2026 RTA Beer Fest!

The Rivers, Trails, and Ales Festival (RTA Fest) marks its 16th year in 2026. The Ales side of RTA Fest is an ever-growing part of the festival’s overall interest. As this segment continues to grow, we are once again hosting Marietta, OH’s largest beer fest!

This year’s beer fest will be open to 525 attendees and lots of great beer! Participants can look forward to beer from the following breweries from around our part of the state (breweries subject to change without notice):

  • 77 Brew House

  • Black Diamond Brewery & Distillery

  • Brewery 33

  • Devil’s Kettle

  • Dutch Creek Winery & Taphouse

  • Guernsey Brewhouse

  • Happy Hollow

  • Old Bridge

  • Rice Family

Saturday, August 8th
East Muskingum Park

4:00PM*-7:00PM

*Early access VIP Hour for VIP ticket holders beginning at 3:00PM.

Tickets may also be purchased the day of the festival, but due to the limited number of tickets and growing interest in the event we strongly recommend purchasing your ticket(s) ahead of time to secure your spot!

Tickets are priced as follows, with Presale prices applying to tickets purchased in advance of the day of the festival:

  •  VIP Tickets: Presale $70 + tax and fees, prices increase $10 beginning August 1 (Only 125 VIP tickets will be sold)

    • The VIP ticket will come with a 5.25oz glass.

    • A surprise beery gift to show just how much of a VIP you really are!

    • All VIP ticket holders will be granted early access to the beer festival at 3:00PM, a whole hour ahead of General Admission, which means shorter lines and full access to all beer with little to no crowd.

    • Light refreshments will also be provided at no cost to VIP ticket holders.

    • All VIP ticket holders will also receive 10 drink tokens redeemable for any beer in the beer festival.

    • Additional beer tokens will be available for $3 each.

  • General Admission: $35 + tax and fees Presale, prices increase $10 beginning August 1 (Only 400 General Admission tickets will be sold!)

    • The General Admission ticket will come with a 5.25oz glass.

    • All General Admission ticket holders will receive 7 drink tokens redeemable for any beer in the beer festival.

    • Additional beer tokens will be available for $3 each.

In addition to the beer festival, all participants will have access to delicious cuisine from on-site Food Trucks and be treated to the fine music of local band OYO and The Cooley Gang!

2026 expected ales for the Beer Fest (subject to change)

** indicates being tapped for VIP Hour

77 Brew House

  • Valknut (Smoked Red Ale 7% ABV)

  • Whale Tail - Pawpaw (Blond Ale 6% ABV)

  • HUG (American Lager 5.5% ABV)

  • Blinker Fluid - Blueberry (Seltzer 5.5% ABV)

  • **Muffler Bearings - Pina colada (Seltzer 10% ABV)

Black Diamond Brewery & Distillery

  • Pay Dirt (A rich and approachable Brown Ale featuring notes of caramel, toasted nuts, and chocolate character. Smooth and balanced. ABV 6% IBU: 8)

  • Shandy Rush (Clean, crisp, easy-drinking golden ale with the profile of our house light beer, taken to new summer heights with a bright twist of fresh lemon and a hint of black tea. Zesty citrus meets smooth malt and a whisper of tannin for a thirst quenching finish. ABV: 4% IBU: 8)

  • Eric's English IPA (Traditional IPA that balances caramel malts with floral and fruity hop character. A throwback to the earliest beginnings of India Pale Ale style. ABV: 6% IBU: 48)

  • **Without a Paddle (Beer specific to RTA Festival - A Juicy hazy IPA bursts with layers of ripe strawberry, melon, and citrus from a boatload of Belma and Mosaic hops. Soft on the palate with a pillowy haze, it drinks smooth and bright, carrying waves of tropical fruit that make every sip feel like drifting downstream. ABV 7 % IBU: 23)

Brewery 33

  • Blueberry Pomegranate Sour (Fruited sour beer full of flavors of blueberry & Pomegranate 4.7% ABV)

  • **Freedom Rings (Hop forward Red IPA, light malt and light caramel flavors. Double dry hopped with Citra & Centennial with a smooth finish 6.2% ABV)

  • Orange Blossom Lager (Smooth refreshing lager with Orange Blossom Water 6% ABV)

  • Sidewalk Saison (Light Belgium yeast flavors with a complex refreshing clean dry finish for Summertime work. 5.8% ABV)

  • Picnic Porter (Vanilla Porter, malty, roasty, smooth & creamy 6.5% ABV)

  • Pickle Beer (Sour Gose with Dill Pickle Juice, light & refreshing 5% ABV)

Devil’s kettlE breWing

  • **Joneswood Slide (Bourbon Barrel Stout with cacao, vanilla, and coffee beans 10% ABV)

  • Sun Fest (West Coast Pilsner 5.5% ABV)

  • Pawpaw Passion Fruit Pilsner (Fruited Pilsner 5.2% ABV)

  • Fuller Nelson (IPA 6% ABV)

  • Heathenweizen (German Wheat Ale 5.1% ABV)

Dutch Creek Winery & Taphouse

  • Night Flight Hard Cider (Hard Cider 5% ABV)

  • Harvest Moon Hard Cider (Harvest Spiced Cider 5% ABV)

  • **Hoot ‘n Twighlight (Bourbon Barrel Aged Mint 5% ABV)

  • **Eyeshine (Cherry 5% ABV)

Guernsey Brewhouse

  • Guernsey Lager (American Lager 5% ABV 15.4 IBU)

  • Bobcat Blue (Blueberry Wheat Beer 6% ABV 1.8 IBU)

  • **Anniversary IPA (West Coast IPA dry hopped with Amarillo, Strata, cryo Krush and cryo Riwaka 7.5% ABV 60.7 IBU)

  • POG Sour (Fruited Berliner Weisse Passionfruit Orange Guava Sour 5.5% ABV 6.2 IBU *Contains Lactose)

Happy hollOw Brewing Company

  • **Violet’s Delight (Saison w/Blueberry 5% ABV)

  • Pawpaw Power (Saison w/Pawpaw 5% ABV)

  • Bwizzle (Booker’s Bourbon Barrel Aged Barleywine 13% ABV)

  • The Spaghett Grisette (Grisette w/Rhubarb and Spices 3.5% ABV)

Old bridge Brewing Company

  • JF Peanut Butter Blonde (Blonde Ale with a Peanut Butter surprise! 5.8% ABV, 18 IBU)

  • Mimosa Seltzer (Mimosa hard seltzer...some say it's better than champagne! 5.5% ABV)

  • Sammy Saison (Crisp summertime saison made with locally sourced ginger and lemongrass. 5.9% ABV, 20 IBU)

  • Patio Iquana (A peach habanero lager, subtle white peach flavor with a nice habanero kick at the end. 4.9% ABV, 24 IBU)

  • Spicy Mango Cider (Crisp apple cider with mango and light jalapeno notes. Tasty! 6.1% ABV)

  • **1796 (A nod to the year apple buds were first brought to Marietta, OH. This semi-dry hard cider has a hint of sweetness from unfermented Hidden Hills Orchard apple cider. 6.1% ABV)

Rice Family Brewing

  • Pilz (Pilzner 5.1% ABV)

  • SquatchCo (An American IPA hopped with Simcoe hops in the boil and dry hopping. IPA 6% ABV)

  • Strawblondie (A blonde ale with strawberry puree added. Blonde Ale 4.4% ABV)

  • **My Friend Clayt (A hardy blonde ale brewed with oats and wheat and a tiny of amount of roasted malt. Blonde Stout 7.2% ABV)

*List updated Aug 5 2026


2026 RTA BREW DESTINATIONS

  • Black Diamond Brewery & Distillery (167 Front St.)

  • Harmar Tavern (205 Maple St.)

  • House of Wines (4339 SR60)

  • Over the Moon Pub & Pizza (170 Front St.)

  • The Galley & Adelphia Music Hall (205 Second St.)

  • Town House (230 Front St.)

  • Wilky’s Sports Bar (10 Tiber Way)