Benefiting FETCH a Cure, this Saturday, the World Beer Festival brings representatives from 81 breweries to Brown’s Island in Downtown Richmond.  Attendees will be offered samples of 177 beers from domestic (from Maine to California) and international (from China to Ireland) breweries for a beer event that will redefine what a beer event in Richmond should truly be, a beer heaven.

From All About Beer Magazine’s press release:

“Our festival brings an unusually large and diverse sampling of beer to a single event,” said Daniel Bradford, publisher of All About Beer Magazine.  “At the Richmond event, we are fortunate to have beer from the local Richmond brewery Legend Brewery, from breweries all across the US such as Firestone Walker Brewing from California, and from breweries around the world such as Brewdog Brewery from Scotland.”

The following breweries have been secured to participate in the June 12, 2010 event in Richmond:

21st Amendment Brewery (San Francisco, CA)
Abita Brewing Co. (Abita Springs, LA)
Anheuser-Busch (St. Louis, MO)
Bard’s Tale Beer Co. (Minneapolis, MN)
Bitburger Brauerei (Bitburg, Germany)
Black Sheep Brewery (Masham, England)
Blue Mountain Brewery (Afton, VA)
Blue Point Brewing Co. (Patchogue, NY)
Bluegrass Brewing Co. (Louisville, KY)
Bosteels Brewery (Buggenhout, Belgium)
Boston Beer Co. (Boston, MA)
Boulder Beer Co. (Boulder, CO)
Breckenridge Brewery (Denver, CO)
Brewdog Brewery (Fraserburgh, Scotland)
Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn, NY)
Brouwerij Bavik (Bavikhove, Belgium)
Brouwerij Van Eecke (Ertvelde, Belgium)
Carlow Brewing Company (Carlow, Ireland)
Chimay Trappist Brewery (Scourmont, Belgium)
Clipper City Brewing Co. (Baltimore, MD)
Coopers Brewery (Adelaide, Australia)
Crispin Cider Co. (Minneapolis, MN)
D.L. Geary Brewing Co. (Portland, ME)
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Milton, DE)
DuPont Brewery (Tourpes, Belgium)
Erie Brewing Co. (Erie, PA)
Firestone Walker Brewing (Buellton, CA)
Florida Beer Co. (Melbourne, FL)
Fordham Brewing (Annapolis, MD)
Full Sail Brewing Co. (Hood River, OR)
Gaffel Becker & Co. (Köln, Germany)
Gordon Biersch (Atlanta, GA)
Harlem Brewing Co. (New York, NY)
Heineken Brewery (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Hoegaarden Brewery (Hoegaarden, Belgium)
Huyghe Brouwerij (Melle, Belgium)
Jever Brewery (Jever, Germany)
Kaiser Brewery (Diviaopolis, Brazil)
Kona Brewery (Kailua-Kona, HI)
König-Brauerei (Duisburg, Germany)
Köstritzer Schwarzbierbrauerei (Thüringen, Germany)
Lao Brewery Co. (Vientiane, Laos)
Legend Brewing Co. (Richmond, VA)
Magic Hat Brewing Co. (South Burlington, VT )
McSorley’s Brewery (Willkes Barre, PA)
Mendocino Brewing Co. (Ukiah, CA)
Michelob Brewing Co. (St. Louis, MO)
Moctezuma Brewery (Monterrey, Mexico)
Newcastle Breweries (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England)
North Coast Brewing Co. (Fort Bragg, CA)
Old Dominion Brewing Co. (Ashburn, VA)
Original Sin Hard Cider (New York, NY)
Orkney Brewery (Orkney, Scotland)
Pabst Brewing Co. (San Antonio, TX)
Pyramid Breweries (Seattle, WA)
Redhook Ale Brewery (Seattle, WA)
Saranac Brewery(Utica,NY)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Chico, CA)
Smuttynose Brewing Co. (Portsmouth, NH)
Spaten Braü (Munich, Germany)
St. George Brewing Co. (Hampton, VA)
St. Peter’s Brewery (Suffolk, England)
Starr Hill Brewery (Crozet, VA)
Sünner (Koln, Germany)
Terrapin Beer Co. (Athens, GA)
Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. (Independence, Ohio)
Thomas Creek Brewery (Greenville, SC)
Troegs Brewing Co. (Harrisburg, PA)
Unibroue Brewery (Quebec, Canada)
Urthel Brewery (Ruiselede, Belgium)
Van Steenberg
Victory Brewing Co. (Downingtown, PA)
Weeping Radish Brewery & Restaurant (Jarvisburg, NC)
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. (Portland, OR)
Williams Brothers Brewing Company (Alloa, United Kingdom)
Woodchuck Cider (Middlebury, VT)
Würzburger Hofbräu (Würzburg, Germany)
Wychwood Brewery (Witney, England)
Yanjing (Beijing, China)

Find out which beers breweries will be sampling here.

Tickets are selling fast.  Even as I type this, the afternoon VIP session is already sold out.  If you have even the slightest desire to go, do not wait, buy your tickets now here.  You will not be disappointed.

At the close of the festival, I think you will agree with me that the World Beer Festival will be a welcome addition to Richmond’s summer festival season.

Silver Dining has been a home chef since the first time his mom asked him to start dinner before she got home. He believes cooking should be fun and draws immense pleasure in seeing the satisfied faces of his guests. Find more inspiration on his personal blog “Chef Tell’s Kitchen.”