GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – If you’re thirsty for a craft beer, then Shopko Hall in Green Bay is where you need to be on Saturday.
The third annual Northeast Wisconsin Craft Beer Festival will feature about 200 beers and 50 breweries under one roof.
“We are ahead of schedule for the past number of years, things are really looking positive,” says Terry Charles with PMI Entertainment Group. “It’s always been a good event, but this year advance (ticket) sales are better.”
Charles says a new twist this year is their “first call” admission tickets ($55 in advance, $60 at the door), which gets you in one hour before the general public to sample everything and a souvenir growler. There are just 300 of those tickets available.
That also means first crack at the unique pins and firkins like these:
- One Barrel Brewing Company- Madison, WI : Commuter Kolsch Infused with basil and lemon verbena
- Fox River Brewing Company- Oshkosh, WI : Orange Dreamsicle with coriander
- Door County Brewing Company-Baileys Harbor, WI- Belgian Golden Strong Ale
- Badger State Brewing- Green Bay, WI : Pecan & Vanilla Bean Pumpkin Ale with Brown Sugar
- Hinterland Brewing- Green Bay, WI: Passion Fruit Tart ( Berliner Wiesse infused with passion fruit)
- Stillmank Brewing Company – Green Bay, WI: Chocolate Porter with Dominican cocoa nibs
- Stillmank Brewing Company – Green Bay, WI: Experimental IPA with Simcoe and Mosaic hops
“You get first crack at those, and if those are gone before the general public gets in then they’re gone,” Charles says.
General admission tickets are $40 in advance and $45 at the door. Designated driver tickets are also available ($20 in advance, $25 at the door). The event runs from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.
You can buy tickets online, or at the Ticket Star box office in the Resch Center. They are also available at the following participating Festival Food Stores: Green Bay East, Green Bay West, Suamico, De Pere, Appleton and Darboy.
Much more information can be found here.
