Overview Intrepid Museum Beer Wine and Spirits is a one-night tasting festival at the Intrepid Museum on Pier 86, home of the World War II aircraft carrier USS Intrepid on the Hudson, where an all-access pass covers more than 100 samples of beer, wine and spirits. It is 21 and over, falls in late August, and the museum lists it on its own calendar as the Summer Tasting Fest. Evan Berman Productions produces it; the company runs more than 25 live events a year, tasting festivals and markets around New York, New Jersey and Florida from the Brooklyn Tequila Fest to the NYC Wine Fest and the Jersey City Whiskey Fest, and ties each event to a local charity. The Intrepid served in World War II and Vietnam and served as a recovery ship for space missions before it opened as the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on August 3, 1982. The Space Shuttle Enterprise sits in a pavilion on its flight deck, the collection includes a Concorde, and the submarine Growler is berthed beside the pier. The museum drew 915,000 visitors in 2013. On site The 2026 edition ran on a Friday, August 21, from 6:30 to 10 at night, rain or shine, on Pier 86. The museum itself was closed to visitors during the festival. The pours come from breweries, wineries and distillers both local and from farther off, and in 2026 Cigar City, Oskar Blues, Flying Dog and Tullamore Dew were among them; the people behind the tables include brewery representatives, sommeliers and master distillers. Local food vendors such as Mozzarepa and Chavas sell food at extra cost, and the night carries live entertainment and games. A designated-driver ticket gets a guest in to the vendors and food without the samples. Brand presence Evan Berman Productions builds sponsors into the objects every guest handles: a logo on the souvenir tasting glass each guest is given, on the wristband each guest wears, or on every photo-booth picture emailed to guests afterward. Brands can also take a premium table location or a 10-by-15 seminar space for up to two seminars a session. Across its festivals, past partners include Jefferson's bourbon, Suntory, Tomintoul and Wolffer Estate, and Old Parr Scotch has run a branded photo booth.