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3-25-09
Destination Kohler’s newest event – The Kohler Festival of Beer – is the perfect way to enjoy Memorial Day Weekend in the Midwest.
With inspiration from the annual Kohler Food & Wine Experience, this will be a festival-style event full of beer-themed happenings, homebrew competitions and tastings from more than 30 local and regional brewers.
“This festival is designed to attract local enthusiasts as well as those adventurous travelers from all over the United States to visit Kohler for a weekend centered on the celebration of great beer and great food,” said Stephen Beaumont, director of lodging for Destination Kohler. “We hope to quickly grow this event into one of the largest beer tastings in the United States.”
This three-day event – to be held May 22-24 – will feature unique offerings including the signature Saturday afternoon Cheers to Beers Grand Tasting. Event-goers can sample a variety of homebrewed beers and participate in selecting the people’s choice award for the top brewer. The grand prize-winning beer will be available on tap at a Destination Kohler restaurant for one year.
The celebration will commence on Friday night with a tapping party at the Horse & Plow, a casual pub-fare restaurant, featuring unreleased and new Wisconsin beers. The weekend finale is the Blues, Brews and Barbeque celebration, serving barbeque-style cuisine, an assortment of beer and live blues music on Sunday evening in the festival tent.
In addition to these signature events, guests are invited to experience the beer-themed seafood buffet at The Wisconsin Room, the Blackwolf Run Beer Cup Golf Tournament, Eggs and Kegs breakfast buffet, as well as Pub Pairings Food and Beverage Tasting and a Homebrewers’ Competition. Additional activities, complimentary events and tastings are offered throughout the weekend.
During the Blackwolf Run Beer Cup Golf Tournament, entrants will play the Meadow Valleys course at Blackwolf Run. Tournament format is one net best ball of two-stroke play. Prizes will be presented to the top three teams and hole prizes will be awarded as well. Players will need to supply United States Golf Association handicaps for all team members. The entry fee is $115 and includes greens fees and cart.
TICKETS & HOTEL PACKAGES
The complete schedule, tickets and hotel packages for the 2009 Kohler Festival of Beer are available online at DestinationKohler.com/beerfestival or by calling (800) 344-2838. Tickets are available a la carte and as day passes. The Saturday day pass includes the Cheers to Beers and Pub Pairings events for $60 per person. The Sunday day pass for $95 includes Eggs and Kegs breakfast, Homebrewers’ Competition and Blues, Brews and Barbeque events.
Two-night hotel packages on Saturday and Sunday evenings start at $405 per person at The American Club and also are offered at the recently remodeled Inn on Woodlake, starting at $305 per person. Packages include select event tickets, and prices are based on double occupancy.
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