The Ultimate Excuse to Enjoy a Beer: National Beer Day 2011

Today we celebrate a great day in American history: National Beer Day. 78 years ago on this day the ban on alcohol sales known as Prohibition was lifted. People waited in lines on April 6 until midnight when they could legally buy beer for the first time in 13 years. Today is a day to honor those men and women who fought hard for our right to enjoy an ice cold beer. Image courtesy of Beer Advocate.

Can you even imagine what a world without beer would be like? None of these upcoming events would have been possible!

The East Nashville Beer Festival
April 9 in Nashville, Tenn.
Takes place at the East Bank Greenway and the festival will play host to 35-40 craft breweries.

SOLD OUT! More info HERE.

Stoudts’ Battle of the Brewery Bands
April 30 in Adamstown, Penn.
Brewery bands compete for the Golden Keg and the charity of their choice with delicious food and drinks by Stoudts Brewery.

American Craft Beer Fest
June 3 and 4 in Boston, Mass.
The East Coast’s largest craft beer festival. The festival features over 100 different breweries and 400 different beers. There are a total of three sessions.

2nd Annual Boulder SourFest
June 11 in Boulder, Colo.
If you enjoy the taste of sour beer then this festival is for you. The second installment of this festival will feature 80 different sours for you to taste.

SOLD OUT! More info HERE.

20th Annual Microfest at Stoudts Brewery
June 11, August 27 and October 15 in Adamstown, Penn.
Three different dates to check out this great annual beer festival put on by Stoudts. Great beer sampling, food and entertainment.

American Craft Beer Fest – The East Coast’s Premier Craft Beer Festival

Get ready for the 4th annual American Craft Beer Fest featuring over 400 craft beers from over 100 American brewers. Held at the Seaport World Trader Center Boston, ACBF is the largest celebration of American craft beer on the East Coast. The festival will take place on June 3 and 4. There will be one session on June 3 and two  sessions on June 4.

What is a craft beer? A craft beer can be defined by three characteristics:

1. Small: Annual production of beer less than two million barrels. Beer production is attributed to a brewer according to the rules of alternating proprietorships. Flavored malt beverages are not considered beer for purposes of this definition.

2. Independent: Less than 25 percent of the craft brewery is owned or controlled (or equivalent economic interest) by an alcoholic beverage industry member who is not themselves a craft brewer.

3. Traditional: A brewer who has either an all malt flagship (the beer which represents the greatest volume among that brewers brands) or has at least 50 percent of it’s volume in either all malt beers or in beers which use adjuncts to enhance rather than lighten flavor.

The three  sessions are as follows:

* Friday Session (June 3, 2011, 6  – 9:30 p.m.)
* Saturday Session One (June 4, 2011, 1 – 4:30 p.m.)
* Saturday Session Two (June 4, 2011, 6 – 9:30 p.m.)

Tickets are $45 per session and include: entry into one session, access to over 400 craft beers, all 2oz beer tastings, compostable tasting cup, and festival guide.

Be safe and have a great time!

Ticket Alternative Launches Southeast and Northeast Facebook Pages!

We’ve been expanding all over the country at a superb rate lately. So to better serve all of you Ticket Alternative fans out there who want to know what events we’re working on in your neck of the woods, we’ve launched two new Facebook pages.

Ticket Alternative Southeast will have updates, news, reviews, information and more about events we’re selling tickets for in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

Ticket Alternative Northeast will have all the same goodies for Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

The first Ticket Alternative Facebook page will continue to post information, news and funny stuff that’s going on in the office, and of course our “virtual mascot” Tina Tiquet will always be chatting about lots of events, company banter and more.

Check us out and “Like” us to hear all the latest!

ICHSA Finals Just Announced! – UPDATE: More ICHSA and ICCA Finals Announced!

Varsity Vocals, the group that oversees the a cappella competitions of the ICHSA (International Championship of High School A Cappella), are steadily announcing the dates for the ICHSA finals. With all the attention hit TV show Glee has been getting this year, we’re sure these events are going to be selling as fast as ever, so get your tickets and get ready to cheer on your alma mater!

Stay tuned to Ticket Alternative for any updates!

ICHSA New England Semifinal at Marblehead
Marblehead Veterans Middle School
Marblehead, MA

Saturday, February 12

Featuring:
The 18 Wheelers – The Wheeler School, Providence, RI
The Jewel Tones – Marblehead High School, Marblehead, MA
Luminescence – Marblehead High School, Marblehead, MA
Strawberry Fields – Bristol Eastern High School, Bristol, CT
A La Mode – Bristol Eastern High School, Bristol, CT
Voices of Steel – Wakefield High School, Wakefield, MA
WitchPitch? – Salem High School, Salem, MA

ICHSA Quarterfinal 2: Rutgers University
Hickman Hall
New Brunswick, NJ

Saturday, February 12

Featuring:
The Class Notes Cornell University
The Deaftones Westminster Choir College
Deep Treble Rutgers University
Melismatics Lehigh University
Midnight Ramblers Rochester University
Phalanx Elizabethtown College
The Pitches SUNY Potsdam
Stockapella Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Vocalmotion Rider University

UPDATE: We have now added more ICHSA finals as well as ICCA finals. Tickets are on sale now! Full details below… … Continue Reading