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The Charlotte Oktoberfest – A Partnership between the Carolina BrewMasters & the NC Brewers Guild

The Carolina BrewMasters are a homebrew club based in Charlotte, NC. We are a non-profit 501(c)4 whose purpose is twofold: 1) to promote homebrewing and to educate its members in the art and science of brewing techniques and sharing of knowledge through judging and tasting of homebrewed beers; 2) we host the Charlotte Oktoberfest – a volunteer-only run craft beer festival that donates its proceeds to local charities. The last three years we have donated an average of $55,000 per year with donations totaling over $250,000 since festival inception.

 

The Carolina BrewMasters were a supporter of the NCBG before there was even formally a Guild. The BrewMasters helped support the North Carolina breweries through the Pop the Cap efforts. We contacted politicians, asked for their support of the new law and attended many fundraising events to help propel the law into reality. Once the ‘cap was popped’ our support continued; we even had a club member who brewed professionally serve as an officer of the Guild. Additionally, the BrewMasters have donated $4,000 to the NCBG over the last two years.

 

The support is far from one-sided though. The vast majority of the breweries in the NCBG in turn donate their beer, their time and staff to maintain itself as an integral part of our Charlotte Oktoberfest. The festival is a celebration of all craft beer but we are extremely proud of the contributions we receive from the NCBG brewers. We love North Carolina “born and bred” beer; we help promote the industry and the NCBG in turn supports our festival serving an important role in helping us provide  financial support to local charities. This is a partnership born through the love of both homebrewed and craft brewed beers that results in charities benefiting tremendously from everyone’s efforts.

 

We ask each of you reading this to continue your support of NC craft beer; it is growing and becoming stronger every day. If you’re looking for something to do on October 8th, please join us for the 13th annual Charlotte Oktoberfest. Your ticket purchase will not only show support of our fantastic NC craft beer scene but financially help local charities as well. See www.charlotteoktoberfest.com for details (and yes this festival will sell out again!).

 

Brian Beauchemin

President, Carolina BrewMasters

http://www.carolinabrewmasters.com/    Check us out    

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Two Awesome NC Beer Events this Saturday

 

NATTY GREENE’S BLOCK PARTY w/ CRACKER~THE CONSTELLATIONS~DEAD CONFEDERATE

Saturday, 7/30/11, 5:30pm – 11pm

Hamburger Square, 345 S Elm ST, Greensboro, NC

Free event!

Join Natty Greene’s Brewing Co for their annual anniversary BASH with a great line-up of music and great craft brews!!

Schedule
5pm – Party Starts!
6pm – Dead Confederate (performing songs from Neil Young’s “Tonights the Night”)
7:30pm – The Constellations
9pm – Cracker

 

2ND ANNUAL BREW BERN BEER FEST

Saturday, 7/30/2011, 4pm – 9pm at the Riverfront Convention Center
Buy Tickets HERE

NC breweries pouring at festival (over 40 breweries total will be in attendance)

Carolina Beer Company

Carolina Brewery

Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery

Foothills Brewing

Huske Hardware

Kind Beers

Lonerider Brewing Company

Mother Earth Brewing Company

Natty Greene’s Pub and Brewing Company

Weeping Radish Farm Brewery

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Twin City Taps Beer Festival Pre-Sale!

WINSTON-SALEM  – Twin City Taps Beer festival tickets PRE-SALE is going on now for NCBG fans. Go to THIS LINK and enter the code GUILD. The festival will be August 13th in Winston-Salem at Dash Ballpark. General admission tickets to are $35.VIP admission is $55 – includes club level access featuring NC specialty craft beers served from authentic casks, all inclusive food and beverage and air conditioning!

For more information about Twin City Taps, please visit www.TwinCityTaps.com

 

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NORTH CAROLINA BREWERS & MUSIC FESTIVAL – May 14th

This festival is both for those with a palate for quality craft brews made right here in North Carolina and those who enjoy a good outdoor jam. NCBMF will be on Saturday, May 14th, from 10:30 – 8:30 at Historic Rural Hill, a historic site and farm located 15 minutes from downtown Charlotte, NC in Huntersville. See the map below. http://www.ncbrewsmusic.com/

NCBMF is presented by Historic Rural Hill, a non-profit and historic site in Huntersville, NC that provides educational field trips and cultural events throughout the calendar year. All proceeds from NCBMF will go towards the preservation and advancement of Historic Rural Hill and its mission.

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Support the North Carolina Brewers Guild and win tickets to the World Beer Festival in Durham!


Want a chance to go to the World Beer Festival in Durham on October 9th, 2010? We’d love to send you.

What’s up for grabs?

So how do you win this fabulous prize?

Get other enthusiast members to sign up with the North Carolina Brewers Guild.

The Enthusiast Member who signs up the most other members before 12:00 noon on October 4th, 2010 wins. How does it work? Easy.

You get someone to sign up as a North Carolina Brewers Guild Enthusiast Member, either online (on this form) or via the U.S. Mail (on this form) and they mention your name in “How did you hear about us” field.

All membership forms must be received by the Brewers Guild by noon on October 4, 2010. The person with the most referrals gets the goods.

Sign up as an Enthusiast Member this month

Everybody who becomes a member (whether by referral or not) before 12:00 noon on October 4, 2010 is eligible for a random drawing for the exact same prize. It’s that simple. Become a member before noon on the 4th and you’re eligible for the drawing.

Finally – make sure you wear your North Carolina Brewers Guild t-shirt to the World Beer Festival and show your pride in local beer!

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