Maifest at Johnson City Brewing

Johnson City Brewing throws its doors open for Maifest, the German tradition of welcoming spring with beer brewed for the occasion. Expect seasonal German-style releases on tap — lagers and helles built for long afternoons outside — alongside the kind of festive, communal energy a proper Maifest calls for.

It’s a laid-back afternoon-into-evening hang at one of the Tri-Cities’ go-to craft breweries, where the day-drinking crowd skews a little older and a lot more into good beer than loud scenes. Bring some folding chairs, claim a patch of the taproom’s outdoor space, and settle in for a few rounds of something you won’t find on the menu the rest of the year.