For the third year, Glendale, Wisconsin’s Bayshore Town Center plays host to the Wisconsin Beer Lovers Festival (organized by the City of Glendale, along with DRAFT and the Wisconsin Brewer’s Guild) on Father’s Day weekend. The Wisconsin-only beer fest brings together brews from more than 30 ‘sconnie breweries, and each outfit pairs with a local chef to dream up a small tasting dish to accompany their suds. Bonus: Look for beer-flavored cupcakes by BrewCakes and beer floats by The Chocolate Factory. Visit the fest’s official site for details and tickets.

Tick more than 100 Carolinian brews off your list (sipped Lonerider Peacemaker IPA and Weeping Radish Black Radish yet?) at this party overlooking the Trent River.

At this first-of-its-kind fest, a handful of the world’s most innovative brewers will select one session beer and one rare beer to showcase, and team with a local eatery to construct perfect pairings. Already on the guest list: 3Floyds, FiftyFifty, Mikkeller and Golden Road.

Canada’s biggest sudsfest (this year marks its 19th go-around) is beerheaven on Earth: The five-day event—boasting more than 600 beers from Quebec and beyond—comprises pairing events, a music competition, an Oktoberfest “petit pub,” classes in the Cheese Dome and, of course, lots of sampling.

Sudwerk Restaurant and Brewery plays host, but dozens of breweries big and small show up to pour brews to benefit a local elder care program. Rock out to live tunes, sample 100-plus beers, and tour the brewery for a cause.

For this annual dinner, Belgian beer mecca Monk’s Cafe cooks up multiple courses using only ingredients found locally, and pairs them with beers crafted strictly within 90 miles of Philly—though no one would scold you for buying a bottle of the eatery’s Belgian-brewed Monk’s Sour to go.

Beer City’s third annual beer brouhaha will pour more than 150 brews overlooking Lake Michigan. Fellas, stick to sampling while head-turning beer snob-ettes vie for the title of 2012 Brewfest Queen.

This is one of the best opportunities to sip suds, cider and mead from Michigan greats like Arcadia, Right Brain, Brewery Vivant and Schmohz all in one place. Bonus: an always excellent lineup of DJs and bands.

More than 70 California heavyweights (Firestone Walker, Sierra Nevada) and little guys (Pismo, 805) join forces to pour craft beer for the masses and benefit the Hospice of San Luis Obispo County.

Serious geeks should enter their best concoction in this event’s homebrew contest and book the Friday brewers dinner; revelers should head straight for the Saturday tasting to sample beers from all over the region.

This 17-day fest is giving Oktoberfest some stiff competition: The fifth iteration of what organizers call the country’s “largest gastronomical event of the year” packs in 70 beers, local cuisine, and swag, all of which you can buy with tolars, the festival’s own currency.

Now in its 11th year, the Monterey Beer Festival celebrates beer from across the globe with worldly suds from more than 80 breweries. Held at the Monterey County Fairgrounds, the fest also features live music from rock tribute bands and food from local vendors.

To celebrate its second anniversary, beloved Burbank watering hole Tony’s Darts Away will more than doubling its size for the day by adding an extended outdoor deck and bar and hosting an all-day beer festival on Saturday, April 21. While they won’t serve their regular brunch menu in the morning, the kitchen will crank out a selection of menu favorites from Chef Randal St. Clair all day long, including Jailhouse tacos (vegan or non-vegan chili ladled over Fritos, jalapenos, salsa, Daiya or Tillamook cheddar, sour cream optional) and popular vegan and non-vegan sausages. Of course, a celebration of Tony’s Darts Away would be nothing without beer, and beer champion Paige Reilly will be tapping some extremely rare specialty brews throughout the day, including Cuvee de Tomme, Supplication, Sucaba, 4 Calling Birds and MUCH more.

A vacant retail store (a former Ross Dress for Less) will be transformed into a craft beer, food and entertainment mecca for this fest. More than 45 brewers will pour 100 beers, and visitors can test their luck in raffles, contests and the Stella Artois 9-step beer pour. The event benefits at-risk kids, veterans and families in need. For more information, visit www.wgbeerfest.com.

Held at the I-X Center in Cleveland, this three-session fest features more than 200 stellar breweries from around the world pouring upwards of 800 select beers, plus beer education seminars, appearances by celeb brewers and more. Cleveland food trucks will ride in and provide the chow. For more details, visit www.ixbeerfest.com.

Now in its 8th year, the Oregon Garden Brewfest will feature more than 90 handcrafted beers and ciders from 45 different breweries spanning from Silverton’s backyard to across the Atlantic. The Oregon Garden Brewfest will also feature games and activities, live music, food, beer trivia and tasting lessons, a Brewer's Tasting Dinner, a Connoisseur Tasting and a homebrew competition. Two stages will offer live music both days from well-known Northwest bands. For more details, visit www.oregongardenbrewfest.blogspot.com.

Each year, beer lovers celebrate Pacific Northwest brews and the memory of brewer Glen Hay Falconer at the annual Sasquatch Brew Fest, a taste-fest of unique regional brews that benefits the Glen Hay Falconer Foundation (which provides brewing scholarships to aspiring brewers) and other Eugene-based nonprofits. Held on Saturday, May 12 at the Hilton Eugene & Conference Center, the fest features live music from the Scott Law Band, the Scott Pemberton Trio and more, plus exclusive sampling of beers made just for the event.

Now in its 13th season, New Belgium Brewing’s Tour de Fat brings together passionate bike lovers for a day of two-wheeled revelry while raising money for local nonprofits. Tour de Fat is a thrilling rite of passage that includes an unparalleled costumed bicycle parade, New Belgium beer, dazzling entertainment, local food, unusual bike contests and the car-for-bike trade, where one person in each city hands over their car keys and pledges to live one year car-free. This year, the event will visit 15 U.S. cities and will raise more than $2 million for local charities. For more details, visit the Tour de Fat website.

Now in its 13th season, New Belgium Brewing’s Tour de Fat brings together passionate bike lovers for a day of two-wheeled revelry while raising money for local nonprofits. Tour de Fat is a thrilling rite of passage that includes an unparalleled costumed bicycle parade, New Belgium beer, dazzling entertainment, local food, unusual bike contests and the car-for-bike trade, where one person in each city hands over their car keys and pledges to live one year car-free. This year, the event will visit 15 U.S. cities and will raise more than $2 million for local charities. For more details, visit the Tour de Fat website.