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
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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