The Brass City Brew & 'Que, now in it’s 18th year includes an Amateur Pit Master BBQ competition (viewing access only) along with barbecue-inspired food options available for purchase from food trucks. Attendees will enjoy samples of over 200 beers (international & domestic), new brewers, craft brews, specialty brews, small batches and distilled liquors from popular brands of canned cocktails, hard seltzers and spiked energy drinks, like Monster The Beast unleashed which made it's New England debut at last year's Brew & 'Que, and more from Connecticut and throughout New England.
Dust the salt on your pretzel necklace and and dig out your hops wreaths and help us celebrate 18 years of cheers on Saturday, September 7, 2024 from 12 - 5 pm at Library Park (267 Grand Street) in Downtown Waterbury!
Live music, viewing access to the barbecue pitmaster and steinholding competitions and lawn games at the Post University Game Zone are included in the ticket price,This event will be held RAIN OR SHINE!
Please be prepared to show proper ID at the gate as this is an over-21 event. We ask that you not bring any animals (service dogs are allowed), we love our 4-legged friends just as much as you do and we love children too - but they will have stay home for this event, it's for "big kids" aka adults only.
The Brass City Brew and 'Que is organized by Main Street Waterbury with the support of the Waterbury Regional Chamber, City of Waterbury, and Event Sponsor, Mountain Top Liquors. Main Street Waterbury is a non-profit 501-C and all proceeds will benefit the organization's mission to advocate, educate, and collaborate for the revitalization and enhancement of downtown Waterbury. The vision is to create an easily accessible business center and neighborhood in which to live, work, shop and play.
New: Steinholding Competition
Steinholding (also known as Masskrugstemmen) is a sport that has maintained a serious underground following for decades in the U.S. (and even longer in Bavaria), and it has become a year-round event, most notably during the Oktoberfest season. A steinholding match consists of multiple competitors holding identical 1-liter dimpled glass steins full of beer (we will be using water), straight out in front of their bodies with a straight arm for as long as possible. Judges watch the competitors and check their form from different angles and the competitor can be assigned strikes for breach of good form....3 strikes or spillage of liquid or giving up, means you're out. The competitor that maintains good form for the longest is declared the winner. There is a separate competion for males and females. the current men's national record is 21 minutes, 17 seconds and for women it's 5 minutes, 34 seconds. So do you have the strength and stamina to have what it takes to be the last man and woman standing? What's even cooler about this competition, is that the Brew & 'Que is a qualifying venue for competitors to advance to the state championship on October 19th at Bad Dog Brewing Company in Torrington. Registration is per competitor at $20 (to help defray costs of hosting), and you do not have to purchase a GA or VIP ticket into the Brew & 'Que to compete. Should you or your cheering squad (maximum 5 including competitor) decide to enjoy the event after the competition, discounted tickets will be available to you and your group. Brew & 'Que pre-paid attendees and paid walk-ins will be allowed to be spectators for the competition.
Beer Olympics is back this year (appropriately after the real Olympics)
Are you ready to call upon your past beer game talents and compete for bragging rights? Look no further, Main Street Waterbury is hosting beer pong tournaments on the day of the Brew & Que. Beer Pong teams will be made up of two players for $20 per team. Advance your group in a bracket style tournament to guarantee eternal glory amongst yourselves and to all those that you brag to! Do you and your teammates have what it takes?! Register now to secure your team a spot before the brackets fill up. General Admission or VIP admission ticket must still be purchased by every eligible player on top of the team registration fee in order to compete. There may even be a cash payout for the best team - it's worth a shot ... actually it's worth a throw!
Bring valid, state-issued form of identification. All IDs will be checked at the gate. This guideline cannot be bent in any way shape or form.
All ticket sales are final, unless event is canceled. BeerFests.com's fee is nonrefundable.
This is a 21+ event, please be prepared to show proper id at the gate.
