Best of Boston

The scrappy cousin to the city’s more “sophisticated” booze festivals, this roving celebration of local craft brewing has an earnest, startup-y appeal. The freshly tapped offerings exude a just-out-of-the-brewmaster’s-brain brilliance, and the young crowd is a friendly one. Local vendors, from Roxy’s Grilled Cheese to Union Square Donuts, help tipplers pace themselves for the duration.