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I've been in State College for alomst 4 years now, and have finally attended my first State College Brew Expo. I must say that I will be attending again next year.

In a four hour period, it was impossible to make it around to all of the tables. The microbrews beers tend to be filling, and usually have generous amounts of alochol. Of the flavors I tasted, my favorites were Dogfish Head's 90 minute IPA, Stone Brewing Company's Smoked Porter, and Liberty Ale from Anchor Brewing.

Below is a list of some of the beers I sampled:

• 90 Minute IPA (Dogfish Head)
• Arrogant Bastard (Stone Brewing Co.)
• Double Chocolate Stout (Young's)
• Double IPA (Stoudt's Brewing Co.)
• La Fin du Monde (Unibroue)
• Liberty Ale (Anchor Brewing)
• Mountain Lager (Appalachian Brewing Co.)
• Penn Dark (Penn Brewery)
• Red Seal Ale (Northcoast Brewing Co.)
• Smoked Porter (Stone Brewing Co.)

The $35 cover price included four hours of brew sampling and an all you can eat buffet provided by the Penn Stater hotel. About 95% of the brewers were microbreweries while the other tiny handful were from the "market leaders" (Heineken, Yeungling). Fortunately, I don't think I could count them on one hand. I'll admit that it was amusing watching the empty Heineken line.

Next year I will make sure to get my ticket early, as I was presented with a plastic cup when I purchased my ticket at the door. Luckily, I was able to trade in the cup for a Brew Expo glass towards the end of the evening for my final sample.

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