Beer Fest this Summer

Since I wrote on how to survive a Beerfest I figured I should give you a list of upcoming Beerfests this summer.  Many of these can be found on http://www.midwestmicrobrews.com/index.html underneath the Festivals link.  I have found that this is the most comprehensive list of Midwest Beer Festivals on the web.  I will concentrate on Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin for my list.  Also I mention any local tastings held by Hy-Vee here in the QC Area.

Here goes a list of what I know:
Friday June 22nd: 2nd Annual JDRF Specialty Beer and Wine Tasting http://www.hy-vee.com/stores/calendar/detail.aspx?m=6&y=2012&event=41760&s=15
 
Saturday July 7th:  9th Annual Barrington Brewfest http://www.barringtonbrewfest.com/

Wednesday July 11th:  Beer Club at Milan Hy- Vee http://www.hy-vee.com/stores/calendar/detail.aspx?m=7&y=2012&d=11&s=104

Saturday July 14th:  Cityview's Brewfest http://brewfestdsm.com/

Saturday July 21st: Milwaukee Firkin Craft Beer Festival http://www.milwaukeefirkin.com/main.html

Saturday July 28th: 3rd Annual Milwaukee Brewfest http://www.milwaukeebrewfest.com/welcome.html

Saturday August 4th:  Wheaton Ale Fest http://www.wheatonalefest.com/wheaton-ale-fest.html

Saturday August 11th:  Great Taste of the Midwest  http://www.mhtg.org/great-taste-of-the-midwest.  However tickets are sold out for this event but you can usually find some for sale in the line.  People starting lining up around 10:00 a.m.

Saturday August 18th: 5th Annual Oak Park Micro Beer Review http://www.sevengenerationsahead.org/index.php/events/oak_park_micro_brew_review/

Saturday August 25th:  Midwest Brewers Fest http://www.midwestbrewersfest.com/

Saturday August 25th:  4th Annual Port of Potosi Brewfest http://www.potosibrewery.com/events_detail.cfm?eventID=39

Saturday August 25th:  3rd Annual River City Beer Festiv-Ale http://www.ribco.com/index.aspx?deid=936

Sunday September 2nd:  Festival of Iowa Beers http://millstreambrewing.com/Events.html

Saturday September 8th:  10th Annual Thirsty Troll Brew Fest http://www.trollway.com/EventDetail.asp?ACTION=ShowEvent&EventID=219

Saturday September 8th: Screw City Beer Fest http://www.screwcitybeerfest.com/

Friday. Saturday and Sunday September 28, 29, 30:  Oktoberfest in Amana  http://millstreambrewing.com/Events.html

I am sure that there are many more that are not on this list, but this is a start.  Have a great Fest Session!

QC Beerguy