The Scotch and Beer Festival returns to Seattle April 2020

Put on those bunny ears and hop into Fremont Studios, because Seattle’s biggest spring beer festival, the Scotch & Beer Fest, is returning this Easter weekend.

The 21+ event takes place on April 10 and 11 and will feature seminars, over 50 types of beer, and a tax-free bottle shop.

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Guests of the Scotch & Beer Fest will be given tasting tokens that can be used in exchange for pours of beer, spirits, and even hard kombucha. A commemorative five-ounce tasting glass will be handed out to each festival-goer as they enter the tasting to be used for the pours.

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Last year’s event featured over 50 beers from over 20 breweries. While the lineup for this year’s beers is not yet released, we’ve been told to expect everything from ciders to hard seltzers and kombucha.

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Those interested in spirits will be able to buy spirit flights, including a Scotch Flight featuring varietals from The Glenlivet, Aberlour, and Chivas Regal. The South of the Border flight, a tequila and mezcal flight, features varietals from Tequila Avión and Del Maguey.

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The festival will also have a slew of cocktails on offer, as well as food trucks and a tax-free bottle shop with bottles of scotch and whiskey for sale.

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Tickets to the event start at $20 for designated drivers and $30 for those looking to partake in the boozing. Proceeds from each ticket benefit Youth Experiential Training Institute (YETI), which uses the outdoors as a tool to create meaningful, adventure-based experiences for students aged 5 to 18 in South King County from diverse ethnic, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds.

With coronavirus on the rise, King County Health Officials suggest that those who are pregnant, are over the age of 60, or have a chronic medical condition or weakened immune system take extra precautions and stay away from large groups of people as much as possible, including public places with lots of people and large gatherings where there will be close contact with others.

Seattle Scotch & Beer Fest

When: Friday, April 10 to Saturday, April 11
Time: Friday, 6 pm to 11 pm; Saturday, 1 pm to 11 pm
Where: Fremont Studios – 155 N 35th Street, Seattle
Tickets: Online
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