It’s that time of year again. Event calendars get crowded, feet begin hurting, sweat pours down in buckets, and livers cry out in primal agony. Summer festival season is here, and NABC has bookings all over the place. We incessantly bitch about it, but rest assured, we love every craft-beer-soaked-moment.
In metro Louisville, Derby Festival serves as one seasonal bookend, and lately, the outdoor events extend well into October. It’s usually the third weekend of May when festival solicitations really start to flow, and 2012 is no exception, so here’s a quick guide to where we’ll be serving NABC craft draft on the third weekend of the month, when (as usual) we'll be splitting squads, calling up the reserves, and trying to make beer available when and where we can.
Consequently, Budweiser was not available, there was no California box wine in sight, and Taco Bell didn’t have a concession. It was enough to gladden a contrarian’s heart – although the Thomas Family Winery’s delightful hard cider helps on that count.
There was a noticeable sprinkling of New Albanians in the crowd, and most probably were thinking much the same as I: Why can’t New Albany use its riverfront more often? Or hold more than one festival a year? Or work together in some fashion resembling a team to stage events that bring money and tourists from outside the city limits?
