Isthmus On Tap Next

Isthmus On Tap Next: Five homebrews, one winning beer

Sample and vote at five tasting events. The winning brewer at each will advance to the finals in January at Isthmus Beer & Cheese. The overall winner there will be the next Isthmus beer brewed by WBC.

The contest starts off with five rounds, each devoted to a different style of beer. The Madison Homebrewers are once again selecting brewers to enter in each category, but the opening rounds are all public tastings, where participating tasters vote for the best brew.

These individual small-batch tasting events are slated in July, August, September and October, and are all free with a ticket. The two-hour tasting parties also feature free beer from WBC.   

Public tasting events (free, but a ticket is required):

Wheat Beer Competition

Thursday, July 23 : 5-7 pm : Echo Tap & Grill : 554 W. Main St., Madison

Join us for the 2nd installment of Isthmus On Tap Next, a homebrew competition to find the next Isthmus beer. The July 23rd competition at Echo Tap features 5 (or more) wheat beers for you to sample and vote on. The winning brewer will advance to the finals at Isthmus Beer & Cheese Fest on January 16th at the Alliant Energy Center. The winner there will be the next Isthmus beer brewed by Wisconsin Brewing Company.

This event also features complimentary beer from Wisconsin Brewing Company.

Farmhouse Ale Competition

Thursday, Aug. 20 : 5-7 pm : The Wise at Hotel Red : 1501 Monroe St., Madison

http://www.isthmus.com/locations/wise/

Brown Ale Competion

Thursday, Sept. 17 : 5-7 pm : Eddie’s Alehouse : 238 Main St., Sun Prairie

http://www.isthmus.com/locations/eddies-alehouse-and-eatery-sun-prairie/

Stout Competition

Thursday, Oct. 15 : 5-7 pm : Hop Cat : 222 W. Gorham St., Madison

http://www.isthmus.com/locations/hopcat-madison/

Each of the five finalists will have one barrel of their beer brewed by WBC to tap at the Isthmus Beer & Cheese Fest, Jan. 16 in Madison, where, once again, an esteemed panel of judges will quaff and quip until they reach a consensus. The overall winning beer will be brewed for a limited 150-barrel run for distribution citywide, just like Markmann and Holzhauer’s inaugural “Isthmus IPA.”

For a tickets, click here!

http://isthmusevents.boldtypetickets.com/events/25873605