Craft beer tasting launches S.N.O.B. Film Festival in Concord

By SUSAN DOUCET

Monitor staff

Last modified: 11/7/2014 3:46:48 PM

Before finding a seat for the first film of the Somewhat North of Boston Film Festival at Red River Theatres on South Main Street in Concord, attendees sampled craft beer at the theater, O Steak & Seafood and Concord Food Co-op. For the past five years, the S.N.O.B. – now in its 13th year – has started with the craft beer tasting and has grown from vendors just at the theater to additional locations. “As we’ve gotten more and more breweries in New Hampshire, we wanted to expand,” Derek Obrey, co-director of S.N.O.B., said. “We’ve really tried to keep with the idea of indie beers, like films.” Local breweries serving beer this year included 603 Brewery from Londonderry, Canterbury Aleworks, Henniker Brewing Co., Moat Mountain Brewing Co. of North Conway, Out.Haus Ales of Northwood, Smuttynose Brewery of Hampton and a handful of other breweries. The festival runs through Sunday night, featuring a mix of short films, feature-length movies and documentaries. For more information and to buy tickets, visit snobfilmfestival.com.





