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Thursday, May 11, 2017

Cancelled Due to Weather: 2nd Annual Spring Beer Fest at Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment

Rescheduled for Saturday, June 10th

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – With the impending Nor’easter on Saturday May 13th, Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment’s for the 2nd Annual Spring Beer Fest has been cancelled.  The rescheduled date is Saturday, June 10

Doors open for VIP at 4:30 pm with General Admission at 5:30 pm and beer is poured until 9:30pm. Fest-goers will experience an evening of the best craft beer, cider, live-harness racing, music and food the Garden State has to offer.

Over 30 breweries and cideries are participating including Blue Point Brewing who is providing specialty casks and small batch beers for VIP tasters in addition to its flagship beers available to all ticket holders.  NJ favorites Lone Eagle Brewing, Beach Haus, Cricket Hill, 908 Brewing Company, Forgotten Boardwalk, Cypress Brewing and Melick’s Hard Cider will also be at the festival.  Other breweries and cideries attending the festival include: Breckenridge, Red Hook, Elysian Brewery, Golden Road, Virtue Cider, Goose Island, Devil’s Backbone, Kona, Crispin cider, Terrapin, Coney Island, Captain Lawrence Brewing, Sweetwater Brewing,  Boulevard Brewing,  Keegan Ales, DuClaw, Coronado Brewing and Atwater Brewing.  A complete list of breweries and the full beer lineup will be posted at PlayMeadowlands.com the week of June 5th.

The Saturday, June 10th Beer Festival will be held in the Backyard and on the East Apron and will open to the public at 4:30 pm for VIP admission.  The VIP ticket is $75 and includes an additional 1 hour of sampling, exclusive VIP Tent beer samplings, and food.  General Admission begins at 5:30 pm and is available in advance for $35 or at the door for $45.