Three holiday cheers for craft beers! The season is making everyone sweet on tasty local beer, us included! Delaware Hop Scene and NorthDelaWHEREHappening.com have found the most festive events to keep you BEERful in December. Check out the hoplights for Wednesday, December 9th through Tuesday, December 15th. Take a gander at the full sortable calendar of beer events at Delaware Hop Scene too!

What’s Happening & WHERE

This Week in Craft Beer!

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WEDNESDAY, December 9th

OH YEAH! The Greene Turtle Newark – employees are donating 10% of their tips to Toys for Tots
Heavy Seas Beer Tap Takeover at 1984 in Wilmington

THURSDAY, December 10th

It’s National Lager Day! Celebrate with a tasty lager beer!
$2 off 64 oz. growler fill-ups at Newark Bottle Shop on NFL game days (Vikings vs. Cardinals)
It’s Throwback Thursday at the Stone Balloon Ale House in Newark — bring your old Stone Balloon mug for $4 select craft beer drafts
Philter Coffee Latte Art Throw Down with Kennett Brewing Company
It’s Dogfish Night at Throwbacks Sports Lounge in Wellington Plaza in Hockessin
Introduction to beer making at the Delaware Food Exchange in Wilmington

Brew instructor, Chris Haug will go over everything you need to know to start brewing beer at home from basic start up systems and equipment to the brewing process start to finish. We will also learn how ingredients contribute to flavor including a complimentary sampling of Chris’ own brews. This is an engaging discussion with Q&A through the duration.

FRIDAY, December 11th

Craft Beer Night at Stanley’s Tavern

Add Craft Beer to Your Holiday Party

Host a blind craft beer tasting where guests have to guess the style or LOCAL brewery
Include trivia with prizes direct from your FAVORITE LOCAL brewery
Host a silent auction with a few rare or hard to find craft beers or make it growlers
Create beer and food pairings and have party goers vote for their favorites
Create a visual display with different malts and hops of the brewing process along with information about your LOCAL breweries

SATURDAY, December 12th

World Cafe Live at The Queen in Wilmington is hosting a Grilled Cheese and Craft Beer Tasting featuring Stone Brewing Company

There’s no American Cheese or Wonder Bread in sight. Instead, the chefs use the best quality locally sourced ingredients for these creations, as well as hard to find imports from around the world. Mmmm…

SUNDAY, December 13th

$2 off 64 oz. growler fill-ups at Newark Bottle Shop on NFL game days

MONDAY, December 14th

$2 off 64 oz. growler fill-ups at Newark Bottle Shop on NFL game days (Giants vs. Dolphins)
Two Stones Pub Newark Home Alone Beer Dinner

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TUESDAY, December 15th

Taco Tuesday Madness at Two Stones Pub Newark, Two Stones Pub Wilmington, and Two Stones Pub Kennett. Specialty theme-based tacos are served from 5-10 p.m.

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Delaware Hop Scene, dedicated to the growing craft beer scene in and around Delaware. We are all about keeping you in the know from who’s making craft beer news, tastings, tap takeover, and beer dinners to special meet-and-greets. We love keeping you up-to-date on the good stuff happening in the First State of Beer.