Socks & Hops & Other Weekend Possibilities

Beer in a snifter glass

The third annual Socks & Hops is from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at City Market (20 E. Fifth St.). The benefit for Swope Health Services pairs local breweries and eateries (Double Shift and Bay Boys Sandwiches, Stockyards and Webster House). Tickets are $45, and guests are encouraged to bring new socks for the Healthcare for the…

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Ethnic Enrichment Festival & Other Weekend Possibilities

The Q39 Burnt End Brisket Burger

Eat your way around the world at the Ethnic Enrichment Festival, today through Sunday. Whether you’re craving crepes or sticky rice, there’s a host of food booths that’ll make you feel like Epcot Center got transplanted to Swope Park for a weekend. There’s a host of live acts, including traditional dancing and music performances. The EEF…

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Tap List | McCoy’s Watermelon IPA is in the Works

Peach Bow Saison

New breweries and summer-inspired beers are on the menu for the seventh annual Westport Beer Festival. Piney River Brewing, Stem Ciders, Dogfish Head Brewery, COOP Ale Works, and Uinta Brewing are all first-time participants in the festival (4057 Pennsylvania Ave.). The festival, from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 24, is a benefit for AIDS Walk. Summer…

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Amigoni’s Fifth Anniversary & Other Weekend Possibilities

barrels at J. Rieger & Co.

Amigoni Vineyards and Urban Winery (1505 Genessee St.) is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a party from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday. They’ll stretch their patio out in the parking lot so you can sip outside and taste their anniversary release: Telegram 5. Named for the Daily Drovers Telegram building where they are located,…

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Tap List | Torn Label Barrels Ahead

J. Rieger & Co. barrels

Torn Label Brewing Company has been having a lot of fun with barrels lately. Case in point: Torn Label brewmaster and co-founder Travis Moore has crafted a 15-barrel batch of Barrel-Aged Long Time Comin’ for its 2017 release. However, rather than stick with a single type of barrel, the brewery created unique barrel-aged variants within the…

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