Middletown to host inaugural craft beer festival this weekend

Aug. 10—This Saturday, Aug. 14, the city of Middletown will host its inaugural Not Your Average Craft Beer Festival. The celebration of craft beer, held on North Broad Street in downtown Middleton, will feature a beer garden with 10 breweries, live music, food trucks, a pub crawl and a "Beer Mile" race.

The beer festival will kick off at 5 p.m. with a beer garden featuring craft beer options from the following breweries: — New Ales Brewing — Rolling Mill Brewing Co. — Esoteric Brewing Company — Cartridge Brewing — Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. — Melvin Brewing — R.Shea Brewing — Canal Place, Downtown Akron — Masthead Brewing Co. — Hi-Wire Brewing — Bell's Brewery

While sipping on craft beer, guests will be able to enjoy live music by Tin Penny, food from The Jug and The Salty Dog OH food trucks.

After enjoying a beer (or two) in the beer garden, guests can indulge in more tasty brews by the same breweries in Middletown's local pubs and bars. This DORA pub crawl will also feature limited releases, special tappings and tap takeovers. Each special tasting will be $3 and is not included in the event's ticket price.

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