, as with most things – COVID – 19 changed a lot of the way events, activities, and things like this work. And with all of that it became harder and harder for the Fuzzy Few Organization (FFO) to be able to secure carnival groups to come help assist their carnival each year. Last year they were unable to have rides and other vendors due to this, but they did procure some inflatable activities and playground stuff for children.

(See last year’s article: Fuzzy Few Organization Presents the Fuzzy Few Festival With Beer Garden 2024.)

So pivoting for 2023 they announced the Fuzzy Few Festival (instead of the Fuzzy Few Carnival).

Now in its second year as the Fuzzy Few Festival, it returns for 2024 from August 12th through August 17th.

It will run from August 11th through August 16th 2025 at Schaffner Park (Boro Park).

Beer Garden

The Beer Garden has moved from the caged in basketball courts to right directly in front of the band stage – and as a bonus – they will allow guests to purchase the alcohol and move about the festival rather than having to stay within the basketball court like last year.

Known beer will be Troegs Independent Brewing (who has graciously donated eight [8] cases of beer to the event) – Perpetual IPA, Sunshine Pilsner, and Graffiti Highway IPA – as well as Blue Moon, Coors Light, and Miller Lite. (More could be announced.) Also on top of beer there is mixed drink, wine, cocktails, and select other beverages.

Pentagon

Unfortunately this year, there will be no Pentagon, as they retired last year after the Fuzzy Few Festival 2024.

Amy and the Alzheimer’s Association

Make sure you stop out to visit Amy at her Alzheimer’s Assocciation stand. (I’ll also be helping out a few nights after work). Raising awareness for Alzheimer’s and for the Alzheimer’s Association.

She will have a stand at the Festival, so you can stop in, talk with her (or us) and hang out, and get information, fliers, pamphlets and information about Alzheimer’s, the Alzheimer’s Association, and their work raising awareness, looking for a cure, charitable work, as well as the upcoming End ALZ Walks.

See Our Previous Fuzzy Few Related Articles

History of Fuzzy Few Organization

The founding of the Organization, know as the Fuzzy Few, came about during Hummelstown’s 200th Anniversary. It was formed as a Bearded Brothers Club to participate in that celebration. After playing a very active role during the time of fun and merriment, the men in the club decided to apply for an official charter and operate as a non-profit organization in the community of Hummelstown.

The organization’s official emblem was registered and approved on December 29th, 1963. The emblem also indicates the clubs desire to promote goodwill and fellowship not only within the organization but also throughout the community and surrounding areas.

The goal of the organization since its founding has been to establish and support community and youth related programs.

THE FOLLOWING WERE F.F.O., INC. PROJECTS:

  • Park Benches (Located throughout Hummelstown)
  • Schaffner Park Refreshments Stand and Pavilion

THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS ARE CONTRIBUTED TO PERIODICALLY BY THE F.F.O., INC.:

  • The Community Library
  • Lower Dauphin Sports & Intramural Programs
  • Hummelstown Square & Parks Improvements
  • Community Christmas Decorations
  • Hummelstown Nature Train Expansion & Development
  • Schaffner Park Facilities Improvements
  • Hummelstown Police Bike Rodeo
  • Miss Hummelstown Contest – Parade/Awards

THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS ARE SPONSORED BY THE F.F.O., INC.:

  • FFO Annual Carnival – Hummelstown Schaffner Park
  • College Scholarships – Lower Dauphin High School
  • Midget Football Program – Hummelstown
  • Pony Football Program – Hummelstown
  • Midget Cheerleaders – Hummelstown
  • Pony Cheerleaders – Hummelstown
  • Midget / Pony Football Awards Banquet
  • Girls Youth Basketball Program – Hummelstown
  • Life Skills Basketball
  • Hummel Nature Trail – Maintenance & Improvements
  • Memorial Day Wreaths at Local Cemeteries
  • Memorial Day Wreath Plaque – On Display at VFW
  • Memorial Day Services – Logistical Support
  • Annual Santa Claus Visit – Schaffner Park
  • Annual Santa Claus Visit – Nye Elementary School
  • Free Carnival Stand – Provide for a Local Organization

THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS ARE SUPPORTED ANNUALLY BY THE F.F.O., INC.:

  • Hummelstown Baseball Association
  • Hummelstown Girls Fast Pitch League
  • Hummelstown Civic Association
  • Hummelstown Fire Company
  • Lower Dauphin Sports Booster Clubs
  • Hummelstown Cemetery Association
  • Hummelstown Food Bank
  • VFW & American Legion Easter Egg Hunt
  • Senior Citizen Elder Express
  • Hummelstown Crime Watch
  • Hummelstown Cystic Fibrosis Walk
  • Hummelstown New Years Celebration (Lollipop Drop) (defunct)

Fuzzy Few

YOUTH… FELLOWSHIP… GOODWILL

Fuzzy Few Organization Motto

For More Information

Thank You For Reading

If you like this article, please check out our other many articles, including news, beer reviews, travelogues, maps, and much much more. We greatly appreciate everyone visiting the site!

Cheers.

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The Beer Thrillers are a blog that prides itself on writing beer reviews, brewery reviews, travelogues, news (especially local to the Central PA brewery scene), as well as covering other topics of our interests – such as hiking, literature and books, board games, and video games which we sometimes stream with our friends over at Knights of Nostalgia. We are currently listed as #5 on FeedSpot’s “Top 100 Beer Blogs” and #9 on FeedSpot’s “Top 40 Pennsylvania Blogs”. (As of May 2025.) Thank you for reading our site today, please subscribe, follow, and bookmark. Please reach out to us if you are interested in working together. If you would like to donate to the blog you can here: Donate to The Beer Thrillers. Thank you!

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Fuzzy Few Organization Presents the Fuzzy Few Festival With Beer Garden 2024 https://thebeerthrillers.com/2024/08/10/fuzzy-few-organization-presents-the-fuzzy-few-festival-with-beer-garden-2024/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fuzzy-few-organization-presents-the-fuzzy-few-festival-with-beer-garden-2024 Sat, 10 Aug 2024 14:15:13 +0000 https://thebeerthrillers.com/?p=15419

Fuzzy Few Festival 2024

Fuzzy Few Organization Presents the Fuzzy Few Festival With Beer Garden 2024

Fuzzy Few Festival

Previously known as the Fuzzy Few Carnival, this year the Fuzzy Few Organization is renaming and rebranding it as a Festival rather than a carnival.

For the past 55 years it has been the Fuzzy Few Carnival and has happened near or around the middle of August every year. With the Hummelstown Fireman’s Carnival happening in the end of June each year.

Unfortunately, as with most things – COVID – 19 changed a lot of the way events, activities, and things like this work. And with all of that it became harder and harder for the Fuzzy Few Organization (FFO) to be able to secure carnival groups to come help assist their carnival each year. Last year they were unable to have rides and other vendors due to this, but they did procure some inflatable activities and playground stuff for children.

(See last year’s article: Fuzzy Few Organization Presents the Fuzzy Few Festival With Beer Garden 2023.)

So pivoting for 2023 they announced the Fuzzy Few Festival (instead of the Fuzzy Few Carnival).

Now in its second year as the Fuzzy Few Festival, it returns for 2024 from August 12th through August 17th.

It will run from August 12th through August 17th 2024 at Schaffner Park (Boro Park).

Beer Garden

The Beer Garden has moved from the caged in basketball courts to right directly in front of the band stage – and as a bonus – they will allow guests to purchase the alcohol and move about the festival rather than having to stay within the basketball court like last year.

Known beer will be Troegs Independent Brewing (who has graciously donated eight [8] cases of beer to the event) – Perpetual IPA, Sunshine Pilsner, and Graffiti Highway IPA – as well as Blue Moon, Coors Light, and Miller Lite. (More could be announced.) Also on top of beer there is mixed drink, wine, cocktails, and select other beverages.

Pentagon

The band Pentagon are hosting their “farewell tour” and one of their final gigs will be the closing day of the Fuzzy Few Festival 2024. This might be your last chance to catch them in action, so be sure to come out Saturday August 17th. The festival runs until 11:30 PM.

Amy and the Alzheimer’s Association

Make sure you stop out to visit Amy at her Alzheimer’s Assocciation stand. (I’ll also be helping out a few nights after work). Raising awareness for Alzheimer’s and for the Alzheimer’s Association.

She will have a stand at the Festival, so you can stop in, talk with her (or us) and hang out, and get information, fliers, pamphlets and information about Alzheimer’s, the Alzheimer’s Association, and their work raising awareness, looking for a cure, charitable work, as well as the upcoming End ALZ Walks.

Band Lineup

The bands lined up for the First Inaugural Fuzzy Few Festival are:

  • Monday (August 12th) – Honey Pump
  • Tuesday (August 13th) – Smooth Like Clyde
  • Wednesday (August 14th) – Class Act
  • Thursday (August 15th) – Luv Gods
  • Friday (August 16th) – Soul Solution
  • Saturday (August 17th) – Pentagon

History of Fuzzy Few Organization

The founding of the Organization, know as the Fuzzy Few, came about during Hummelstown’s 200th Anniversary. It was formed as a Bearded Brothers Club to participate in that celebration. After playing a very active role during the time of fun and merriment, the men in the club decided to apply for an official charter and operate as a non-profit organization in the community of Hummelstown.

The organization’s official emblem was registered and approved on December 29th, 1963. The emblem also indicates the clubs desire to promote goodwill and fellowship not only within the organization but also throughout the community and surrounding areas.

The goal of the organization since its founding has been to establish and support community and youth related programs.

THE FOLLOWING WERE F.F.O., INC. PROJECTS:

  • Park Benches (Located throughout Hummelstown)
  • Schaffner Park Refreshments Stand and Pavilion

THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS ARE CONTRIBUTED TO PERIODICALLY BY THE F.F.O., INC.:

  • The Community Library
  • Lower Dauphin Sports & Intramural Programs
  • Hummelstown Square & Parks Improvements
  • Community Christmas Decorations
  • Hummelstown Nature Train Expansion & Development
  • Schaffner Park Facilities Improvements
  • Hummelstown Police Bike Rodeo
  • Miss Hummelstown Contest – Parade/Awards

THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS ARE SPONSORED BY THE F.F.O., INC.:

  • FFO Annual Carnival – Hummelstown Schaffner Park
  • College Scholarships – Lower Dauphin High School
  • Midget Football Program – Hummelstown
  • Pony Football Program – Hummelstown
  • Midget Cheerleaders – Hummelstown
  • Pony Cheerleaders – Hummelstown
  • Midget / Pony Football Awards Banquet
  • Girls Youth Basketball Program – Hummelstown
  • Life Skills Basketball
  • Hummel Nature Trail – Maintenance & Improvements
  • Memorial Day Wreaths at Local Cemeteries
  • Memorial Day Wreath Plaque – On Display at VFW
  • Memorial Day Services – Logistical Support
  • Annual Santa Claus Visit – Schaffner Park
  • Annual Santa Claus Visit – Nye Elementary School
  • Free Carnival Stand – Provide for a Local Organization

THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS ARE SUPPORTED ANNUALLY BY THE F.F.O., INC.:

  • Hummelstown Baseball Association
  • Hummelstown Girls Fast Pitch League
  • Hummelstown Civic Association
  • Hummelstown Fire Company
  • Lower Dauphin Sports Booster Clubs
  • Hummelstown Cemetery Association
  • Hummelstown Food Bank
  • VFW & American Legion Easter Egg Hunt
  • Senior Citizen Elder Express
  • Hummelstown Crime Watch
  • Hummelstown Cystic Fibrosis Walk
  • Hummelstown New Years Celebration (Lollipop Drop) (defunct)

Fuzzy Few

YOUTH… FELLOWSHIP… GOODWILL

Fuzzy Few Organization Motto

For More Information

Thank You For Reading

If you like this article, please check out our other many articles, including news, beer reviews, travelogues, maps, and much much more. We greatly appreciate everyone visiting the site!

Cheers.

Thanks again for reading everyone. Take some time to check out the site, we greatly appreciate it. We have affiliates and sponsors with Pretzels.com and Beer Drop.com, which can save you money on their products if you are interested. Check out our articles on them. Make sure to check out our beer reviews, brewery reviews, Amy’s weekly column, book reviews, hike reviews, and so much more.

As always, thank you everyone for reading! Leave your likes, comments, suggestions, questions, etc, in the comments section. Or use the Feedback – Contact Us – page, and we’ll get right back to you! You can also reach out to us at our direct e-mail address: thebeerthrillers@gmail.com

Thank you for visiting our blog. Please make sure to follow, bookmark, subscribe, and make sure to comment and leave feedback and like the blog posts you read. It will help us to better tailor the blog to you, the readers, likes and make this a better blog for everyone.

We are working on a massive project here at The Beer Thrillers. We are creating a map of all of the breweries across the United States. State by state we are adding maps of all of the different states with every brewery in each state. (We will eventually get to the US Territories, as well as the Canadian Provinces, and possibly more countries; as well as doing some fun maps like a map of all the breweries we’ve been to, and other fun maps.) You can find the brewery maps here:

We are also working on a project of creating printable and downloadable PDFs and resources to be able to check and keep track of all of the breweries you’ve been to. So stay tuned for that project once we are finished with the Brewery Maps of the US States.

You can check out our different directories here: Beer ReviewsHike ReviewsBook ReviewsBrewery News, Brewery OpeningsBrewer Interviews, and Travelogues.

Please be sure to follow us on our social media accounts – FacebookFacebook GroupTwitterInstagramYouTube, and Influence. As well as our brand new Tumblr page. Please be sure to also follow, like, subscribe to the blog here itself to keep updated. We love to hear from you guys, so be sure to leave a comment and let us know what you think!

You can now find us on our Discord Server here: The Beer Thrillers (Discord Server). We’ve also joined LinkTree to keep track of all of our social media pages, as well as hot new articles we’ve written.

The Beer Thrillers on LinkTree can be found here: The Beer Thrillers LinkTree.

We have partnered with an affiliateship with Beer Drop.com. You can check out that partnership and receive great discounts, coupons, and more here: Beer Drop. Going here and logging in and ordering will help you receive your discounts and coupons as well as help support our page. Thank you for helping to support The Beer Thrillers and to help us maintain the site and blog and to keep it running.

The Beer Thrillers are a blog that prides itself on writing beer reviews, brewery reviews, travelogues, news (especially local to the Central PA brewery scene), as well as covering other topics of our interests – such as hiking, literature and books, board games, and video games which we sometimes stream with our friends over at Knights of Nostalgia. We are currently listed as #5 on FeedSpot’s “Top 100 Beer Blogs” and #9 on FeedSpot’s “Top 40 Pennsylvania Blogs”. (As of August 2024.) Thank you for reading our site today, please subscribe, follow, and bookmark. Please reach out to us if you are interested in working together. If you would like to donate to the blog you can here: Donate to The Beer Thrillers. Thank you!

You can also check out our partnership and affiliation with Pretzels.com, where ordering pretzels and using our affiliate code – AFFILIATE CODE IS THEBEERTHRILLERS20 – will help you get wonderful pretzels and help us maintain and keep this blog running. Thank you!

If you would like to reach out to us for product reviews, beer reviews, press release writing, and other media – please contact us at thebeerthrillers@gmail.com. Thank you.

(Thank you for reading. The opinions, thoughts, and expressions of each article posted on The Beer Thrillers represents the author of the content and only themselves. It does not express the opinions, beliefs, or ideas held by The Beer Thrillers or any company in which the author themselves work for. Each piece of written content is written by the creator(s) listed in the authorial section on each article unless otherwise noted. Their opinions, comments, and words on screen do not represent any company in which they work for and / or are affiliated with or any non – profits that they contribute to. Thank you.)

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Philly All Star Craft Beer, Wine, and Cocktail Music Festival (May 14th, 2022) https://thebeerthrillers.com/2022/05/12/philly-all-star-craft-beer-wine-and-cocktail-music-festival-may-14th-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=philly-all-star-craft-beer-wine-and-cocktail-music-festival-may-14th-2022 Thu, 12 May 2022 23:48:00 +0000 https://thebeerthrillers.com/?p=9264
Philadelphia All Star Craft Beer, Wine, and Cocktail Music Festival at Citizens Bank Park

Brewfest This Saturday

This Saturday will be one heck of a brewfest at Citizens Bank Park. And not only is it a craft beer fest, it’s also a wine, …and a cocktail… and a music festival. All on Citizens Bank Pank’s field – right where the Philadelphia Phillies play. What can be cooler than that?

The brewfest has two sessions:

  • Day Session: 1:00pm – 5:00pm (12:00pm for VIPs!)
  • Night Session: 7:00pm – 11:00pm (6:00pm for VIPs!)

So two great times to choose from. (That 7PM to 11PM time looks really nice, get to be out under the lights at Citizens Bank Park, just like your Bryce Harper in the outfield.)

What all is included?

(From the event’s page on their official website. Links provided below.)

Join us for the ultimate sampling experience! Tickets are extremely limited to avoid lines – and we WILL sell out!

Experience the ballpark like never before by being able to walk the bases & warning track like the pros and get a professional photo in the Phillies dugouts!**

PLUS, All Guests will Also Enjoy:

  • Multiple live bands, DJ/Saxaphone area, performances, and multiple DJs
  • UNLIMITED SAMPLES of 200+ amazing craft beer, wine, and cocktail options from the Philadelphia area to around the world showcased throughout the ballpark on multiple levels
  • A keepsake sampling glass
  • Batting cage simulator experience
  • Tons of games (think giant Jenga, Connect Four, Cornhole, Hula Hooping, Yard Pong, and more)
  • FREE parking (view parking map)
  • Free admission to the official after party at Chickies & Petes South Philly!
  • Giveaways & Fun Activities (rock climbing walls, etc)
  • Local all-star vendors (shirts, hats, jerky, etc)
  • Free pretzel necklace making station (NEW THIS YEAR!)
  • AND… expedited super-quick entry through the gates!

Click Here for More on What’s Included.

Breweries Involved

There is a huge list of breweries from mostly the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware area. Some heavy hitters too. (See what I did there?)

Some (but not all) breweries include:

  • Attic Brewing
  • Artillery Brewing
  • Big Oyster Brewing
  • Blue Point
  • Brothers Kershner
  • Cape May Brewing Company
  • Conshohocken Brewing
  • Eight and Sand Brewing
  • Dock Street Brewing
  • Evil Genius Brewing
  • The Englewood from Hummelstown
  • Funk Brewing
  • Fat Heads Brewing
  • Hokkaido Brewing
  • Iron Hill Brewing
  • Logyard Brewing
  • Levante Brewing
  • Lucky Hare Brewing
  • Night Shift Brewing
  • Riverhorse Brewing
  • Spring House Brewing
  • STONE Brewing
  • Ten7 Brewing Company
  • Stable 12 Brewing
  • Troegs Independent Craft Brewing
  • Victory Brewery
  • Urban Village Brewing
  • Von Trapp
  • Wild Ohio Brewing
  • Wicked Weed Brewery
  • and more

And More

And besides just breweries, there’s also a long list of wineries, cideries, and distilleries involved. So this is an all inclusive alcohol fest – not just breweries. You can find a full list of vendors here: Philadelphia All – Star Craft Beer, Wine, and Cocktail Music Festival Vendor List.

Citizens Bank Park

Citizens Bank Park is home to the Philadelphia Phillies and is also a music venue at times. Its located in the heart of the “Philadelphia sports complex” that also has the Lincoln Financial Field (home of the Philadelphia Eagles), as well as the Wells Fargo Arena where the Philadelphia 76ers (basketball) and the Philadelphia Flyers (hockey) play. It is roughly a two hour to two and a half hour drive from Harrisburg.

Its a beautiful ballpark, and is where the Phillies won their World Series in 2008.

Links

Thanks For Reading

As of right now, I might be running out there for the evening session – it all depends. I have the Hummelstown Hunger Run (5K) at 10AM in Hummelstown. And then Amy and myself might be coming out there, or doing brewery hopping, or who knows what, all dependent on her job and what all we need to do. The next day then (Sunday morning) is the ‘Breweries in PA’ beer share at Pour Man’s Brewing, that we are also hoping to attend. Hopefully we’ll see you out at one of the events.

Saturday (May 14th) is also the Best Brunch Beer Fest in Pittsburgh. If you are going to that, you can read about it here: Best Beer Brunch Ever. I would love to get to go to this, but its too far and given the 5K run is at the same time, we won’t be able to make it.

Also, we are working with Drunk Phils Fans to give you a heads up look at their beer collab that will be dropping on May 21st. They paired up with Rotunda Brewing Company to make a Phillies beer inspired beer. We can’t wait to try it!

Cheers!

-B. Kline

As always, thank you everyone for reading! Leave your likes, comments, suggestions, questions, etc, in the comments section. Or use the Feedback – Contact Us – page, and we’ll get right back to you! You can also reach out to us at our direct e-mail address: thebeerthrillers@gmail.com

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Autos and Ales Craft Beer Festival https://thebeerthrillers.com/2021/11/03/autos-and-ales-craft-beer-festival/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=autos-and-ales-craft-beer-festival Thu, 04 Nov 2021 00:11:00 +0000 https://thebeerthrillers.com/?p=8181
This Friday – November 5th, is the annual AACA Museum hosted ‘Autos and Ales’ Craft Beer festival.

Autos and Ales

Coming up this Friday – November 5th (2021) is the annual Autos and Ales Craft Beer Festival; held yearly at the AACA Museum in Hershey Pennsylvania. Its one of the more fun craft beer festivals of the year (in a studded area for beer festivals; like the Mount Hope Renaissance Faire, the Lititz Craft Beer Fest, the Lancaster Brewfest, and the Atlantic City Brewfest). This one is unique and fun, because as you sip and drink, you can mill around looking at all the various cars on display in the museum.

The event page on Facebook describes it:

Autos & Ales, an annual event held at the AACA Museum, Inc. located in Hershey, PA. Join us for a fun night of sampling craft brew beers from dozens of different brewers while your eyes savor the magnificent automobiles on display inside the Museum.

Autos and Ales Facebook Event Page

Information

For more information, you can go right here: AACA Museum: Autos and Ales. And buy tickets here: Autos and Ales Tickets page.

More information, can be found through various sources from them (Facebook, Facebook event page, and their websites). Such as: “With 2020 in the rearview mirror, the AACA Museum, Inc. is excited to welcome the return of Autos & Ales, one of the Hershey area’s oldest and most enduring craft beer festivals. Friday, November 5th, from 6 to 10 pm, the event kicks off with live music, food, and dozens of breweries, all within the galleries of our award-winning transportation museum.” And their list of features:

  • Regional craft breweries with dozens of craft brew beers for sampling
  • Live music from local favorite, Smooth LIke Clyde
  • Delicious food prepared by C&J Catering
  • VIP hour from 6 to 7 pm (VIP ticket holders can remain through the close of the event at 10 pm.) The VIP hour features the debut of our 2021 event’s signature beer brewed by Snitz Creek Brewery of Lebanon, PA. The “Tucker Pucker Torpedo” beer is a delicious sour inspired by our unmatched collection of famous Tucker ’48 automobiles.
  • Early access to all breweries from 6-7 pm.

Their Facebook event page has more information as well:

Enjoy tasting the region’s best breweries and listening to live music at the Antique Auto Museum in Hershey, PA.We’re excited to announce that we are partnering with Rotunda Brewing Company for something special at this year’s Autos & Ales event!New VIP happy hour from 6-7 where VIP guests will be able to enjoy an exclusive tasting of the AACA Museum Tucker ’48 IPA brewed especially by our friends at the Rotunda Brewing Company in Annville. You’ll also have early access to our other breweries and some creative food pairings. VIPs can stay all evening too. Limited tickets available.Regular tickets and Designated Driver tickets are available too with event times from 7-10:30 PM.Our Facebook friends get the first call on tickets for this year’s event – on sale today!Regular tickets – $50 / $20 (7-10:30 PM)$5 Early Bird Discount on regular tickets right now.Designated Driver: https://red.vendini.com/ticket-software.html…VIP tickets – $65 (6-10:30 PM)Limited tickets available. https://red.vendini.com/ticket-software.html…Get your tickets today!

Autos and Ales Facebook

A list of their participating breweries are:

  • Aldus Brewing
  • Anchor Brewing Company
  • Barley Creek Brewing Company
  • Beatbox Brewing
  • Big Bottom Brewing
  • Boneshire Brew Works
  • Boom City Brewing
  • Cellar Works Brewing
  • Cold Springs Inn Brewing Company
  • Conyngham Brewing
  • Cox Brewing Company
  • Crook and Marker
  • Desperate Times Brewery
  • Englewood Brewing
  • Fat Bat Brewing Co
  • Fat Head’s Brewery
  • Flying Embers
  • Funk Brewing
  • Helltown Brewing
  • Howie’s Spiked Teas and Lemonade
  • Howling Henry Brewing
  • Isaac’s Brewhouse
  • Jackass Brewing
  • Lancaster Brewing Company
  • Lebanon Area Fermentors
  • Mount Gretna Craft Brewery
  • Newfangled Brew Works
  • New Trail Brewing
  • Pilger Ruh Brewing
  • Poured in Pennsylvania
  • Press Premium Alcoholic Seltzers
  • Ravenbeer
  • ReHab Home Brewing
  • Rotunda Brewing Company
  • Sapporo
  • Snitz Creek Brewing Company
  • Spring Gate Brewery
  • Troegs Independent Brewing
  • The Vineyard of Hershey / The Brewery of Hershey
  • Whitehorse Brewing LLC
  • Winding Path Brewing
  • Yuengling
  • ZeroDay Brewing Company

That is quite the lineup! And a wide range of breweries and presences; so there’s plenty for everyone. (Yuengling for some, seltzers for others, home brew for some, big name local breweries for others, etc.)

We’ll Be There

I’ll be mosying around, enjoying me some fine craft beers and helping out the good cause Friday night, so look for me (I’ll most likely be wearing my Boneshire Hoodie). It will be a great time and I can’t wait!

Again, for more information, and to buy your tickets: AACA Museum: Autos and Ales. And buy tickets here: Autos and Ales Tickets page.

Hope to see some of you there!

Cheers!

-B. Kline

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BrewFest for MS https://thebeerthrillers.com/2021/09/30/brewfest-for-ms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brewfest-for-ms Thu, 30 Sep 2021 23:31:10 +0000 https://thebeerthrillers.com/?p=8041
BrewFest for MS Official Flyer

BrewFest for MS

On October 10th, from 1PM to 6PM at Hysteria Brewing Company (9570 Berger Road, Columbia Maryland) will be the Annual BrewFest for MS. Through a friend who does fundraising for MS here in the greater Central PA area, I found out about this event, and will be going with my friend, as well as my dog (Leela).

Since the event is for a good cause, I thought I would reach out to them and see what I can find out about the event (since I had never been to it before) ahead of going, and I got to have a wonderful phone conversation with Dave Raimist, co – founder and co – runner of the event (along with Jill Eisenberg).

A Lot To Talk About

So there’s a lot to talk about in this article, and a lot to unpack. So let’s get through it all. This article is a shout out to the event and a public notice and to get some attention for a fantastic and great event. I will do a follow up event after the event and after we went to it. So lets get right into this article and talk about the brewfest and the event, and then we’ll discuss what MS is, and go over my phone conversation with Dave.

The BrewFest for MS

The event itself is not a typical brewfest in the vein of say ‘Atlantic City Brewfest’ or the ‘Mount Hope Renaissance Faire’ brewfest, or others similar. This is an event at the Hysteria Brewery with beer, with food, with raffles, with 50/50s, with music, and other fun and games, with the proceeds (all the proceeds) going to the Bike MS fundraiser ran by Jill Eisenberg and Dave Raimist. As I write this, Dave is actually heading or in D.C. doing a fundraising event tonight.

This would be the 7th Annual (or 6th Annual) Brewfest for MS, but the number system got all kinds of screwed up due to COVID last year and them hosting the event virtually last year rather than in person.

The event is held at Hysteria Brewing Company. You can find out more information on them at their Facebook page, and their Untappd page. Hysteria Brewing Company is located at 9570 Berger Road in Columbia Maryland (its about an hour an forty minutes from Harrisburg – just as a reference).

Throughout the day you will have chances to enter raffles, as well as 50/50s and other fun events. While there, from 1PM to 6PM there will be food presented by Bullhead Beef Pit, as well as the beer from Hysteria Brewing Company. There will be ample seating inside and outside, though beer will only be able to be ordered from the inside of the brewery. This is a pet and kid friendly event, so you can bring out the youngsters as well as the dogsters.

There will be somewhere between 35 and 50 items available for raffle and 50/50. (Dave hasn’t gotten the full tally yet.) You also don’t have to be present in order to win the items. They will be posted on a bulletin board at 5PM and then everyone is able to go up and redeem their winners. After that, those items not redeemed, will be checked to see if their winners are present or not, and the winners will be notified.

There will also be two bands that will play live music during the event, both with ties to both organization runners. The first band plays from 1 to 2:30PM and the second band will play from 3 to 5PM.

Some current beers on tap at Hysteria:

  • Hoodie Season
  • IPAA Heavy
  • Krispy Panda
  • Brew ‘Em Hops Up
  • I Don’t Remember The Title, But The Cover Was Blonde
  • Juicy Sour Pink Square Candy
  • Movie Night
  • Be Kind, Please Rewind

What is MS?

For those who might not know, MS stands for Multiple Sclerosis.

The MayoClinic has a good concise definition of it:

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a potentially disabling disease of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system).

In MS, the immune system attacks the protective sheath (myelin) that covers nerve fibers and causes communication problems between your brain and the rest of your body. Eventually, the disease can cause permanent damage or deterioration of the nerves.

Signs and symptoms of MS vary widely and depend on the amount of nerve damage and which nerves are affected. Some people with severe MS may lose the ability to walk independently or at all, while others may experience long periods of remission without any new symptoms.

There’s no cure for multiple sclerosis. However, treatments can help speed recovery from attacks, modify the course of the disease and manage symptoms.

Multiple Sclerosis – Mayo Clinic

This is a horrible disease that affects far too many people, and fundraisers like this (the BrewFest for MS) and others such as Dave’s Bike MS and the various Walk for MS and Polo events in Central PA, go to try and find a cure for this disease.

As Dave was telling me in our phone conversation, his brother in law passed away in 2017 from complications due to MS.

So Come On Out

So please everyone, come on out and support this wonderful fundraiser. There is many ways you can help and donate towards the great cause, from the raffles, the 50/50s, food, beer, etc, as well as just straight up donating. You can also always donate to the various MS fundraisers without even leaving the comforts of your bed by checking out the National MS Society. Their website is: https://www.nationalmssociety.org/

For more Information

Various links to pages for more information:

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Cheers!

-B. Kline

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Ffej of July 18… And I Like It (2021) – Friday, Night One https://thebeerthrillers.com/2021/07/09/ffej-of-july-18-and-i-like-it-2021-friday-night-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ffej-of-july-18-and-i-like-it-2021-friday-night-one Sat, 10 Jul 2021 03:45:00 +0000 https://thebeerthrillers.com/?p=7785  

If your in the know, your in the know. One of the greatest parties – by invite only – is running two days this year. Ffej of July is back after a year break due to COVID-19 and is back better than ever. First night is in the bag and I personally had a blast, and I know everyone that went with me did too.

For the first time, Ffej of July is a two day event this year. With the first event happening on a Friday and then the main event all day Saturday. I just got home from night one, and here’s a quick recap of the day.

Due to having be the DD this year, I picked up Drew and Rome at his place, and we then made it to Annville for the party. We brought our contributions and put them in the sunroom and made our introductions to Brandi and Ffej. Running into Deuane and his wife, and several others.

It wasn’t looking good for a bit. From about 4:30PM to about 5:40PM it was a straight up massive thunderstorm in Hummelstown, and pretty much everywhere else in the vicinity (including Annville). But luckily the rains and the clouds dispersed, and we were able to have one kick ass party.

As we pulled into the parking lot area around 7:10PM, two guys were hanging out asking about the party. First rule of Fight Club…. err… I mean Ffej of July… well… wait, thats not really true either. Ok, here’s the thing, you can talk about Ffej of July, but you can’t just show up with “rando’s” from the Sheetz parking lot. You can bring guests, but its cool to do so with announcing them, and they must all be introduced to Ffej and Brandi. And obviously they must be cool people you can vouch for, because if anything happens, its on you.

After picking out our spot by the tree like we did last – two years ago – Ffej of July, Drew and Rome hit the beer cave and grabbed some suds, and we got down to listening to the bands. I milled around talking to people and we later made our way down to the Wheel of Zonks and other fun activities and then hung out at our spot. Rome had an eggplant sandwich and we all had Giant Center popcorn. Jason Miller and his wife Sherri showed up near the end, as well as Kelsey (from Drew’s stream) and her fiance Ben. So we had a jamming little section and loved the night’s music with UZO ending it – melting off our faces as they always do. (Thank god faces grow back!)

 

For those coming tomorrow, see ya out there, and happy Ffej of July everyone!

Ffej of July 18
Ffej of July 2021

 

-B. Kline

 

 

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