I live in Burlington and have gone to the brewfest the last 8 years. People are crazy about this thing. It sells out well in advance, is packed and is a lot of fun. This weekend I was there and it was close to 90 degrees. Lot's of women in bikini tops, lots of cold beer, good food including American Flatbread pizza. What's not to love? It's $30 but you get 15 tickets and a small glass....so 15 samples . Some super high alcohol ones are 2 tix. I think 15 brewers were there. Really fun.

I went to the Portland, OR Brewfest a while back, they are fun and you get to sample so many good brews! I'll have to keep my eyes open for the more local ones next time.