Kennett Square Festival 2022


This year my friend John joined Mike and me for the 25th annual festival on Saturday October 1. Like last year, Mike's wife Jinny dropped us off. John had gotten a designated driver ticket as he didn't plan to drink much. After folks got in, the people handing out tasting cups asked everyone whether they were designated drivers. Those who answered "Yes" got a wristband, and those who answered "No" got a cup. Well, what was to stop designated drivers from answering "No" and getting a cup, thereby getting to drink for a reduced price? Plus, we could simply have given John one of last year's tasting cups and no one would have known. Anyway, there were more than 80 breweries this year, and the place was packed despite the cloudy, rainy, cool weather. Here is a photo of the line we stood in. There was another equally long line on the other side of the venue, and there were already a lot of people inside for the connoisseur session (we were general admission).

Mike and I got many samples, and we let John taste whichever ones he wanted, so we all got our fill. Here are the ones I tasted (and I'm sure I missed a few):

  1. Free Will Scarecrow (can)
  2. Von Trapp Oktoberfest
  3. Mainstay Independent Witbier
  4. Iron Hill IPA
  5. East Branch Mandarina Dry-Hopped Lager
  6. Ten7 Hopivore
  7. Ten7 Relax
  8. SinglerCut Beersmiths Oktoberfest Märzen
  9. SinglerCut Beersmiths Bon Bon (nice)
  10. Be Here Shoosh
  11. Be Here Lemongrass Belgian Triple
  12. Hitchhiker Oreo Speedwagon (can)
  13. Hitchhiker Bane of Existence (can)
  14. Hill Farmstead Self-Reliance (nice)
  15. Double Nickel Ripe
  16. Big Oyster Hop Cranium
  17. Big Oyster Shuckin Pumpkin
  18. Ship Bottom Imperial Pumpkin
  19. Rotunda Citra Double Dry-Hopped Annville
  20. Elk River Wolf Creek Cold IPA
  21. First State Hazy IPA
  22. First State Droid Dreams (kiwi and calamansi sour)
  23. Urban Village Cuban Linx (quite good)
  24. Forest and Main Dwelling Place
  25. Midnight Oil Subspace Anomaly
  26. Midnight Oil Orion
  27. New Trail Replenish
  28. New Trail Double Zombies
  29. Mud Hen Nummy Pumpkin
  30. Mud Hen Wildwood Haze
  31. Twisted Irons YKMF
  32. Twisted Irons Breakfast of Champions
  33. Hidden River A Safe Place to Land
  34. Hidden River We Go Back and Forth
  35. Zer0 Day Casual Ruckus
  36. Tired Hands Extra Knuckle (can)
  37. Tired Hands Alien Church (can)
  38. Succession Fermentory Rhus
  39. Succession Fermentory Carya
  40. Levante King of the Campfire
  41. Levante Dope
  42. Stolen Sun New Exton
  43. Stolen Sun Bier Dükken
  44. Brothers Kershner Garten
  45. Brew Gentlemen VIII
  46. Brew Gentlemen Deep Island
  47. Wrong Crowd Reap the Whirlwind
  48. Wrong Crowd Barleywine Aged in Rum Barrels
  49. Artillery The Fog of War
  50. Artillery The Musket
  51. Von C Walking on Clouds
  52. Von C Märzen
  53. Hill Farmstead Edward
  54. Sly Fox Haze Fix
  55. Animated Tropical Radio Waves (can)
  56. Bellefonte Unfaltering Friend
  57. Maryland Beer Company Double Trouble
  58. Founders Four Giants Haze
  59. Yards Level Up
  60. Dew Point Buzzed Lightyear
  61. Dew Point Welcome to Shamrock
  62. Flying Fish Go Birds
  63. Sweetwater Hazy IPA
  64. Other Half Citra Daydream (can)
  65. Other Half Forever Forever (can)
  66. Stitch House Big Stitch Nick
  67. Stitch House Bitter Thoughts
  68. Tröegs Lucky Holler
  69. Neshaminy Creek Tenured
  70. Bald Birds DDH Highway Miles
  71. Pilger Ruh Just What the Doctor Ordered
  72. End of Media Brewers Homebrew Club Youse Want Philly Sour?
  73. Conshohocken Puddler's Row ESB
  74. Evil Genius Trick or Treat

Afterward we walked to nearby Braeloch Brewing to wait for Jinny to pick us up.