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HOP FEST CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL

Saturday, May 19, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Join the Well and Lew's in our tented beer garden (1 block East of The Well) as we celebrate Craft Beers from all over the world. We'll be featuring 50+ Craft Breweries and 250+ Craft Beers with the brewery and distributor reps on site to answer questions and entertain with stories about the beer. Includes a souvenir Hop Fest tasting glass and unlimited sampling throughout the festival. New features include food trucks (Italian Sausage, Hot Dogs, Fresh Squeezed Lemonade & Cherry Limeade, Bottled Pepsi Products), Pretzels and and Kansas City's Home Brewer competition!
General Admission tickets are $30 in advance. VIP tickets are $50 in advance - includes early entrance at 1 p.m., up close access to the brewers and an exclusive sampling of 5 special release beers. Quantities are limited! Must be 21 to attend.

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LIST OF PARTICIPATING BREWERIES: 75th St. Brewery, Abita, Anchor Brewing, Avery, Big Sky, Boston, Beer (Sam Adams), Boulder Beer, Boulevard, Bridgeport, Buffalo Bills, Chimay, Crispin, Descheutes, Firestone Walker, Free State, Global Beer Network, Goose Island, Great Divide, Green Flash, Hofbrau, Lagunitas, Left Hand, Magic Hat, Magner’s, Mothers, Nebraska Brewing, Nectar, New Belgium, North Coast Brewing, O’Fallon, O'Malley's, Pyramid, Red Hook, Schlafly, Six Row, Ska, Southern Tier, Summit, Stiegl, Stone, Tallgrass, Tommyknocker, Unibroue, Widmer. Also featuring Dark Horse Craft Distillery. Check back for additional participants coming soon!

HOP FEST HOME BREWER
OF THE YEAR COMPETITION

Important Dates:
May 16 - Registration Deadline
(click here for registration form)
May 18 - 5 p.m. at Lew's - Sample Entry Deadline
(3, 12 oz. bottles required)
May 19 - Winners Announced During Hopfest Craft Beer Festival
Styles to Be Judged:
6D. American Wheat or Rye Beer
13E. American Stout
10B. American Amber Ale
14B. American IPA
All descriptions can be found at www.bjcp.org. (click here)
The judges' scoresheet can be found at www.bjcp.org. (click here)
Awards:
Style Champion (Best beer for each style category)
Grand Champion (Best beer in competition)