Hickory Hops 2009 April 17, 2009

Saturday, April 18 is set for this year’s Hickory Hops beer festival. Staged on Union Square in downtown Hickory, the 7th annual outdoor beer festival is organized by Hickory Downtown Development Association and hosted by Olde Hickory Brewery. It offers plenty for everyone, from inexperienced beer novices to hardened beer fest veterans anxious for something unusual. Pouring for six hours, beginning at 1:00, live music will be presented by Baby Black and WSNB, rain or shine. Food is available from downtown restaurants during the festival. Brewers sell t-shirts, pint glasses, mugs and a sundry of other breweriana.

Tickets are available on-line at hickoryhops.com and at downtown’s Olde Hickory Tap Room and Amos Howards Brew Works on Highway 70 West. Cost is $25 in advance and $35 at the gate. Designated driver tickets are $10.

Official Website: http://www.hickoryhops.com