Beer & BBQ Challenge

This fundraiser, benefitting St. Viator’s School and Parish, is a great way to enjoy craft beer & BBQ pairings, while lending some fundraising dollars into the community. Started in 2014, 2015’s event was August 1, and made some great improvements!
Who doesn’t love to enjoy beer from 15 local & big named craft breweries? Reveloution, Half Acre, Finch’s, Lake Effect, Haymarket, Off Color, Solmen Oath, Alarmist, Pipeworks, and more. Each brewer had two pourings on hand, and one was to be enjoyed as a pairing with a BBQ tasting option. You get to enjoy all 15, and vote on them, as celebrity judges from Smoque, SMalls, Lillie’s Q, make their own choices for best beer, best bbq, best pairing.
I went in 2014 and it was great. Even better in 2015, they added a huge tent with tables, added a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ raffle, bean bags, access to indoor bathrooms (no porta potties!), and improved the program. The early bird price was $ 50 for 1−5pm access, and VIPs got an hour more. I love this local craft beer fundraising event and hope to make it again in summer 2016.