It’s a great weekend to be a craft beer fan in the mid-Atlantic. Pick your poison: You’ve got weeklong festivals, free live music, intimate book readings, rare tappings, beer-garden gatherings and fundraisers. It’s all there. All these events need is you and a few friends. Get out there!

Dogfish Tap Attack, Baltimore, Md.
3 p.m. Friday, Hudson Street Stackhouse
To help kick off Baltimore Beer Week, enjoy a dozen Dogfish beers – Punkin Ale, World Wide Stout, Red & White, Black & Blue, Immort Ale, Hellhound on My Ale, 90 Minute IPA, Positive Contact, Rosabi, Saison du BUFF, Sixty-One and Birra Etrusca. But wait … there’s more! At 8 p.m., they’ll be tapping a keg of 120 Minute IPA!

The Dusty 45s, Rehoboth Beach, Del.
10 p.m. Friday, Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats
The Dusty 45s serve up a sizzling sound all their own, with influences including twang country, jump blues, surf, Dixieland and jazz. No cover.

Delaware Wine and Beer Festival, Dover, Del.
Noon Saturday, Delaware Agricultural Museum
Join us for the third-annual Delaware Wine & Beer Festival! Of course, local beers will be the main attraction, and we’re looking forward to joining our Delaware brethren at this awesome fest! We're pouring 60 Minute IPA (through a Randall with hops, oranges, and jalapeno peppers), Punkin Ale, Palo Santo Marron and Sixty-One.

Carroll County Craft Beer Festival, Westminster, Md.
Noon Saturday, Shipley Arena
It’s a beautiful time of year in western Maryland. We’ll be pouring Kvasir, Rosabi, and Sixty-One. 

Good Beer Festival, Salisbury, Md.
12:30 p.m. Saturday, Pemberton Historical Park
Come check us out in the Local Beer Garden pouring Ta Henket, Namaste, Sixty-One, Punkin Ale and a special tapping of Bitches Brew at 1 p.m. each day.

"The Brewer’s Tale" Fireside Chat with author William Bostwick and Sam Calagione, Lewes, Del.
5 p.m. Saturday, Dogfish Inn
Our friend William Bostwick is in town to celebrate the release of his new book, "The Brewer's Tale." We'll be gathering around the fire at the Dogfish Inn to chat brews, life and more brews with William and Dogfish Head Founder & President Sam Calagione. We’ll be serving an exclusive new beer and our Hard-Tack Chowder, and anyone who buys a copy of William’s new book will receive a free Dogfish pint glass. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling the Dogfish Inn at 302-644-8292. 

Brews and Bites with Urban Bike Project, Wilmington, Del.
6 p.m. Saturday, Urban Bike Project
The evening will feature Hellhound on My Ale, Positive Contact, Noble Rot and Punkin Ale, accompanied by food pairings provided by Chelsea Tavern and Ernest & Scott Taproom, a cash bar, raffle, live music and the company of like-minded individuals. All proceeds will benefit Urban Bike Project’s mission of supporting Wilmington communities by providing access to bicycling as a healthy, affordable and practical means of transportation and recreation. 

The Smoking Flowers, Rehoboth Beach, Del.
10 p.m. Saturday, Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats
"Kim and Scott Collins, The Smoking Flowers, carry on the torch where Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris left off.” – AltCountry.NL Magazine. No cover.

Jamie McLean Band, Rehoboth Beach, Del.
8:30 p.m. Sunday, Dogfish Head Brewings & Eats
Roots-rock Americana from ex-guitarist of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. No cover.