Brewz Crewz Craft Beer Festival

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Brewz Crewz Craft Beer Festival

Saturday, February 20, 2010 • 6-9pm

Munn Park, Downtown Lakeland FL.

BUY TICKETS WITH CASH OR CHECK at FASTFRAME 117 S. Kentucky Ave.

CASH & CHECK  purchases in person avoid the service fee.

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Attendees are asked (not required)  to bring a donation of $5 worth of nonperishable food items OR a Publix gift card for the purchase of fresh fruits and vegetables for ElderPoint Ministries.  ElderPoint Ministries provides a continuum of free home-based services to support healthy, safe and independent living for our older adult neighbors through interfaith volunteers. They are currently serving 500 in our community. Learn more at elderpoint.org Net profits of Brewz Crewz will go to support the programs of this organization.

Downtown Lakeland will host Polk County’s premier craft beer festival Saturday, February 20, 2010.  This event will feature 50+ craft beers from Bernie Little Distributors, Schenck Distributors, and Florida Micro Beverage.  Harry’s Seafood Bar & Grille, Fresco’s Bakery & Bistro, Grillsmith, Pipos Cuban Cafe, Kazbor’s Grille, Mojo’s Wing House and Natalie’s Sports Bar & Grill will serve samples of their great food.  Live music will complete this full-filled night.

A regular ticket gets 21 years and older in the door.  You get a taster cup to be used all evening – one per person and a wristband to identify you as a paid, of age participant. Enjoy 2 oz. samples of the many fine crafts beers and tasty samples from the participating restaurants from 6 to 9pm while entertained by live music.

TICKETS: $25 in advance (online with credit card or in person with cash or check to 117 S. Kentucky Ave.) , $35 day of the event regardless of where/how you purchase.  Tickets are sold by credit card ONLINE ONLY. Cash/Check purchase avoid the service fee. You may buy tickets at the door, but only cash will be accepted at the door.

VIP TICKETS: $40 in advance, $50 day of the event. VIP tickets will include the above plus an event T-shirt, a fast pass for 5 beers of your choice, and access to the VIP room where there will be seating, sampling and private bathroom access.

DESIGNATED DRIVER TICKETS: $20. (Must be over 21 yrs old) Designated drivers in your party will be given a special identifying wrist band but no sample cup. Non alcoholic beverages will be available.

Breweries & Beers Participating:  LINK TO MAP LAYOUT OF EVENT

Gorden Biersch – Maibock, Marzen, Blond Bock

Woodchuck – WoodChuck Amber, WoodChuck Pear

Magic Hat – # 9

Blue Point – Toasted Lager, Hoptical Illusion , Rastafarye

Florida Beer Co – Key west Sunset, Hurricane Reef , Kelly’s

Abita – Purple Haze, Amber, Jockamo IPA, Andy Gator

Bells – Amber, Two Hearted, Oberon

Sierra Nevada – Pale Ale, Kellerweiss, Torpedo, Seasonal

Harpoon Brewery – IPA, UFO, Seasonal

Yuengling – Lager, Black&Tan, Bock, Light

Brooklyn Brewing Co – Lager, Local 1

Sam Adams – Lager, Light, Noble Pils

Southampton – Double White , Altbier, Biere de Garde

Atlanta Brewing Co. – Redbrick Ale, Laughing Skull, Red Brick Winter Ale

Cigar City Brewing Co. – Jai Alai IPA, Maduro

Erie Brewing Co. – Railbender, Misery Bay IPA, Heritage Alt

Ft. Collins Brewing Co. – Rocky Mtn. IPA, Chocolate Stout , Retro Red

Shipyard Brewing Co. – Export, Brewer’s Choice, Longfellow

Sea Dog Brewing Co. – BluePaw

Lefthand Brewing Co. – Milk Stout, Sawtooth, Jackman’s

Highland Brewing Co. – Gaelic, St. Terese’s, Oatmeal Porter

Saint Somewhere Brewing Co – Saison Athene, Lectio Divina, Pays du Soleil

Shmaltz Brewing Co. - Hebrew Genesis Ale , Hebrew Messiah Bold, Coney Island Lager

LIVE MUSIC:

The Matthew Wengerd Trio - A jazz trio in the classic sense, the Matthew Wengerd trio plays the kind of jazz you’d expect to hear in a smoky Village club.  It’s the tender buzz of Miles Davis and the encompassing rapture of John Coltrane.  If you’re looking for Kenny G, go somewhere else.  This is jazz, man.

Billy Needs A Beard – A motley collection of friends who, for the past five years, have been playing and writing music together. Their backgrounds are different, and their tastes are eclectic, but their goal is the same: to find a way to blend the music they make with the sensibilities of getting older in the modern world. Combining harmonies with acoustic instrumentation, and presenting a mix of originals and covers.

The Jug Bros. Band – A jug band that has been together for 31 years! “Music for all occasions and no occasions!”

We’re excited to work with Sites That Pop, a new cutting-edge web design company based in Lake Wales, to produce our logo and visual collateral for the Brewz Crewz event.  They provide high quality website design, digital branding, identity, and hosting.  The owner, Joe Bennett, is a craft beer fanatic and saw an opportunity to marry two of his passions in one project.  “How could I resist the hoppy, malt-laden call to design for such an awesome event,” said the veteran designer, “This is going to be fun for us on so many levels.”

http://sitesthatpop.com