Welcome to The Electric Highway

Saturday, April 6 Updates

Please note that the Doors will open at 5:30 pm and the show starts at 6:30 pm.

Currently, ticket sales in the festival store on the website have ended.

You can still purchase tickets until 6 pm on Showpass at the link below. https://www.showpass.com/theelectrichighway/

Tickets also are available at the door for $45.

If you have purchased tickets through the website, you are automatically on the list at the door. No further confirmation is needed, and you do not need paper tickets. Please bring ID. The venue requires it for entry.

For those of you that attending the Alestorm show and would like to come down to see Canadian Juno Award-winning ANCIIENTS, please bring proof that you were at the Alestorm show in the form of a digital ticket or the like, and you can gain entry for $10 while space is available.

“All Roads Lead to The Electric Highway”

2024 Full Festival Lineup

 

Full Lineup for The Electric Highway and Day Lineups Revealed

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The Electric Highway Festival is excited to announce the final lineup for the 2024 edition of the festival being held in Calgary, AB on April 4, 5, and 6 at Dickens (1000 9 Ave SW). This is the biggest festival lineup yet with 23 bands over 3 days. The Festival artwork and poster are also now available.

Canadian Juno Award-winning Vancouver band Anciients will headline the whole festival. They will be joined by various Western Canadian bands including Dead Quiet, Empress, Flashback, Buffalo Bud Buster, and more. Newly added to the bill are returning bands La Chinga, Hombre and Set & Stoned along with festival newcomers Prisoner, Passing Pluto and Mors Sanctorum. 

The Final Full Line Up by Day:

Thursday, April 4:

Hombre (Calgary)
Solid Brown (Calgary)
Set & Stoned (Calgary)
Owls & Eagles (Calgary)
Black Daggers (Red Deer)
Prisoner (Calgary)
Mors Sanctorum (Calgary)

Friday, April 5:

Buffalo Bud Buster (Calgary) La Chinga (Vancouver)
Flashback (Calgary)
Pharm (Kelowna)
The Getmines (Vancouver)
Blacksmith and Brewer (BC Sunshine Coast) Atomic Yeti (Saskatoon) Passing Pluto (Calgary)

Saturday, April 6:

Anciients (Vancouver)
Dead Quiet (Vancouver)
Empress (Vancouver)
Gnarwhal (Yellowknife)
Tebby and the Heavy (Edmonton)
Musing (Calgary)
Stone Spear (Kelowna)
Conjure Hand (Victoria)

The final festival poster is now available. The festival artwork was created by Saskatchewan tattoo artist Roman Corkery. Besides being a fantastic tattoo artist, Roman is also a talented multi-media artist. The Festival thought it was time to have a full-on space theme. With Roman’s love of creating space-themed art, he was the perfect artist to tackle the idea, and the result is outstanding. Be sure to follow him on Instagram @RomanCorkery  https://www.instagram.com/romancorkery/

All festival tickets and passes are now available at presale pricing including 2-day passes and single-day tickets. 2024 Festival t-shirts are now available for presale as well. Order now to save some money and be sure to get the size you want.

Festival passes, tickets and merchandise are available at https://theelectrichighway.ca/festivalstore/​

Event info: https://www.facebook.com/events/327207160030277

​The Electric Highway is excited to announce once again that New Level Brewing is not only the top sponsor but is also the preferred beverage provider for The Electric Highway and all the bands on the bill. New Level Brewing is a Calgary-based award-winning Craft brewery. New Level is known for bending the rules of the style guidelines to create bold beers that are just a bit different from what you may have had before. Specializing in unusual ingredients with eye-catching packaging, New Level’s craft beer and sodas are worth checking out. You can find New Level on all social media or their website at https://www.newlevelbrewing.ca/

The Electric Highway would also like to announce that Crooks Hollow Studio is their newest major sponsor.  The festival is so excited to have them on board! One of Calgary’s newest state-of-the-art studios with top-of-the-line equipment will take a recording to the next level. Drummers will especially love this studio with acoustics tailored to create the perfect big drum sound. Crooks Hollow Studio will be providing top-level backline equipment to this year’s festival as well as technical support. Check them out on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/crooks_hollow_studio_/ or @crooks_hollow_studio_

The Electric Highway would like to thank all their media and service sponsors and partners. The festival would not be possible without them.

Last, but certainly not least, be sure to check out the Festival’s Expo taking place all three days at Dickens. The Expo features some of Calgary’s most interesting and unusual creators and unique small businesses. There are still limited spaces available in the Expo. Contact the Festival for more information.

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First Round of Bands Announced for 2024

The Electric Highway Festival is excited to announce the first round of bands for the 2024 edition of the festival in Calgary, AB on April 4, 5, and 6 at Dickens.

Canadian Juno Award-winning Vancouver band ANCIIENTS will headline the festival and will be joined by a selection of killer Canadian bands including Dead Quiet, Empress, Flashback, Buffalo Bud Buster, Owls & Eagles, Pharm and more.

​​Here are all the bands included in the first-round announcement:​

ANCIIENTS (Vancouver)

Dead Quiet (Vancouver)

Empress (Vancouver)

Buffalo Bud Buster (Calgary)

Flashback (Calgary)

Pharm(Kelowna)

Owls & Eagles (Calgary)

Gnarwhal (Yellowknife)

Solid Brown (Calgary)

The Getmines (Vancouver)

Tebby And The Heavy (Edmonton)

Musing (Calgary)

Blacksmith & Brewer (BC Sunshine Coast)

Stone Spear (Kelowna)

Black Daggers (Red Deer)

Atomic Yeti (Saskatoon)

Conjure Hand (Victoria)

Limited Early Bird passes are still available for $65. Grab those now before the second band announcement or they sell out! Regular advance passes will be available then, as well as a variety of single-day tickets and 2-day passes. Watch for that coming soon.

Festival passes are available at www.theelectrichighway.ca/festivalstore/​

Event info: https://www.facebook.com/events/327207160030277​

See you at The Electric Highway!

#BuckleUp#EHF2024

The Electric Highway 2024

Early Bird Passes

It’s that time again! Early Bird Passes are now on sale for the 2024 Festival being held in Calgary, AB on April 4, 5, and 6 at Dickens (1000 9 Ave SW). Passes are $65 CAD and are available in the Festival Store.
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Come on down to the La Chinga CD release show on December 2 at Dickens. Not only can you buy your festival passes in person, but you will also be able to purchase them for the early bird price of $65 that night and you will know some of the lineup! It’s the perfect Pit Stop on the way to the festival!

La Chinga CD Release info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1728887477610186​
Tickets: Available in the Festival Store or on Showpass.

La Chinga Returns to Calgary!

Vancouver’s La Chinga is coming to Calgary on December 2, 2023 in support of their latest release “Primal Forces”. They will be joined by The Electric Revival, Flashback and Hombre for a night of psychedelic madness you won’t soon forget.

La Chinga is a hard Rock power trio with psychedelic powers sitting on the worlds edge in Vancouver, Canada. Drawing from Sabbath, Zep, the MC5 and their own superbad habits, La Chinga has established themselves as one of Canada’s best-kept secrets. The band has performed at festivals and toured in Canada, the United States and Europe. La Chinga is always a favourite at The Electric Highway festival (and its predecessor) in Calgary.

The Electric Revival is back! After a 5-year hiatus, one of Calgary’s most energetic psychedelic bands recently returned to the stage. Formed by guitarist-vocalist Ian Dillon, drummer Dallas Lobb and bassist Dan Toews in 2009, the band has always thrived on performing before an awestruck crowd. The energy and intensity of the band mixed with the psych, heavy blues and desert rock influences will leave you wanting more.

Flashback was formed in a garage in Calgary, AB, in the spring of 2016. From hashing out cover tunes in a basement to writing and recording original music, Flashback has undergone quite a drastic natural progression as they have written and recorded music and had some lineup changes creating a unique sound. Flashback’s latest album, “The Draconic Oath” was released June 2nd, 2023, and incorporated elements of groove and thrash that is sure to make you bang your head. You don’t want to miss their electrifying live performance!

One of the latest Calgary bands to take the scene by storm, Hombre is a combination of everything you love – fuzzy tones, killer riffs and groove that is unstoppable. Stoner muscle car space riffs is the simple statement on the Hombre Facebook page, but the image that invokes is psychedelic, expansive and trippy with a solid base to the whole thing. And that is exactly what you will get with Hombre – an experience worth leaving the house for.

Where: Dickens, 1000 9 Ave SW, Calgary

When: Saturday, December 2 Doors 7:30 Bands 8:30

Tickets: Available in the Festival Store or on Showpass.

Brought to you by The Electric Highway, High Voltage TV, The Celestial Agency, and METALHEADS UNITED.

Band Submissions are closed!

Thanks to all the bands who submitted for The Electric Highway 2024!
We are currently reviewing all the submissions and will contact any bands that we are interested in booking for 2024.

Band Submissions are open!

We are looking for Desert Rock, Stoner Metal, Doom, Sludge, Trippy Psychedelic, Surf Rock, Acid Rock, Noise Rock, Fuzz Rock, Space Rock, Blues Rock, Heavy Psych, Heavy Blues, Southern Rock, Fuzzy Punk, Sludgy Hardcore bands and variations of any of the previously mentioned styles.

Make sure to fill out the form on the Band Submission page between now and June 30th and you might have the opportunity to perform at the 2024 edition of the festival. We will be reviewing all submissions and will be in contact with bands that would be a good fit for the 2024 Festival.

We look forward to getting to know more about your band!

The Electric Highway 2023 is Over!

We want to thank everyone for making this year’s edition of The Electric Highway a huge success. Thanks to the bands, fans, vendors, Dickens, volunteers, production team, video team, merch team, media, sponsors and business partners for contributing their energy to The Electric Highway that we envisioned. Together we brought that vision to life and created a memorable event. We can’t wait to do it again in 2024. Watch for all announcement over the next few months.

The Electric Highway 2024 takes place April 4, 5 & 6 at Dickens in Calgary, AB, Canada.

The Official 2023 Line Up & Information

Three daze of killer bands, cold beer, rad artists and fuzzy vibes taking place March 23-25 at legendary Dickens in downtown Calgary, AB, Canada. And it’s almost here!

Here are all the festival details so you can easily find them in one place.

The Electric Highway Official Nightly Lineups:

Thursday, March 23:

HypnoPilot (Lethbridge, AB) – Daily headliner
Citizen Rage (Calgary, AB)
Musing (Calgary, AB)
No More Moments (Siksika, AB)
Father Moon (Calgary, AB)
Destroy My Brains (Lloydminster, AB).

Doors open at 6:30pm
Music starts at 7:30pm
Show runs to 12:30am
Expo 6:30pm – 10:30pm
Merch Sales 6:30pm – 12:30pm

Friday, March 24:

Black Mastiff (Edmonton, AB/Vancouver, BC) – Daily Headliner
Gone Cosmic (Calgary, AB)
Set & Stoned (Crossfield, AB)
Hombre (Calgary, AB)
Empress (Vancouver, BC)
Molten Lava (Vancouver, BC)
Space Queen (Vancouver, BC)
Owls & Eagles (Calgary, AB)

Doors open at 5:30pm
Music starts at 6:15pm
Show runs to 1:30am
Expo 5:30pm – 11:30pm
Merch Sales 6:30pm – 1:30pm

Saturday, March 25:

Sasquatch (Los Angeles, CA) – Festival Headliner
La Chinga (Vancouver, BC)
Buffalo Bud Buster (Calgary, AB)
Brown Dwarf (Red Deer, AB)
The Astral Prophets (Calgary, AB)
Iron Tusk (Siksika, AB)
The Sleeping Legion (Winnipeg, MB)
Tebby & the Heavy (Edmonton, AB)
Garuda (Cranbrook, BC).

Doors open at 5pm
Music starts at 5:30pm
Show runs to 1:30am
Expo 5:30pm – 11:00pm
Merch 5:30pm – 1:30am

Ticket Information:
Tickets are available in the Festival Store on the website at https://theelectrichighway.ca/festivalstore/

Advance 3-day Festival Passes are $75. Advance passes are on sale until March 22 or while quantities last.

Regular Festival Passes are $95 at the door if quantities are available.

Limited advance 2-day passes are on sale until March 22 or while quantities last.

Thursday/Friday $45 advance
Thursday/Saturday $55 advance
Friday/Saturday $65 advance

Advance single-day tickets are available until March 22 or while quantities last.

Thursday $20 advance/ $25 door
Friday $30 advance/$35 door
Saturday $40 advance/$45 door

*Door prices are in effect if any are left. Watch the event and page for ticket and pass updates.

3 Day Festival Pass holders can pick up their wristbands at Dickens at any time during the event. Pre-order merch sales will also be available for pickup throughout the weekend too. You can still pre-order some up until 11:59 pm Wednesday, March 22.

Please note: All ticket/pass holders from the canceled 2020 Electric Highway can redeem their tickets and passes for 2023 Festival tickets and passes or can choose to hold on to them to use at a future edition of The Electric Highway. You must contact the Festival via email to arrange the transfer of your passes before attending the festival. Please check your email for the instructions that were sent out to everyone.

Art Expo and Marketplace

The festival also features an art & vendor exposition during all three days at Dickens, March 23 – 25, 2023. It is a little bit of a smaller marketplace than in past years, but still great vendors. Here’s who you will see there:

Analog Universe Games
Killers and Demons
Mandelas by Jenn
Above Ground Apparel
Art by Flora
Don’t Play @ Work

We do still have 2 spaces available if anyone is interested. Please contact the festival at theelectrichighwayfestival[@]gmail.com for more details.

We look forward to bringing this festival to you, and can’t wait to see everyone in March!

Social Media Links:
Website: TheElectricHighway.ca
Facebook: Facebook.com/ElectricHighwayFestival
Facebook Event: Facebook.com/events/849216866328036
Instagram: Instagram.com/TheElectricHighway
Twitter: Twitter.com/TheElectricHwy

Hashtag #BuckleUp

“All Roads Lead to the Electric Highway”

Festival Artwork by David Paul Seymour
The Electric Highway Logo by Sketchy Intuitions

Special thanks to all of our Business Partners and Sponsors. We truly could not put this event on without them.

Business Partners/Sponsors:
Asher Media Relations
Athena Bookkeeping Services Inc.
Black Collar Manufacturing
Calgary Metal Scene Events
The Celestial Agency
Clarity Recording & Mixing
Dickens
Dynamite Studios
FACTOR Canada
High Voltage TV
Inspyre
Loud as Hell Festival
METALHEADS UNITED
New Level Brewing
SlIm BZ TV

Travel and Tourism Partners
Tourism Calgary
Travel Alberta

Big thanks to all our media partners that have helped get the festival out there in so many ways!

Media partners: Absolute Underground
Broken Neck Radio
CJSR
CJSW
Digital Distortion
Doomed and Stoned
The Obelisk
Outlaws of the Sun
Metal Devastation
Metal Rules
Trash Talk
V13

We’d like to acknowledge:

The Electric Highway takes place on the territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy and the land of Treaty 7 Region in Southern Alberta including that of the Siksika, the Piikuni, the Kainai, the Tsuu T’ina, and the Stoney Nakoda First Nations, and is also home to the Metis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.

The Electric Highway Official Nightly Lineup

We have already announced the full festival lineup, but now here are the nightly lineups.

Saturday, March 25: Festival Headliner Sasquatch (Los Angeles, CA) with direct support from La Chinga (Vancouver, BC) plus Buffalo Bud Buster (Calgary, AB), Brown Dwarf (Red Deer, AB),  Iron Tusk (Siksika, AB),  The Astral Prophets (Calgary, AB), The Sleeping Legion (Winnipeg, MB),  Tebby & the Heavy (Edmonton, AB), and Garuda (Cranbrook, BC). 

Friday, March 24: Black Mastiff (Edmonton, AB/Vancouver, BC) headlines with direct support from Gone Cosmic (Calgary, AB) plus Set & Stoned (Crossfield, AB), Hombre (Calgary, AB), Empress (Vancouver, BC), Molten Lava (Vancouver, BC), Space Queen (Vancouver, BC), and Owls & Eagles (Calgary, AB).

Thursday , March 23: HypnoPilot (Lethbridge, AB) headlines with direct support from Citizen Rage (Calgary, AB) plus No More Moments (Siksika, AB),  Musing (Calgary, AB), Father Moon (Calgary, AB), and Destroy My Brains (Lloydminster, AB).

The Electric Highway Festival Returns in 2023

The Electric Highway was one of the first festivals to be shut down at the beginning of the pandemic. Everyone watched as things unfolded, struggling to comprehend that life as we knew it was being suspended as the world started to lock down.  What we all thought was going to be a short-term, temporary measure dragged on for months. 

Many months later after much uncertainty with health and travel restrictions as well as personal health issues for one of the festival organizers, The Electric Highway is finally a go! The festival returns to Calgary, AB, Canada as a 3-day event on March 23, 24, and 25, 2023. The full event will take place at Dickens in downtown Calgary.

Dickens has been a cornerstone in the Calgary live entertainment scene for the past 16 years. With great food, terrific atmosphere, friendly staff and one of the best stages in the city, Dickens hosts many live music events including Terminus Festival and various Sled Island events. The Electric Highway is excited to be working with Dickens to make this event a great experience for bands, expo vendors and most of all festival attendees.

A big thank you to FACTOR Canada for the support via a festival restarting grant. After the pandemic cancellation and financial losses, the boost has really allowed the festival to continue and move forward.

Buckle up for The Electric Highway Festival!

Three days of killer bands, rad artists and fuzzy vibes at Dickens in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada.  The 2023 edition of the festival focuses on Desert rock and metal, Doom, Sludge, Heavy Psych and has expanded to include some punk and hardcore bands as well.

The 2023 lineup brings an electric offering of bands including some of the bands previously booked for 2020 and new acts to replace bands that were unable to attend this year or are no longer in existence.  The festival features Californian headliners Sasquatch, one of the festival’s past favorites, laying down their brand of fuzzy, kick-ass Desert Rock & Heavy Psych with direct support from Vancouver’s La Chinga returning for their 4^th appearance on Saturday night.  Black Mastiff returns to headline Friday night with Calgary’s Gone Cosmic and HypnoPilot headlines the Thursday show with support from Citizen Rage.  These are just a few of the wicked bands that will be playing at The Electric Highway.  The full lineup can be found below.

3 Day Festival Pass holders can pick up their wristbands at Dickens at any time during the event.  Pre-order merch sales will also be available for pickup throughout the weekend too. Don’t be disappointed. Order your merch ahead of time.

The Electric Highway Official Lineup:
Saturday/Festival headliner: Sasquatch (Los Angeles, CA) with direct support from La Chinga (Vancouver, BC) 

Friday Headliner: Black Mastiff (Edmonton, AB/Vancouver, BC) with direct support from Gone Cosmic (Calgary, AB)

Thursday Headliner: HypnoPilot (Lethbridge, AB) with direct support from Citizen Rage (Calgary, AB)

All other festival bands are:

Brown Dwarf (Red Deer, AB) 

Buffalo Bud Buster (Calgary, AB)

Destroy My Brains (Lloydminster, AB)

Empress (Vancouver, BC)

Father Moon (Calgary, AB)

Garuda (Cranbrook, BC) 

Hombre (Calgary, AB)

Iron Tusk (Siksika, AB) 

Molten Lava (Vancouver, BC)

Musing (Calgary, AB)

No More Moments (Siksika, AB) 

Owls & Eagles (Calgary, AB)

Set & Stoned (Crossfield, AB)

Space Queen (Vancouver, BC)

Tebby & the Heavy (Edmonton, AB)

The Astral Prophets (Calgary, AB)

The Basement Paintings (Saskatoon, SK) 

The Sleeping Legion (Winnipeg, MB) 

Full daily lineups will be released on February 9, 2023.

The Electric Highway is a fully immersive festival experience and offers much more than just music. The festival also features an art & vendor exposition during all three days at Dickens, March 23 – 25, 2023.

Festival passes go on sale Wednesday, January 25 at 10am MT.  Check www.TheElectricHighway.ca to purchase and for more festival information.

All tickets and pass holders will be receiving instructions by email on how to transfer their 2020 tickets for 2023 ones. As well, all vendors will receive an email to confirm their attendance. Anyone that cannot attend this year – both ticketholders and vendors – can transfer their attendance to a future year.

We look forward to bringing this festival to you, and can’t wait to see everyone in March!

Ticket Information:

Advance 3-day Festival Passes are $75. Advance passes go on sale 10am MT on January 25, 2023 until March 22 or while quantities last.

Regular Festival Passes are $95 at the door if quantities are available.

Limited 2-day passes will be on sale from February 13 until March 22 or while quantities last.

Advance single-day tickets will be available from March 1 to March 22 or while quantities last.

Watch for corporate packages coming soon. Please contact us immediately if you would like to customize a package.

Please note: All ticket/pass holders from the canceled 2020 Electric Highway can redeem their tickets and passes for 2023 Festival tickets and passes or can choose to hold on to them to use at a future edition of The Electric Highway. You must contact the Festival via email to arrange the transfer of your passes before attending the festival. We are holding spots for all previous pass holders until February 28, after that tickets and passes are on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Social Media Links:

Website: TheElectricHighway.ca

Facebook: Facebook.com/ElectricHighwayFestival 

Facebook Event:

Instagram: Instagram.com/TheElectricHighway 

Twitter: Twitter.com/TheElectricHwy 

Hashtag #BuckleUp

Business Partners/Sponsors:
Asher Media Relations

Athena Bookkeeping Services Inc.

Black Collar Manufacturing

Calgary Metal Scene Events

The Celestial Agency

Dickens

FACTOR Canada

High Voltage TV

Loud as Hell Festival

METALHEADS UNITED

Tourism Calgary

Travel Alberta

Business partnerships and sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact theelectrichighwayfestival[@]gmail.com for more information.

The Electric Highway Returns!

The Electric Highway was one of the first festivals to be shut down at the beginning of the pandemic. We watched as things unfolded, shocked that all our hard work and great bands we had lined up were in jeopardy. None of us had any idea of what was about to occur as the world started to lock down.

Many months later after much uncertainty with health and travel restrictions as well as personal health issues for one of the festival organizers, we were able to rebook.

The Electric Highway will take place in Calgary on March 23, 24, and 25, 2023.

We will be announcing the lineup for the Electric Highway over the next 2 weeks. You can expect to see some of the bands from 2020 and some new acts to replace bands that were unable to attend or are no longer together. In addition, we will be giving you all of the other details such as venues, all ticket and pass options, festival merchandise presales, and more.

All tickets and pass holders will be receiving instructions on how to transfer their 2020 tickets for 2023 ones. As well, all vendors will receive an email to confirm their attendance. Anyone that cannot attend this year – both ticketholders and vendors – can transfer their attendance to a future year.

We look forward to bringing this festival to you, and can’t wait to see everyone in March!

Festival Passes and Single Day tickets are available.

 Grab yours HERE.

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Huge thank you to all our Media Partners! These ar the publications that help make the festival happen. Go to the sponsor page to link to all of them!

Thank you to our Sponsors and Business Partners! We definitely could not do this without all of you! Go to the Sponsor Page to link to all of them.

It’s Line-up Time!

#BuckleUp baby, The Electric Highway is excited to announce our inaugural lineup! We wanted to put something special together for our first trip on the Highway and with over 20 bands in two daze, we think we have done exactly that…

The 420 Music & Arts Festival is now The Electric Highway!

After careful consideration, we have decided to change the name of the festival to The Electric Highway. When we came up with the concept for the festival in the fall of 2016, legalization was only an idea and we had no idea what impact that would have on our festival. One would think that legalization would be positive, however, it has been more of a headache and hindrance for the festival on many levels. Between FB permanently shutting down some of our ad accounts to cumbersome government-imposed rules and regulations limiting what we could do, and various other limitations standing in our way, we made the decision to change.

April 2020!!

We are pleased to announce that we have found a new home for the 2020 Edition of the Festival!

We are taking the festival to a whole New Level, April 17 & 18, 2020 at the Royal Canadian Legion #1. The historic #1 Legion is located right in the heart of downtown Calgary, Alberta at #116, 7th Ave SE. The #1 Legion has amazing C-Train access, cheap underground parking and is surrounded by hotels of every level. The #1 Legion also gives us two rooms that can feature music, three bars to keep you hydrated and full restaurant service. There is also a large space for the vendor expo too. Everything we have ever wanted all under one roof! Super EXCITED and more news brewin’ too…

 

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