Thursday, August 23, 2012

Event Map for the 2012 Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest

Part of planning an event is accepting that things will always change.

Below and at this PDF download you will find the Event Map for the 2012 Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest. Ticket sales ended tonight so if you didn't register, just show up at 4352 State Rd 23, Dodgeville, WI and come straight to the event checkin area to register on site.

This year we moved the locations of some of the event features:

  1. The beer is now being served off the west side of the market building; 
  2. The hop picking tent (which has also been dubbed the "beer garden"--stolen from the Great Taste of the Midwest) is located on a flatter area in "the bowl";
  3. We've added the Kids Fun Zone located in front of the house which includes a playground, mister fun swings and face painting;
  4. Camping has been added this year (which you can register and pay for on site)
  5. The market building has been transformed into a hop head's merchandise heaven where we will be offering pewter hop cone jewelry, dried hop cones, hop candy, Simple Earth Hops "Hopyard Staff" t-shirts, "Cheers to local Beers" Simple Earth Hops pint glasses and more;
  6. The performance stage at the beer garden/hop picking tent now has a real stage with a separate but connected tent.

Thank you!

Sunday, August 19, 2012

8.25 Brewfest Update-Pig Roast Rejected, Community Potluck Lives on

Unfortunately the pig roast has been rejected by the WI Health Dept who shut down our local pig roast operation due to the pig coming from our hopyard neighbor who is not "licensed to process" --local is not good enough.

My most sincere apologies to any of you who were really looking forward to the pig roast portion of the event. We are sad about this too.

Alternatively and in spite of big brother of us all -- the community potluck lives on where we will be sharing loads of nitrate free smoked brats; cheese brats; polish sausage and other brats with buns, sauerkraut; mustard and buckets of baked beans free of high fructose corn syrup!

Register Online or Wait and Register On Site

Eventbrite - Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest


Monday, August 6, 2012

Hopyard Brewfest Free Tickets Still Available - SIGN UP NOW!

There are a limited number of free tickets remaining for the Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest at 4352 State Rd 23, Dodgeville, WI on Saturday, August 25, 2012. Registration for this event ends Wednesday, August 22.

Eventbrite - Simple Earth Hops Harvest Brewfest

Adult Activities

  • Hop Picking @ Noon-5pm
  • Free beer samples @ Noon-11pm
  • Free Parking
  • Hopyard Tours
  • Camping at the event $20 (Fri and/or Sat nights)
  • Community Potluck @ 6pm  (bring a dish to pass, sliverwear and plates)
  • $10 Pig Roast @ 6pm

Bands Performing

  • Before the War
  • Earthlings
  • MooGrass String Band
  • BSJ 

Family Activities

  • Bouncy castle
  • Hay rides to the hopyard
  • Free rootbeer
  • Misting funzone
  • Free music all day
  • Facepainting
  • Camping at the event $20 (Fri and/or Sat nights)
  • $10 Pig Roast @ 6pm
  • Potluck @ 6pm (bring a dish to pass, sliverwear and plates)
  • Bonfire at dusk

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