The annual Meadowlands Racetrack Beerfest takes place on Saturday, June 7, which is also Belmont Stakes Day. Doors open for VIP admission at 4 p.m., with General Admission at 5 p.m., and beer is poured until 9 p.m. Live harness racing commences at 6:20 p.m.
It is an afternoon and evening of craft beer and horse racing, with live harness racing and the Belmont Stakes simulcast.
The $2 million Belmont Stakes is the third leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. Taking place at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York, the post time is TBA.
Meadowlands Beerfest
With over 65 breweries and cideries participating, the festival has a diverse range of craft beers, including 14 New Jersey breweries.
New to this year’s festival are
◾MudHen Brewing Company of Wildwood
◾Westwood’s Five Dimes Brewery
◾Double Tap Brewing of Whippany.
Returning for the third year
◾Bonesaw Brewing of Glassboro
◾Montclair Brewery
Long-time Meadowlands Beer Fest participants include
◾Bolero Snort
◾Departed Soles
◾902 Brewing
◾Ghost Hawk
Other fan favorites will be there, including
◾Seven Tribesmen
◾Autodidact
◾United Brewing Co.
◾River Horse’s Earwiggler IPA
◾Raspberry Tripel Horse
◾Summer Blonde
◾Flying Fish’s Juicy Bones
◾Breezy Bones Pale Ale
Click here for tickets and here for complete list of brews, which will be added to as more sign on; the list is subject to change. The event is rain or shine. All ticket holders have access to samplings, pairings, educational seminars and more.
General admission tickets are $45 online in advance; $50 on the day of the event. The VIP ticket at $70 offers an additional hour of sampling, exclusive VIP Tent beer samplings, and food. VIP tickets are limited to 200.
New Jersey Craft Beer Club members will receive a free $10 betting voucher when they show their card at the festival entrance. Must be 21+ to attend.