Beverly Breweries Toast End Of Dry January With Winter Beer Mile

BEVERLY, MA — What a long, cold, dry January it has been.

For some, depending on the context, more than others.

Four Beverly breweries are teaming up to toast the end of Dry January — a month when many people refrain from alcohol — with the first Winter Beer Mile on Saturday.

Gentile, Backbeat, Coastal Mass and Old Planters are hosting the Beer Mile where participants will be given a passport and can get a stamp with one full pour at each brewery. Those who complete the tour will receive a special Beer Mile winter hat.

The event begins at noon and runs through until 10 p.m. so that everyone can take their time and enjoy each location.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)