10×10 — Hot Plate Brewing

Hot Plate Brewing Co. holds 10 events to celebrate new brews throughout the annual 10×10 celebration in Pittsfield.

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EXPERIMENTAL BEER TASTING

Thursday, February 13 7pm

At some point in brewing history, a crafty and creative brewer decided to see what might happen if they used leftover wort (the sugar water created by the “mashing” process) to make a different beer. This gave rise to the use of “second runnings,” which has fallen out of fashion at the commercial level in modern times but is still employed by homebrewers determined to let nothing go to waste.

Because we were once those homebrewers, and because we still love to hand out, talk shop, and meet with members of the Berkshire Homebrew Association, we’ve invited some of them to accompany the release of our table beer by providing some samples of their own creations as well.

PAINT AND SIP

Friday, February 14 7pm

Whether you’re looking for a fun, creative date night or just want to get out of the house and hang out with friends, we’ve got you covered with our first-ever Paint and Sip event. And since love is in the air (supposedly), we’ll also be giving away Love Pittsfield x Hot Plate co-branded glasses to the first 24 guests!

If you want to bring your own glassware or surfaces to paint, that’s cool, too. We’ll provide the paints and brushes, and you’re welcome to use whatever media or canvas you’d like.

BOOK FAIR

Saturday, February 15 1pm

Join several local authors who will be selling and signing copies of their works.

SILENT BOOK CLUB

Sunday, February 16 1pm

Bring a book, find out what others are reading, and cozy up with a beer, coffee or tea.

COMMUNITY SING

Sunday, February 16 2pm

We’re excited to welcome back the Berkshire Concert Choir who will be leading us in a community sing with selections from South Pacific, which is a nod to our Coconut Porter small batch beer release happening that same day!

OPEN MIC NIGHT w/ MIKE DUFFY

Monday, February 17 7pm

Whether you’re playing your own instruments, relying on Mike to provide the backing music, performing covers or originals, this is your chance to make our taproom your stage (for five minutes at a time).

MUSICAL THEATER BINGO w/ BARRINGTON STAGE COMPANY

Tuesday, February 18 7pm

We’re once again teaming up with our friends from Barrington Stage Company for a Musical Theater Bingo Night. Led by the Artistic Producer and Associate Artistic Director of BSC, Branden Huldeen, musical theater bingo is going to be a fun night with games, prizes, and (we’re guessing) more than a little bit of spontaneous singing along.

SMALL BATCH SALON w/ GREG HALL

Wednesday, February 19 7pm

We first met Easthampton-based singer-songwriter Greg Hall in 2024 and felt that there was an instant connection between the approach to his artistic medium and the way that we love to design beer recipes as well as collaborate with all sorts of artists and artisans. In our discussion about storytelling, oral traditions, folk music, and how those all intersect with modern audiences and popular culture, it was clear that Greg puts an incredible amount of thought into his art and is a true student of the form as well as an advocate for roots music.

We wanted to share a little bit more about this ongoing dialogue we’ve been having as well as exploring Greg’s songwriting process and learning a little bit about the stories behind the soulful, thoughtful songs that made it onto Birds & Roses, his latest EP.

THURSDAY NIGHT ALCHEMY w/ XTWII, LUNA FAUN, & ERIN POTTER

Thursday, February 20 7pm

The period of time as Aquarius gives way to Pisces is known as the Cusp of Sensitivity, and given this auspicious time of year, we wanted to team up with some of our favorite witches, astrologists, performers, and polymaths for a Thursday Night Alchemy celebration of Sarah’s beer as well as the art and products made by frequent collaborators Xtwii and Luna Faun. We’ll also be joined by local painter Erin Potter who will also be joining the multisensory and multimedia performance.

BRING YOUR OWN VINYL NIGHT w/ PUP DADDY PRODUCTIONS

Friday, February 21 7pm

DJ Pup Daddy will not only bring the turntables, speakers, and MC the night, but he also lets folks dig through his crates to find tracks they’d like to hear in case they don’t have any vinyl albums of their own.

DANCE PARTY + LIVE PAINTING w/ DJ BENGEY & JILL GUSTAVIS

Saturday, February 22 7pm

For this event, Mike will be teaming up with DJ Bengey for a custom playlist of curated jams, and we’ll also be joined by Jill Gustavis, who will be doing another live painting in our taproom. (She also happens to be the artist who painted the watercolor work we used to create this year’s labels.)

TAPROOM TRIVIA

Tuesday, February 25 7pm

Join Mike in the taproom for another edition of taproom trivia, where you’ll be able to test your knowledge of literature, beer & brewing, sports, history, music, film & tv, science, geography, current events, and general trivia.TAPROOM TRIVIA

BENEFIT BINGO

Wednesday, February 26 7pm

We’re bringing back Benefit Bingo with a brand-new host: our very own owner and head brewer Sarah! This month, we’ll be raising money for the Berkshire Artists Association (BAA).