I'm not sure how this is even going to work, other than the fact I'll end up drinking all the beers anyway. (So, basically, I can't lose.)

Fun Tradition! If Gordie the Cardboard Groundhog sees his shadow, six more weeks of stouts and porters - if he doesn't, it'll be an early start to IPA season!

Seriously, though, I have been loving Stack Brewing and Sawdust City Brewing Co., lately and I'm looking forward to trying some really small-batch local brews I'd never have the chance to otherwise at Microbrew Fest in three weeks (as far as I know, Sawdust City won't be in attendance at this one , but Stack is hosting). I'm also hoping the beer-and-cheese pairing workshop features some of that noxious, polychromatic, potentially-sentient super-fancy cheese I could never bring myself to pay $20 for a whole piece of.