It’s Bacon and Beer – and it’s turned to a weekend

DENVER, CO – Denver welcomes 50 of area’s most fascinating bacon-built dishes and best-paired brews to the 2013 Denver Bacon and Beer Festival. Eat Boston with Denver off the Wagon is producing the vice-worthy glutton gathering of pig and barley that draws bellies from all over the country. Tickets go on sale tomorrow for the festival that happens on November 10^th and historically speaking, you might want to jump on those tickets before it’s too late.

The Bacon and Beer festival, which originated in Boston, has now grown to a full-scale multi-day festival complete with Karaoke Harbor Cruises and fully inspired Art Show with Bacon and Beer. The most recent addition to the Bacon and Beer tour this past summer was San Francisco, which was warmly welcomed by the community known to be difficult break into. We sent our Industry San Francisco correspondents, Ryan Sherman and Beau Noonan to the festival to lend a hand and check it out- both of which mentioned it as being one of the coolest things that they had been a part of in the bay area culinary scene. Eat Boston creator and Bacon and Beer Festival founder Aaron Cohen mentioned that, “I always thought it would work in other cities based on the success of Boston, but I never really took the leap until Jossie suggested. “

Inspiring reaching new markets, Jossie Auerbach, a Boston native and local Denver foodie-savant first insisted that Aaron branch out. He shares, “Jossie suggested bringing Bacon and Beer to Denver and I sort of put it off for a few months, but she was pretty persistent about it, and eventually convinced me to give it a shot. “  The team has seen its share of interest from cities across the country and the brand continues to explode, spawning its share of copycat festivals and unofficial spinoffs. But who’s going to blame anybody for trying? It’s bacon and beer – and a festival of it. Try they can, compete they can’t.

With the recent buzz witnessed in its outside ventures, it’d be smart to be proactive in picking up your set of tickets, the Boston edition has sold out in as little as 3 minutes. This year, the Denver Bacon and Beer Festival has moved into the RiNo neighborhood’s EXDO Denver Event Center and will take place at on Sunday, November 10 with event proceeds benefitting Metro CareRing and Project Angel Heart. This is the link where you can purchase your tickets beginning on Tuesday, October 15  and this is where you can join the conversation on Facebook. Do it before we all do first!

BREAKING NEWS: Bacon and beer weekend!

The most recent advancements out of upcoming 2013 Denver Bacon and Beer Festival come with the addition of two events to the weekend playbook – and Industry Denver is closing it out. As if one baconista beerocratic gathering wasn’t enough for one day, we got together to blow out the entire weekend.

Saturday night |   Bacon and Beer Brewer’s Dinner – hosted by The Corner Office, featuring a multi-course beer-paired dinner created and prepared by two guest and three local chefs. Presented by Eat Boston and Denver off the Wagon.

Sunday afternoon |   Denver Bacon and Beer Festival – Duh. Presented by Eat Boston with Denver off the Wagon.

Sunday night |   Bacon Beer Cocktail – the official Bacon and Beer Festival after party presented by yours truly. We’re hosting a safe haven for the Bacon and Beer Festival chefs, brewers, family, and friends after the festival ends. Going down in on of the most anticipated opening bars of the season, the Session Kitchen Main bar will showcase Bacon Beer Cocktail. Details sooner than later.

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