Dozer Park event will feature more than 200 craft beers and live music
PEORIA, IL – The Peoria Chiefs have announced that Dozer Park will host the first annual Good Hops Beer Fest on September 26 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The event will give attendees the opportunity to sample more than 200 craft beers and ciders including new releases, seasonal releases and cellared beers while also enjoying live music from Highway 61, Kickapoo Junction and more.
Tickets for the event are available on the Chiefs website at www.peoriachiefs.com and at the Dozer Park Box Office between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 on the day of the event. Each ticket includes entry to the event, a logo tasting glass and 10 tasting tickets for 3 ounce samples. VIP Tickets will also be available in advance for $40 and limited 750. The VIP ticket includes early entry at 2:00 p.m., a logo tasting glass and 15 tasting tickets for 3 ounce samples. The tasting tickets are redeemable for a 3 ounce pour of one of the more than 200 selections. Additional tickets will be available for purchase at the Beer Fest and some specialty beers contain higher ABV and may require additional tickets. Designated Driver tickets are also available for $10 which includes entry to the event and one bottle of water upon entry. The DD tickets are available at the gate.
“Dozer Park is the perfect location for the Good Hops Beer Fest and we are looking forward to welcoming many people from Central Illinois to this event,” said Chiefs President Rocky Vonachen. “This will be a unique and fun atmosphere for the fall beer and music event and our goal is to make this the largest outdoor beer fest in downstate Illinois.”
Featured breweries from Baumgarten Distributing, Brewers Distributing and Marketplace scheduled to appear at Good Hops Beer Fest are: Abita, Ale Syndicate, Anchor, Avery Brewing Company, Bent River Brewing, Brickstone Brewery, California Cider Company, Church Street, Dark Horse Brewing Company, Dogfish Head, Founders Brewing Company, Goose Island including Bourbon Country, Great Lakes Brewing Company, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, Lakefront Brewery, Left Hand Brewing Company, New Holland Brewing Company, O’Fallon Brewery, Sierra Nevada, Ska Brewing Company, Slapshot, Stone Brewing Company, Tallgrass Brewing Co., Ten Ninety, Two Brothers Brewing Company, Uinta Brewing, Woodchuck Cider and more to come!
