TAP New York Craft & Beer Festival
Once a year, Beer lovers gather at TAP New York Beer Festival at Hunter Mountain to indulge in hops grown, bottled and sold all over the world.
The entrance fee is a steep $55 and $25 for designated drivers. Yup, that means NO alcohol but it’s easy to sneak a few sips of your friends if you can only afford this ticket.
As frugal travelers, we did the math and the entrance fee its actually worth it as it gets you an unlimited supply of food, drinks and outdoor entertainment.
We arrived an hour into the four-hour long-event on Saturday without much difficulty. Despite the crowds, the lines move rapidly and we were able to enjoy a multitude of different food and drinks from over forty breweries.
Supposedly the Sunday crowd is much smaller, but we wouldn’t recommend missing the energy of a packed outdoor festival.
We were a little disappointed that the event was primarily indoors and under tents on a small patch of concrete, but all-in-all, it was the perfect way to bring in the summer.
Taps definitely going on my list for things to do next year. Sounds like a great event and quite a deal. I loved your video – really gave me an idea of what it was like… I did notice that everyone was either smiling or sipping or licking their lips – always a good sign!
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