1. Extreme Beer Fest, Boston
With so many breweries opening up nationally, beer makers continue to push boundaries to separate themselves. Boston’s Extreme Beer Fest celebrates this trend and encourages brewers to bring their zaniest offerings. Beer aged on Starbursts? Yup. Beer with scrapple? Uh-huh. Cream ale with pistachios? You bet. With odd yeasts, crazy additives and unusual barrel finishes, EBF is where you want to be to see breweries’ imaginations run wild. February 5-6