In addition to the food provided both in and outside at the pub, additional food vendors included Vander Mill Cidery with items from their new summer menu, Brewery Vivant, and popular Holland area restaurant Salt and Pepper. I’m a Beer Hound’s Paul Starr was also on hand with a booth featuring t-shirts for sale and giving out plenty of free Beer Hound stickers. Multiple bands performed throughout the day including DeLilah and The Lost Boys, Steppin’ In It, and The Dynamites.

$5.00 tickets provided your choice of a full plate of food, or a beer / mixed drink. I do recommend giving the Hatter Royale Hopquilla a try; this dry-hopped white whiskey is quite phenomenal. All 7 Hatter Day beers were available inside the pub, with various taps being poured outdoors throughout the day. Additional events held during the day included the sold-out Beer, Spirits, and Cheese Smackdown and Mad Hatter Cake cutting ceremony, a cake of which truly had to be seen to be believed.

New Holland celebrated Father’s Day with “The Father of Beer Dinners,” an RSVP-only event held Three Acres in Chicago featuring numerous food pairings with the many Hatter beers. Be on the lookout for New Holland’s tap takeover in a town near you!