FAQ
Here are some Questions and Answers to guide you during the Portsmouth Beer Weekend.
For Beer Fanatics:
When is the Portsmouth Beer Weekend?
What is the Portsmouth Beer Weekend?
Who is participating in the Portsmouth Beer Weekend?
Who might I see during the Portsmouth Beer Weekend?
When is Kate the Great Day?
What time does Kate the Great day start?
If I can’t make it to get a bottle or to the brewery for 12:30 ish, will I still have an opportunity to try Kate the Great Imperial Stout?
Will Portsmouth Brewery have other beers to try if I don’t like imperial Stouts?
Are there other restaurants in the Portsmouth downtown area that sell Craft Beer?
Are there other breweries that I could visit/go on a tour?
Where are the nearest liquor stores?
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For Local Restaurants/Businesses
My restaurant/business is currently not on your list, but we would like to add an event to the schedule?
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For Beer Fanatics
Q: When is the Portsmouth Beer Weekend?
A: Wednesday, March 2nd thru Monday, March 7th 2011.
Q: What is the Portsmouth Beer Weekend?
A: It’s a celebration of beers. There are a ton of different beers out there and YOU need to drink them.
Q: Who is participating in the Portsmouth Beer Weekend?
A: The Gas Light, the Portsmouth Brewery, RiRa Irish Pub, the River House and many more resturants.
Q: Who might I see during the Portsmouth Beer Weekend?
A: Click here to visit our who's who page. If you are a beer blogger and you'd like to be added to this page, please let us know.
Q: When is Kate the Great Day?
A: Monday, March 7th.
Q: What time does Kate the Great day start?
A: *** Changed for 2011 *** There are two parts to the day. The bottle sales and the official tapping, see below for additional information.
1) Bottles: This year, we are going to organize bottle sales using custom-printed scratch tickets. Ten thousand tickets will be available, with nine hundred "winners" mixed randomly among them. These tickets will be sold at the Portsmouth Brewery for $2 apiece starting six weeks prior to Kate Day, until they run out. All of the revenue generated by the sale of these scratch tickets will be donated to a non-profit of our choice.
Sale of scratch tickets will be limited to ten per person per day. Scratch tickets must be purchased in person at the Brewery. None will be sold by mail and only can be purchased in person.
Update 2/6/11
Tickets went on sale on January 29th at 3:00 PM and sold out in 28 hours.
All proceeds benefit the Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire and the Center for Wildlife in York, Maine.
For Winners A winning scratch ticket has no cash value - it merely entitles the bearer to purchase a single bottle of Kate at his or her convenience any time from March 7 through April 15, 2011. An individual can purchase as many bottles of Kate as he or she has winning scratch tickets. Winning scratch tickets become invalid after April 15, 2011. Any bottles of Kate remaining unsold after that date will be made available to the general public in our retail store.
Second Chance for Losers Losing tickets may be used to enter our Second Chance Contest. Write your name and contact information on the back of your losing tickets and drop in the contest box at the Portsmouth Brewery. The drawing will take place on Kate Day, March 7, 2011. You need not be present to win. Consolation Prize: Brew for a Day with Portsmouth Brewery's Head Brewer (and creator of Kate) Tod Mott.
Other details:
- The same quantity of Kate the Great will be brewers (ten barrels) and it will be equally split between draught and bottles.
- The price of bottles has increased from $10 to $15.
- Kate the Great will not be available in growlers.
- Unlike previous years, calendar pages will not be passed out.
2) The Portsmouth Brewery will open its doors for business at eleven on Kate Day. Beer lovers will be invited into the building in groups of 50, spaced 15 minutes apart, until the restaurant is fully seated. This is to assure that service (and beer) flows smoothly, enabling Portsmouth Brewery to provide the best hospitality throughout the day. The official tapping of Kate will take place around 12:30-ish.
For more information, visit: http://portsmouthbrewery.com/
A: Yes. If you can’t make it for the official tapping, Kate the Great should be available all day. In 2010, Kate the Great only lasted on draughtuntil 5:30.
Q: Will Portsmouth Brewery have other beers to try if I don’t like imperial Stouts?
A: Yes. The Portsmouth brewery will have a full range of beers on draft, including a selection from Portsmouth Brewery and Smuttynose. Along with the normal selection of beers, the following special beers are scheduled to be available: Milk Stout, Oatmeal Stout, Triple, and Winterweizen. For more information, click here.
Q: Are there other restaurants in the Portsmouth downtown area that sell Craft Beer?
A: Yes. Here is a list of other restaurants that have a selection of craft beers:
• State Street Saloon
Q: Are there other breweries that I could visit/go on a tour?
A: Yes. There are three breweries located in Portsmouth, including the Portsmouth Brewery. The other two breweries are:
· Redhook Brewery
– Brewpub and Production
Facility. Open 7 days a week. Tours and tastings are available.
Pub Hours:
Sunday: 12 – 8p
Mon – Thu:
11:30a – 10p
Fri & Sat: 11:30a – 11p
Tours
Mon, Tues -- 2:00pm
Wed, Thurs, & Fri -- 1:00,
3:00, 5:00pm
Sat -- 12:00 - 4:00pm on the hour
Sun -- 1:00 -
4:00pm on the hour
Starts at the Gift Shop desk.
Charge: $1/person
Note: Public Tour times are subject to change
· Smuttynose Brewery
– Production
facility and tasting room. Tours and tastings are offered each Thursday and
Friday at three PM.
If you are traveling to Portsmouth and you have time to stop by, check these out:
· Traveling north passing through MA:
Haverhill
Tap
If you are driving through
Massachusetts on the way to Portsmouth, stop by the Haverhill Tap to try the
well known Leather Lips IPA.
· Traveling south from central Maine:
Allagash – D.L. Geary’s – Shipyard – Sebago -Gritty mcduffs : If you are traveling down from Maine and your travels bring you through Portland, here are some breweries that you could visit.
Q: Where are the nearest liquor stores?
A: Stores in nearby Dover NH
· Smiley's Beverage - 7 Main Street, Dover NH.
· Dover Discount Beverage - 79 Dover Point Rd Dover, NH.
Stores in Portsmouth, NH
· Gary's Beverage – 165 Deer Street, Portsmouth NH.
· Portsmouth Provisions - 148 State Street, Portsmouth NH.
Philbricks Fresh Market – 775 Layafette Road, Portsmouth NH.
Meat House - 2222 Layafette Road, Portsmouth NH.
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For Local Restaurants/Businesses
A: We will be updating the website daily. To sign up your restaurant, please send an email to contact@2beerguys.com. Please include your special promotion during the weekend.
2nd Annual Kate the Great Literary Contest
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Why this is important for Portsmouth
