Sumter Microbrew Festival, 2011

The Sumter Board of Realtors® participated in Sumter's Microbrew Festival again this year. Last year wasn't the first year the Board participated, it was just the first time I participated. We had a blast, so we were really looking forward to it.

The weather was grim for most of the day, raining all day, occasionally coming down in buckets -- or as a former commander of mine used to put it, "raining like a cow p*****g on a flat rock." By two the rain had stopped, the weather radar indicated no storms approaching, the temperature was cool and comfortable. And we got quite a crowd.

The city doesn't supply food for the Microbrew Festival, I don't know why. They make arrangements with a caterer for the Sip and Stroll (wine tasting), but not the beer tasting. So we came up with our own plan. We rented a popcorn maker, bought chips and crackers and peanuts, and made cucumber sandwiches. The cucumber sandwiches were so popular we ran out well before the event was over and we had to raid our fridge for something else to feed people with. The pimento cheese and tomato sandwiches disappeared in short order and then all we had left was chips and cookies and nuts. Which we still have plenty of, by the way -- do you need any?

Anyway, some photos.