Wisconsin IPA Fest will have beer from 50 breweries
Tickets are on sale for the Wisconsin IPA Fest Aug. 20 at Third Space Brewing, 1505 W. St. Paul Ave., where a beer garden will showcase dozens of Wisconsin made IPAs.
Fifty breweries from across Wisconsin choose one IPA to vie for the “Best IPA in Wisconsin” trophy. The competition is peer-judged, and each brewery sends its own brewer-judges. Past winners include Sheboygan Beer Co., Third Space and Lakefront. Attendees will also get to vote on the People’s Choice Winner. In addition to those IPAs submitted, Third Space will brew a collaboration IPA with Waukesha’s Raised Grain Brewing, the winner of last year’s event.
The 2022 Wisconsin IPA Fest event ticket is $65 and includes unlimited beer sampling from 2 to 5 p.m. and a Wisconsin IPA Fest Glass to take home. An Early Bird ticket ($55) will be available for a limited time. But for those wanting early access to the event, the VIP ticket ($99) will get you into the event at 1 p.m., and includes access to a VIP lounge, a food truck meal voucher, and a private VIP bar with VIP-only IPAs on tap. Each VIP ticket-holder will also take home a four-pack of the 2022 Collaboration IPA. For tickets visit: third spacebrewing.com.
Pride month cocktails offered for June
The Newsroom Pub, 137 E. Wells St., is offering Pride Potions, a colorful flight of vodka cocktails, through June. The flight is priced at $15, with all the proceeds donated to the MKE LGBT Community Center. The set of four rainbow cocktails includes the Milwaukee Sunset featuring pineapple vodka, the Cream City made with pineapple-mango vodka, the Greenwich Village with a blue curaçao float, and Stonewall Spirit featuring strawberry-cranberry vodka.
Saint Kate-The Arts Hotel, 139 E. Kilbourn Ave., features a Pridetini at both the Bar and Giggly during June. The drink is a fruity martini with cotton candy and edible sparkling glitter, priced at $12, with all the proceeds going to Vivent Health.
Out in the Kitchen food tasting
The Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce invites the public to attend “Out in the Kitchen” from 6 to 8 p.m. July 19 at Discovery World, 500 N. Harbor Drive.
The food sampling event will be held in The Pavilion and outdoor patios, and guests will be able to vote for their favorite food items. Among the food dishes will be the Vietnamese Banh Mi chicken slider, mac & cheese cavatappi, charred tomato bisque with grilled bread cheese, and a black chocolate salted caramel with bacon cake from Cowboy Joe’s Bakery. Fifteen to 20 vendors are expected, including Antigua Latin Inspired Kitchen, Moxie Food and Drink, The Lowlands Group, The Pasta Tree, and Slide Gourmet Potato Chips.
Early Bird tickets are available until July 8 for $25. After that, tickets are $35. Each ticket gives you one drink ticket and all the food samples you care to eat. For tickets and more information: wislgbtchamber .com.
Harbor House plans fireworks dinner
Reservations are available for the Fireworks Dinner on July 3 at Harbor House, 550 N. Harbor Drive. The event offers a front row view of the city’s fireworks show on Lake Michigan from inside the restaurant or outside on the private lakeside patio.
The event ticket includes a glass of sparkling wine, a cash bar, dinner, valet parking and seating to watch the fireworks show. Food stations will include a raw bar featuring oysters, cured salmon, shrimp and snow crab, a meat station with prime rib, lamb chops chicken and mini sliders, and additional stations with beer battered cod and chips, salads and potatoes, and desserts.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Space is limited. Tickets are $225 per person and can be purchased at bartolottas .com.
The Bazaar cocktail club at Bittercube
Bittercube Bazaar, 4828 W. Lisbon Ave., is offering a cocktail subscription featuring whiskeys distilled and bottled by small American distilleries.
Each month from June through December, subscribers will receive a rotating selection of two 2 ounce samples of the featured whiskeys, as well as two 12ounce bottled cocktails, including garnish. Cocktail tasting notes will highlight the featured spirits. The cost of a club membership is $64 a month, with local pickup at the Bittercube Bazaar. Sign up for the cocktail subscription at table22.com/bittercube.