Craft Beer Festival

Last Saturday my wife, Adele, and I had a chance to go to the Craft Beer Festival at Martha Clara Vineyard. I had not been to last year’s event and I wasn’t sure what to expect.

That said Adele and I had a great time. We sampled some great beer and spent time with fun people.

Some event highlights…These are some of the great craft beers I enjoyed a lot, in no particular order, but worth checking out for your self

Trois Pistoles- Unibroue
Sweet Action - Six Point Ales
Maple Oat Ale – Peak Organic
Captains Reserve Imperial IPA - Captain Lawrence

There were a lot of other great beers these are just a few the stuck with me.

Some other event highlights….

Asking the cigar vendor to cut a cigar in half so I could share it with someone – he didn’t like the idea at all, gave me the cigar cutter and snip I cut an ok cigar in half. Little did I know that my cousin, who was also at the event, was walking around with a pocket full of great cigars he brought from home – oh well.

Maxwell and Dunne’s Demo’s – I’ve known the owner of the restaurant since the launch of canvas, he, Jed also happens to own the Long Island Press and is a great supporter of canvas. When the restaurant went Organic they became a client of ours and I got to meet Chris Palmer, Exec Chef & GM and Chris Carpenter, Restaurant Manager. Needless to say we became fast friends. They are truly nuts in the most positive way. Watching them Saturday was an entertaining delight as they regaled about organics, steak and cooking in fire heated Dutch ovens.

Tom Pellicane – Publisher, canvas Magazine