The Beeryard, based in Pennsylvania, reported two interesting tidbits recently. First, Victory Brewing just completed renovations that it began back in February and is set to re-open the restaurant this Wednesday morning, May 7. Additionally, fellow Pennsylvania brewery, Weyerbacher, will be starting a super-limited production of a series of “Brewers Choice” beers that will be available at the brewery during Saturday tours. The first release will be a Belgian Pale Ale in mid-May. Each beer in the series will be limited to 50-60 cases.

Hair of the Dog Fred Fest 2008 will be taking place this upcoming Saturday, May 10 from 2pm to 6pm. Tickets are $50 (according to the brewery website but $20 or $25 at Ratebeer, hmm) for the event which features 16 breweries on tap. The tap list can be found at the RateBeer event page. Some of the highlights are Hair of the Dog Cask Fred and Deschutes Coffee infused 20K Imperial Bourbon Porter. Additionally, there is both a silent auction and an online auction associated with the event in which breweries contibute some rare bottles out of their collections. In honor of Michael Jackson, Hair of the Dog will donate proceeds to Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon.

The St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival begins on Friday (technically Thursday because of a beer dinner) and is a three (or four) day event. 60 beers will be available from area brewers, including the likes of O’Fallon and Schlafly. Click over to the official site for more details.

Captain Lawrence Brewing will be holding its 2nd Anniversary Party next Saturday, May 17 from noon-6pm. Tickets are $20 per person. More info here.

Lastly, Avery Brewing will be holding another Maharaja Double IPA release party this Friday from 4 to 7pm. Tickets are $10 apiece. More info is available at the website.