Reviews

on Beeradvocate.com after the 2003 festival: “The Kennett Square Beer Fest was a smashing success this year. The Connoisseur Tasting session was great with some of those one-time, one-of-a-kind brews available from some of our best local brewers.” “Major kudos to Historic Kennett Square on an outstanding beer fest. This one has just become a must especially since its hosted in the picturesque town of Kennett Square.” “Historic Kennett Square did an awesome job. Just a seamless event.” “It was a #1, top notch event. One of the best run events.” “An event I will most definitely be returning to. Done right from the start! No big lines, top notch brewers and a great band.” on a Belgian Beer site known as the Burgundian Babble Belt: “Have to add my kudos re: a well-executed festival. As someone from the commercial side, it’s great to see a well-organized festival with a bunch of well-behaved patrons who really are interested in beer. All too frequently, it is quite a different story . . . in any case, thanks for making my second participation an even better one than last year.” Volker Stewart Brewer’s Art “You throw one heck of a festival. I had a great time. Everything was perfect. Not too crowded out in the large tents, plenty of space to see everyone. And the special event was top notch. Felt like royalty. All the great breweries bringing their best stuff.” “Thanks for the great fest and the hospitality. I’ve cut down on beer fests because they are often too loud/crowded/unpleasant and too often the brewers just bring standard stuff. But the Kennettfest had a great atmosphere and the brewers brought a nice variety of beers and the connoisseur tasting was terrific. I’ll be back.” “Fantastic day. Great beer event and a great town festival. Can’t wait until next year’s.” and in the Celebrator Beer News, December 2003: A Tale of Two Fests By Chuck Cook “I recently had the pleasure of attending two fine beer fest on the East Coast. The first was the Kennett Brewfest, held in conjunction with that southeast Pennsylvania town’s Mushroom Festival on September 6, 2003 (editor's note: this year's Brewfest is in October). I advise anyone to attend this little gem of a beer fest if in the Philly area next September! The beer selection was very good, tasty food was available, and there was a Connoisseur’s Tasting session held before the fest with a number of special brews from about 10 breweries . . . . I think the main things that made this fest special was that so many brewers and owners were there, pouring their own beer. Names like Bill Covaleski of Victory, Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head, Brian O’Reilly of Sly Fox, Scott Morrison of MecKenzie Brewhouse, Tom and Peggy Baker of Heavyweight, Volker Stewart of Brewer’s Art, Dan Weirback of Weyerbacher, Tom Kehoe of Yards and more. With around 2,000 attendees, the fest was a real success, and the organizers told me the fest will be a repeat next year. I advise anyone to attend this little gem of a beer fest in the Philly area next September. (editor's note: this year's Brewfest is in October).