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Kentucky Ale names Tap Room at KFC Yum! Center

by Robin Garr » Mon May 10, 2010 4:31 pm

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Kentucky Ale Tap Room at KFC Yum! Center

Louisville Arena Sports and Entertainment Properties (LASEP) the Exclusive Marketer for the KFC Yum Center, today announced it has secured several additional partners that bring an additional $4.6 million dollars in sponsorships to the KFC Yum! Center. LASEP is the locally based entity of Learfield Sports which oversees the arena’s advertising and sponsorship sales initiatives.

Kentucky Ale, owned by Nicholasville, Kentucky based Alltech, has tapped into Louisville by signing a 10-year sponsorship agreement allowing it to name the Sports Bar on the Main Concourse the “Kentucky Ale Tap Room”. This bar overlooks the inner bowl.

“Kentucky Ale is proud to partner with the Louisville Arena Authority by providing our award-winning brews for Louisville’s new state-of-the-art arena. The arena will be another great attraction to Louisville’s downtown, and we envision the wonderful new Kentucky Ale Tap Room inside the arena to be the rendezvous point where adults can socialize and enjoy a cold delicious beer crafted right here in the Commonwealth,” said Dr. Pearse Lyons, president and founder of Alltech’s Lexington Brewing & Distilling Company. “This partnership, in addition to our sponsorship of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, is yet another example of our passion for promoting the great things Kentucky has to offer,” he added.

“This community is enthusiastic about the KFC Yum! Center and it shows when exceptional corporate partners come on board,” said Jim Host, Chair of the Louisville Arena Authority. “Thanks to the good work of LASEP, we are finding many local companies that want to be a part of the excitement.”

“The corporate community continues to demonstrate its commitment to supporting the KFC Yum! Center,” said Lynn Saltzman, General Manager of LASEP. “These companies are dedicated to providing innovative and valuable solutions that fulfill the needs of the Center and symbolize the spirit of the Louisville region.”
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Re: Kentucky Ale names Tap Room at KFC Yum! Center

by Alan H » Mon May 10, 2010 5:54 pm

Congratulations Jeremy !!
Great things happen to good people :D
Really good to read about Ky Ale supporting the arena, will definitely be a frequent visit for me at the basketball games and other attractions
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Re: Kentucky Ale names Tap Room at KFC Yum! Center

by Jeremy Markle » Tue May 11, 2010 9:33 am

Thanks Alan. Can't wait to raise a pint with you and cheer on the Cards!

It truly is amazing to be a part of it. The support and well wishes I'm hearing from the local Louisville community, and especially the local brewing and restaurant/bar community, is simply amazing. We should have renderings of the design soon; it is situated on the backside main concourse between a view of the "bowl" and the river. BTW, Kentucky Ale is now also available at Slugger Field along with NABC and Brownings. The craft beer revolution continues...
Check out the new http://www.kentuckyale.com
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Re: Kentucky Ale names Tap Room at KFC Yum! Center

by Steve P » Tue May 11, 2010 9:39 am

This along with Woodford's presence are certainly pleasing additions to the list of sponsors. Kewl beans.
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Re: Kentucky Ale names Tap Room at KFC Yum! Center

by Stacy Roof » Tue May 11, 2010 9:53 am

Terrific news! Congrats Jeremy!
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Re: Kentucky Ale names Tap Room at KFC Yum! Center

by Roger A. Baylor » Tue May 11, 2010 9:00 pm

Jeremy, my next article assignment for Food & Dining is to profile craft beer options near (now also "in") the arena. Keep me posted on what's happening with this, and I'll include it as a sub-section of the story. Cheers ... glad you were there to, uh, "troubleshoot" at Slugger last week :)
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Re: Kentucky Ale names Tap Room at KFC Yum! Center

by Chris M » Wed May 12, 2010 12:09 am

Yet another reason to look forward to basketball season......

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