For the Love of Beer & Dogs

This is it team! SIPtemberfest is THIS Saturday!

We are only days away from sipping delicious beer on the beautiful slopes of MRG with about 800 of our favorite beer-drinking buddies! The forecast is looking crisp and delightful. The trees are starting to blush, the glasses will soon be stuffed with tokens and the puppies are getting so excited to see you! Before you know it, we will all be smiling, glass in hand, enjoying another awesome SIPtemberfest!

We’ve gathered some wicked important information below so you can maximize your fun-having. Crack open a beverage and have a quick read!

Thanks for your continued support of our little beer fest! It wouldn’t be the same without you.

Cheers and see you soon!

-Team SIP

SIP PRO TIPS:
  • TAKE SCREENSHOTS OF YOUR TICKETS! Cell coverage is pretty reliable but just in case, it can be immensely helpful to have a picture of your ticket on your phone for check-in. We can accept printed copies as well, but let’s save a tree.
  • YOU WILL NEED YOUR ID. 
  • Designated Drivers, underagers and puppy-viewers can enter SIP with a Visitor Ticket. These are only available at check-in for a $5 donation to For the Love of Dogs. Cash is preferred.
  • If it missed your radar, our new non-profit partner, For The Love of Dogs will be bringing a posse of adorable, adoptable puppies to SIPtemberfest! If you have any interest at all in bringing a puppy home, click here to fill out their application in advance. https://fortheloveofdogsvermont.com/adoption-application
  • Our Free Shuttles will be leaving from Waterbury and Waitsfield as scheduled for those who signed up. If you have questions about shuttles, please contact us. There’s still room!
  • The forecast currently looks like 60s and sunshine – primo beer fest weather! Regardless of the conditions, however, we always recommend sturdy footwear and layers. We’re on reasonably level but still rugged terrain and when the sun goes down it gets cool quickly! So check the forecast before you leave so you know which lederhosen to wear.
  • Unfortunately we were not able to get a very accurate beer menu by press time this year. But you’ll find a QR code on it that will link to the latest beer menu, our scavenger hunt list and more! So be sure to pick one up when you get your glass and tokens upon entry. Look at us getting mildly tech savvy!  
  • Don’t forget to check out the awesome SIP Merchandise in our HopShop! We have our 2023 t-shirts, hats & hoodies and more! And if you want a fun challenge, try our scavenger hunt and win some free swag – see the QR code on the menu for details!
  • Helpful Links: Event Info || Instagram || Facebook Invite

It’s September!!

And just like that, it’s September. Our summer may have been fleeting but the good news is SIPtemberfest is right around the corner! We are busy putting the final touches on our 2023 event and we have news to share with you – see below. Be sure to stay tuned to our instagram and Facebook feeds as well!

Tickets are still available but just like like our ‘summer,’ they’ll be gone before you know it so don’t delay any longer – click here to get your tickets today!

Check out our POSTER! Cassidy Sargent of Dama Astuta Designs created some extremely cool original art for us this year. It’s always so exciting to see how each artist integrates our event with their aesthetic. We couldn’t be happier with this work! We absolutely love the colors and the vibe and the simplicity of this unique design. It’s screams ‘CHEERS!’ And that’s exactly what we wanted!

Important: Sadly, due to what feels like a contagious virus, we’ve lost several vendors this year to lack of staffing. You may see some vendors listed on the poster and the beer menu who dropped out after our art went to press. Click here for our updated brewer list. There will also be a QR code at the event that will direct you to the correct list of vendors & the menu.

NEW THIS YEAR! Photobooth Planet will be at SIP with their gorgeous vintage VW, ready for you and your posse to pile in and take some epic pics! For $5 they will print photostrips for everyone in the session. If two people are in the photo, they will print 2 photostrips, if there are 6 people, they will print 6! Cash/ Venmo.

Meet our NEW HEMPY SPONSOR – Sunset Lake Cannabis! From the shores of Lake Champlain in Northern VT, Sunset Lake Cannabis focuses on cultivating premium cannabis flower and crafting high-quality products while preserving their land and enriching their communities. while providing Vermonters with sustainably-harvested, sun-grown cannabis.

Beer Drinking Music! Ragged Company returns to SIP this year, playing from 1-3.

And NEW this year, Alex Rohan will play from 3-5! Some of you may remember Alex from back in the day when he was slinging beers for Treehouse Brewing at SIP. We think you’ll enjoy his current work, just as much!

Puppies! Finally, check out these adorable fluffers!! Our new non-profit partner, For the Love of Dogs will have puppies available for adoption at SIP!

Here are some of the puppies they hope to bring (sorry the pics don’t quite align with the names. -see FLoD’s instagram for details):

Porter, Male
Growler, Male
Barley, Male
Hazy, Female
Hoppy, Female
Wheatley, Male
Deepa (DIPA), Female
Dunklen, Male

We encourage people to get pre-approved so if you fall in love with a furry friend, you are able to take them home that day! Click here to fill out their application and then get ready for snuggles!

Dad Wants SIP Tickets

If you’re like 83% of Americans, you haven’t got your dad a Father’s Day gift yet. And Father’s Day is this Sunday. That’s the bad news. The good news is that what he really wants is SIP tickets and we still have plenty of those up for grabs!

Whether he’s an old dad, a young dad, a dog dad or even not-a-dad, tickets to SIPtemberfest are the perfect way to put a smile on his face – especially because we’ve just announced our Brewer Line Up! (Yeah, we kind of buried the lead there… sorry.)

Our 2023 Brewer Line Up features your SIPtemberfest staples like Lawson’s Finest, Four Quarters, The Alchemist, Rock Art and more. We’re also stoked to welcome back von Trapp Brewing, 14th Star Brewing and Smuggler’s Notch Distillery – yes, we can have have distilleries again!! Plus, we’ll have more juicy breweries to announce soon so stay tuned! Click here for our line up so far.

Ok! So you have your marching orders: Get the dad in your life a pair of SIP tickets for Father’s Day and maybe he’ll take you!

Have a great weekend all! Cheers!