4th Annual Keg Liquors Fest of Ale, June 6th

Thanks to Robin for letting me post this (I actually did ask him! )

30 Breweries, 3 Craft Beer Distributors, 2 Wine Distributors and over 100 beers and wines to be sampled, as well as food, music, and a charity silent auction to support the WHAS Crusade for Children on June 6th from 3 - 7PM.

Cost: $25 advance, $30 day of the event. Online ticket sales are now available via our website

Due to the growing number of supporters for this event, we have outgrown holding this at the Keg Liquors facility. We have partnered up with St. Anthony's in Clarksville to host the event this year. St. Anthony's is located 5 minutes from the store, at 320 North Sherwood Drive, Clarksville, IN

For more information, check out our website at: http://www.kegliquors.com/festofale.htm

Breweries attending include:
Barley Island
New Belgium
Magic Hat
Sam Adams
Bells Brewing
Bluegrass Brewing Company (Clay & Main)
Bluegrass Brewing Company (St. Matthews)
Brownings
Sierra Nevada
Powerhouse Brewing Company
Cumberland Brews
Schlafly
Warbird Brewing
Upland Brewing Company
New Albanian Brewing Company
Wetten Imports
Brugge Brasserie
Three Floyds
Victory
Spaten
Franziskaner
Moylans
Hoppin Frog
Dark Horse
Dogfish Head
Lost Coast
Leinenkugel
Pyramid
Eurobrew
Huyghe (Delirium)
Kasteel
Gouden Carolus
Unibroue
St. Bernardus
Weltenburger
Verhaeghe

and many more on the way!

Craft Beer Distributors:
World Class Beverages
Cavalier Distributing
Winding Road Beverages

Wine Distributors:
InVie
Crossroads Vintners

Food will be available from the St. Anthony's Men's Group.

If you have questions, please feel free to contact me at 812-283-3988 or via a PM here on Hotbytes.

Do you think you could arrange for cooler weather this year...or air conditioning? Of course, we'll be there regardless!

Do you think you could arrange for cooler weather this year...or air conditioning? Of course, we'll be there regardless!

One bonus we have with holding this at St. Anthony's is their auxiliary gym that we can use if the weather gets bad. So if its too hot, or rainy, we will set up in the gym instead of under tents.

fun fun fun
can't wait Todd

I received one fun tidbit of information this weekend. Upland Brewing Company will be coming down with their beer bus to pour their beers from. If you've never seen this thing, just imagine a smaller version of the Partridge Family bus, but with beer taps on the side. And no Danny Bonaduce.

Cool, I like the guys from Upland

Just added to the lineup last night:
St. Bernardus
Weltenburger
Verhaeghe (Duchesse de Borgogne)

Todd
Do you have any idea what Crosstown will be serving?

Todd
Do you have any idea what Crosstown will be serving?

I'll look at my notes and post this tomorrow.

Todd
Do you have any idea what Crossroads will be serving?

I received word yesterday that another wine vendor is going to participate in the festival as well, bringing our number to 3 wine suppliers. I'll have more information on what the others are bringing in the next few days.

Here is the list of what Crossroads Vintners is bringing to the festival:
• Armador Sauvignon Blanc - Pale yellow in color with green reflections and pineapple, dry grass, grapefruit and fresh green lime notes springing from the glass. The attack is fresh and mineral, filling the mouth with concentrated citrus flavors. The bright acidity continues into a long finish.
• Ken Forrester Petit Chenin Blanc- 100% Chenin Blanc. Fresh, fruity, full ripe - perfect everyday drinking wine.
• Hey Mambo White- a harmonious blend of Viognier, Chenin Blanc, Muscat Canelli, and Sauvignon Blanc grapes. The palate is very juicy, honeyed with gooseberries from the presence of Viognier and grassy tones from the Sauvignon Blanc. This wine’s heart and soul is captivatingly fruity, with crisp acidity driven by the Chenin Blanc. It concludes with a clean, dry finish of Pink Lady apples, orchard peach and limestone.
• Charles Smith Kung Fu Girl Riesling- are harvested from a single rocky vineyard, resulting in a wine with lush aromatics and tons of flavor. On the nose, Kung Fu Girl is bursting with Asian pear, white peach and spring flowers. Apricot, pear, lime, and a pleasant minerality keep this off-dry wine at the perfect level of subtle sweetness.
• Shannon Ridge Wrangler Red- A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, Syrah. The grapes used to produce our 2006 Shannon Ridge Lake County Wrangler Red came from the hills and slopes of ultra-premium vineyards of Lake County, California. To give it complexity, this wine was aged with French and American oak. It is a blend of red varietals married together to create a wine that best represents its vintage.
• Home Grown Red- A bright red with excellent vitality, the perky '07 Home Grown Family Harvest Red; textured on the palate with loads of ripe raspberry flavors; a tasty treat from start to finish.
• Samantha Starr Pinot Noir – This delicious Pinot Noir is a deep ruby in color with very good clarity and brightness. The nose is of strawberries, raspberries, and cedar with a hint of smoke. It is fruit forward with black cherries and plums on the palate. Very well balanced, the wine shows a pleasing richness and concentration followed by a fruit driven finish with crisp acidity.
• Crios Malbec - It has a lovely aromatic display of wood smoke, spice box, and black cherry. This leads to a layered, spicy wine with excellent depth and concentration, very good balance, and enough stuffing to evolve for 2-3 years although it can be enjoyed now.

[Robin Garr]

Ken Forrester Petit Chenin Blanc- 100% Chenin Blanc. Fresh, fruity, full ripe - perfect everyday drinking wine.

Just enjoyed this the other night with home-built lengua tacos ... pretty much as described, although it does have a good level of acidity that made it an excellent food-friendly wine but maybe a little tart for anyone expecting a more off-dry Chenin Blanc. Was $9.99 at the Wine Rack on Frankfort Avenue. I'll bet you've got it for less on the other side of the Ohio, Todd.

Ken Forrester Petit Chenin Blanc- 100% Chenin Blanc. Fresh, fruity, full ripe - perfect everyday drinking wine.

Just enjoyed this the other night with home-built lengua tacos ... pretty much as described, although it does have a good level of acidity that made it an excellent food-friendly wine but maybe a little tart for anyone expecting a more off-dry Chenin Blanc. Was $9.99 at the Wine Rack on Frankfort Avenue. I'll bet you've got it for less on the other side of the Ohio, Todd.

A blistering $8.99 on the Sunny side! I recommend this wine all the time when someone is trying to venture away from the super sweet wines.

Here is the tentative list for the other wines that will be available at the Fest of Ale:

InVie:
• Dry Creek Chenin Blanc
• Snoqualmie Riesling
• Sauvion Vouvray
• Barone Fini Pinot Grigio
• Di Majo Norante Conta do Aglianico
• Bon Bon Rose
• Calina Carmenere
• Chateau Bonnet Bourdeaux

Olinger:
• Amano Soave
• Bonterra Chardonnay
• Herding Cats Chenin Blanc/Chardonnay
• Bricco Riella Moscato d’Asti
• Mark West Pinot Noir
• Red Diamond Merlot
• Jekel Cabernet Sauvignon
• Robert Mondavi Meritage

I'm happy to report that we now will have live entertainment at the festival (aside from the usual colorful characters wandering around!). The Flying Saucers, a local band that plays blues, classic rock, and a variety of other styles will be performing live at the festival. To hear what they are all about, check out their MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/theflyingsaucersband

We've also added another brewery to the mix and Brooklyn Brewing will be represented at the festival as well.

We've also added another brewery to the mix and Brooklyn Brewing will be represented at the festival as well.

Sounds like everything is coming together nicely. I am really looking forward to checking it out this year. Any idea what Brooklyn is bringing? They brew a really nice house beer for Danny Meyer's Blue Smoke restaurant in NYC.