Event Day Details

• We reserve the right to card at any time during the festival.
• You must be 21 years of age to enter the event. A valid US Driver’s License or passport is required as proof of ID for all tasting session tickets.
• We know they are cute, but children of any age, including babies, are not permitted.
• Please, no large bags inside the festival. All bags and backpacks may be subject to search.
• Because we have food and retails vendors who have health permits to attend our event, we cannot have any outside beverages or food including pretzel necklaces.
• Only service animals are able to accompany a ticket holder.
• Please avoid the lanes where beer carts travel just past the green fencing area. We are moving over 500 kegs & 5000 lbs of ice to the brewers for your tasting pleasure.
• There are several limited tented areas for seating. Please do not save chairs.  Please do not bring your own personal tents, lawn chairs, etc.
• There is no re-entry.
• There is no swimming.
• There is free cold water available from the water truck. We suggest a one to one ratio of beer to water. You may use your tasting glass or bring an empty water bottle to the event.
• Please be nice to brewery staff. They do not make the laws, but it is their job to observe them. Please do not ask them to put their jobs or licenses in jeopardy.
• We are a tasting festival and operate under the same laws that your favorite bar does. If you are looking to taste some of the best beers in the world and talk with the brewers who brew them with a background of Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains, then you should purchase a ticket.
• Please be considerate of our neighbors. The waterfront is surrounded by condos and apartments. Please respect their property and noise levels when arriving and leaving the festival.
• Each session ends promptly and the site will be cleared at the close of every session. Everyone must exit through the front entrance. Please note there are restrooms near the exit.
• When leaving, glasses should be placed in a pocket or bag before leaving the festival or you may choose to recycle your glass at the gate.
• Brewery staff reserve the right to refuse serving any individual who does not cooperate with wrist band identification, ticketing policy, or if attendee shows any signs of intoxication.

Tickets are non-refundable and no exchanges, rain or shine. Tickets are non-transferable, ID required for ticket purchaser.

• You must be 21 years of age to enter the event. A valid US Driver’s License or passport is required as proof of ID for all tasting session tickets.
• We know they are cute, but children of any age, including babies, are not permitted.
• Admission includes a 2024 souvenir tasting glass and a tasting wristband good for up to 15 samples. You may purchase an additional tasting wristband good for 5 more samples at the Vermont Brewers Association tent.
• Please have your session wristband visible at all times.
• There are three separate tasting sessions and each tasting session is four hours.
• There will be no entrance for anyone showing signs of intoxication. Tickets will not be refunded if refused entrance.
• The festival is outdoors on the beautiful shores of Lake Champlain. Make sure to check the weather before a session, as we open rain or shine so please dress accordingly. In cases of extreme wind or lightning, for your safety, we may evacuate you to a safe shelter.

• You will receive an official souvenir 9 ounce tasting glass with marks for a 3,6 or 9 ounce pour.
• You may choose your sample size. All attendees are given two tasting wristbands.
• You will receive one wristband with 10 tickets and another with 5 tickets.
• Please do not remove your wristbands at anytime during the festival even if you have no tabs left on them.
• Tastings are only poured into official souvenir glass.
• Please place your glass in a bag or pocket or recycled prior to leaving the festival site.

• You receive 15 beer tickets for samples with admission attached to a wristband. You will receive one wristband with 10 tickets and another with 5 tickets. This wrist band signifies you have purchased a ticket, are 21+, and are drinking alcohol.
  • Please do not remove your wristbands at any time during the session even if you do not have any tabs left on them. 
• 1 ticket = 3 oz.    2 tickets = 6 oz.     3 tickets = 9 oz.
• 8.0% ABV or higher & special releases. = 2 tickets per every 3 ounces. (8% sample ticketing:  2 tickets = 3oz.     4 tickets = 6 oz.     6 tickets = 9 oz.)
• (ABV’s notated by hop cone images festival guides and on breweries tap handles).
• Additional beer wristbands are $10.  Each additional wristband allows for 5 additional samples. Tasting wristbands are available for purchase at the Vermont Brewers Association tent. There is a limit of one additional beer wristband per attendee.  Additional beer wristbands will not be sold during the last 1/2 hour of each session.
• Please keep your wristbands on at all times, even if you do not have any tabs left on them.
• Please do not pass on unused beer wristbands. By Vermont law we are the liquor license holder and we cannot over serve anyone. By handing off a wristband you might be over serving someone and risking the festival’s license and future of the festival. Protect our event and do not pass off unused beer wristbands.
• There are so many beers to choose from so save time by making your tasting decisions before you arrive. Beers may be subject to change and we cannot predict the demand for certain beers, so we do not guarantee availability of any beer listed.

• When you enter a Vermont Brewers Association (“VBA”) event or program, you enter an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur. By entering the event premises, you consent to interview(s), photography, audio recording, video recording and its/their release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction to be used for news, web casts, promotional purposes, telecasts, advertising, inclusion on websites, social media, or any other purpose by VBA and its affiliates and representatives.
• Images, photos and/or videos may be used to promote similar VBA events in the future, highlight the event and exhibit the capabilities of VBA. You release VBA, its officers and employees, and each and all persons involved from any liability connected with the taking, recording, digitizing, or publication and use of interviews, photographs, computer images, video and/or or sound recordings.
• By entering the event premises, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any use, exhibition, streaming, web casting, televising, or other publication of these materials, regardless of the purpose or sponsoring of such use, exhibiting, broadcasting, web casting, or other publication irrespective of whether a fee for admission or sponsorship is charged.
• You also waive any right to inspect or approve any photo, video, or audio recording taken by VBA or the person or entity designated to do so by VBA. You have been fully informed of your consent, waiver of liability, and release before entering the event.