Mass Confusion Coming to Saltwater Brewery This Saturday

Spring time is festival time. Hell, any time of the year down here is festival time. And we're glad to see another beer oriented festival go down at Saltwater Brewery in Delray Beach this coming Saturday, April 25. This is a new concept by the brewery, simply called Mass Confusion,...

By Doug Fairall

April 22, 2015

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Springtime is festival time. Hell, any time of the year down here is festival time. And we're glad to see another beer-oriented festival go down at Saltwater Brewery in Delray Beach on Saturday, April 25.

This is a new concept by the brewery, simply called Mass Confusion, where barrels and barrels of its Belgian tripel have been treated with different ingredients and techniques to create a broad spectrum of beer variations. Don't get confused about this festival, though, as it's pretty straightforward: With a $5 cover, attendees will be able access to the brewery grounds to listen to live music, buy some beer, and enjoy some food-truck action. In addition, that cover charge turns into a raffle ticket, which will determine who really is lucky that day.

The first 500 people will get a limited-edition Saltwater Brewery custom snifter glass that can be used throughout the day to drink. After that, you drink out of plebian plasticware.

We were treated to a small peek at an advanced tap list, so here is some of what to expect:

"Don't Get Confused" #1: Aged 1.5 years
"Don't Get Confused" #2: Aged 8 months
"Don't Get Confused" #3: Fresh
Bourbon Barrel "Don't Get Confused"
Citra Hop "Don't Get Confused"
SAAZ Hop "Don't Get Confused"
Passion Fruit "Don't Get Confused" with 3 Sons Brewing
Vanilla Oaked "Don't Get Confused"
Seagrape Wood "Don't Get Confused"
Rum Vanilla Oaked Strawberry "Don't Get Confused"

As is usual with a festival of this magnitude, friends of the brewery will be stopping by and include some local Florida favorites:

Food trucks in attendance are slated to be It's a Cubano B (gourmet Cuban-style cuisine), Tip-A-Roo (tri tip steak and chicken sandwiches), and Out of Many (Caribbean-style, jerk-style sandwiches and platters).

What would a festival be without live music? Early birds get a chance to hear T-Wave from noon to 3 p.m., Shorty the Giant from 4 to 7 p.m., and finally the ever-present the People Upstairs from 8 to 11 p.m.

Head to Saltwater Brewery starting at noon Saturday for a ~~confusing~~ straightforward time.

Doug Fairall is a craft beer blogger who focuses on Florida beers, and has been a homebrewer since 2010. For beer things in your Twitter feed, follow him @DougFairall and find the latest beer pics on Clean Plate's Instagram.

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