More Mississippi Craft Beer Week

07.24.10 – 07.31.10

Mississippi Craft Beer Week

JACKSON, MS —Raise Your Pints is proud to announce that Governor Haley Barbour has declared the week of July 24 – 31 the first ever “Mississippi Craft Beer Week” (MCBW 2010). "This is part of what we've been working for." says Raise Your Pints President, Butch Bailey. "Our goal is to broaden the appreciation of craft beer for Mississippians and bring better beer to the state”.

Raise Your Pints will be hosting several craft beer events around the state during MCBW 2010 beginning Saturday, July 24 with a Lazy Magnolia Cask Ale Tasting at Keg and Barrel in Hattiesburg and culminating the following Saturday, July 31 with Mississippi’s first ever beer festival, the Top of the Hops Beer Festival in Jackson, MS.

With weeklong celebratory libations planned statewide, Mississippi Craft Beer Week kicks off in Hattiesburg on Saturday July 24 at 7 p.m. Kiln-based Lazy Magnolia, the state’s flagship brewery, will be tapping a single batch, cask-conditioned ale. Unfiltered and unpasteurized, cask-conditioned ales are a throwback to ancient brewing techniques. “Everyone is welcome to attend, so bring a friend,” said Lazy Magnolia representative Sarah Brann. “Pints of this special beer will be limited, so get there early before it runs out.”

For details on each event as they are announced visit RaiseYourPints.com, follow Raise Your Pints on Twitter (@RaiseYourPints) or visit the Raise Your Pints Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/RaiseYourPints).

Check out these featured events:

• Saturday July 24 - Keg & Barrel, Hattiesburg: cask from Lazy Mag
• Sunday July 25 – Bulldog, Jackson: Pints on the Patio - Tallgrass
• Monday July 26 – Mint, Jackson: Tommyknocker pint special
• Monday July 26 – Blind Pig, Oxford: cask from Lazy Magnolia
• Tuesday July 27 - Sal & Mookies, Jackson: Rogue Dead Guy, Amber, Mocha Porter for $3.50
• Wednesday July 28 - 119, Jackson: Atlanta Brewing Pale Ale, Hefe, and Laughing Skull $3
• Thursday July 29 - Hal & Mal’s, Jackson: Diamond Bear pale ale, Blonde, and Irish Red $2
• Friday July 30 – Bulldog, Jackson: Pre-fest party (TotH sponsors)
• Saturday July 31 – Top of the Hops Brewfest

 
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