[ 01 // THE FLIGHT ]
Our faves from this week
🍋 When life hands you lemons, you make a John Lennon-themed lemon-ginger beer (and Yoko gives you a cease-and-desist).
🌏 Harland Brewing stacks their May calendar for AAPI Heritage Month: weekly Friday collabs, a Keep the Pint night, and a Guam benefit concert.
🎃 Dust off your costumes: Long Beach's Halfway to Halloween Hootenanny is back to scratch your mid-May trick-or-treat itch.
🥥 You're stranded on an island, what one item do you bring? Bet you didn't say a Survivor 50 X Dogfish Head Coconut Etiquette hazy IPA.
🪩 Beer Prom 2026 at Ex Novo Brewing has everything your high school prom didn't: spiked punch, eight collab beers, and a s'mores bar.
[ 02 // THE PINT ]
Beer + bands for a wonderful cause
The feel good beer & music collab to start your Friday off on the right note: Pittsburgh Brewing Co. teams up with Autism Pittsburgh and Band Together Pittsburgh to present the Pittsburgh Music Festival, honoring neurodivergent bands and artists this July.
What started as a small open mic at a Pittsburgh bar in 2016 is now a two-day music festival with a brewery sponsor. Our favorite part? The lineup is built around performers and crew on the autism spectrum.
In 2016, Ron Esser and John Vento founded Band Together Pittsburgh, a non-profit highlighting inclusivity for everyone, especially those on the autism spectrum.
Band Together’s noble mission is to use music as an instrument for change through "innovative programming, experiences, and vocational opportunities to enhance the lives of those on the autism spectrum."
Vento’s hope is that the Pittsburgh Music Festival will have performers as well as production crew members living on the spectrum present. "The highlight of this wonderful event is witnessing the performances and contributions by those on the autism spectrum," said Vento.
We are stoked to see a collab between two organizations that clearly care about their impact on their communities. Makes us happier than a cold pint on a Sunday to see inclusivity spreading beyond the taproom in Pittsburgh.
"This event is not only exciting and fun, but the money raised helps the Autism Pittsburgh and Band Together Pittsburgh continue providing musical opportunities to persons on the spectrum through our Autism Open Mic", says Jesse Torisky, Esquire, President of the Autism Pittsburgh.
The two day festival brings great beer, live music, and a place for those on the autism spectrum to shine – from the production crew to the main stage. Get your tickets for this impactful event here (on sale May 15 for the two day festival July 11-12).