12th Annual Ballpark Festival of Beers

     Beer and baseball are two of America's greatest past times, and on Saturday, Aug. 23, event goers were able to get the best of both worlds by attending the Ballpark Festival of Beers at The Joe in Charleston.

    The 12th Annual Ballpark Festival of Beers brought more than 30 breweries to Charleston to give guests samples of their craft brews. These breweries included Abita, Doghead, Oskar Blues, Frothy Beard, nano-brewery Tradesman Brewing Company and Palmetto.

Ballpark Festival of Beers Flyer

   This year's Ballpark Festival of Beers also included a beer shake competition.  The contestants posted their beer shake recipes on to the RiverDogs' Facebook page, and the top three were selected. The three finalists duked it out at the festival, with the winning prize being to have his or her beer shake served at the last three home games of the season.

 
     If you were worried about drinking on an empty stomach, worry no longer! There were plenty of food vendors, all from the local Charleston community, at the festival including Hello My Name Is . . . BBQ, Kickin' Chicken, Roti Rolls, Creole Truck, and Cast Iron.

The Charleston RiverDogs Logo

    

  
     If you had as much as fun as I did, you cant wait until next year!  Support your local breweries, and go RiverDogs!

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