With 5 leaders of the craft beer scene in NC all located in Downtown Raleigh NC, it makes sense for the collaboration to celebrate all things craft brewed. From the ceremonial tapping of the first cask by Mayor Charles Meeker (made especially for RBW 2010) to the arrival of more than 20 breweries from 8 states and as far away as Belgium & Germany the 5-day event will prove that Raleigh is “America’s Smartest Beer Drinking City”.

Monday 8/30
6pm:  Aviator Cask @ the Borough. We will kicking off the Inaugural Raleigh Beer week with a very special cask of Aviator brewing's dark horizon black i.p.a with jalapenos.

9pm:  Bells Two Hearted cask night @ Landmark with Julie johnson of All About Beer magazine!

Tuesday 8/31
7pm:  Beer Dinner @ The Busy Bee- Join Brian Ewing of 12 % Imports and the Boys @ the Busy Bee as we celebrate the beers of De Docter Van de Kronenaar. 5 beers, 5 courses $50!

9pm:  Beer Cocktails @ Foundation. Join Drew Shepherd and his crew for a night of beer cocktails. All North Carolina brews and domestic spirits, mixed by the expert hands of the Foundation bartenders.

Wednesday 9/1
7pm:  Brooklyn Beer Dinner @ The Flying Saucer. Join Steve Hindy co-founder of Brooklyn Brewery for a night of food & brews.
9pm:  Cask Night @ The Borough

Thursday 9/2
7 pm:  Brewers Forum @ The Busy Bee. Join Spike Buckowski from Terrapin Brewing Co, Sean Wilson from Fullsteam, Steve Hindy Co-Founder of Brooklyn Brewery and Sumit Vohra of Lonerider Brewing for a panel discussion on brewing and the beer industry

9 pm:  Ballast point brewing @ Flying Saucer! The folks’ at the Saucer will be tapping an uber rare cask of black marlin porter with cocoa nibs! @ 9pm

Friday 9/3
6pm:  Cask at the Landmark! Join Darren Quinlan of Coney Island/ Schmaltz brewing to tap a cask of jewbilation #11! Never before in NC!!

All week long Raleigh Beer Week Venues will be pouring rare and amazing brews! Landmark will be the home to Allagash rare and special brews, The Borough will be dipping into the private stash for some rarities from Founders Brewing. Foundation will be reaching deep for some rare and bourbon barrel aged libations! All of the venues will be pouring a collection of oddities and one- off's from New Belgium including La Folie, Dark Heather Saison, Belgian Golden and Wild Ale.