Upcoming Brewfests in Kentucky

Nothing going on in the kitchen this week, faithful readers, but I did want to give ya'll a quick heads up about a couple of upcoming brewfests.

October 28th and 29th, Copper and King Distillery in Louisville is hosting this year's Shelton Brothers The Festival. This will be my first chance to attend this festival, which is hosted in a different city each year, but it looks to be an absolutely awesome fest! There will be 3 separate four hour sessions: Friday from 5-9 pm, Saturday from 11-3 pm and the final session will be Saturday evening from 5-9pm. (I'm going to have to pace myself carefully to make it through the weekend intact! LOL) Tickets are still available for all three sessions at $65 per session, and there is a weekend pass for $175, saving you $20 if you want to attend all three. VIP tickets sold out like Dark Lord Day tix and the Early Bird savings tickets are all sold out as well.

They have an absolutely astonishing list of beers being poured at this year's festival! So many tasty choices! I plan on making a "must-try" list, but mostly I think I'll just play this one by ear...there are just a ton of amazing breweries on this year's list that I could hardly go wrong!

So far as the physical location goes, Copper and Kings has a very nice campus, though I'm not sure how they'll fit in the entire list of brewers! Their Lock, Stock and Smoking Barrels Brandy Barrel Beer Fest in 2014 was a lot of fun, and they had plenty of patio heaters available and a huge fire pit! Dress for the weather though...y'all can always step back from the fire pit, but you might not be able to crowd in as close as ya might be hoping!

I do hope Copper and Kings has their rinse stations out! They do make a brew fest so much more pleasant! (And I hope other brew festival organizers take note! Rinse stations don't have to be as fancy as Copper and Kings, but they shouldn't be an afterthought at any brewfest!)

Ya'll are prolly reaching the point where you'd poke me and remind me, "John, you said a couple of upcoming brewfests!"

And yes, tickets have gone on sale online for Kentuckians for the Commonwealth's 4th annual Kentucky Kicks Ass Brewfest! (Early Bird special is only $20 until November 1st!) This fest is held indoors at the Grand Reserve. It is indoors, so no worries about the weather. They'll have some live music and several food trucks in attendance. If your politics line up with KtC's, they'll even let you use your ticket as your yearly membership dues! The best thing about this brew fest is ALL the breweries represented will be Kentucky breweries! You are supporting local industry, and they are all within driving distance if you need another taste soon!

Hope to see all ya'll soon!