Reserver your space today for a Midwest Beerfest Beer Dinner! Call (316) 682-5502 for reservations!
The next ten and counting!
Midwest Beerfest 2011
October 14th & 15th, 2011
What event allows you to taste more than 350 beers from around the world including microbrews from Kansas, purchase tasty food from local restaurants, and bid on great silent auction items — all while taking a “sip for a scholarship?” The 11th Annual Midwest Beerfest!
Join fellow brew-lovers and increase your beer knowledge from 1-4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 15 at Century II Exhibition Hall, Wichita, KS, for a “big brew” adventure and help celebrate our 11th year of great beers, food and fun.
This two-day event begins on Friday, Oct. 14 where you will have your choice of three outstanding beer dinners from which to choose: Breckenridge Brewery out of Denver at the Wichita Marriott Hotel; Odell Brewing Company out of Fort Collins, CO at Tallgrass Country Club; and Summit Brewing Company out of St. Paul at Larkspur Bistro and Bar. Some of the finest regional beers will be paired with spectacular food selected to celebrate and enhance the flavors of these outstanding beers. The menus are available at HYPERLINK “http://www.midwestbeerfest.com” www.midwestbeerfest.com. The dinners begin at 7 p.m. and the cost is $55 per person. Reservations for both events are available only by calling 682-5502. Seating is limited, so call now.
On Saturday, grab your ticket and get in line. Doors open at 1 p.m. for the Midwest Beerfest Grand Tasting and Silent Auction. The Beerfest began Sept. 22, 2001, and drew more than 800 attendees; last year’s Beerfest had more than 2,000 happy beer lovers sipping and tasting. This year, space is limited so get your tickets early.
Tickets are $35 (inclusive of convenience fee) and can be purchased at Century II’s WichitaTix box office, by calling 219-4TIX or online at www.wichitatix.com. Tickets entitle participants to a tasting mug, program guide and a key to the world of beers.
Back by popular demand is the “Midwest Chickenfest” a Chicken Wing Cook-off contest featuring chicken wings prepared by local restaurants and chefs. Admission to the tasting is $5 (with your admission to the Beerfest) and all of the money raised will benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at Via Christi Health. Your ticket entitles you to sample a number of different wings and vote for your “People’s Choice.” Also look for non-beer drinks, a pairing seminar, an array of beer-friendly food, a brew-lover’s Silent Auction with the opportunity to win lots of great prizes, and music. The Silent Auction is a benefit for CMNH.
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals helps children throughout Kansas (primarily western and south central Kansas) without regard to illness, ability to pay or physician’s hospital affiliation. Families connect with CMN resources through a network of six regional hospitals serving more than 50,000 children each year in 64 counties. Since 1984, CMN in Kansas has raised more than $17 million — 100 percent stays here in Kansas — to help children in need.
The Midwest Beerfest, sponsored by the American Institute of Wine & Food, Wichita Chapter, features beers, ales, lagers and more from your favorite breweries and microbreweries from all over the world. Monies raised benefit the AIWF-Wichita Chapter’s Terry Palmer Memorial Culinary Scholarship Fund for local culinary or hospitality students, chefs, or those in the food and beverage industry pursuing education.
The American Institute of Wine & Food, Wichita Chapter is dedicated to understanding and celebrating the pleasures, benefits and traditions of the table! The Wichita chapter, founded in 1992, is one of more than 26 chapters nationwide, producing more than 300 mission-related programs each year. Educational programming is the core of The AIWF and the vehicle for fulfilling the Institute’s mission. It’s also lots of FUN!
For more information visit: www.midwestbeerfest.com or call, (316) 682-5502. Must be 21 years of age to attend. No strollers. I.D. will be checked at the door. Designated drivers get in for $12!
Sponsors/Partners for the event include: Budweiser, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Clear Channel Radio-Wichita, House of Schwan, Kissin’ Country 102.1, The Road, The Brew 107.3, Glazers of Kansas, Goebel Liquor, Larkspur, LDF Distributors, Standard Beverage Corporation, and The Wichita Eagle.