42 North 'Barrel Jam" Festival Returns

42 North Brewing Company will host its fifth ‘Barrel Jam’ Barrel-Aged Beer Festival on Saturday, January 25th in East Aurora, NY.  The event celebrates winter and the art of barrel-aging beers with live music and winter sports around the brewery “campus” at 42 North.

Breweries from New York State and beyond will each pour their barrel-crafted offerings for festival goers. The list of participating breweries includes Brewery Ardennes, Eli Fish Brewing Company, Meier's Creek Brewing Company, Jack’s Abby, Big Ditch, Drowned Lands, Brewery Ommegang, Strangebird Brewing, Prison City, Ellicottville Brewery, 1927 Brew House, 1911 Cider, and of course 42 North.

Other popular features of the event include a Rail Jam ski/snowboard competition hosted by Holiday Valley with a ramp and rail set up in the alley behind the brewery. The event concludes with the upbeat, reggae sounds of Olmsted Dub System in the taproom beginning at 5 pm.

“This is one of our favorite events of the winter,” states 42 North Founder, John Cimperman. “It’s a great opportunity for beer lovers to stretch their boundaries with some of the most unique barrel aged beers in the country,” he added.

The event runs from 2 pm until 5 pm, with VIP ticket holders getting a special one-hour advance tasting window starting at 1 pm. Advance General Admission tickets are $40 and a limited number of VIP tickets will be available for $50.