Lexington Craft Beer Week 2014

LEXINGTONCRAFTBEERWEEK2.0 Year two! We weren’t sure how the first Lexington Craft Beer Week would go, but it went so well that we’re doing it again. Craft beer in Lexington keeps getting bigger and bigger. We now have four local breweries and several more in the planning stages. If you’ve been itching to check out that new beer spot, but just haven’t made it out yet, this is the week to do it.

This is also year two of our website, LexBeerScene.com.

It is now the most comprehensive calendar for all beer events and food truck events in Lexington. If you like to keep up on news in the beer community and you like to know where the food trucks are, LexBeerScene.com is the place to find out.

We have plenty of great events for you to enjoy this year – beer dinners, special beer releases, cooking classes, tap takeovers, a homebrewers brew-off, a homebrewing class, a beer cheese contest, a beer festival, brunches, … and so much more.

Last year, we had a special Lexington Craft Beer Week collaboration beer called Country Western. It was a

collaboration between Country Boy and West Sixth.

This year, we have Country Western, Volume 2 – a bourbon barrel aged brown ale. Look for it on tap throughout the week and in cans!

I’d like to thank our headline sponsors: tadoo.com, West Sixth Brewing, Country Boy Brewing, KY Ale, and Blue Stallion. They have provided the support that is necessary to make this week a success. I would also like to thank all of the local establishments that are taking part. We have some new locations this year, so show them some love.

Be sure to keep checking LexBeerScene.com for last minute changes and contact information for the events.

As always, make a plan for a safe trip home and designate a driver!

Cheers!

Chris Vandergrift chris@lexbeerscene.com

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CRAFTBEERWEEKEVENTS SATURDAY 5/10

SUNDAY 5/11

Country Boy Brewing: Breakfast & Coffee Beers, 8am-close

Shorty’s Market & Tap Room: Recovery Brunch! 11am-4pm

436 Chair Ave, Lexington, KY 40508

163 W. Short St, Lexington, KY 40507

Coffee Beers Everywhere! As many coffee beers on tap as we can make and find. 8am CBB serves breakfast; 10amclose Hanley’s BBQ+Breakfast. It’s a 3 block walk from the Alltech brewoff, so mash in and then walk over and grab some coffee beers and some tasty breakfast.

Recovery Brunch featuring Country Boy Coffee Infused Beer, a Blue Plate Special for $8.99 featuring Eggs, Bacon, Sausage, Grits, Hash Browns, Biscuits, and Sausage Gravy.

Lexington Brewing & Distilling: Pro-Am Brewoff & Open House, 9am-5pm 401 Cross St, Lexington, KY 40508

Homebrewers from across the bluegrass will be setting up their gear at KY Ale and competing for a chance to have their recipe brewed by KY Ale. The winner also gets a free trip to the Great American Beer Festival in Denver and their recipe entered into the GABF ProAm contest! If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to brew or have been thinking about upgrading your homebrewing equipment, this is a great opportunity to learn from some great brewers. Brewers must pre-register.

Mellow Mushroom: Brunch & Beer, 11am 503 S. Upper St, Lexington, KY 40508

In conjunction with the Country Boy Breakfast and Coffee Beers event, Mellow Mushroom will host a special brunch and beer event for Lexington Craft Beer Week. Also, there will be a special beer tapping - TBA.

Lexington Beerworks: Lexington Craft Beer Week Kick-Off Party, All Day 213 N. Limestone St, Lexington, KY 40507

Kick off the week with a special collaboration beer (brewed by Lexington Beerworks and Apocalypse Brew Works) served in the official glass of Lexington Craft Beer Week. We’re serving beer and pizzas all day and will even teach you to brew your own craft beer at home with our Introduction to Home Brewing class that afternoon at 2pm. Call ahead for times and reservations for the Introduction to Home Brewing class as space is limited.

Blue Stallion: Mother’s Day Brunch with The Gastro Gnomes, Noon 610 W. 3rd St, Lexington, KY 40508

Blue Stallion and the Gastro Gnomes team up for a Mother’s Day Brunch. We open at noon and the food will be serving right away. Bring your mom or treat yourself! We’ll have beer-mosas and the fine folks from The Gastro Gnomes will be serving great chef-driven cuisine.

Dad’s Favorites: Home-Made Beer Cheese Contest, 3pm-8pm Held at Country Boy - 436 Chair Ave, Lexington, KY 40508

Think you have a home-made beer cheese recipe that could win a contest?

Dad, Jayson, and Jeff from Dad’s Favorites Cheese Spreads and Deli will be on-hand at Country Boy to judge the cheeses. Prizes for the winners!

3pm - Sampling Begins; 8pm - Winners Announced.

takeover that includes: 420, IPA, Blue, LowRYEder, Georgia Brown, and Road Trip.

Fork in the Road: Cooking with Local Beer Lesson, 6:30pm Held at West Sixth - 501 W. Sixth St, Lexington, KY 40508

Ever wanted to learn how to cook with local craft beer? Join chef Mark Jenson of Fork in the Road Mobile Food Galley and Jensen Catering and learn how to use local craft beer to create all sorts of fancy dishes. Lesson will be at West Sixth. Tickets will be required due to limited seating. You’ll get a great cooking lesson, great food to enjoy, and there may even be some beer samples.

Lexington Beerworks: Founders Brewery Beer and Pizza Dinner 213 N. Limestone St, Lexington, KY 40507

Question: What does beer + pizza x 4 = ? Answer: The best beer dinner you’ll have all week. Come enjoy four great Founders beers expertly paired with four different pizza styles.

Call ahead for seating times and information.

Liquor Barn: Country Boy Tap Takeover (Beaumont & Hamburg) 921 Beaumont Centre Pkwy & 1837 Plaudit Place

Check www.lexbeerscene.com for more details.

MONDAY 5/12

TUESDAY 5/13

Blue Stallion: Big Smoke-Out, Noon-close

Blue Stallion: Test-Batch Takeover, Noon-close

610 W. 3rd St, Lexington, KY 40508

610 W. 3rd St, Lexington, KY 40508

It’s the Blue Stallion Smoke-Out! We are pulling out all the stops, J.Renders Barbecue will be serving their tender smoked meats and Blue Stallion will be serving several smoked beers made inhouse and from other microbreweries.

If you haven’t tried a smoked beer, you are missing out! We’ll have our staple Smoked Lager along with Blue Stallion test-batched smoked beers.

Our friends at The Gastro Gnomes are taking over for Test-Batch Tuesday. We are cleaning out the beer cellar and serving multiple test-batch beers today, each incorporated into dishes served by The Gastro Gnomes. Andrew, Kyle, and Nick are creating new dishes with our test-batch beers that will only happen once!

Drake’s: SweetWater Tap Takeover, All Day! 610 W. 3rd St, Lexington, KY 40508

SweetWater invades Drakes with a tap

Country Boy Brewing: In-House Beer Dinner with Gastro Gnomes 436 Chair Ave, Lexington, KY 40508

In House Beer Dinner with the Gastro Gnomes will feature a Country Boy

beer in each dish. 50 tickets available beginning on 4/21.

Drake’s: Craft Brew Tap Takeover, All Day 3347 Tates Creek Rd, Lexington, KY 40502

Three Floyd’s Alpha King, Sam Adams Honey Queen, Lazy Magnolia Southern Pecan, Southern Tier Pumking!

The Beer Trappe: Bell’s Brewery Event, 5pm 811 Euclid Ave, Lexington, KY 40502

On Tap: Bell’s Two Hearted, Bell’s Bourbon Barrel Kalamazoo Stout, Bell’s Smitten Rye, Bell’s Quinannan Falls.

Fork in the Road will be on-site making some delicious food!

THURSDAY 5/15 Blue Stallion: Around the World in Beer, Noon-close 610 W. 3rd St, Lexington, KY 40508

Blue Stallion and other beers from all over the globe will be on draught. Fork in the Road joins us again to create dishes from around the world. Mark from Fork in the Road will be pairing dishes with Asian/Pacific, Eastern European, Western European/British Isles, and North American beers.

Country Western, Volume 2 Can Release!

307 W. Short St, Lexington, KY 40507

Country Western, Volume 2 (Bourbon Barrel Aged Brown Ale) is the Official Lexington Craft Beer Week Beer. Cans will be released and available for purchase at both Country Boy and West Sixth on Thursday.

Executive Chef Wyatt Sarbacker will be plating a delicious menu paired with special beers from West Sixth Brewing.

Lexington Beerworks: Celebrate Kentucky Flight Night, 5pm-close

The Village Idiot: Beer Dinner with West Sixth

WEDNESDAY 5/14 Arcadium: Against the Grain, Country Boy, Victory Brewing Tap Takeover, 5pm 574 N. Limestone, Lexington, KY 40508

The taps will be taken over by Against the Grain, Country Boy and Victory Brewing. There will be rare beers from all of the breweries available all evening as well. Thai and Mighty will be set up to serve food along with Crank and Boom Ice Cream.

Country Boy Brewing: Special Barrel Release, 5pm 436 Chair Ave, Lexington, KY 40508

5pm tapping of limited release barrel aged beers.

Bru Burger Bar: Highland Brewing Tap Takeover, 6pm

213 N. Limestone St, Lexington, KY 40507

12 taps of KY’s finest beers including all four local Lexington breweries on tap together. Choose a flight of any four, or get a full glass, to taste the diversity and quality of KY beers.

Mellow Mushroom: New Holland Steal the Pint Night

Pazzo’s Pint Night: Country Western: Volume 2, 6:30pm 385 S. Limestone, Lexington, KY

Country Western is the Official Beer of Lexington Craft Beer Week and a collaboration between Country Boy and West Sixth. This beer is a bourbon barrel aged brown ale. Pitcher price includes two collectible Country Western glasses.

To celebrate Lexington Craft Beer Week, all three Saul Good locations will offer $6 flights of four West Sixth beers, plus, some amazing menu specials offered specifically for that night.

FRIDAY 5/16 The Beer Trappe: Mikkeller/Evil Twin Event, 5pm 811 Euclid Ave, Lexington, KY 40502

On Tap: Mikkeller Black 2011, Mikkeller Citra Imperial IPA, Mikkeller Monks Brew, Mikkeller US Alive, Evil Twin Justin Blabaer, Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break 2013, Evil Twin The Cowboy, Evil Twin Molotov Cocktail. Also, Rolling Oven Food Truck willl be on-site!

Country Boy Brewing: Cellar Cleaning Party, 5pm 436 Chair Ave, Lexington, KY 40508

Country Boy has been hoarding kegs of some delicious beer. They are going to go deep into the cooler and find all of these great beers and put them on tap.

What will they find? You’ll have to come by to see, but I be it will be fantastic.

Equus Run Vineyards: Cork, Pork, and Brews at Equus Run with West Sixth

503 S. Upper St, Lexington, KY 40508

1280 Moores Mill Rd, Midway, KY 40347

Tap takeover from New Holland, which will also be our Steal the Pint Night.

T-shirts and special Mellow Mushroom / New Holland posters will be available that represent the featured New Holland beer Black Opal!

Check www.lexbeerscene.com for more details.

Parlay Social: Country Boy Tap Takeover, 5pm-close 149 W. Short St, Lexington, KY 40507

West Sixth invades Liquor Barn Beaumont with a 6 beer tap takeover including some special offerings.

Parlay Social will be featuring a six-tap takeover by Country Boy Brewing.

Thursday Night Live will be happening just across the street.

Rooster Brew: Last Mango in Paris - A Jimmy Buffett Party at Rooster Brew, 5pm-11pm

3010 Lakecrest Circle, Lexington, KY 40513

Join us at Bru Burger Bar for a Highland Brewing Tap Takeover. Highland representative Mark Conti will be attending to answer questions and meet everybody.

135 North Broadway Rd

Liquor Barn Beaumont: West Sixth Tap Takeover, 5pm-8pm 921 Beaumont Centre Pkwy, Lexington, KY 40513

609 Main St, Paris, KY 40513

The Beer Trappe: Founders Brewing Event, 5pm 811 Euclid Ave, Lexington, KY 40502

Flights of very rare Founders Beers.

Flights consist of the following: Sweet Repute 2013 (bottle), KBS 2013 (bottle), Bolt Cutter 2012 (bottle), Smoked Porter (draught). You must purchase a flight to taste these beers. Gastro Gnomes food truck will be on-site serving delicious food!

Saul Good: Flight Night at Saul Good w/West Sixth 3801 Mall Rd - Ste 120; 1808 Alysheba Way;

Parrothead Paradise with island music and dancing. Food will be available from Athenian Grill. Come check out Central Kentucky’s newest brewery and the only brewery in Paris, KY.

Lexington Dinner Train, 6pm-9pm 150 Oliver Lewis Way, Lexington, KY 40508

All aboard for a unique Craft Beer Week experience with a West Sixth beer run on the R.J. Corman Lexington Dinner Train. Enjoy dinner and West Sixth beers on a round trip adventure that departs from downtown and travels through Central Kentucky.

SATURDAY 5/17 Alltech Craft Brew and Food Fest, Noon-8pm at Heritage Hall 430 W. Vine St, Lexington, KY 40507

The Craft Brews and Food Fest will feature over 30 national breweries as well as your favorites from the state of Kentucky. Each $25 advance purchase ticket will get you 15 beer tastings, unlimited food samples, as well as a commemorative tasting glass as a souvenir.

Tickets will be $35 at the door. The doors open at noon, and will stay open till 8pm. We look forward to seeing you at the first annual Alltech Craft Brews and Food Fest.

Blue Stallion: Sauerfest, Noon-close 610 W. 3rd St, Lexington, KY 40508

We are having a Sour-fest tap-takeover today! Enter the world of sour beer.

There are as many variations of sour beers as traditional beer styles and we’ll be putting several on tap for you to try.

Enjoy our Against the Grain collaboration Berliner-weisse along with guest taps from Europe and the US. Live music starts at 7:30pm and Fork in the Road is serving food starting at 5pm.

Country Boy Brewing: New Alpha

Experiment Release, 4pm

Corn Hole Tourney, Noon-10pm

436 Chair Ave, Lexington, KY 40508

610 W. 3rd St, Lexington, KY 40508

The newest installment in the Country Boy Alpha Experiment hop series will be tapped at 4pm.

We’ve teamed up with Blue Core Charity to host a Corn Hole tournament. Cash prizes and merchandise giveaways are up for grabs. Enter a team of two and help support this local charity who gives 100% of proceeds to worthy causes in Kentucky. The tournament is open to the public.

Lexington Beerworks: Beer Re-Imagined 213 N. Limestone St, Lexington, KY 40507

Finish the week off with a bang by trying one of Lexington Beerworks famous beer floats or a beer infused with added flavors using The Randall from Dogfish Head Brewery. You probably could resist the delicious combination of beer and ice cream but why would you want to?

West Sixth: Think Local, Drink Local 3, 5pm-midnight 501 W. Sixth St, Lexington, KY 40508

Join West Sixth Brewing for the third annual Lexington Craft Beer Week’s blowout bash. Taste the West Sixth and Country Boy Brewing commemorative collaboration ale, along with brews from Beer Engine, Apocalypse, Country Boy, and Against The Grain, in addition to, the West Sixth classics. Don’t miss this celebration of drinking locally.

SUNDAY 5/18 Blue Stallion: Blue Core Charity

GCB: The Perfect Hangover Cure Brunch, Noon-3:30pm 854 E. High Street, Lexington, KY 40502

In honor of Lexington Craft Beer Week, GCB presents: The Perfect Hangover Cure with bottomless beer-mosas and create-your-own michelada (beer bloody mary) with live music and new brunch menu.

Chase Tap Room: Beer, Bikes, BBQ with County Club, 1pm-8pm 266 Jefferson St, Lexington, KY 40508

Close out the week at the Chase with craft brews on draught, food provided

by County Club, and a motorcycle-only parking lot. Ride down and be part of the show or just swing by to drink some beer, sample the best smoked barbecue in the area, and see what Lexington looks like on two wheels. Unique and vintage mopeds and scooters are welcome too.

Lexington Craft Beer Week at

BLUE STALLION May 10-18

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EVENTS 5/12 Mon - Blue Stallion Smoke Out (Smoked BSB & Guest beers) 5/13 Tue - Test Batch Takeover (food pairings from Gastro Gnomes) 5/15 Thu - Around the World in Beer 5/18 Sun - Blue Core Charities Corn Hole Tourney Events everyday. Check our website for more info: http://bluestallionbrewing.com/lcbw

Live Music: Wed, Fri & Sat!

Food Trucks All Week

THE BREWGRASS TRAIL

Prideful, community-minded brewers, along with passionate and knowledgeable beer lovers, have cultivated a unique and thriving local craft beer culture. The Brewgrass Trail offers a chance to experience this scene and try the finest brews that Central Kentucky has to offer.

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