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.