Hudson Hop & Harvest Festival: 4,500 People, Just 8 Bags of Trash and 1 Excellent Riverkeeper Beer
Clear October skies over the Hudson Hop & Harvest Festival in Peekskill.
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Clear October skies over the Hudson Hop & Harvest Festival in Peekskill.
Lucky Sturgeon IPA, the first beer brewed to support Riverkeeper and raise awareness about issues facing the Hudson River, was a huge success at the third-annual Hudson Hop & Harvest Festival, organized by Peekskill Brewery.
The Imperial IPA was brewed by Peekskill Brewery and Captain Lawrence Brewing Co., and named by Riverkeeper’s friends and fans on social media.
Riverkeeper volunteers helped Zero to Go make the festival nearly zero waste, with just eight bags of trash generated by more than 4,500 festival goers. Most waste generated – 120 bags – was composted, and another six bags of waste were recycled.
Riverkeeper volunteers assisted Zero to Go in making the Hop & Harvest Festival nearly zero waste, with just eight bags of trash generated by 4,500 people.
The response to the collaboration beer was extraordinary, and Riverkeeper wants to thank Peekskill Brewery and Captain Lawrence Brewing Co., as well as Zero to Go, for making the beer and the event so fun, successful and meaningful.
Hear more about Lucky Sturgeon IPA in WAMC Radio’s report, a video by Time Warner Cable News, an Associated Press story and “Notes from the Tasting Room” at LoHud.com.
Lucky Sturgeon IPA is advertised along with other offerings at a festival tent.
Rupert, from Red Hook, submitted the winning name for our “Lucky Sturgeon” beer. He told WAMC: “Honestly, I think a sturgeon’s a fish that would be a beer drinker. You look at that fish… That thing is gnarly looking. I think a sturgeon would definitely be an IPA drinker, maybe even a stout.”
The beach at Peekskill’s Riverfront Green Park has one of the most gorgeous views anywhere on the Hudson. With work to improve water quality, maybe this could be a beach one day?
Lucky Sturgeon debuted on the board at Peekskill Brewery about a week before the Hop and Harvest Festival.
Captain Lawrence Brewing Co. held a tasting event featuring Lucky Sturgeon Imperial IPA the week before the Hudson Hop & Harvest Festival.
Hudson Hop & Harvest festival visitors gather by the shoreline at sunset in Peekskill.
Sunset at Peekskill’s Riverfront Green at Hudson Hop & Harvest Festival.