Mashing In

Highland Park Distillery Introduces THE LIGHT 17 Year Old Scotch Whisky

Posted on May 30, 2018 by mashingin

Highland Park Distillery (Kirkwall, Scotland) has officially announced the extremely limited release of THE LIGHT, a 17 Year Old Scotch Whisky aged on American oak.

Created as the striking antithesis to Highland Park’s recently released THE DARK, THE LIGHT is the second offering in a two-part series that “shares the story of the noble Viking warriors who are [Highland Park’s] ancestors, of [their] contrasting island seasons and of the intense balance of [their] whisky.” Representing the “spring and summer in Orkney”, THE LIGHT is a 17 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky that gets its light golden color from being aged in 100% refill American oak barrels. Clocking in at a smooth 52.99% ABV, THE LIGHT offers a sensory experience filled with notes of caramelized pears, nutmeg, vanilla, peat, cedar, oak and light smoke.

With only 28,000 bottles – 700ml or 750 ml bottles, depending on country – produced, THE LIGHT is available now as a highly limited release. You can expect to find this Special Release at select specialist retailers located in the U.S. and across the world. Prost!

Vital Information for THE LIGHT from Highland Park Distillery

Release – Special/Limited, May 2018
Style – Single Malt Scotch Whisky
ABV – 52.99% (106 Proof)
Treatment – Matured in 100% refill American Oak barrels
Flavors – Caramelized pear | Nutmeg | Vanilla | Peat | Cedar wood | Oak | Light smoke
Fun Fact – A description of the inspiration behind this whisky series: “Light and dark are concepts that exist in opposition, yet together create a perfect balance. One cannot exist without the other; as one appears, the other disappears; together they create something greater than themselves – in nature, a perfect, continuous cycle.”
Availability – 700ml or 750ml bottles (size depends on country)
Distribution – Worldwide

Straight to Ale Releases Latest Batch of Monkey’s Uncle Double IPA

Posted on May 29, 2018 by mashingin

Straight to Ale (Huntsville, Alabama) officially welcomes Monkey’s Uncle Double IPA back as a Limited Release that will have availability during June and July of 2018.

Widely known as the “grumpy uncle” of Straight to Ale’s flagship Monkeynaut IPA, Monkey’s Uncle is a Double India Pale Ale that rocks different grains and hop varieties than its nephew. These changes allow the brash but loveable Monkey’s Uncle (8.25% ABV, 100 IBUs) to “[tout] a huge hop aroma, big citrus flavors and a bold bitterness . . . all while maintaining a good balance and drinkability.”

This year’s batch of Monkey’s Uncle officially debuted in Straight to Ale’s taproom on May 28 and will see distribution during the months of June and July. You can expect to find this Limited Release available in 4-packs of 12 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer establishments located in Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and throughout the rest of the brewery’s seven state distribution area. Prost!

Vital Information for Monkey’s Uncle from Straight to Ale

Release – Limited, June – July 2018
Style – Double India Pale Ale
ABV – 8.25%
IBUs – 100
Fun Fact – On the can artwork for Monkey’s Uncle: “The can art, crafted by Operations Manager Matthew Broadhurst, depicts an ape in a collared bowling shirt clutching a can, smoking a pipe as he peers off into the distance over his half-moon glasses; the look of your uncle who’s seen some things back in his day and now just wants to crack open a cold one and enjoy.”
Availability – 4-packs of 12 oz. cans & draft
Distribution – Alabama, Florida (Panhandle), Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina & Tennessee

Cascade Brewing Releases 2017 Vintage of Pêche Fumé

Posted on May 29, 2018May 29, 2018 by mashingin

Cascade Brewing (Portland, Oregon) has announced that Pêche Fumé 2017 has officially released as the brewery’s latest Tier One offering.

Offered as a delicate balance of smoke and fruit, the Pêche Fumé 2017 project is “a blend of wheat ales brewed with cherrywood smoked malt and aged in oak barrels for up to 14 months with Northwest-grown peaches.” This dynamic union comes together as a pale golden American Sour Ale that “captures notes of fresh peaches and campfire smoke with hints of dried apples and lemon zest.”

Pêche Fumé 2017 officially released in both of Cascade’s Portland-area pubs on May 25 and will enter distribution any day now. You can expect to find this Tier One offering available in 750ml bottles and on draft at select craft beer establishments located in Alabama, Florida, Oregon and throughout the rest of the brewery’s distribution network. Prost!

Vital Information for Pêche Fumé 2017 from Cascade Brewing

Release – Limited/Tier One, late May 2018
Style – American Sour Ale
ABV – 6.8%
Treatment – “A blend of wheat ales brewed with cherrywood smoked malt and aged in oak barrels for up to 14 months with Northwest-grown peaches”
Availability – 750ml bottles & draft
The Supply – “Pêche Fumé is a limited release with only 400 cases and 100 kegs produced”
Fun Fact – Concerning Cascade Brewing’s new labels: Pêche Fumé “is a Tier One offering; Cascade’s bottles have distinct label styles for each of the three Cascade Brewing pricing tiers, with each label within the tier utilizing distinctive colors to clearly differentiate each beer. The tiers differ by the style of beer used in the product, the type ingredients contained within, the time aged in the barrels and types of barrels used.”

Tasting Notes: Born Again Yesterday Unfiltered Ale from Lagunitas Brewing Company

Posted on May 25, 2018 by mashingin

For this edition of Tasting Notes, the wacky alchemists at Lagunitas Brewing Company (Petaluma, California) magically transport us back to wet hop season with a pour of their Born Again Yesterday Unfiltered Ale.

Wet hop season typically starts in late August and lasts for about a month or so each year. During this time, many brewers usually take this opportunity to make a special beer with fresh hops that are picked and in the brew kettle within a 24-hour window. They get one shot at this a year and then – because hops are easily susceptible to mold and spoilage – the rest of the harvest is quickly dried for year-round use. Even though the folks that process hops are masters of this delicate craft, many brewers are left feeling that “something is always lost in translation.”

Very fond of that je ne sais quoi that wet hops possess, the brewers at Lagunitas decided that they were going to find a way to take the wet hop experience year-round. To do this, they took the book that taught them everything that they already knew about hops, threw it out the window, and went all trial and error to devise a new process for hop preservation. After “5 or 6” botched attempts, they finally discovered “a relatively simple process” that just forced them to “[think] about hops and freshness in new ways.” Now armed with this proprietary, “homegrown process of time dilation for the delicate hop cone that the flower doesn’t even perceive”, Lagunitas can now offer Born Again Yesterday Unfiltered Ale (7% ABV) as a true wet hop experience six months removed from harvest season.

Born Again Yesterday Unfiltered Ale is available now for a limited time in 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles and on draft. You can expect to find this Limited Release at select craft beer establishments located in Alabama, Florida, California, Illinois and throughout the rest of Lagunitas Brewing Company’s vast distribution area.

Alright . . . now that we are all caught up on that lengthy backstory, let’s get into these Tasting Notes to see exactly what a preserved wet hop beer can offer to a self-proclaimed hophead.

Tasting Notes for Born Again Yesterday Unfiltered Ale from Lagunitas Brewing Company

Appearance: Born Again Yesterday pours up as a deep golden colored brew that is wearing a perfect finger of pure white foam. When exposed to direct light, the color shifts a bit to take on some vibrant orange tones. The beer has a light haze/cloudiness to it, but an abundant carbonation presence can still be seen kicking around a serious amount of floaties suspended in the liquid. Head retention is good, falling oh so slowly to a lasting and incredibly creamy top cap that leaves wide sheets of lace behind after each sip.

Aroma: Big on the citrus, the aromatics lead with pronounced notes of sweet orange and mandarin. Lime and grapefruit zest then move in to brighten the lightly sweet malts running parallel. The profile closes beautifully with that signature earthy grassiness that is so often found in wet hop beers. These aromas may seem simple, but they are enormous.

Taste: Citrus leads here as well, but this time around it serves as more of a role player. Orange, lemon, lime and grapefruit offer a bright initial pop before the hops take a dynamic turn toward more earthy and grassy qualities. The profile then takes on a lightly herbaceous and piney quality that eventually fades out to leave behind a finish filled with clean, non-obtrusive malt character.

Mouthfeel: Medium in body with a medium carbonation level, this beer has a good weight to it and fully coats the palate with each sip. The hops do bring some bite, but the balance is dialed in so that the bitterness is not all-consuming. Despite its palate engulfing nature, the beer still finds a way to dry out quickly and clean up nicely. The 7% ABV is well-behaved, but it does draw some attention to itself as the beer warms. The aftertaste is all clean malt with a dash of grapefruit zest.

Final Thoughts: Whatever the process is that Lagunitas devised to preserve wet hops, it works. When I approach wet hop beers, I tend to look for two things:

Big ol’ gains in the department of hop aroma
A very distinguishable grassy and “green” flavor

Born Again Yesterday Unfiltered Ale easily checks both those boxes, and then goes on to turn it up a notch by having a bigger hop flavor than most wet hop beers. Just as you would expect from a hop-forward beer from Lagunitas, the citrus hop notes are absolutely massive and work beautifully with that wet hop grassy character to supply the drinker with a memorable and dank Pale Ale. Wet hops at the end of spring? Yeah, you best believe that they live on in Born Again Yesterday Unfiltered Ale. If you are a lover of hops, be sure to get your hands on this tasty beverage before its Limited Release runs its course. Prost!

Goodwood Brewing Co. Expands Distribution to Florida

Posted on May 25, 2018May 25, 2018 by mashingin

Goodwood Brewing Co. (Louisville, Kentucky) has officially announced that it has partnered with Republic National Distributing Company so that it can begin statewide distribution in Florida.

Established by “some of Louisville’s longest-serving brewing veterans”, Goodwood Brewing Co. is an independent regional craft brewery “dedicated to making beers that have been touched by wood; whether in reclaimed oak casks once used to house bourbon, red wine, tequila, rum and brandy or seasoned on oak, hemp, poplar or ash.” With styles ranging from “freshly nuanced stouts” and other ales to refreshing lagers, the brewery’s unique “shade-grown beers” are all brewed with limestone water – just like the bourbon Kentucky is famous for. Because of the brewery’s “ties to bourbon culture and southern tradition” and its portfolio’s dynamic range in flavors, Goodwood Brewing Co. has been warmly embraced by beer lovers as its distribution area has steadily grown across the South. Hoping that this trend continues, the folks at the brewery feel that now is the time to introduce themselves to the Sunshine State.

“We are extremely excited to launch the Florida with Republic National. Florida is a wonderful mix of local residents, transplants and vacationers and has a thriving craft beer scene. Our portfolio spectrum will appeal to all segments, ranging from session beach and boat beers to high gravity brews for the serious craft beer lover. Republic’s merger with Breakthru makes them an ideal partner as we are with Breakthru in a number of other states.”

– Ted Mitzlaff, CEO of Goodwood Brewing Co.

Goodwood Brewing Co. will launch distribution in Florida with the following eight offerings:

Bourbon Barrel Stout – Goodwood Bourbon Barrel Stout is an homage to Kentucky’s proud distilling legacy – brewed with the same limestone water as its namesake whiskey and patiently seasoned in bourbon barrels. This silky American stout has notes of oak, dark roasted malts and, of course, bourbon. Roasted barley produces chocolate and coffee flavors with a lasting vanilla finish. Available in 12 oz. bottles. (8% ABV, 33 IBUs)
Brandy Barrel Honey Ale – Goodwood uses casks from some brandy distilling friends to patiently age our Honey Ale – super freaking patiently, actually. Goodwood Brandy Barrel Honey Ale is brewed with locally sourced honey and aged several times longer than our other barreled beers. But you don’t have to wait another second. Go ahead. Skip the part about “notes of malt, mead and dried fruit,” and get to sippin’! Available in 12 oz. bottles and on draught. (8.7% ABV, 33 IBUs)
Bourbon Barrel Ale – Goodwood Bourbon Barrel Ale is refined by its time in the cask, not defined by it. The process produces balanced, adjunct-free ale with delicious bourbon notes. This copper-toned beaut is medium-bodied and malt-forward with a hint of sweet caramel. It finishes strong and dry with notes of vanilla and bourbon-soaked oak. Available in 12 oz. bottles. (6% ABV, 33 IBUs)
Louisville Lager – Goodwood Louisville Lager is the first and only beer brewed with 100% Kentucky-grown grains. And, in a tip of the cap to our Slugger-making neighbors downtown, white ash – common in baseball bats – is used to enhance brewing. This results in a light-bodied, perfectly balanced lager with a sweet finish delivered by those Kentucky grains. Available in 12 oz. cans. (4.2% ABV, 23 IBUs)
Walnut Brown Ale – You’ll go totally walnuts over this oak-aged, walnut-seasoned brown ale. Made with a brewing style that dates back to 16th-century England and using a blend of six choice malts and two English hops, Goodwood Walnut Brown Ale features notes of caramel and chocolate with a finish that is – you guessed it – pleasingly nutty. Available in 12 oz. cans and on draught. (6% ABV, 31 IBUs)
Hemp Gose – Slightly salty, nice and tart, with a dash of dank— this shrub-touched Gose is unlike any other you’ve had before! Our interpretation of this German-style sour beer is crisp, light and refreshing. The malt body compliments the tartness of the brew and the hemp adds a light herbal aroma and a slight funk on the finish! Available in 12 oz. cans. (5.12% ABV, 7 IBUs)
Spruce Tip IPA – This spruce-tip infused IPA is packed with crisp hops and piney flavor throughout. The recipe includes one of the best base malts grown and malted in North America, Cargill’s Special Pale. Then it’s topped off with spruce tips from the Great Pacific Northwest, along with Zeus, Centennial, El Dorado, Comet, and Simcoe hops. Available in 12 oz. cans and on draught. (5.5% ABV, 61 IBUs)
American Pale Ale – Goodwood’s American Pale Ale is aged on poplar and brewed with several American hop varieties. The 5.7 ABV brew features a hoppy, floral bouquet, that finishes perfectly with a pleasingly sweet, malty backbone. The packaging will honor fallen American Heroes. In addition to bearing the name of a fallen hero on their American Pale Ale cans, Goodwood Brewing will also host fundraisers and donate to their partnering foundations throughout the year. Available in 12 oz. cans. (5.7% ABV, 51 IBUs)

With Republic National Distributing Company handling all distribution responsibilities, Goodwood Brewing Co. will soon be available across the state of the Florida. Both companies are in the process of planning a series of launch events at local Florida establishments, and we will update you with that information just as soon as it becomes available. Stay tuned. Prost!

The Unknown Brewing Co. Set for Limited Release of Kitten Snuggles

Posted on May 24, 2018 by mashingin

On Friday, May 25 at 6 p.m., The Unknown Brewing Co. (Charlotte, North Carolina) will host a special beer release event to honor the long-awaited return of Kitten Snuggles Farmhouse Ale.

Originally released in 2016 as a one-off, Kitten Snuggles is a Farmhouse-style Ale “brewed with milk sugar, fuzzy apricots and YES, catnip flowers!” Introduced as a late addition in the brewing process, those catnip flowers add “a subtle earthy green tea flavor and aroma” to the beer’s more pronounced “creamy apricot deliciousness.” Kitten Snuggles weighs in at a cuddle-inducing 9% ABV.

To take this Kitten Snuggles beer release to a literal level, The Unknown Brewing Co. has partnered “with Mac Tabby Café and there will be cute little kittens for you to snuggle with while you are drinking in the taproom” during the event. If that is not enough to catch you right in the feels, the brewery “will also be donating $1 from every pint sold from [its] ‘Charity Tap’ to the rescue efforts of Catering to Cats and Dogs.”

16 oz. cans of Kitten Snuggles will officially release in the taproom at The Unknown Brewing Co. (1327 S Mint St | Charlotte, North Carolina) at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 25. This taproom-only release will be extremely limited, and the brewery warns that “it’s going to be hard to get your paws on it.” With that in mind, just get to the brewery on time, secure your stash of Kitten Snuggles, and settle in for an unforgettable evening filled with soft purrs and tickly kitten kisses. Prost!

Jester King Brewery to Release 10th Blend of Boxer’s Revenge

Posted on May 24, 2018 by mashingin

Jester King Brewery (Austin, Texas) has officially announced that it will begin the Limited Release of Boxer’s Revenge – Blend 10 on Friday, May 25.

First brewed back in September 2010, Boxer’s Revenge is a bit of a legend because it was the first beer ever brewed at Jester King. Now on its 10th blend, Boxer’s Revenge is a Sour Strong Ale that has been “fermented with native Hill Country yeast and bacteria and then barrel-aged about a year.” Blended on April 12th, 2018 and bottled on April 17th and 18th, 2018; this blend of Boxer’s Revenge (9.7% ABV) supplies its drinker with a beautifully complex experience that “has a softer acidity than prior batches” – just like this year’s recently released blends of RU55 and Funk Metal.

Boxer’s Revenge – Blend 10 will debut in Jester King’s tasting room at 4 p.m. on May 25 and the brewery does “anticipate some distribution of this beer.” If this Limited Release offering enters full distribution, you can expect to find it available in 750ml bottles at select craft beer establishments located in Florida, Texas and throughout the rest of Jester King’s distribution network. Prost!

Vital Information for Boxer’s Revenge – Blend 10 from Jester King Brewery

Release – Limited; May 25, 2018
Style – American Strong Ale/American Sour Ale
ABV – 9.7%
IBUs – 17
Treatment – “Fermented with native Hill Country yeast and bacteria and then barrel-aged about a year.”
Availability – 750ml bottles

Zundert Trappist 8 Ale Heads to U.S. Shelves

Posted on May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 by mashingin

Brouwerij De Kievit (Netherlands) and Merchant du Vin have officially announced that Zundert Trappist 8 Ale will launch in the U.S. this summer.

One of only 11 Trappist breweries in the world, Brouwerij De Kievit is located “in the quiet countryside outside the village of Zundert, near the Belgian border”, at Abbey Maria Toevlucht, Netherlands. After visiting several Trappist breweries in 2011, the monks at the abbey decided to establish Brouwerij De Kievit, “developed a beer to their taste” and started selling Zundert Trappist 8 Ale in the Netherlands and Belgium in 2013. Built in one of the abbey’s historic farm buildings, Brouwerij De Kievit – “The Lapwing Brewery” – is named for the lapwing weathervane on the building’s roof and “also uses the beautiful crested northern lapwing in their logo.”

The “slightly unruly” Zundert Trappist 8 is a bottle conditioned and chestnut-colored Belgian-style Tripel that “you have to take time to understand.” This complex Trappist Ale offers an “aroma of caramel, herbs and spices; initially floral and slightly sweet; character develops from light caramel to a lovely, dry, mellow hoppy bitterness as the flavor opens.” Clocking in at a slow-sipping 8% ABV, Zundert Trappist 8 “evolves with each taste and defines a new chapter in the book of excellent Trappist ales.”

Zundert Trappist 8 Ale will roll out in the U.S. during the summer of 2018. You can expect to find this offering available year-round in 11.2 oz. bottles at fine beer establishments located in Alabama, Florida and all other areas of the U.S. regularly serviced by Merchant du Vin. Prost!

Vital Information for Zundert Trappist 8 Ale from Brouwerij De Kievit

Release – Year-Round, launching in the U.S. during the summer of 2018
Style – Tripel
ABV – 8%
IBUs – 28
Ingredients – “Water, barley malt, candi sugar, hops, yeast, herbs”
Suggested Food Pairings – “Peking duck with hoisin sauce, goat cheeses, grilled tuna, spicy Southeast Asian cuisine, Boerenkoolstamppot (hearty mashed vegetables and potatoes, a traditional Dutch meal), mosselen (mussels).”
Serving Recommendations – Zundert Trappist 8 is “traditionally enjoyed in Zundert chalices at 45-50 °F.”
Availability – 11.2 oz. bottles

CiderBoys Hard Cider Sends La Vida Sangria Out For a Limited Release

Posted on May 23, 2018 by mashingin

CiderBoys Hard Cider (Stevens Point, Wisconsin) has officially released La Vida Sangria as the latest offering to come out of its Fruitful Pairing Series.

Meant to emulate the traditional sangria – a wine punch made by mixing red wine with citrus fruits and spices – that is so popular in Portugal and Spain during the summer months, La Vida Sangria (5% ABV) is a fruit-laden Hard Cider that unites “the clean, crisp taste of . . . Washington state apples . . . with the subtle tartness of red wine and the citrus flavors of fresh lemons and oranges.” This refreshing combination offers a flavor experience that “leads with a rich, red-wine note followed by hints of orange and lemon, and then a sweet, crisp apple-cider finish.”

“La Vida Sangria is faithful to Ciderboys’ mission and vision of producing delicious and refreshing fruitful pairings by blending unexpected fruit flavors with the crisp taste of apple,” said Julie Birrenkott, Ciderboys Marketing Director. “Sangria means fruit, and fruit is what Ciderboys is all about, so naturally we thought it was a great idea.”

La Vida Sangria arrives as the fifth release in CiderBoys’ “fruitful pairing” series, a lineup of limited releases that “blend unexpected fresh fruit flavors with the crisp taste of apple cider.” La Vida Sangria was preceded in this series by Royal Blueberry, Blackberry Wild, Cherry Jubilee and Zen Berry.

Officially available now, La Vida Sangria is a Limited Release that will hang around as long as supplies last. You can expect to find this new offering available in 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles and on draft at cider-friendly retailers, bars and restaurants located in Alabama, Florida, Wisconsin and throughout the rest of CiderBoys’ distribution network. Prost!

Vital Information for La Vida Sangria from CiderBoys Hard Cider

Release – Limited/Fruitful Pairings Series, May 2018
Style – Hard Cider
ABV – 5%
Fun Fact – “In a first for Ciderboys, La Vida Sangria is packaged in clear glass bottles to showcase its appealing ruby-red hue. The word ‘sangria’ is derived from the Latin ‘sanguis,’ meaning blood, and refers to the blood-red color of most Spanish or Portuguese sangrias.”
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles & draft
Cider Finder – http://www.ciderboys.com/cider-locator/

Marker 48 Brewing Commemorates Local Legend with John Reeves Incident Double IPA Beer Release Event

Posted on May 22, 2018 by mashingin

Beginning at noon on Sunday, May 27, Marker 48 Brewing (Weeki Wachee, Florida) will add some local lore to its Memorial Day Weekend festivities by hosting the brewery’s 2nd Annual The John Reeves Incident Bottle Release and UFO Celebration.

Did you know that the Brooksville area of Florida that Marker 48 Brewing calls home was once referred to as the “UFO Capital of the World”? It is totally true, and the source of this designation can be tracked back to one encounter in particular: The John Reeves Incident. The folks at Marker 48 Brewing are very dedicated to increasing awareness of this local legend and that is why they are once again hosting The John Reeves Incident Bottle Release and UFO Celebration on Sunday, May 27.

Between the story of John Reeves, info on the release of The John Reeves Incident Hazy Double IPA and the party itself, we certainly have a lot to go over when it comes to this event. So, what do you say we just break it all down?

The Basics

What – The John Reeves Incident Double IPA Bottle Release & UFO Celebration
When – Sunday, May 27. Bottle release begins at noon and the party starts at 6:30 p.m.
Where – Marker 48 Brewing | 12147 Cortez Blvd. (S.R. 50) | Weeki Wachee, Florida 34613

The Story

“John Reeves lived in the Brooksville area of Florida and, like many of us, enjoyed traipsing around in the beautiful woodlands of The Nature Coast. Then one day, in 1961, he came upon a saucer-shaped craft parked in the wilderness, with tall, luminous beings near it.

Those beings, it turns out, arrived from the stars, and over the next few years John Reeves befriended them. In fact, in 1968, his alien friends flew him to their base on the far side of our moon, where he spent hours exploring before returning with a small bottle of gray lunar dust and a softball-sized chunk of rock. In doing so, he became the first man to walk on the moon’s surface — a year before Neil Armstrong did it.

Or so the story goes.”

Click here if you would like to read a more detailed account of the John Reeves incident.

The Beer Release

This event will be headlined by the bottle release of The John Reeves Incident Double IPA, a hazy Double India Pale Ale “brewed with Galaxy, Simcoe, and several experimental hops to create a delicious balanced brew with citrus and tropical flavors that might just send your taste buds into outer space.” A limited number of 750ml bottles of The John Reeves Incident will go on sale for $20 each at noon on May 27. The John Reeves Incident Double IPA will also be pouring on draft as long as supplies last.

The UFO Celebration

The UFO Party will kick off at 6:30 p.m. when the Texas-based Ally Venable Band takes the stage in Marker 48’s beer garden. At 9 p.m., there will be an Alien/UFO Costume Contest that will award prizes for best female, best male, and best couple costumes.

In addition to the entertainment, the celebration will also feature the following:

A free photo booth set up to snap your own souvenir pics
Food trucks BarbieCue, Nina’s Wood Fire Pizza and Nina Cucina Cheesesteaks and Appetizers will be on site to cover any needs in the grub department
T-shirts to commemorate Mr. Reeves and his otherworldly friends will be available for purchase

Alright, that should cover all the information currently available on Marker 48’s The John Reeves Incident Bottle Release and UFO Celebration. If you are in the area and looking for something fun to get into this Memorial Day Weekend, head over to Marker 48 for the unique opportunity to celebrate a real deal, documented alien encounter. Just make sure that you arrange a safe way home because I am pretty sure that aliens probe those foolish enough to drive impaired. Prost!