Morgantown FunkFest this Saturday

Sour and funky beer lovers will take over Morgantown Brewing Company for FunkFest this Saturday, July 13, The brewery’s back parking lot at will feature a big trough filled with 15-20 kegs of featured of sour and funky beers from around the state. Ten more beers will be on tap at the bar inside.

Brewery proprietors Cody Cheesebrough and Chris DiFazio promise to have their own kettle sours and barrel sour plus their favorite sour and funky beers from Abolitionist, Weathered Ground, Short Story, Stumptown, and more. Morgantown Brewing will be releasing two new sours at the event, one a raspberries and cream milkshake sour IPA. 

Admission is free. A $20 festival glass package gets you a glass and six 6-oz. pours of anything they have. Pours are also available for individual purchase. Festival tulip glassware will be sold. Purchase a festival glass and get a beer pour included.

FunkFest kicks off at 1:00 PM and goes until to 11:00 PM. Also included is live music starting at 6:00 from Trial By Fire, corn hole, other games, and an à la carte specialty taco menu. A raffle will be held where you get a ticket with every pour purchased. Multiple raffle drawings with be done throughout the afternoon and evening with lots of fun prizes including beer, glassware, special locally-designed T-shirts, and more.

FunkFest is another event in Morgantown Brewing Company’s year round lineup of mini-festivals. Last spring saw the inaugural DankFest featuring IPAs. MBC Oktoberfest will be held this September 29th at the brewery.