What You'll Get
Today’s side deal gets you a day's worth of boozy bourbon, finely fermented ales, and barbecued piggies. For $40, you get an VIP admission ticket (a $65 value) to the Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival for Whole Hog Friday Night Pig Pickin' on June 18 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at National Harbor on the waterfront. Your ticket gets you unlimited samples of more than 60 beers and 40 bourbons with your own souvenir tasting glass, as well as access to live music, a movie screening, and a barbecue dinner.
Mosey into any tasting tent for samples from the massive, subject-to-change drink menu, which you can freely taste all night. Selections may include smooth and full-bodied bourbons such as the popular Knob Creek and Basil Hayden, as well as a variety of single-barrel batches and rarer brands, such as the Evan Williams Single Barrel and Pappy Van Winkle 20 Year. For the malt and hops lover, the fest also boasts an array of satisfyingly sophisticated beers. You may end up sampling Dogfish Head Raison D'etre 90 Min IPA, Sierra Nevada ESB Summerfest, and Coopers Brewery Extra Stout. Pick up your barbecue dinner with pulled pork and all the fixins to pad your stomach for the next round of tasting, then sit back and listen to live music, challenge your buddy to ride the mechanical bull, or check out the main stage schedule for some aural amusement.
You must have a valid ID to gain entry into the festival.
Reviews
Savory Reviews and a few Yelpers recommended the Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival in 2009:
- Bourbon, Beer and BBQ festival is all about beer sippin’, bourbon tastin’, music listenin’, cigar smokin’, and barbeque eatin’. – Rex, Savory Reviews
The Fine Print
Promotional value expires Jun 18, 2010. Amount paid never expires. Limit 4 per person. Must be 21 years or older with valid photo ID. No cash value. Not valid for resale. Not valid with other offers. Drink menu items subject to change. Valid on June 18 only. Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.
About Trigger Agency
Movers, shakers, and electricity-makers are all words that could decribe the Trigger Agency. At Trigger, their goal is to provide electrifying events from start to finish, using properties of guerilla marketing, media planning, and strategic brand building to get the job done. From conception to reality, their deft hands organize, market, and run events, creating a one-stop shop for brands and party-planners. In fact, Trigger already has a large portfolio of events under their belts, including Beer, Bourbon and Barbeque Festivals, Great Grapes! Wine events, Arts and Food Festivals, and Das Best Oktoberfests.