SGI Brewfest Postponed until April 23, 2022
Hi Brewfest Fans!
We have made the decision to postpone the 5th Annual SGI Brewfest until April 23, 2022 – which is our regularly scheduled event date. After much deliberation and a number of long soul-searching conversations internally with our brewery partners, we determined that this postponement was necessary. We only had a small handful of breweries confirm for the October 2021 event. Many of the breweries are unable or wary to attend in the current climate and we don’t blame them. It has been a rough year and we all can’t wait to be back to normal soon.
Having said that, we are so excited to see you April 23, 2022! We have great plans, an amazing new location (right by the beach in the parking area next to the lighthouse!) and a better-than-ever SGI Brewfest on tap. Look for more info to come out over the next few months, on social and on our website.
For current 2020/21 ticketholders, we invite you to keep your tickets for the 5th Annual Brewfest and use them on April 23, 2022. All perks and plusses will be rolled over (and we might even throw in something extra for your patience if you already bought a ticket). If you cannot attend the rescheduled event in April 2022 and would like to request a refund, please respond to this email or email us directly at sgibrewfest@gmail.com
The cancellation of this event in 2020 and 2021 has caused a hardship on the Franklin County Humane Society and they could really use your help. FCHS has lost between $60-$80K in much needed funds to support their mission. We hope you will consider supporting them through their website www.forgottenpets.org
As always, thank you for your support of the Franklin County Humane Society through the SGI Brewfest. Pints for pets is still our purpose – and we’ll cheers to that! See you in April!
SGI Brewfest postponed until October 16, 2021
As a result of ongoing conversations with breweries and distributors about events in spring 2021, we have made the decision to push the 2021 SGI Brewfest to October 16.
Existing ticket holders will of course be honored, and we appreciate your patience and understanding. In addition to the logisitical problems of holding an event built around making new friends and sharing drinks, we also should point out that we are an all-volunteer staff, and many of our most important members are in at-risk demographic groups.
5th Annual SGI Brewfest rescheduled for October 16, 2021!
Hi Brewfest Fans!
After much deliberation and a number of long, soul-searching conversations internally and with our valued brewery partners, we have made the decision to postpone the 5th Annual SGI Brewfest to October 16, 2021.
While we push ahead with our efforts to stay safe here in Franklin County, we don’t think it’s the right decision to invite people from all over the country – last year we had 17 states in attendance! – to come co-mingle on the Island. On top of that, many of the small local breweries that really give our Brewfest its flavor are still recovering both in terms of brewing and staffing. Many of them are still coming back up to full production from slowdowns earlier in the pandemic.
We know our breweries love us as much as we love them, and they have always given generously to support our Brewfest. But this year it doesn’t seem right to ask so much of them. In fact, we think it would be great if you supported them by drinking deeply of their awesome offerings – most if not all are offering to-go and even online orders.
Having said that, we are so excited to see you October 16, 2021! We have great plans, an amazing new location (right by the beach!) and a better-than-ever SGI Brewfest on tap. Look for more info to come out over the next few months, on social and on our website.
For current 2020 ticketholders, we invite you to keep your tickets for the 5th Annual Brewfest and use them in October 2021. All perks and plusses will be rolled over (and we might even throw in something extra for your patience if you already bought a ticket). We’ll follow up in an email to ticketholders with more information.
As always, thank you for your support of the Franklin County Humane Society through the SGI Brewfest. Pints for pets is still our purpose – and we’ll cheers to that!
