2018’s breweries and celebratory bottle announced.

This April 28th, farmhouse ales from more than 30 American craft breweries will pour from funky taps on the South Slope in Asheville, NC, as Burial Beer Co. hosts the 5th Annual Sharpen the Blades Saison Fest.

Like each year prior, Burial will release a special Saison in honor of the season and the festival. This year, a beautiful version of their Garden of Earthly Delights Mixed Culture Saison will be the celebratory beer. This Blonde Saison was fermented with a house mixed culture and aged in oak puncheons. It was re-fermented on Blood Orange, Carolina Beets and Rayburn Farms’ rosemary and turmeric, and bottle conditioned in 500ml bottles.

Purchasing one of two VIP ticket packages to Sharpen the Blades, which went on sale March 30 and are in limited supply, guarantees you get a bottle, plus discounted entry and an hour head start on entry to the fest.

Sharpen the Blades 2018 Participating Breweries

3 Floyds Brewing Co.

Allagash Brewing Company

Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co.

Birds Fly South Ale Project

Blackberry Farm

Bond Brothers Beer Company

Creature Comforts Brewing Co.

Fonta Flora Brewery

Forest and Main Brewing Co.

Free Range Brewing

Green Man Brewery

Haw River Farmhouse Ales

Hi-Wire Brewing

Holy Mountain Brewing

Jackie O’s Brewery

Jester King Brewery

New Belgium Brewing

One World Brewing

Oxbow Beer

Resident Culture Brewing Company

Salud Cervecería

Steel String Brewery

Stillwater Artisanal Ales

Threes Brewing

Transmitter Brewing

Trophy Brewing Co.

TRVE Brewing Co.

Wooden Robot Brewery

Wrecking Bar Brewpub

Zebulon Artisan Ales

Zillicoah Beer Co.

Bolo Coconut Brown Ale Release — 5.6% ABV | 27 IBU | April 7

Bolo is an American Brown Ale brewed with a minimum of 7lbs per barrel of raw coconut every time for easy drinking with an abundance of sweet tropical goodness. Now it’s in 12oz cans so you can stay cooler, longer.