Penn College’s brewing and fermentation science major was again featured at Saturday’s Billtown Brewfest in Pine Square, organized by the Lycoming County Visitors Bureau and the Brickyard Restaurant & Ale House in celebration of craft beers. The second annual event offered two three-hour tastings from among an impressive range of regional brewers, and included musical entertainment on the stage outside Trade & Transit Centre II.

– Photos by Tom Wilson, writer/editor-PCToday

All signs point to the Billtown Brewfest (and the craft beer aficionados it attracts).

Timothy L. Yarrington (right), instructor of brewing and fermentation science at Penn College, sets up a Brewfest display with student Ryan J. Hampton, of Williamsport …

… and stops by the swag-laden Swashbuckler Brewing Co. booth to talk shop with a Manheim-based colleague.

After a seeming eternity of rain, patrons soak up sun and suds – including the well-received creations of the New Trail Brewing Co. from the college’s Newberry backyard.

Uniformly expressing an oft-heard Saturday sentiment is an entourage that includes Ashley R. Hilfiger (second from right), a 2010 technology management alum.

Myal Soul, who will return to Pine Square for a “tent party” during this fall’s Homecoming and Parent & Family Weekend, were among the day’s musical entertainment.

The brewing process is explained in three-dimensional fashion at the college’s table near the entrance …

… sharing space with the Alumni Relations Office, which provided keychain lanyards and Wildcat-embossed pint glasses for graduates of Penn College and its predecessors.

Patrick Marty (left), chief of staff/assistant to the president for college relations, gets acquainted with representatives of the Lancaster Brewing Co.

Dakotah J. Hewston, of Dingmans Ferry, enrolled in building science and sustainable design: architectural technology concentration, tastes an offering from the veteran-owned Tattered Flag Brewery in Middletown.

On a sunny, sunny Saturday, tents provide shade and vendors supply ample refreshment.