If you’re a beer aficionado, a lover of ales and lagers, this is your weekend with two special festivals planned on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Both the Port Townsend and Sequim brewfests will benefit area nonprofit organizations.
The Port Townsend Brewing Company’s eight annual Brewfest on Saturday will benefit the Edensaw Community Cancer Foundation.
The beer hall at 330 10th St. in Port Townsend will donate a large portion of its proceeds brought in between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. to Edensaw.
A brewery favorite, Locust Street Taxi, will perform throughout the day.
Stories, a raffle and a live auction are planned.
For food, MoChilliBBQ will be on hand with a mobile barbecue truck.
To complement the barbecue, Port Townsend Brewing will tap a special 19th anniversary Boatyard Bitter.
Edensaw Community Cancer Foundation is in its ninth year in existence after being launched in 2007 by the employers and employees of a Port Townsend company, Edensaw Woods.
The organization’s goal is to raise funds locally to help individuals and their families in East Jefferson County who are affected by a cancer diagnosis.
Also on Saturday, 7 Cedars Casino will host the Far West Beer Fest from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. to benefit the Hurricane Ridge Winter Sports Education Foundation.
Tickets are $25 for this outdoor event with plenty of parking, food, beer and entertainment available at the casino, 270756 U.S. Highway 101.
Attendees will get five tasting tokens and a 5-ounce souvenir tasting glass. Sample pours will be one token each; the average sample will be 4 to 5 ounces.
Additional tokens will be available, four for $5.
More than 20 craft breweries and cideries will be in attendance, according to the casino’s website.
Advanced tickets and festival information are available at http://tinyurl.com/PDN-Beer-Fest.
The casino also will have a shuttle available with stops at the Port Angeles Goodwill store (603 S. Lincoln St.), the Black Ball Line ferry terminal in Port Angeles (101 E. Railroad Ave.) and the Sequim Walmart (1110 W. Washington St.).
For the shuttle schedule, see the festival’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/FarWestBeerFest/.
