Westport Strong Ale Fest Pictures & Review

Maybe I just like the cold weather, but the 4th Annual Westport Strong Ale Fest was one of the best festivals I’ve been to in a while. The street in front of McCoy’s Public House in Westport was closed off to celebrate Strong Ales this past Saturday.

The beers were great. The very last keg of Love Child No. 4 from Boulevard , limited amount of Owd Mac’s Double Russian Imperial Stout Aged on Templeton Rye Whisky Barrels from Free State, Sierra Nevada‘s Narwhal Imperial Stout, and the quickly-out 4 Hands Madagascar were the highlights of the beer selection. I tried everything I wanted to try except for Oskar Blues‘ Ten Fidy. They were listed to be there, but I didn’t see them. A few other breweries who weren’t on the list showed up, so it’s not like there was a lack of beer.

The lines at each brewery were nonexistent and the crowd was pleasant. Even though the beers were all 8%+ ABV, nobody was wasted by the end of the event. This is the type of event you enjoy the beer rather than try to drink to get drunk. The DJ played great music that appealed to the crowd with a mix of late nineties to current day songs.

There were enough heaters to keep everyone warm and with the amount of people there, it was easy to stay warm. A few more tables for attendees would have been great, but with McCoy’s open to the attendees it wasn’t that big of a deal.

Overall, if my biggest complaint was the lack of enough tables, it must have been a great event, right? 9.5 out of 10.