Mixing drinks with brew is all the rage, from the simple shandy to more complex creations, and Heavy Seas Ale House is ready to get in on the fun. Thursday, May 17, is the date of the first-ever cocktail party held at the Fed Hill taproom, which will explore how to use beer to enhance quaffs of all kinds.

Your $30 reservation includes a guided tasting of three different 5-oz. beer cocktails, two half-size pours of Heavy Seas beer plus a selection of tasty eats to go along, which, in appropriate fashion, are billed as “heavy hors d’oeuvres” (as opposed to the more common “light snacks”).

If you stay for dinner after the 5:30–7:30 PM event, you’ll receive 15% off your check. Score your ticket to the happening online here, and get ready to sip some stirred up suds.

Photo of a beer shandy by Danya Henninger