HOP SAUCE FESTIVAL RETURNS TO L.B.I.
THE 8TH ANNUAL HOP SAUCE FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD JUNE 17TH, 11AM UNTIL 5PM, AT VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, 198 ENGLESIDE AVENUE IN BEACH HAVEN.
WHAT IS HOP SAUCE?
MOSTLY, IT’S THE PERFECT COMBINATION OF MUSIC, HOT SAUCE, AND CRAFT BEER! ACCORDING TO THE JETTY ROCK FOUNDATION WEBSITE, IT IS “TASTES AND COLOR AND WONDERFUL SOUNDS.” THE HOP SAUCE FESTIVAL IS A CRAFT BEER AND HOT SAUCE FESTIVAL SET TO THE SOUNDTRACK OF AN ECLECTIC MIX OF ORIGINAL LIVE ARTISTS. IT HAS BECOME A FAVORITE FOR LOCALS AND VACATIONERS ALIKE ON LONG BEACH ISLAND.
WHO IS THE JETTY ROCK FOUNDATION?
FURTHERMORE, ACCORDING TO THEIR WEBSITE, THE JETTY ROCK FOUNDATION IS A LOCALLY BASED COASTAL LIFESTYLE APPAREL BRAND. THEY ARE A CERTIFIED B CORPORATION, WITH A LEGACY OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE LBI REGION. EACH YEAR JETTY ROCK PARTNERS UP WITH BEACH HAVEN’S SPICE IT UP, AND RAISE FUNDS WITH THE HOP SAUCE EVENT FOR THE JETTY ROCK FOUNDATION. THIER MISSION IS TO PROTECT OUR OCEANS AND WATERWAYS, AND SUPPORT THOSE WHO BUILD THEIR LIVES AROUND THEM.
WHAT’S THE MUSICAL LINEUP FOR THIS YEAR?
MEANWHILE, THE MUSIC LINEUP THIS YEAR AS IN PAST IS COMPRISED OF NEW, NOTABLE, AND ORIGINAL MUSIC ARTISTS. ARTISTS LIKE ZACH PERSON, SONIC BLUME, THE CIRCA 68, THE DANKSTERS, SKIP WINTERS, DILLON, AND MORE.
HOW MUCH CRAFT BEER?
MOREOVER, THERE WILL BE MORE THAN 50 CRAFT BEERS TO SAMPLE! FROM BREWERIES LIKE BLUE POINT, FIRESTONE, ITHICA, GOOSE ISLAND, SHIPYARD, SOUTHERN TIER AND EVEN SEA ISLE SPIKED ICED TEA, JUST TO NAME A FEW. CIDER, WINE, AND HARD SELTZERS WILL ALSO BE AVAILBLE FOR SAMPLING.
LET’S NOT FORGET THE REAL STARS…THE HOT SAUCES!
LASTLY, BEER MAY BE THE HOP, BUT THE SAUCE IS THE BOSS WHEN IT COMES TO THE HOP SAUCE FESTIVAL! LITTERALLY, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SAMPLE SAUCES FROM FAR AND WIDE. NAMES LIKE BORN TO HULA, ANGRY GOAT, HELLS KITCHEN, HIGH RIVER, THE SPICY SHARK, HAPPY TEARS, AND MANY, MANY MORE WILL ALL BE SAMPLING AND SELLING THEIR HOT SAUCE, SALSA, MUSTARDS, PICKLES, BEEF JERKY, AND WHATEVER ELSE THEY HAVE TO TURN UP THE HEAT THAT DAY!
FOR TICKETS TO THIS AMAZING EVENT, GO TO https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/e_pZkg?vid=yvqay
NO REFUNDS – RAIN OR SHINE EVENT.
FINALLY, I LOVE THE FESTIVAL’S SLOGAN: IT’S SUMMERTIME ON LONG BEACH ISLAND…THE BEER IS COLD AND THE SAUCE IS HOT!