Duluth News Tribune: Brewfest Review

It’s a bit north of the Twin Cities, but Superior, Wisconin’s Brewfest still featured several beers with Minnesota connections. Check out the Duluth News Tribune’s review of the event held this past Saturday.

The Brewfest, held at the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Wessman Arena, had 135 beers, meads and ciders available for tasting. Most were produced in small batches by 37 breweries across the Upper Midwest.

“[The Brewfest is] really a chance for the smaller guys to show off their craft,” Wigchers said. “Anyone can stop anywhere and pick up something from the larger brewers. And with this, most of the brewers who make the beer will be there. That’s a big kick for people.”

And big is right. Wigchers expected up to 1,500 people to attend this year. Half an hour before the doors opened at 4 p.m., the line to get in stretched out of Wessman Arena and wound out around the sidewalk. Twenty minutes after the doors opened, there still was a line.


September 25, 2007 | Filed Under Beer, Craft/Speciality 

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