@AllAboutBeer's World Beer Festival will be making a return visit to Columbia, SC's convention center on January 18th (Ignore the fact that the banner above from their current website still has last year's date on it, as I am sure that oversight does not reflect how the show will be run.....)
This will be my third year in attendance. I quite liked the first year and had a lot of fun. Though I hear that the evening sessions ran into some issue with lack of product (under previous organizers). Last year's was not bad, though I felt that there were not as many booth's, especially with smaller local and regional craft brewers. Additionally, there was a mix-up in the VIP section, where tastings of Sam Adam's Utopias were advertised, but never materialized. Organizers made up for it with later tastings, though many of us could not make the drive up to Columbia for those make-ups. :-(
That being said, the line up for this years looks like it has rounded into shape, and I must say looks rather promising, especially on the aforementioned local/regional brewer front. Quite a few of the standouts from NC and SC are on the list, though not as many from GA as I had hoped to see.
Below is the list as of this evening, and I have heard that there may in fact be more regional brewers added to the list. I have highlighted some of the booths that I am especially looking forward to visiting. How about you?
| Abbaye de Leffe | Belgium |
| Abita | Abita Springs, LA |
| Allagash | Portland, MA |
| Avery | Boulder, CO |
| Ayinger | Germany |
| Ballast Point | San Diego, CA |
| Batch 19 | Golden, CO |
| Bear Republic | Healdsburg, CA |
| Bell's | Kalamazoo, MI |
| Benford | Lancaster, SC |
| Blue Moon | Golden, CO |
| Boston Beer | Boston, MA |
| BottleTree Beer | Tryon, NC |
| Brooklyn | Brooklyn, NY |
| Carlsburg | Denmark |
| Carolina | Pittsboro, NC |
| Chimay | Belgium |
| Coast | North Charleston, SC |
| Conquest | Columbia, SC |
| Cottonwood/Carolina | Mooresville, NC |
| Crispin Cider | Colfax, CA |
| Czechvar | Czech Republic |
| Dogfish Head | Milton, DE |
| Duck Rabbit | Farmville NC |
| Foothills | Winston-Salem, NC |
| Founder’s | Grand Rapids, MI |
| Four Friends | Charlotte NC |
| Fox Barrel Ciders | Colfax, CA |
| Goose Island | Chicago, IL |
| Highland | Asheville, NC |
| Holy City | North Charleston, SC |
| Hunter-Gatherer | Columbia, SC |
| Lagunitas | Petaluma, CA |
| Lazy Magnolia | Kiln, MS |
| Leinenkugel | Chippewa Falls, WI |
| Lindemans | Belgium |
| Lonerider | Raleigh, NC |
| Magic Hat | South Burlington, VT |
| Modelo | Mexico |
| New Belgium | Fort Collins, CO |
| New South | Myrtle Beach, SC |
| NoDa | Charlotte NC |
| Olde Mecklenburg | Charlotte NC |
| Orval | Belgium |
| Oskar Blues | Brevard, NC |
| Pacifico | Mexico |
| Palmetto | Charleston, SC |
| Railhouse | Aberdeen, NC |
| Red Hare | Marietta, GA |
| Redd's Apple | Albany, GA |
| River Dog | Ridgeland, SC |
| RJ Rockers | Spartanburg, SC |
| Rogue | Ashland, OR |
| Sameul Smith | England |
| Sierra Nevada | Chico, CA |
| Smuttynose | Portsmouth, NH |
| St. Killian Imports | Various |
| Stella Artois | Belgium |
| Stone | Escondido, CA |
| Sweetwater | Atlanta, GA |
| Terrapin | Athens, GA |
| Thomas Creek | Greenville, SC |
| Victoria | Downingtown, PA |
| Westbrook | Mt. Pleasant, SC |
| Weyerbacher | Easton, PA |
| Windy Hill Orchard | York, SC |
| Woodchuck Cider | Middlebury, VT |
| Yuengling | Pottsville, PA |
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