If you like North Carolina beer then downtown Raleigh is the place for you to be Saturday when Brewgaloo 2015 takes over City Plaza and its environs.
More than 70 NC craft brewers will be present for your imbibing pleasure. You can purchase tokens for $5, with each token good for one pint. Or, if you’re not fond of commitment, you can get a taster card for $5—it gets you five 3-ounce samples.
Clearly laughing in the face of “too much of a good thing” concepts, Brewgaloo has roughly 50 food trucks joining the breweries in case you work up an appetite from all that beer-tasting. Also, throw in another couple of dozen or so vendors with a wide range of products for your general shopping pleasure.
Seventeen bands on four stages will provide a soundtrack for the day. They are:
Martin Street Stage
2:15 p.m. Chris O’Neill
3:45 p.m. The Robertson Boys
5:15 p.m. Dave George and Friends
6:45 p.m. Wave Lynx
8:15 p.m. Ghostt Bllonde
Courthouse Steps
2:30 p.m. Laura Thurston
6 p.m. Mickey Mills
City Plaza stage
2 p.m. Laura Reed
3:30 p.m. Archbishops of Blount Street
5 p.m. Jmac and Junior
6:30 p.m. Jack the Radio
8 p.m. Crucial Fiya
Capital stage
2:30 p.m. Barleycorn and Rye
4 p.m. Nuclear Honey
5:30 p.m. Young Cardinals
7 p.m. The Record
8:30 p.m. Soul House Revival
We like to wander the area and rely on serendipity to provide, but here is a list of the breweries scheduled to take part in case you prefer a more strategic, planned-out approach to your tasting:
• Altamont Brewing Company
• Appalachian Mountain Brewery
• Appalachian Hard Mountain Cider
• Ass Clown Brewing
• Aviator Brewing Company
• Beech Mountain Brewing Company
• Beer Army Combat Brewery
• Big Boss Brewing Company
• Blackjack Brewing Company
• Blind Squirrel Brewery
• Blowing Rock Brewing
• Bombshell Beer Company
• Boondocks Brewing LLC
• Brice’s Brewing Company
• Brueprint Brewing Company
• Bull City Ciderworks
• Cape Fear Brewing Company
• Carolina Brewery
• Carolina Brewing Company
• Crank Arm Brewing
• D9 Brewing Company
• Deep River Brewing Company
• Dingo Dog Brewing
• Dirtbag Ales
• Double Barley Brewing
• Draft Line Brewing
• The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery
• Flat Top Brewing Company
• Foothills Brewing
• Fortnight Brewing Company
• French Broad Brewery
• Fullsteam Brewery
• G2B Restaurant & Brewery
• Gizmo Brew Works
• Good Hops Brewing
• Granite Falls Brewing Company
• Haw River Farmhouse Ales
• Highland Brewing Company
• Hi-Wire Brewing
• Howard Brewing
• Kombucha Buchi
• The Lincoln Brewing Company
• Lonerider
• Lookout Brewing Company
• Lost Province Brewing Co.
• Lynnwood Brewing Concern
• The Mash House Brewing Company
• Mother Earth Brewing
• Mystery Brewing
• Natty Greene’s Brewing Company
• Neuse River Brewing Co.
• Nickelpoint Brewing Co.
• Olde Hickory Brewery
• The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery
• Pig Pounder Brewery
• Pisgah Brewing
• Ponysaurus Brewing
• Railhouse Brewery
• Raleigh Brewing Company
• Red Oak Brewery
• Sourwood Brewing Company
• Southern Pines Brewing Co.
• Starpoint Brewing
• Steel String Brewery
• Sub Noir Brewing Company
• Top of the Hill Restaurant, Brewery and Distillery
• Triangle Brewing Company
• Triple C Brewing Company
• Twin Leaf Brewery
• The Unknown Brewing Co.
• Urban Orchard Cider Co.
• White Rabbit Brewing Company
• White Street Brewing Company
And, since we’re obviously feeling list-y, here are the food trucks expected to be serving at Brewgaloo this Saturday:
• All American Food Truck
• American Meltdown
• Amigo San
• Bam Pow Chow
• Baguettaboutit
• Barone Meatball
• Baton Rouge Cuisine
• Belgian Waffology
• Big Al’s BBQ
• Big John’s Wings & Things
• Bulkogi
• Cafe Prost
• Captain Ponchos
• Chai’s Global Street Food
• Charlies On Wheels (Charlies Kabobs)
• Chez Moi Bakery
• Chick-N-Que
• Chirba Chirba
• CockADoodleMoo
• CJ’s Street Food
• Chirba Chirba
• Crazy G’s
• Czech This Out
• D’Burritos
• Dump Pho King
• Dusty Donuts
• Gussy’s Greek
• Iced Cupcakes
• JAM Ice Cream
• King’s Authentic Philly Cheesesteak
• Lady Bug Treats
• Lucky Dog’s
• Lumpy’s Ice Cream
• Mac-u-roni
• MamaDuke’s
• Not Just Icing
• OMG Chicken
• Pie Pushers
• Phat Wrapz
• Sarge’s Chef on Wheels
• Sol Tacos
• Stoke & Smoke
• Stuft
• Taco Grande
• The Humble Pig
• Ty’s All Natural
• Virgil’s Jamaican
• Will & Pop’s
The festival runs from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.