Atlantic City Beer & Music Festival

I attended the event with a few other girls. It was an amazing time! The coat check was a very smart idea. The lines to get in were short, there was an abundance of beer vendors, food, and fun activities that kept us busy from the beginning to end of the event. Highly recommended!!

This used to be a great event but as the years roll on here is less beer related things and more distraction the best part is the music. If you don't like the bands playing maybe skip the whole event.

Brought one of my friends from the DC area for the weekend for the event. Both of us had an absolute blast at the event. We got VIP tickets and were pleased the extra bonuses that came along with it and would go the same route for next year. Only thing that concerned me was it seemed like some people were bummed about the M&G/ Welcome Toast with the bands. When speaking with a few of the guys (who I've known for a while) they seemed just as confused about who was doing what and when and it sounded as if the M&G was presented to them as an optional thing but advertised to the public as a definite. The Flogging Molly guys have always gone above and beyond with their fans but it makes me wonder what would happen if an act refused to make any sort of appearance after it was so heavily advertised. When talking to them afterwards they all said they had a great time and that matters a lot to me that they had fun too. Am absolutely anticipating next year, all around it was a really great event, just wish we had more time to do things, that 4 hours went by quick.

The amount of choices was unbelievable! Where was the heat? It was cold.

Too much sideshow. It would have been better if there was more focus on beer, less on distractions.

There should have been backup music when the main feature band was not playing.

If you like beer then this is a great event to go to. You become exposed to many different types of beer.

Well organized and fun event! Enjoyed the variety of beers.

It was ok been to better beerfest. I will not return to this one.

Great time. More seating throughout the venue. Ladies room line at the bathroom was a bit long most of the time. At one point they closed one of the two bathrooms. Maybe adding high top tables so those that were tracking what they drank, rated, etc would have a place to write things down. Not that everyone was attending for food, but a few more vendors would be nice. This was our first year and look forward to attending next year.

Loved the event. Went to both days and found some new beers I'd definetly recommend to friends. Even some of the bigger brewers had some new flavors like Sam Adams. Look forward to coming back next year.

1) There was no water to rinse out the glass between tastings. 2) Did I say glass? I meant PLASTIC little mug. 3) Plenty of water should have been readily available for drinking. 4) Food & water had to be bought.

The AC Beer and Music Festival was awesome!! I had attended with a few friends and it was so much fun. The sampling of different beers from around the world was cool. The band was terrific. As an avid music fan, I enjoy many different genres of music. I would definitely attend another festival.

It was a great event. I would go again next year..

SO many beer vendors! Not that I remember any of their names.. Go to this event if you love beer and trying new beer out. Don't go for the music. What a joke that they put 'music' in the name...

This years event was awesome! Great breweries showed up! It's always fun, a lot to do! The music wasn't my favorite but there was so much more to do it didn't matter!

Ive been there the past few years and every year is a great time. My only 2 complaints was it was a little overcrowded this year, a lot of people just standing in the middle of walkways and just coming to a dead stop without warning, makes it slightly less enjoyable. And for some reason the bathroom lines this year were unbearable! Everything else is great. I think maybe spitting up the big names with smaller NJ name breweries would help with the flow! Might mighty bosstones were great and so were the brews!

For the amount of breweries and beers it is great. The crowd is a little much and all the bathrooms are mostly at one end of hall. Prefer something a little less.

The venue was great and so was the music and beer. the only thing that I didn't like was the lack of food options. The only food available was pretzels and hotdogs. I had hoped there would be food trucks or better vendors but there was only the one hotdog/pretzel stand in the whole place.Besides that, it is a great time for fun with friends.

I ve been to a number of beer fests and this was the best and most well-organized one I ve attended. I associate beer fest with long lines, misbehaving patrons and terrible sound of bands I ve never heard of. That was not the Atlantic City Beer Fest. Everyone was in great spirits, the bands were AMAZING, the crowd control was professional, and while it was really busy there was rarely ever a long line for beer! Will definitely recommend and hope to attend again!

This is the one to go to. So much to do and see! Only wish they had it more than once a year!

Well run event, a ton a beer options. Band was awesome and stole the show so didn't even get to half the beer tents i wanted too. Only complaint was after the band couldn't find accessible water and was very dehydrated.

Fun time, lots of beer, activities and food. Very eventful for the four hours you were there!

Great beer, great music, fun vendors. I loved all the local brews and I liked the extra activities that were offer like beer bingo.

Do you like beer, ale, and cider? This is the place for you. The music was very good. This is a great festival that should be experienced by just about everyone, especially if you like beer.

Mighty mighty bosstones and leas than jake were great! Made the session 10 times better! Only negative thing is the bathroom situation. Waste time waiting in lines. More bathrooms would help a lot!!

It was my 10th time going. It's was all good. Good friends, good times and good cheer.

This years beer fest was very well organized I thought. And it seemed to have a lot less people Friday night then last last 2 years.As well as the last 2 I have been to at this location. We arrived to ac around 11 am Friday a few hours before the beer fest. Did some gambling in Tropicana and I felt as people just walked behind me in the casino and watched my every move. That got old real fast... so we left Tropicana and walked down the boardwalk say around 12 lunchtime. There were bums yelling and begging everyone on the board walk in the middle of the day for money. Worse it s ever been. Went to Carmine s for dinner place was empty at 6 pm. Waiter sucked never served us our food like all the other staff was doing to there guests. Refill your drink haa that s a joke. Went to beer fest not a single problem everyone was great. Can honestly say do to the beer fest being in Atlantic City NJ I will not go again. The place is going down hill fast. And when I returned to Tropicana to go back to my room I feared for my life. I m home safe now. But it made me sit back and realize this world is only getting worse.

The event had a great selection of beer and wasn't too crowded but the sound quality of the venue was pretty bad, it's a shame because the bands were really good and it was nice to be close, but you had to stand near the rear of the venue for the sound quality to improve.

Was pretty good, plenty of good beers and ciders, music was too loud to talk normally without yelling to be heard. Will probably return again next year.

This is the second year in a row that we went to this event. Just as good as last. The only thing that made last year better is that Flogging Molly was playing and this year the band that played we didn't really know. Other than that, had a great time once again.

This is my 4th year going and it was better than ever. Great breweries with all different varieties of beer. Cant wait till next year

2018 was my hubby and my 6th year attending the AC Beer Festival and every year we see old friends and find new brews that we love. New Jersey breweries have really stepped up their game, with over 50++ NJ breweries on hand this year, we found some fantastic stouts! (we aren't true 'hop heads', although with the warmer months coming, we'll try anything - found some great IPAs, though!) Just such a great time, people are awesome - guests and breweries alike! can't wait until next year! 362 days to go!

Great beer! Good music! Good food! This was my 4th year attending & it's amazing every year!

It was a great fun filled event. We would definitely come back.

Had a GREAT time and can't wait till next year! I think there were about 150 different beers to try. I would need a weekend pass to try them all!. Only minor problem was the main band played a little too loud to talk, but we moved behind the speakers and that helped.

I love beer and was very excited to try all the different beer offered. There were a ton of beers to try and everyone was super friendly. Great event for beer lovers but I wish there had been more things to do. There were a couple of games attendees could play but I just felt like there could have been more. I am aware that the point was to try beer but with the event being 4 hours long, having something to break it up would have been nice. I did enjoy the band.

l I go every year! Love it! Loveit! Unfortunately I missed the the Friday band as I went to Saturday early session.

This is our favorite beer fest of the year!! It just has the feel of a good beer fest with all the extras. The venue is large enough to handle the number of attendees and vendors. There's easy transportation to and from the event, so no need to drive. We come and enjoy each year!!

Had a great time at the AC Brewfest at the convention center. I would definitely go again. It needs to be 1 more hour long!!! We really wanted to participate in some of the other fun stuff like the boardwalk games and other games/slide/vendors etc. but we were too busy sampling and by the time we got back to that area the event was over. The crowd that attended was really fun also. I would have loved to have tried the musicless dancing but again no time! The one thing I did not like was the breweries shut down before the end at 4pm. It was 3:45 and we were trying to get to those last few and were turned away so if the event says till 4pm then that's what it should be and for the price especially. Long lines at the porto-johns! Maybe have another place and split them up.

I wait for this event every year. This is seriously the best Beerfest I've ever been to. Been attending for the past 5-6years. Nothing compares to AC Beerfest and I've been to a lot of other rinky dink ones. Best bang for your buck! Another amazing year, good job guys!

This was my 5th beerfest and they seem to get better every year. more open space. more brewers. more games. I'm just confused why they closed the bathrooms and installed port-o-potties instead. waited in line probably a half-hour for 2 visits.

This was the 4th year for me and I have to say this was the best to date so far. There were many more breweries and microbreweries there and a lot of new varieties that were delicious. The only thing lacking again were the wash sinks. I only saw one towards the front of the hall.

Had a great time no problem with other attendees bathroom line were not bad lots of game to keep the wife happpy

Third year attending and I'm still impressed. Wide variety of brews to try and all of the vendors are friendly and informative.

Loved the event, vendors and crowd. Will be returning next year!

Best venue around, I attend every year. Great time

I will attend this event every year. It was so much fun.

I really loved this festival. This was my first time. There were so many vendors that I couldn't get to all of them during the four hours. I would recommend going to two sessions if you are new to this. I would recommend bringing your own small glass. They provide one, but I think it is too big to drink that amount for *all* the vendors. Most people want to get a sip or two and not a big gulp to get a feel for the beer. Start at the far side of the room when you first go in because most of the crowd goes to the vendors closest to the entrance. There is a huge crowd waiting at the beginning. I eat first, then drink. The food vendors are great. Love Chickie's and Pete's! Another big recommendation is to bring a pretzel necklace. I didn't know what this was until I went there. It helps to clean your pallet each time you drink a beer and slows down intoxication. The big minus for this event was the uncomfortable concrete floor. I would bring really comfortable walking shoes because you will be walking a lot and the floor is not good for lower backs.

It was a great experience! Had a ball! I don't even like beer. Lol

It was such a relaxed atmosphere, I had a wonderful time... All the beer was Fonominal... The vendors were very nice, well manored, and willing to give a detailed description of any beverage you decided to indulge in... So Thankyou for that! To some it up, "I'll see you next year!"

The concert was well organized with as minimal waits for bathrooms as possible. The food was good and the beers excellent. We were admitted into the venue quickly and never had to wait on a line for longer than a few minutes. The Dirty Heads were excellent and a perfect choice of band for this event.

**2014 Atlantic City Beer & Musix Festival** Great Times with Great friends and Great Beers.... what else can anyone ask for??!! Highly Recommend it! God Bless, Dabonka1

So many great breweries both that I've heard of and haven't. Great brews, great times, not one complaint about the whole event! I would say I wish it lasted longer, but, I may have had to crawl out if the exit if that was the case. I went to the Dirty Heads session and they were awesome! So going back next year, prepared with pretzel necklaces in hand! So psyched!

The Dirty Heads played a sick ass show! My boys never let me down!

This was my first Atlantic City Beer & Music Festival experience and it was awesome! If you love beer and enjoy having a good time, this is the festival for you!

I went into the experience knowing that Saves the Day would be the highlight of this event. I was right! Now that isn't to say the other aspects of Beer Fest weren't completely awesome. I was put off by the massive line that I joined about 15 minutes prior to the start time, but I was delighted to hear an announcer commence the ceremony at exactly 7 pm. Everyone was let in at once so it was great fun to see that quantity of people poor into the ginormous empty room. It was a mad dash to fill up the mini mugs that organizers distributed to us on line. I must admit that I drank prior to the event because i knew that we would only be given sample size mugs. I think there were plenty of people there with a similar pre-drink mindset, as well as the typical beer snobs and other emo kids. The more drunk people queued up at the few food stands (they could have used more food options) There was a filed goal kick and a dunk tank (I somehow managed to be the first person to dunk the girl!) for entertainment besides beer. Basically i just drank and ate my excitement. Finally Saves the Day came on at 9:30, and played for a little over an hour. They ROCKED! I was in the front row (as usual) and the crowd was particularly fired up. I think the beer/carbohydrates had something to do with the high energy, but STD sounded just as good as they usually do. There was a mosh pit that i was on the outskirts of; I was definitely roughed up by the end of the set and my ankles are still mad at me. My friends had some qualms about the set list; in particular they played some newer songs that maybe drove some people back to the beer tents away from the stage. Over all, my expectations were met. If your favorite band played a beer festival, wouldn't you go?

AC Beer Fest is our favorite day of the year!! There are so many craft beers to sample, lots of delicious food vendors, as well as many local product vendors. They do an amazing job putting this together. This was our second year here and we plan to return every year. There is so much to see and do (and taste) that you will be wishing you went to all 3 sessions! Thank you for an amazing time AC!

It was my first time going to AC Beer Fest but I am definitely going to be back next year. So many beers,so many things to do... mechanical bull, tarot card reading, mustache rides (a sea saw shaped like a mustache) great music... a all around great time. Also,extremely well organized.

Best night ever... Tons of fantastic beer and great mysic

The beer fest in AC was a great time with family and friends. The location is perfect and it was organized very well from the wait in line and check in process to the overall layout of the floor plan. Many of the best craft breweries out there were present and the variety of beers available were very good. This has become an annual event for myself and friends that we look forward to because it's a guaranteed awesome time.

had a blast.... first time for us..... actually introduced to beers i never knew existed... cant wait for next year... hope to attend with more people in our group

This is a great dude weekend event. Will definitely go again next year.

Beerfest is always great. The beers, of course, were great. Lots of coffee beers. A few coconut beers. And quite a few beers that were over 10% which is good if you like a strong beer. There were quite a few IPAs as usual. I didn't see Shock Top this year. Nor did I see Blue Moon. I thought that was odd. Maybe I just missed them tho. Samuel Adams was there. And there were a lot of craft beers. The food was amazing. Lots of new/different types of food was available this year. The music was great. And the crowd was fun!! One thing I do have to say was a bit of a negative experience was the bathroom accommodations. I'm not sure if the restrooms were actually closed or if people just thought they were all closed or what. But there were portable bathrooms lined throughout the inside of the building with incredibly long lines. I got in line early figuring I didn't wanna risk waiting until the last minute. I was in line when I barely had to urinate. And the wait was soo long that I almost "went" on myself. Thank God I got in right as I was about to go, lol!! It wasn't until about 2-1/2 hours into the event that people realized the restrooms were opened. So I'm thinking the organizers thought they could get away without having to open the actual bathrooms which was kinda foolish. I do think it was good that they stationed a security guard in the bathroom. What they need to do is keep the portable bathrooms setup they way it was this time while keeping the actual restrooms open. That way there will plenty of access to the bathrooms for this extremely large crowd of people. Anyway, other than the bathroom thing I do not have any complaints. I am looking forward to next year!!

Not sure how to start....Started off good, tasted a lot of good beers. As i feel this is what i came here there to do. I feel that the cost of this is very high. $60 for 4 hours; doesn't make sense. Other festivals(wine/beer) the cost isn't that high. The layout was VERY congested! big room and you put it in the corner. Need to make it easier to move around...remember taste beers.

Outstanding beer festival. Sometimes the music was overwhelming, but I'd definitely go again.

Great venue for hosting the Beer Fest. Everything was clean

First the good. I had a real good time there was plenty of beer plus the band was good. Now the bad. Just like last year they stopped serving beer at 3:45 even thought event is from noon til 4 pm. Also there was only ONE sink to rinse your glass and NO water coolers.

beer was great and there was plenty, but it would have been nice to have some water sations.

This is the best beer fest of the year great venue wonderful service great beers it s alot fun

It was a beer tasting not a beer fest. Music was good

Attended Friday session. Well put together. Great showing by NJ breweries. Very few lines. Descendents were fantastic.

Awesome event! Will absolutely be going next year!

I had a blast here, I will continue attending every year! I went to the third session Saturday night with Pepper and they were absolutely amazing and are always a good time to see in concert. So many interesting new and fun things to do. Great food and beer all around. Didn't even get that drunk but just had a wonderful time!

The beer they had was great so I would recommend going for that reason but I had tickets at Will Call and I went 3 times to try and get them and every time I was told they weren t ready. Even after going at the time they told me they would be ready. The sound for the band was not good, not sure if it was the system itself or because the venue wasn t good for the acoustics. It just seemed like no one working there really knew what was going on. Very disappointed

We had the best time at the beer fest... however, the restroom situation was terrible. We spent close to 90 minutes alone waiting on bathroom lines.

GREAT TIME !! Great beers and food , Flogging Molly was Great !!!

Great variety of vendors from the food to jerky to dig treats. Brewery selection was on point as well

Great beer, great music. Everything I wanted it to be!

Had a great time. 2nd year and there were a lot more people this year. Many mny beer vendors.

Amazing time! 4 hours, 150+ breweries, all you can drink. Food trucks, activities, entertainment and many new friends made & old friends connected with. My favorite weekend of the year is this festival!

This was my third year going and it keeps getting better. There are always tons of selections, great people and games. Really enjoyed going and can't wait until next year.

Met up with a group of friends for my first Beer Fest . Between the beer vendors and the great food I had an awesome time. The event was well organized and easy to navigate. We choose to attend the 12-4 pm time slot which worked out in our favor. I will surely be attending this event next year !

Absolutely outstanding! I was so impressed with everything about the fest that I feel compelled to write a review. It was super easy to get to the convention center and there are lots of parking options. To get in was easy enough too. The lines moved quick and people were friendly. The venue was huge and easily accommodated all of the brewers booths. And the best part - the brewers that were there were awesome! While there were some national brands, about half of the brewers were either from NJ or surrounding states! The organization of the brewers was great too - NJ brewers on one side of the floor and regional/national brewers on the other side. This really helped with navigating the booths to you could get to where you wanted to go. The quality of the brewers was excellent - while some brewers were clearly new at brewing, others are simply incredible. I only have 3 complaints: 1. Some of the bands that played were extremely loud. At points it was hard to have a conversation with the person standing next to you. 2. For all of the extra floor space at the convention center, it would have been nice if there was a bit more room between brewers booths. Some of the more popular brewers had large gatherings of people and that clogged up the walkways so you couldn't get through. Seeing as there was so much extra floor space, why not give a little more room in between the booths? 3. While there were plenty of garbage cans to dump your undrunk beer samples, it would have been nice if there were pitchers of water to clean your glass. While this sounds trivial, it sucked to go from a barrel aged stout to a pale ale with residual stout in your glass. (The Great American Beer Festival in Denver provides water for this.) Speaking of the GABF, I been to it 4 times. While it is much bigger than the AC beer fest, I truly had more fun and enjoyed the AC Beer fest by a long shot! Suffice it to say I'm super impressed with AC and can't wait till next year!!!

great beer vendors and music. The venue didn't make for good sound quality for the performances. I was able to hear the music if I was near the stage

Great to see all local nj breweries and a great way to set them up.

This is our 5th year going down to ac and hitting up the convention center. the price has raised over the years and the vendors have been alot less but it's still a worthwhile event because it's not just solely drinking. Yes, there are several types of vendors to try from different areas of the country and the world, but there's also food and mini events throughout the day.

A lot of unique beers from many different breweries.

It was a great time. Great venue. Great location. Great band. Highly recommend. Although it was a bit pricey.

Awesome time, will be returning next year. Great beer, great food, great performers.

Been to quite a few beers festive, this is one of my favorites! Having Flogging Molly there made it that much better.

The Atlantic City Beer and Music Festival is a blast!!! We can't wait to go again next year!!!

1100 different craft beers, lots to do and great food vendors. I was mostly there for the music on the Friday session (Skinny Lister and Flogging Molly) and the sound was a little disappointing (understandable given the venues crap acoustics). Seemed like most folks were there for the beer rather than the music. Overall, a fun time.

Lots of local breweries, Short lines, Friendly crowd. Overall great time. The only improvement would be more food, hardly saw any food available

Tons and tons of beer to try, there were a lot of people but lines were never long. Would definitely go again.

Let's face it, nobody's going to a beer fest to take it easy. It's all about how much beer you can drink in the time allotted. Well, this is one of the biggest beer fests anywhere, with plenty of different breweries and styles to choose from, and good food to eat as well. Always worth the trip, this has become a must attend event every year for me. It's the best!

I would definitely do this again. There was a TON of beer options, something new for everyone. Many breweries had the usual fare, but a few brought out some rarities (such as Double Bastard 2013). Lines moved very quickly, ample bathrooms, good vibe throughout the attendees. If you get tired of drinking there was plenty of non-alcoholic entertainment as well.

It's an awesome experience of beer and people. Lots of great people. I loved it. I would recommend going to 2 sessions. Friday night and Saturday to get to all venders. 4 hrs it's hard to get half of them if you want to taste the beer. Food awesome too.. Thanks AC.

In the past, I remember the map numbers being posted on the vendor listing in the phone app. There was no way to find an actual vendor on the map this year. Very disappointing that I missed many I wanted to go to.

a human petri dish of germs. no sanitation. just a horrible experience