July 7, 2011

Wisconsin Hopyard Announces Harvest Brewfest

Simple Earth Hops to Host Local Craft Beer & Hop Picking Event
on August 20, 2011

DODGEVILLE, Wisconsin — Simple Earth Hops announces
Harvest Brewfest, August 20th, 2011, 9am--8pm. A limited number of
free tickets are available for this fun day of local craft beer tasting
which is organized in exchange for the opportunity to help harvest
hops.

The Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest is a “Brewing Up The
Community” celebration that provides a beer tasting environment for
160 VIP attendees to find a time slot throughout the harvest day to
lend an hour or two of picking hops at the Dodgeville hopyard.  This free
community event does require ticket registration:
http://harvestbrewfest.eventbrite.com.When registering for tickets, attendees will
indicate which 1 of the 4 shifts (9am-5pm) they will be available to help pick hops at the event.

Attendees will not only get hands-on experience harvesting the plants, but will learn about the benefits of growing local hops while tasting
local craft beer at a friendly community space. This community event will also feature tours of the hopyard with live music and beer
samples from 9:00a.m. - 8:00p.m. A community potluck (dish to pass required) will begin at 6:00 p.m.  

When:        Saturday, August 20 - 9:00 am-8:00 pm - CST

Where:         Simple Earth Hops / 4352 State Road 23, Dodgeville, WI

Contact:        Matt Sweeny at        fattymattybrewing@gmail.com /
SimpleEarthHops.com


About Simple Earth Hops
Simple Earth Hops operates an educational demonstration hopyard which was founded in 2009 to provided locally grown sustainable hop
solutions to the small brewers in Wisconsin and the Midwest.

Source: Simple Earth Hops press release
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MidwestMicroBrews, 118 S. Washington Street #402B, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54301
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