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5th annual Madison Craft Beer Week coming May 1-10, 2015
Ten-day, two weekend long festival highlights craft beer culture in Dane County
(MADISON) –Wisconsin’s largest craft beer week returns May 1-10, 2015 to celebrate its 5th anniversary! Over 80 different Greater Madison area restaurants, pubs and breweries will host more than 350 events as part of this year’s Madison Craft Beer Week (MCBW). Craft beer lovers will have the opportunity to choose from a multitude of events ranging from beer dinners and food pairings to beer history walks, beer 101 classes and brewery parties. Festival organizers will celebrate the 5-year milestone with a twist on one of the festival highlights.
This year’s “Common Thread” collaboration beer, an annual tradition for MCBW, will be made exclusively by female brewers in Wisconsin. “We are excited to highlight Wisconsin’s female brewers in this year’s Common Thread beer,” said Robyn Klinge, co-founder of Madison Craft Beer Week. “The craft beer industry is male-dominated, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t talented female brewers out there. Our goal is to bring this group together, shake up the image of what a craft brewer looks like and show off our brewing skills,” added Klinge.
Since its inception in 2010, Madison Craft Beer Week has promoted Madison’s thriving craft beer culture by sponsoring a ten-day (two weekend) festival that highlights Wisconsin’s regional brewing heritage and serves as a showcase for the Madison area’s breweries, restaurants, pubs, caterers, retailers, entertainers, and other businesses with ties to the craft beer community. The 2015 Platinum sponsor is Sprecher Brewing Co. Watch the events pour in at www.madbeerweek.com.
The GMCVB is honored to play a key role in supporting the more than 19,000 Dane County jobs supported by tourism. Promoting tourism in Madison since 1972, the GMCVB continues to work tirelessly to expand upon the more than $1.7 billion dollars generated by visitor spending in Dane County every year.
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DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS & COMMUNICATIONS
GREATER MADISON CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
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