Past Beer Fests
A Recap of Past Boonville Beer Festivals
Our own Boonville Beer Festival is an annual event, the profits of which are donated to local nonprofit organizations. To date the festival has raised over $322,155 for the deserving beneficiaries. We invite breweries from all over the west to come showcase their wares in a pleasant, relaxed, outdoor setting.
On May 2nd 2009,The 13th Annual Legendary Boonville Beer Festival featured nearly 80 breweries and record attendance with 5,800 supporters despite rain and the overall economy. $66,500 was raised to help support local non-profits.
On May 10th 2008 and with over 6,000 attendees and 68 breweries participating, The Bahl Hornin’ Foundation, a non-profit organization created by Anderson Valley Brewing Company founder Kenneth Allen, raised $75,000 from the 12th Annual Legendary Boonville Beer Festival.
On May 5th, 2007, the 11th Annual Legendary Boonville Beer Festival raised $61,700 and had 62 breweries in attendance.
May 6th, 2006, the 10th Annual Legendary Boonville Beer Festival had 60 breweries pouring their finest which helped raise $42,730.
On May 7th, 2005, the Ninth Annual Legendary Boonville Beer Festival officially entered the history books, and once again earned the festival’s reputation as “Legendary”. The weather cooperated with the festival, by ending the rain on Friday night, and not starting again until 6:00 PM, just after the festival ended. Of course, campers got a little wetter than expected. By the tally, about 3100 beer lovers attended, to sample from well over a hundred brews from fifty-two breweries. Come the final tally, $33,000 were donated to local non-profit organizations!
On May 8th, 2004, approximately three thousand lovers of fine brew attended the Eighth Annual Legendary Boonville Beer Festival, to sample from over a hundred-fifty brews from fifty-five breweries. $35,000 were donated to local non-profit organizations!
The Seventh Annual Legendary Boonville Beer Festival , on April 19th, 2003, saw 2,800 afficianados of fine adult beverages experiencing over two-hundred brews from sixty-four breweries. Once again, The Train Singer, Greg Schindel, with son Malachai, strolled the grounds and entertained listeners with traditional railroad songs, and the Wingnut Adams Blues Band with Jeramy Norris kept them rocking and rolling on the dance floor. We even had a public marriage proposal (and accompanying acceptance) on stage. When all the beans were counted, a record breaking grand total of $25,000 was donated to local charities!
The Sixth Annual Legendary Boonville Beer Festival offered fifty-five breweries, over one hundred fifty beers, an estimated twenty-six hundred beer lovers, four bands, one gorgeous day, and one low entry fee. The festival raised $21,341.08, which was distributed between The Mendocino County Fairgrounds, Mendocino Animal Rescue, and the Anderson Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
The 5th Annual Legendary Boonville Beer Festival broke all our previous records and raised $14,552.18 for the Mendocino County Fairgrounds (a vital community asset that the Valley is in danger of losing, due to lack of funds).
The 4th Annual Legendary Boonville Beer Festival was held May 6th, 2000. The first beer fest held at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds brought in approximately 800 beer fans. The attendance was down due to a light drizzle, which dampened the grounds, but not the spirits. Approximately $7000 was raised for the Anderson Valley Lion’s Club.
The 3rd Annual Boonville Beer Festival , in 1999, offered over thirty breweries, and made over $8000 for the Anderson Valley Volunteer Fire Fighter’s Association.
The 2nd Annual Boonville Beer Festival , in 1998, boasted 25 breweries, and earned over $6000 for the A.V.V.F.F.A., and the Anderson Valley Ambulance Service.
The First Annual Boonville Beer Festival , in 1997, was actually the grand opening of our (then) brand new brewery. We hadn’t yet thought of inviting other breweries, poured all our own beer, and charged no admission. It was a blow-out, full-on, day-long party. We and everyone who attended had such a good time, that the next year we decided to invite other breweries, and make a bit of money for deserving local organizations.
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Photos from Past Beer Fests
Check out the photos of the past two festivals below. Click on the thumbnail to see a full sized view. If you missed the events, you can decide whether you want to make the next one. If you were there, you just might see yourself on the web, enjoying some of the world’s finest beers, and doing a good deed
