10th Annual Winterfest

I just saw on Empyrean's facebook page that the 10th Annual Winterfest in Lincoln is coming up fast.  Here are the details.

AAF Lincoln finds the best way to stay warm in January is to huddle up for Winterfest Ales & Auction. It’s our 10th annual fundraiser to benefit our public service recipient, the ARC of Lincoln and our student scholarship fund.

This has become the winter social event where you can have fun with friends and benefit a terrific cause. You will have the opportunity to sample beer from local and regional brewers and distributors... ...that's what it's all about, right?

Your ticket will also include food sampling from Buzzard Billy’s, Embassy Suites, and Sam & Louie’s Pizza plus Levi William is coming back to give us the blues as they were intended to be played. Brews and blues = big time bonus fun!

If you are an AAF Lincoln member, you can purchase tickets for only $20.00 (up to 2) through www.aaflincoln.org and for the general public:

Tickets are available at T.O. Haas Tire Lincoln locations STARTING MONDAY, JANUARY 3rd, 2011
$25.00 advance
$30.00 at the door.

Winterfest VIP is returning for this 2011 event. AAF Lincoln is opening the doors early for a VIP opportunity to sample the fine brews and foods of the event for 30 non-interrupted minutes before the masses arrive. It's like having brewers come to your own living room ... if your living room happens to be the size of a ballroom.

Purchase your VIP tickets at www.aaflincoln.org. VIP tickets will be on sale from January 3, 2011 to January 13, 2011 only. VIP Status will get you:

* 30 minutes private sampling time
* 1 on 1 time with the brewers
* Commemorative Winterfest Glass
* sneak peek at the auction items

VIP Ticket Price $35.00 (plus $1.35 processing fee per ticket)

Also, Embassy Suites is hooking us up with a discount room rate. Rooms are available* for $99.00 as a courtesy from the Embassy Suites, mention "Winterfest Ales & Auction" during reservation.
*Room rate may not be guaranteed based on total room availability.


Special Thanks go out to K&Z Distributing, Zoo Bar and T.O. Haas Tire for their generous support towards the 10th Annual Winterfest Ales & Auction.


For more information contact, Mandy Haase or Dan Zemunski E-mail: winterfest@aaflincoln.org

Empryean also listed what they will be serving.

Limited White Gold – a very special version of our Belgian Gold Ale aged on white oak.

FestivAle – our winter seasonal, bright-copper color with hints of caramel sweetness, smoke, and dry herbal spices.

Beer Quest 2009 Export Stout – big and roasted with coffee, plum and port character.

Dark Side Vanilla Porter – a unique infusion of smooth-roasted porter and sweet-aromatic vanilla bean.

LunaSea ESB – our homage to the great amber “bitters” of England, full-flavored and smile inducing.

Better World Wheat – bright, citrusy, and smooth with a refreshing, dry herbal finish.

Burning Skye Scottish Ale - pale, sweet, and smooth with a wee bit of smoke character.

We have not been contacted by any one so I am not aware of who else will be serving but if you are serving or know someone that is let me know and we will get it posted.  You can RSVP to the event here.