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The first-ever Bacon and Beer Festival is slated to roll out in Cleveland this spring, promising locals an entire afternoon of shoveling life-shortening provisions down our gullets. 

The result of a partnership between northeast Ohio-based Winking Lizard and Baltimore-based Heavy Seas Brewery, the fest will provide folks with unlimited brews, bacon-inspired food, and a coveted “I love bacon,” T-shirt, all for the price of admission.

“We are proud to partner with Heavy Seas Brewery out of Baltimore as they have held a bacon festival for over five years,” John Lane of the Winking Lizard said in a press release. “They are also the only brewery that I know that has a beer which is touted as the best to pair with bacon!” he said.

Several of the Heavy Seas brew varieties to be featured at the event include Blackbeard’s Breakfast, Desert Island MacSchultz, Desert Island Schwarzbier, and Phantom Ship Bourbon Barrel Aged Tripel, for those who are familiar.

The fest takes place on Saturday, May 9 from 12 – 4 p.m. at the Galleria in downtown Cleveland. Tickets will set you back $50 in advance, and $55 at the door.

This article appears in Mar 25-31, 2015.

Alaina Nutile is the Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Cleveland Scene Magazine and Detroit Metro Times. Before joining the staff in June 2013, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she double majored in English and Spanish. Her interests include Japanese food, Breaking Bad, and career development advising.

12 replies on “Bacon and Beer Fest Comes to Cleveland”

  5. What do you mean too pricey?! Unlimited bacon. Unlimited brews. Case closed. You can make a bacon stein if you so choose.

  6. $50 is steep when you consider I got my Yuri’s night tickets for $35. Free beer and food till 1am at the science center with live bands.

  10. $50 is not out of line and yes you can do it cheaper @ home, obviously. $35 for beer, food, live band is pretty difficult to duplicate.

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