Gorgeous UP weather; sun and a cooling breeze off the lake. Friendly, happy people and delicious beer. What a great afternoon. The crowd looked huge from the entrance but everything flowed well; very minimal waits at each vendor. We are definitely going again next year!
Keith A.
Classificação do local: 5 Chicago, IL
Well, I haven’t been to any of the other Michigan Brewers Guild festivals yet, but I have to say that the UP Beer Fest was an absolute hit with me. Just from the way we got in, I knew this was going to be well run. I had to like the people on the loud speakers asking us kindly to have our IDs out and not to be dicks. Ha! It wasn’t just that though, for a festival that was listed as sold out, my friend and I got through the line fairly quickly and onto the most important thing: Beer. This was my first time at the event, but I was told by vets that they had even more beer and producers this year. In a way, you didn’t really notice as the tents were set up really well and outside of the line for Greenbush or a major tapping like KBS. I have to give full props to how they set up the porta johns. As a guy, it was pretty nice to have one just for guys to quickly get in and get out. But, they also made sure there were plenty of johns available for everyone. The food was a bit on the pricy side, but it was also never hard to get something if you wanted it. Granted, the falafel I bought did have a lot in it. While $ 7 is on the higher side than I’m used to, I also fully accept that you will pay more at a festival like this. The UP Beer fest was an absolute blast for me and I am looking forward to coming back next year.
