from the Meadowlands Media Relations Department

East Rutherford, NJ — On Saturday (June 10), the beer will flow at Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment for the second annual Spring Beer Fest.

Doors open for VIP at 4:30 p.m. with General Admission at 5:30 p.m. and beer is poured until 9:30 p.m. Fest-goers will experience an evening of the best craft beer, cider, live harness racing, music and food the Garden State has to offer.

More than 30 breweries and cideries are participating including Devil’s Backbone who is providing specialty casks and small batch beers for VIP tasters in addition to its flagship beers available to all ticket holders. NJ favorites Beach Haus, Cricket Hill, 902 Brewing Company, Forgotten Boardwalk, Cypress Brewing and Melick’s Hard Cider will also be at the festival. Other breweries and cideries attending the festival include Breckenridge, Red Hook, Elysian Brewery, Golden Road, Virtue Cider, Goose Island, Blue Point, Kona, Crispin cider, Terrapin, Coney Island, Captain Lawrence Brewing, Sweetwater Brewing, Boulevard Brewing, Keegan Ales, DuClaw, Coronado Brewing and Atwater Brewing. A complete list of breweries and the full beer lineup will be posted at www.PlayMeadowlands.com the week of June 8.

The Beer Fest will be held in the Backyard and on the East Apron and will open to the public at 4:30 p.m. for VIP admission. The VIP ticket is $75 and includes an additional one hour of sampling, exclusive VIP Tent beer samplings, and food. General Admission begins at 5:30 p.m. and is available in advance for $35 or at the door for $45. To purchase tickets, click here.

Fans can enjoy the Belmont Stakes simulcast with post at 6:37 p.m. and live racing with first post at 7:15 p.m. For full information visit www.playmeadowlands.com.