Katie Doherty

Over the five years the event has been held in Augusta, it has generated an estimated $19.1 million in economic impact, according to the host Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce.

When it became clear in April that the Kennebec River Brewfest, the chamber's biggest fundraiser, would not happen in August as planned, the chamber came up with Brewfest in a Box. It sold out in three hours Wednesday.