A while back my wife won 2 free tickets to a beer tasting in New Bern, NC. I don't know if it's just a local thing or not but if it's near you it worth checking out. Most of the beer was great some was pretty nasty.
Steve
http://beerarmy.ning.com/profile/BrewBernBeerFestival
-Brewery List-
Below is the current confirmed list of breweries attending as of 31 May:
Abita Brewing Company
Atwater Block Brewery
Big Boss Brewing Company
Blue Moon Brewing Company
Blue Point Brewing Company
Boston Beer Company
Boulder Beer Company
Brooklyn Brewery
Carolina Beer Company
Clipper City Brewing Company
Craggie Brewing Company
Duck Rabbit Craft Brewery
Foothills Brewing
Front Street Brewery
Gordash Brewing Company
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company
Green Mountain Beverage
Ham's Restaurant and Brewhouse
Highland Brewing Company
Huske Hardware House
Kind Beers
Kona Brewing Company
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
Lonerider Brewing Company
Magic Hat Brewing Company
Matt Brewing Company
Michelob Brewing Company
Mother Earth Brewing Company
Natty Greene's Pub and Brewing Company
New Belgium Brewing Company
Olde Mecklenburg Brewery
Orange Blossom Pilsner LLC
Pyramid Brewing Company
R.J. Rockers Brewing Company
Redhook Ale Brewery
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Smuttynose Brewing Company
St. George Brewing Company
Stoudts Brewing Company
Sweetwater Brewing Company
Thomas Creek Brewing Company
Weeping Radish Farm Brewery
Widmer Brothers Brewing Company
Yuengling Brewery