St. George Island Brewfest

The Forgotten Coast's Craft Beer Celebration

6th Annual SGI Brewfest: Sat. April 22, 2023

Tickets go on sale Friday, November 25th at 8:00am.

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Great new beachfront venue for the 2023 SGI Brewfest – Lighthouse Park!
Plenty of room for brew, best friends, and beach time~

SGI Brewfest underway for April 22, 2023

Hi Brewfest Fans!

We are so excited to see you April 22, 2023! We have great plans, and our amazing new location (right by the beach in the parking area next to the lighthouse!) and a better-than-ever SGI Brewfest on tap. We’ve got some awesome new features for this year’s event so be there or be square! Tickets go on sale on Friday, November 25th at 8:00am. Get yours now before they sell out!!

In 2022, after nearly a three year hiatus, the SGI Brewfest was able to donate $50,000 to the Franklin County Humane Society. Since 2020, 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!





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SGI Brewfest 2023

Mark your calendars for the 6th Annual SGI Brewfest - Saturday, April 22, 2023 - Tickets go on sale Friday, November 25th at 8:00am.

Help the Humane Society

The St. George Island Brewfest event is a fundraiser for the Franklin County Humane Society and all proceeds will benefit the homeless dogs and cats of Franklin County. They welcome donations year-round, not just during the Brewfest!

Franklin County Humane Society

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Annual festival to promote the appreciation of craft beer. A non-profit event, all proceeds benefit the Franklin County Humane Society.

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Thanks so much to the @tlhbeersociety for this col
Thanks so much to the @tlhbeersociety for this column they wrote in the @tallahasseedemocrat on the news we shared with you yesterday about the amazing renovations that were recently completed at the Franklin County Humane Society thanks - in part - to donations from the SGI Brewfest!

This article has even more details and information on the incredible facelift and improvements made at FCHS that were unveiled last week - and the TLHBS, which has been involved in the SGI Brewfest for 5 years now, actually drove down and was on hand to see it for themselves!

They even interviewed FCHS Executive Director Karen Martin, who had some wonderful things to say about the project. 

Pretty cool, right?! 

We appreciate this spotlight of all the good things that are happening in Franklin County because of people's love for animals and craft beer! 🍻 🏝️

(You can read the full article at the link in our bio! 🔗⤴️)

Ladies and gentlemen …

Boys and girls …

We
Ladies and gentlemen ... 

Boys and girls ... 

We are happy - nay, THRILLED - to report that after 6 years of the SGI Brewfest exclusively raising funds for our dear friends at the Franklin County Humane Society, the FCHS has *officially* unveiled significant renovations on their building off Highway 65 - including the new "Bud Hayes Kennel Room," which was dedicated to our dear friend and beloved Franklin County resident Bud Hayes (Pic #2), who passed away recently. ❤️

The unveiling took place last Friday as members of the SGI Brewfest Committee and community leaders gathered to see all the wonderful improvements - and they were MAJOR and there were MANY! Then a day later on Saturday, the FCHS held an open house for the public to come see. 

And here's what we all saw: 

* Leaky and damaged roofs (many of them due to Hurricane Michael way back in 2018) were totally replaced - from the ones over the top of the building itself, to the ones covering the kennels both inside and out
* An entirely new privacy fence for the outdoor area -- and this time the fence was raised to 6 feet in some areas and 10 feet in others to help stop their "jumpers" 😂
* New interior kennels and 7 new outdoor kennels - and they even reconfigured the outdoor kennels so that those were now housed under one of the new roofs
* The conversion of two large closest areas -- one of them into a whelping room where animals can peacefully give birth and the other one into an isolation ward to help quarantine ill animals and stave off infection in healthy ones
* The dedication of the new kennel room to longtime community hero and FCHS activist, Bud Hayes -- this new area will now forever be known as the "Bud Hayes Kennel Room."

It was all such a beautiful sight! 😍😍😍

So how did we get here? Because of you, our loyal SGI Brewfest supporters! 👊

(We've run out of room here, but the post continues in the comments! 👇)



See you at noon. 😎 🏝️ 🐕 😺 🍻 🏖️

Spring is Blossoming!
Orange Blossom Brewing Co. w

Spring is Blossoming!
Orange Blossom Brewing Co. will be here!
Get tickets here -> sgibrewfest.com/tickets

SO MANY NEW BREWERIES joining all your favorites a
SO MANY NEW BREWERIES joining all your favorites at @sgibrewfest this April 23! Check out some of the options - and let us know who’s missing!

Y'all we're back, and it's happening no matter wha
Y'all we're back, and it's happening no matter what! April 23, Lighthouse Park, St. George Island.
Do *NOT* miss us this year! #sgibrewfest #stgeorgeisland #drinklocalbeer

SGI Brewfest postponed until October 16, 2021

As
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.

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!


SGI Brewfest has been postponed. Dates to follow.
SGI Brewfest has been postponed. Dates to follow. Check our website for more. Link in profile.

We can’t think of a better #stockingstuffer than
We can’t think of a better #stockingstuffer than tickets to #SGIBrewfest. Cross shopping off your list and have a beer! SGIBrewfest.com, link in bio

So many beers, so little time! #throwbackthursday
So many beers, so little time! #throwbackthursday more like #throwbackthirsty

Know @grasslandsbrew is working like crazy on new
Know @grasslandsbrew is working like crazy on new brews but we were glad they took time to come hang with us at #sgibrewfest

Super excited to have hosted @foolsfirebrew for th
Super excited to have hosted @foolsfirebrew for their first official pouring event. Look out for these guys - they know what they're doing. That honey basil #wit was 🔥 🔥 🔥 #craftbeer #drinklocal #tallybeer @visit_tally #sgibrewfest

General Admission is open at #SgiBrewfest
General Admission is open at #SgiBrewfest

This #VIP #beer list tho
@oystercitybrewingcompan

This #VIP #beer list tho 
@oystercitybrewingcompany @graytonbeer @funkybuddhabrew @toolbeer  @wickedweedbrewing @laketribebrew @mikkellerbeer @foundersbrewing @terrapinbeerco @swamphead

Looking like beautiful weather to #drinklocalbeer
Looking like beautiful weather to #drinklocalbeer on #stgeorgeisland! See you at #sgibrewfest !
#forgottencoast#adoptdontshop#drinklocal#craftbeer

It's #SGIBrewfest week! We're feeling more excited
It's #SGIBrewfest week! We're feeling more excited than ever as we see the pour lists coming in for this Saturday's shindig. Looking forward to sharing that with y'all in the next day or two. Weather's looking great for the weekend - gonna be a blast!


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