Brooklyn Waterfront Beer Festival

I attended the afternoon session, VIP ticket, hour early entrance. I attend beer fest throughout the year.
Good — short lines, nice views of Manhattan, on the Brooklyn waterfront, pleasant atmosphere.
Bad — no representatives from the craft brewers themselves (at least in the afternoon), only volunteers serving sample. Many of the volunteers didn’t know a thing about the breweries or the beer that they were serving. So if you had questions regarding their beer no one really to answer them.
I wouldn’t attend again. I think this a starter beer fest for those who are new to craft beer.

Why would you want to spend a beautiful summer Saturday stone-​cold sober?
The Brooklyn Waterfront Beer Festival, or BWBF, was an excellent event to prevent that outcome from occurring.
Members from both of my beer clubs descended on the Williamsburg waterfront to lay waste to all beers that crossed our paths. With over 80 breweries represented from the US and around the world, there was something for everyone. We got a chance to try some things we’d never seen before and some of it was surprisingly good. I’m definitely going to hunt down the Wandering Start Wit and the Crabbies Ginger Beer.
The BWBF venue was great, right on the river, so the views of Manhattan were stunning. The event itself was well organized. We got the VIP tickets which provided an extra hour of beer sampling before the unwashed masses of general admission ticket holders were let in. Lines for beer and restrooms were never too long, though some of the food vendors proved very popular so there was a bit of a wait. There was some entertainment and it looked like the seminars were popular too. I have to say, everyone in the crowd was very friendly and polite.
A couple of glitches, some of the breweries didn’t get their beer delivered to their booths until about 30 minutes after they event opened. Additionally, they did not provide any rinsing stations for your beer glass. I haven’t been to a beer festival that didn’t do that so that’s why this can’t be five stars, But otherwise a very well run event. Will definitely return for the next BWBF!