Real Ale Harvest Festival
10 Years of Drinkin’ Beers!
September 6, 2025
Join us for a beer festival like no other: the Real Ale Harvest Festival! The event serves as a fundraiser for the museum and is co-hosted by the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society and Harvest Wine & Spirits.
Tickets on sale: www.noahwebster.yapsody.com!
Over 20 of your favorite breweries are competing in a cask challenge. Each creates a unique cask or casks, good for one day only that must contain a historically appropriate flavoring. YOU sample and vote for the Taster’s Choice champion. The breweries are up for the challenge . . . are YOU?
The 10th annual Noah Webster Real Ale Harvest Fest, co-hosted by Harvest Fine Wines & Spirits, takes place on September 6, 2025. Guests can able to enjoy beer you can’t find anywhere else. Sample dozens of unique cask ale creations from twenty-plus breweries. The beer is available for this one day only and each brew must include an ingredient from Noah Webster’s 18th century garden or pantry. With over 100 items to choose from such as quince, cinnamon, rhubarb, and nutmeg, these casked creations are both creative and tasty. Animals and guests under 21 years old are not permitted to attend this event.
Ticket Includes:
- Beer samples – 20+ unique one-of-a-kind brews to enjoy!
- A Commemorative Tasting Glass
- Access to Noah Webster’s birthplace home- a National Historic Landmark!
- Early American Tavern games & puzzles
- Outdoor Live Music by Acoustic Madness (2-5pm) & Soul Tsunami (6-9pm)
- Chat with local brewery owners and beer experts
- Free parking
Brewers:
Alvarium Beer Company, Brewery Legitimus, Counter Weight Brewing Co., Dead Language Beer Project, East Rock Brewing, New England Brewing Co., New Park Brewing, Nod Hill Brewery, O.E.C. Brewing, Thomas Hooker Brewing, Twelve Percent Beer Project, Vue Brewing, WeHa Brewing & Roasting Co., Willimantic Brewing Co., Yankee Cider Co., and more!
Food by Salt + Pepper will be available for purchase at this event.
Become a Noah Webster House Member today to receive discount on tickets.
Parking – Guests can park along South Main Street or one of the adjoining streets.
This event is rain or shine. All sales are final.
Real ale is a traditional cask-conditioned ale popular in the time of Founding Father and lexicographer Noah Webster. Undergoing a second fermentation in the cask it will be served from, the entries are always unique and delicious – with complex and satisfying depth. It is beer you won’t find anywhere else!
Each year, a panel of judges determine which brewery will be named Cask Champion and attendees will vote for the Taster’s Choice Winner.
Join us for an exciting day of unique brews and good company at the National Historic Landmark home of American Icon Noah Webster!
The Noah Webster Real Ale Harvest Fest would not exist without the generosity and support of Harvest Fine Wines & Spirits, for whom the museum is eternally grateful! Logo and banner designed by Gariphic Design. All proceeds from the event go directly to the Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization.
If you are interested in learning more about this event, please email us at events@noahwebsterhouse.org.
To be a corporate sponsor at Real Ale Harvest Festival 2025, please call 860.502.3246.
