The gates opened at 3 p.m. to the general public who, tickets in hand, had been waiting almost an hour in a line that stretched down the street. Staff confirmed the entrants' ages and tickets before granting entrance to the section of Water Street which had been closed for the Skowhegan Craft Brew Festival on Saturday.
Chance Gonyer of Cornville, left, and Leah Agren of Norridgewok, right, share sips of brew samples at the Skowhegan Craft Brew Festival on Saturday. A few were walking around the festival Saturday afternoon while wearing pretzel glasses.
Rick with Marsh Island brewing of Orono pours a "lime gose" for a patron on Saturday afternoon at the Skowhegan Craft Brew Festival. Marsh Island brewing was one of many craft brewers who set up brew lines that they dispensed into festivalgoer's cups.
Hazel Tremain of Richmond exchanges tickets with a patron at her family's Philippine Food truck on Water Street in Skowhegan on Saturday. The street was closed for the annual Craft Brew Festival and this was their second year providing food at the event.
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