Monday, February 4, 2013

7th Annual Winter Warmer Fest Info/Giveaway

On Saturday, February 23rd from 2-6pm the Ohio Craft Brewers Association will be putting on the 7th Annual Winter Warmer Fest at Windows on the River.    The fest will feature breweries from all over Ohio.  This fest always brings out some of the tastiest cask, winter and big beers that our Ohio brewers have to offer.   You'll also have a chance to meet and talk with many of the Brewers themselves at this event.  

This year there are some positive changes happening that I think you'll all be pleased with.  First, the event will be taking up a larger amount of space this year which will allow the fest to grow in size, but also offer more room for attendees to walk around.   Next, for the first time ever, the event will feature an indoor/outdoor set up.   The outdoor set up will feature a Cask Area.  Many of those brews are still TBA, but we do know which breweries have committed to the fest.   Here is a list of what we know so far, I'll update it as I get more information.

CASK Area
Brew Kettle: TBA
Buckeye: Liquid Foodie Truck Stop
Cellar Rats: BBA Rye Rat
Columbus: TBA
Cornerstone: Basil IPA
Elevator: Coffee Infused Double Oatmeal Stout
Fat Heads: "No Jolokia" Imperial Stout
Great Lakes: Phoenix Coffee Edmund Fitzgerald Porter
Hoppin' Frog: Barrel Aged BORIS the Crusher Oatmeal Imperial Stout
Thirsty Dog: Coffee Infused Dry Irish Stout
Willoughby: Dry-Hopped Supernova Double IPA
For the indoor portion, here is the brewery list so far, I'll update this as I get new information!
Participating Breweries

Black Box: ReHive Ale, Cleveland's Own Christmas Ale, 2012 IPA, Plummer's Crack
Brew Kettle: Dark Helmet Imperial Schwarzbier, MacDaddy Scotch Ale, White Rajah, 4th beer TBA
Buckeye: Warm Fuzzy, 76 IPA, Nighty Night, Cleveland Porter
Cellar Rats: Rat Rampage, Black Rat Imperial Stout
Chardon BrewWorks: Pride of Geauga Maple Porter, Chocolate Pomegranate Milk Stout, Belgian Lace Belgian IPA, Ironworker IPA
Columbus: Bodhi, Creeper
Cornerstone: Evil Entity X, Rowan Scotch Ale, 7 IPA
Elevator: Winter Warmer, Horny Goat Barrel Aged Porter, "Big Vic" Imperial Mogabi Wheat IPA, Chipotle Nut Brown
Fat Heads: Hippy Sippy Imperial Stout, IBUsive Experimental IPA, Head Hunter IPA, Sorceror Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Great Black Swamp: Equinox Imperial Red
Great Lakes: BBA Blackout Stout, Alberta Clipper Raspberry Chocolate Porter, Alchemy Hour, GLBC/Fulton Baltic Porter Collaboration, Tripel Dog Dare, Loch Erie Scotch Ale
Hoppin' Frog: DORIS the Destroyer Double Imperial Stout, Hopped-Up Goose Juice Rye IPA, Hop Heathen Black IPA, Cafe Silk Porter, Karminator Imperial Dopplebock, Natasha Rocks America Collaboration Imperial Stout
Indigo Imp: Blonde Bombshell, Winter Soul, Gatekeeper, Dragon
Jackie O's: Brick Kiln Barleywine
Lager Heads: Wild Banshee Barleywine, Savage Stout, Bed Head Red, Tyranny, Barnburner
Market Garden: Market Centennial Extra IPA, Wallace Tavern Scotch Ale
Nano Brew Cleveland: Citramax IPA, Namber Ale
Neil House: Cranberry Cider
Ohio: Verich Gold, O'Hoppy Ale, Double Irish Red, Steel Valley Stout
Portside: Double IPA, Imperial Maple Stout, Hops Session Ale
Rocky River: McConick's Export Ale, Old Man River
Sam Adams: Double Agent IPL (India Pale Lager), Chocolate Squirrel (Chocolate Nut Brown Ale)
Thirsty Dog: Citra Dog IPA, BBA Siberian Night, Hoppus Maximus, Smoked Black Lager, Raspberry Ale
Weasel Boy: Bitter Sable Imperial Black IPA, War Dance Wheat IPA, Anastasia Russian Imperial Stout (2012 GABF Gold Medal Winner!)
Willoughby: Supernova Double IPA, Cosmic IPA, Peanut Butter Cup Coffee Porter, Little Dipper Extra Pale Ale
Tickets prices are $35 each and include a tasting glass, 20 4 oz samples, 1 deli lunch ticket and live entertainment with Austin Walkin' Cane. Designated Driver tickets are also available for $12 each and include 1 deli lunch ticket and non-alcoholic beverages.  There will also be 2 food trucks in the Cask Area that you can also buy food from. 

Now for the Giveaway!  I have 2 tickets to the event to give away to one lucky person!  

And we have a winner...Random.org has picked comment #30 which was left by Lee M!  Congrats!

There are 3 ways to Enter The Giveaway
1. Leave one comment on this post telling me who you are and what beer from the list you are most looking forward to trying. 

2. Share this post on Facebook by posting this link: http://hops.me/5hq5
Then come back here and post a comment with your Facebook link.  You can only do this once, and it counts as one entry.

3. Share this on Twitter
I love #Ohio #CraftBeer & want to win 2 tickets to the Winter Warmer Fest from @CleFoodandBrews http://hops.me/5hq5
Then come back here and post a comment with your Twitter link. This will count as one entry. You can do this every single day.  Just make sure to leave a comment each time you tweet!

Rules:
--You have until Friday, February 8th 2013 at 11:59pm EST to enter.
--Comments that do not include a way to identify the poster will not be eligible , examples--Unknown and Anonymous entries do not count
--The winner will be picked at random using Random.org.   
--Only comments  with links left on this post will count.  If you tweet, facebook or enter in any other way be sure to leave a comment here telling me you did it with the link to that post.  
--You must leave a SEPARATE comment for each Entry, otherwise your entry will only count once.  
--Winner has 24 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. 
--Tickets will be emailed to the winner.

77 comments:

  1. Hey Brad! My name is Ryan Milligan, and I am most excited to try the WBC Dry-Hopped Supernova Double IPA!

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  2. Tweeted!
    https://twitter.com/EatDrinkClev/status/298414795718266880

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  3. http://www.facebook.com/ryan.milligan.54/posts/152995111522663

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  4. It's Crystal and I'm looking to try the Great Lakes Alberta Clipper Raspberry - yum!

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  5. I'm a huge fan of Fat Heads and visit the place more often than I care to admit! Love IPA's...so whatever they got....I'll be chuggin it!
    ~Jim Cibik

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  6. I've heard positives about Weasel Boy and enjoy Black IPAs; I'd like to try their Bitter Sable.

    @CoachBowWow

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  7. I've also tweeted. https://twitter.com/CoachBowWow

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  8. John Hochberg - Looking forward to anything from Jackie O's that I have not tried before

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  9. I'm excited to try:
    Weasel Boy Anastasia Russian Imperial Stout and anything else by WB.

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  10. This is Steph (Hungry in Cleveland), and I would want to try the Chardon Chocolate Pomegranate Milk Stout

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  11. Tweeted! https://twitter.com/HungryInCLE/status/298443659085504512

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  12. I'm Emily! I would love to try the chocolate beer!

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  13. I tweeted! https://twitter.com/emily_runs/status/298444349295955968

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  14. I shared on my FB wall https://www.facebook.com/john.fay

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  15. https://www.facebook.com/jen.rickey

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  16. Hey Brad, John here. Looking forward to whatever Jackie O's is bringing!

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  17. Colleen F ‏@colfrank Tweeted ya!!!! (Really, really, want to win FYI!)

    I love #Ohio #CraftBeer & want to win 2 tickets to the Winter Warmer Fest from @CleFoodandBrews http://hops.me/5hq5

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  18. Hi there, I'm Anna and this would be my first Winter Warmer Fest! I am most excited to try the Brew Kettle's White Rajah.

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  19. Here is the tweet!
    https://twitter.com/annasagatelova/status/298456687487094784

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  20. John Hochberg - Posted on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/john.hochberg/posts/572183712809799

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  21. John Hochberg - Twitter as well https://twitter.com/HochJohnberg/status/298469720838000640

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  22. shared - https://www.facebook.com/conteststuff/posts/465923246795786

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  23. tweet! https://twitter.com/MikeT11405598/status/298552996059570176

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  24. Tweet!

    @fmayse

    https://twitter.com/fmayse/status/298553697523339264

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  25. Facebook!

    Frank Mayse

    http://www.facebook.com/frank.mayse/posts/137239843108071

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  26. Frank Mayse

    I want to try the Barrel Aged Supernova!

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  27. Hey it's Lee. Looking forward to trying the Dry-Hopped Supernova Cask from Willoughby!

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  28. Tweeted!: https://twitter.com/leemovic/status/298556352714907648

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  29. anybody from around Strongsville want to car pool??? Call/text me 440-263-9967 if you're interested. (http://www.facebook.com/jjswindell)

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  30. Sarah Rivera...can't wait to try Willoughby's Dry-Hopped Supernova Double IPA!

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  31. Posted on my Fbook... https://www.facebook.com/#!/sarah.rivera.31

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  32. Looking forward to anything Cask, great addition this year

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  33. mmm the Chardon Breworks Belgian Lace sounds really good - Jess Biller

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  34. Brian Bernard and looking forward to the Thirsty Dog: Coffee Infused Dry Irish Stout

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  35. Really hopping to win the 2 tickets, just for the cask area alone.

    ‏@BrianJB85 I love #Ohio #CraftBeer & want to win 2 tickets to the Winter Warmer Fest from @CleFoodandBrews http://hops.me/5hq5

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  36. tweeted - https://twitter.com/MikeT11405598/status/298736563540619264

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  37. here is today's tweet!

    https://twitter.com/AnnaSagatelova/status/298941284545089536

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  38. Good Morning, tweet-out for Cleveland Food and Brews Contest

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  39. tweet! https://twitter.com/MikeT11405598/status/299100204249010176

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  40. Just put it on my Facebook page. Cheers! http://www.facebook.com/rich.frederick.3

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  41. BeerSweetums is most excited to try WBC Supernova Double IPA

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  42. Hey Brad, it's Renee C. My choices would both be in the cask area and both would be Akron brewers. I love the sound of Thirsty Dog's Coffee Infused Dry Irish Stout and BORIS on cask would be a real treat!

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  43. I posted to Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bq.rc.7

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  44. I also tweeted: http://bit.ly/WCOFDF

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  45. Thursday Tweet!
    https://twitter.com/EatDrinkClev/status/299553038853611520

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  46. Late to the game but I might as well enter. Dry hopped Supernova sounds a-maze-ing.

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  47. Posted on FB: https://www.facebook.com/michael.andrew.williams

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  48. Tweeted 2/7. https://twitter.com/m_a_t_a_w

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  49. I'm also Brad and would like to try the Weasel Boy Black IPA.

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  50. This is Pam and I am dying to try the Thirsty Dog: Coffee Infused Dry Irish Stout because anything with coffee taste is delicious! And here is my tweet! https://mobile.twitter.com/pmommy3/status/299577344916602880?p=v

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  51. tweeted again! https://twitter.com/MikeT11405598/status/299462554923700224

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  52. Looking forward to the Barrel Aged BORRIS!

    http://m.facebook.com/?_rdr#!/15506696/timeline/story?ut=3&hash=-2323348381984470386&wstart=1359705600&wend=1362124799&ustart&__user=15506696

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  53. John - Tweeted again https://twitter.com/HochJohnberg/status/299634182680895488

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  54. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/ryan.mizumoto

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  55. I tweeted http://twitter.com/JohnAFay/status/299643133686321152

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  56. My name is Cat and I would love to try anything from the cask area! :)

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  57. facebook posted - https://www.facebook.com/cat.tetreault.7/posts/530780516961993 my email address is com dot thesmartsweeper at cat (read backwards)

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  58. Looking forward to the Brew Kettle MacDaddy Scotch Ale as I love Scotch ales.

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  59. Hi Brad, it's Rob! And I'm looking forward to trying whatever Jackie O's brings, because the only other time I got to try them (2012 Blues n Brews) the beer seemed overcarbonated and I was left unimpressed.

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  60. posted on FB:

    https://www.facebook.com/rolub/posts/485749551484379

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  61. Tweeted! https://twitter.com/leemovic/status/299754552620630016

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  62. https://twitter.com/ItsMeDoublEE/status/299867195549315072

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  63. Looking forward to Willoughby: Supernova Double IPA, Cosmic IPA, Peanut Butter Cup Coffee

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  64. http://www.facebook.com/ericssevans?ref=name

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  65. Tweeted https://twitter.com/JohnAFay/status/299871846499749888

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  66. I am Jason and I want to try the GLBC/Fulton Baltic Porter Collaboration. Looks good.

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  67. facebook comment https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=679718402

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  68. facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=679718402

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  69. On the tweeter: https://twitter.com/KJason_Public/status/300054790157774848

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  70. Hi! I'm Shannon and I'm looking forward to trying the Portside Double IPA!

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