Press release… With sours beers surging in popularity, BeerAdvocate is excited to announce its next festival on June 14 & 15, 2019. Presented by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and held at the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts, FUNK Boston will span two days and three sessions and feature 40 stellar breweries pouring more than 130 sour, wild, and funky beers.
“Inspired by our popular Belgian Beer Fest Night of the Funk series, FUNK Boston takes what was a single evening of wild and sour beers and turns it into an entire weekend celebration,” says Todd Alström, founder of BeerAdvocate. “And Night of the Funk always sold out well in advance, so we’re stoked to be able to invite more fans of funky beers to get down with us.”
“I’m very excited that Dogfish Head is the official beer sponsor of BeerAdvocate’s FUNK Boston,” adds Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head. “We have proudly been brewing sour beers—from kettle sours to wild and wood-centric stuff—for well over two decades. We look forward to showing off a range of our off-centered and funky goodies shoulder-to-shoulder with so many of America’s leading sour creators this June.”
Attending Breweries:
- Allagash Brewing Company
- Arclight Brewing Company
- Armada Brewing
- Birds Fly South Ale Project
- Black Rabbit Farm Wild Ales & Provisions
- Blackberry Farm Brewery
- Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
- Boulevard Brewing Company
- Brasserie Dunham
- Brewery Ommegang
- Brooklyn Brewery
- Burley Oak Brewing Company
- Cambridge Brewing Company
- Carton Brewing Company
- Casey Brewing & Blending
- Common Roots Brewing Company
- DESTIHL Brewery
- Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
- E9 Brewing Company
- Fiddlehead Brewing Company
- Four Quarters Brewing Company
- Hoax Brewing Company
- Honest Weight Artisan Beer
- Idle Hands Craft Ales
- Jack’s Abby Brewing
- New Belgium Brewing
- Odd Breed Wild Ales
- Overshores Brewing Company
- Remnant Brewing
- Russian River Brewing Company
- Schilling Beer Company
- Springdale Barrel Room
- The Lost Abbey
- Throwback Brewery
- Transient Artisan Ales
- Transmitter Brewing
- Two Roads Brewing Company
- Upland Brewing Company
- Väsen Brewing Company
- Zero Gravity Craft Brewery (Pine Street Brewery)
At the Cyclorama attendees will be able to sample everything from American ales introduced to wild yeast strains like Brettanomyces to expressions of traditional European styles such as Lambic or Gueuze. Whether fruity or sour, sweet, dry, or oaky, funky beers are uniquely complex, and these nuanced creations offer something truly interesting for everyone. Plus, Brato Brewhouse & Kitchen, Jaju Pierogi, and Waffle Cabin will have food for purchase.
General admission tickets for FUNK Boston are $65 per session (plus fees) and include beer tastings, Govino drinkware, and a printed fest guide while supplies last. Food sold separately. In addition, a limited number of VIP tickets for Session 3 remain for $115 (plus fees), and include early access to the venue, exclusive beers, a Belgian waffle, a swag bag, and more. Tickets are on sale now Eventbrite, but with only 700 available for each session, you’ll have to act fast!
Join the funk at Boston’s Cyclorama in June for a walk on the wild side of beer. For more information, follow @BeerAdvocate on social media and visit www.beeradvocate.com.
