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

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.

Here is the lineup for Brooklyn:
• Lager - displays a firm malt center supported by a fine bitterness and floral hop aroma. Caramel malts show in the finish. The aromatic qualities of the beer are enhanced by “dry-hopping”, the centuries-old practice of steeping the beer with fresh hops as it undergoes a long, cold maturation.
• Brown - A blend of six malts, some of them roasted, give this beer its deep russet-brown color and complex malt flavor, fruity, smooth and rich, with a caramel, chocolate and coffee background. Generous late hopping brings forward a nice hop aroma to complete the picture.
• EIPA - a deep golden beer brewed from British malt and a blend of hops featuring the choice East Kent Golding variety. It is traditionally dry-hopped for a bright aroma of hops, lemongrass, pine and citrus fruit, and has a robust bitterness, a warming malt palate and a clean hoppy finish.
• Summer - We brew our Brooklyn Summer Ale from premium English barley malt, which gives this light-bodied golden beer a fresh, bready flavor. German and American hops lend a light crisp bitterness and a citrus/floral aroma, resulting in a beer with a very sunny disposition.
• Weisse - Brooklyner Weisse is a Bavarian-style wheat beer, unfiltered and chock full of spicy esters that evoke hints of cloves and fruit, some say even bananas.
• Local Two - Belgian-inspired bottle-conditioned strong dark abbey ale, with sweet orange peel and raw wildflower honey from a local family apiary.

I'm almost finished with the festival program that we will post on our website. I've just got a couple of breweries I'm waiting to hear from. Once its done, I'll post on here with a link to the document. With that, does anyone know of a cheap (ie free) pdf conversion program? I need to convert from Word to a PDF.

Todd, we can convert that in-house for you if you'd like. My e-mail: stacy@kyra.org

I'm almost finished with the festival program that we will post on our website. I've just got a couple of breweries I'm waiting to hear from. Once its done, I'll post on here with a link to the document. With that, does anyone know of a cheap (ie free) pdf conversion program? I need to convert from Word to a PDF.

Todd,
Download and install Bull Zip PDF Printer. Once intalled you select Bull Zip as your printer and it "prints" your doc as a .pdf.

Hey David, nice to see you back on line. You've been missed.

Todd - you have outdone yourself! We keep talking up the event to friends - you may have a bunch of motorcyclists up there due to us - they promise to not make too much noise...(but then again, isn't that the point?) And we're bringing some Florida transplants as well! Can't wait!

Todd - you have outdone yourself! We keep talking up the event to friends - you may have a bunch of motorcyclists up there due to us - they promise to not make too much noise...(but then again, isn't that the point?) And we're bringing some Florida transplants as well! Can't wait!

Thanks Melissa. I've almost got the program done. I'll probably just post version 1.0 tomorrow, and put up an edited version once I hear from everyone.

I've just posted Version 1 of the program for this year's festival.

http://www.kegliquors.com/2009_Fest_of_Ale_Program.pdf

Thanks!

I just received word that Left Hand Brewing out of Colorado will be coming to the festival. They have a car that they have dubbed the Moo Mobile that comes equipped with tap handles (I really need this on my car) to pour their beers. Here is what they will be bringing:

Milk Stout
Sawtooth Ale
Deep Cover Brown Ale
Blackjack Porter
Polestar Pilsner
Haystack Wheat

I'll get this updated in the program and get a new version uploaded tomorrow.

We're trying to arrange a reception of sorts with the Left Hand rep afterwards at the Public House. Cavalier just notified me, and I put Mike to work on it. Could be a keg or three of rare ones for sampling if anyone's still conscious.

Version 2 of the program is now posted with the few changes that I have been notified about as well as the addition of Left Hand Brewing.

http://www.kegliquors.com/2009_Fest_of_Ale_Program.pdf

I've just updated the beer list with its (hopefully) last update, and I have also made a handy map that shows the layout of the tents and where all the brewers will be.

http://www.kegliquors.com/festofale.htm

and here's the tent layout:
http://www.kegliquors.com/2009_Fest_of_Ale_Layout.pdf

It's a beautiful day! Come over and help support the Crusade, and drink some good beer as well!

After a very restful nights sleep, I am happy and proud to announce that the 4th Annual Keg Liquors Fest of Ale raised $3550 for the WHAS Crusade for Children. Despite a recession, people really went out of their way to bid on the silent auction items, as well as our largest turn-out to date for the festival. Attendance for the festival was an estimated 550 people. The St. Anthony's Men's Group also raised ~$500 in food sales for their scholarship fund as well.

Thank you again for everyone who came out and supported the event and a great cause. I look forward to doing this again next year. Same weekend next year, so it looks like June 5th, 2010 for next year's festival.

Also for those who were there, priority one on my list for improvements for next year is more porta-poties.

If anyone who did attend wants to send me some feedback and things you would like to see or just general improvements, please PM me here on the site.

Thank you again for everyone who came out and supported the event and a great cause. I look forward to doing this again next year. Same weekend next year, so it looks like June 5th, 2010 for next year's festival.

Also for those who were there, priority one on my list for improvements for next year is more porta-poties.

I had a great time, will be back next year.

As far as improvements, I didnt think the porta-potty situation was that bad. Some extra would be helpful, Im sure, but the key was to get a fresh sample before you got in line. The line was exactly one beer sample long.

My suggestion would be a reorganization of the tent layout. At the only other fest I have been to (Great Taste in Madison, WI) they serve towards the outside of the tents instead of inside. It encourages people to step away from the serving areas after getting their beer. The only problem I had yesterday was that navigating the crowd between the tables was sometimes tough, with people standing around 1 step away from the serving areas.

That was very, very minor problem, but one you might want to think about. Well run fest, thanks much!!!

Edit: Oops, missed the pm comment you made, will do that too.

That's a good observation about the tent layout.