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):
- Free Will Scarecrow (can)
- Von Trapp Oktoberfest
- Mainstay Independent Witbier
- Iron Hill IPA
- East Branch Mandarina Dry-Hopped Lager
- Ten7 Hopivore
- Ten7 Relax
- SinglerCut Beersmiths Oktoberfest Märzen
- SinglerCut Beersmiths Bon Bon (nice)
- Be Here Shoosh
- Be Here Lemongrass Belgian Triple
- Hitchhiker Oreo Speedwagon (can)
- Hitchhiker Bane of Existence (can)
- Hill Farmstead Self-Reliance (nice)
- Double Nickel Ripe
- Big Oyster Hop Cranium
- Big Oyster Shuckin Pumpkin
- Ship Bottom Imperial Pumpkin
- Rotunda Citra Double Dry-Hopped Annville
- Elk River Wolf Creek Cold IPA
- First State Hazy IPA
- First State Droid Dreams (kiwi and calamansi sour)
- Urban Village Cuban Linx (quite good)
- Forest and Main Dwelling Place
- Midnight Oil Subspace Anomaly
- Midnight Oil Orion
- New Trail Replenish
- New Trail Double Zombies
- Mud Hen Nummy Pumpkin
- Mud Hen Wildwood Haze
- Twisted Irons YKMF
- Twisted Irons Breakfast of Champions
- Hidden River A Safe Place to Land
- Hidden River We Go Back and Forth
- Zer0 Day Casual Ruckus
- Tired Hands Extra Knuckle (can)
- Tired Hands Alien Church (can)
- Succession Fermentory Rhus
- Succession Fermentory Carya
- Levante King of the Campfire
- Levante Dope
- Stolen Sun New Exton
- Stolen Sun Bier Dükken
- Brothers Kershner Garten
- Brew Gentlemen VIII
- Brew Gentlemen Deep Island
- Wrong Crowd Reap the Whirlwind
- Wrong Crowd Barleywine Aged in Rum Barrels
- Artillery The Fog of War
- Artillery The Musket
- Von C Walking on Clouds
- Von C Märzen
- Hill Farmstead Edward
- Sly Fox Haze Fix
- Animated Tropical Radio Waves (can)
- Bellefonte Unfaltering Friend
- Maryland Beer Company Double Trouble
- Founders Four Giants Haze
- Yards Level Up
- Dew Point Buzzed Lightyear
- Dew Point Welcome to Shamrock
- Flying Fish Go Birds
- Sweetwater Hazy IPA
- Other Half Citra Daydream (can)
- Other Half Forever Forever (can)
- Stitch House Big Stitch Nick
- Stitch House Bitter Thoughts
- Tröegs Lucky Holler
- Neshaminy Creek Tenured
- Bald Birds DDH Highway Miles
- Pilger Ruh Just What the Doctor Ordered
- End of Media Brewers Homebrew Club Youse Want Philly Sour?
- Conshohocken Puddler's Row ESB
- Evil Genius Trick or Treat
Afterward we walked to nearby Braeloch Brewing to wait for Jinny to pick us up.