Cheers for beers! Kent Jaycees Craft Beer Fest draws crowd over weekend

Record-Courier
Crowds fill North Water Street in downtown Kent for the fifth annual Kent Craft Beer Fest hosted by the Kent Jaycees on Saturday.
Crowds fill North Water Street in downtown Kent for the fifth annual Kent Craft Beer Fest hosted by the Kent Jaycees on Saturday.

The Kent Jaycees Craft Beer Fest presented by Ray’s Place returned for its fifth year on Saturday.

Beer enthusiasts sampled drinks from 27 breweries from across the region. The festival spread out along North Water Street, from the Hometown Bank Plaza to Portage Street.

Kent State University alum and Kent Jaycee’s volunteer Jaliah Neely pours sample of beer from Hudson’s Hop Tree Brewery during the annual Kent Jaycees Craft Beer Fest.
Kent State University alum and Kent Jaycee’s volunteer Jaliah Neely pours sample of beer from Hudson’s Hop Tree Brewery during the annual Kent Jaycees Craft Beer Fest.

Local Kent breweries Bell Tower Brewing Co. and North Water Brewing were on hand, as will a number of Akron breweries and others from Canton and Youngstown and beyond.

Volunteer Gabriel McKernan puts wristbands on attendees to the fifth annual Kent Jaycees Craft Beer Fest as they enter to begin tasting beers from 27 breweries.
Volunteer Gabriel McKernan puts wristbands on attendees to the fifth annual Kent Jaycees Craft Beer Fest as they enter to begin tasting beers from 27 breweries.
An attendee of the the Kent Jaycees Craft Beer Fest on Saturday holds her commemorative tasting glass.
An attendee of the the Kent Jaycees Craft Beer Fest on Saturday holds her commemorative tasting glass.

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