Maifest 2011

This past Saturday, the KCHopHeaven crew hosted the 2nd annual Maifest. It turned out to be a beautiful day to be outside with family and friends drinking exceptional beer. We could not have asked for a better turnout. We saw all the usual suspects from last year and lots of new faces that came out to enjoy the beer and food. The beer flowed all afternoon and the crowd stayed until the end when we gave out a few prizes.

We drew (4) beer review sheets out of hundreds submitted. The lucky four won these great prizes:

• Grand Prize: (5) gallons of custom homebrew (48 – 12oz bottles)  

• First Prize: 1.5 Liter of Champagne Beer (Belgian Strong Golden Ale) and (4) Maifest 2011 pint glasses  

• Second Prize: 60 count bottle of LIFE= focus+energy and a Life= shirt of your choice

• Third Prize: (3) pack sampler from Oddly Correct Coffee Roasters

We would like to thank Oddly Correct for donating the coffee for our Coffee Club to pour the Porter through. It made the beer outstanding!! The crowd definitely agreed because the beer didn’t last long. Life= also participated in the Maifest activities. We would like to thank them as well for donating a prize package.

 
Last but not least, we would like to thank all the people that helped make this event possible.  If anyone is interested in learning how to homebrew let us know. We are always brewing so you could stop by and check out the process. We are always willing to help new brewers get started in the hobby.  Below are some pictures taken during the event. Cheers!!

Maifest 2011 - May 7th

The weather is warming and the days are getting longer, which means that it is time to celebrate the coming of summer with the second annual Maifest. For all of you who attended last year, we thank you. For those of you whom have never heard of Maifest get ready for an awesome beercentric festival filled with friends, family, food, and of course a plethora of homebrew! If you are in doubt and don’t know if this is for you, check out how last year’s Maifest went. At Maifest 2010 we drank 18 different beers, ate 214 sausages and 100 burgers. Over 300 friends and family attended and we are expecting plenty more this year. 400? 500? 600? We’ll see. Don’t worry my friends; there will be plenty of beer.

The festival will kick off at 12PM and the beer will flow until 6:00PM. This year’s lineup will cover even more beer styles including favorites from last year: Belgian Ales, German Session Beers and of course HOPOCALYPSE! We have also added a 55 gallon American Oak Barrel to our arsenal so get ready for a couple specialty beers with excellent oak flavor.

PLEASE HAVE A DESIGNATED DRIVER!

As a special treat, we will have Gregory Kolsto with us. Gregory started the nano coffee roaster Oddly Correct which produces, in my humble opinion, the best fresh roasted coffee in town. We’re not sure what all Gregory will be bringing to the table, but we’re sure it will be good. Think Hop Hammer with fewer hops and more beans. The coffee club! Good thing we’ll have our local blackcoffeesmith to run that puppy. 

Food will be provided in the form of Bichelmeyer sausages and locally raised beef burgers with some sides to fill in the gaps. The beer and food are free so bring your beer loving friends, just make sure that they are 21 or older and bring an I.D.  

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We will be coming out with more information as the day approaches so stay tuned. For now, here is the current beer menu to wet your appetite!

This Year’s Beer List
Note: Italicized beers are the favorites from last year, retooled and even better!

Brewer: Kyle FitzGerald
10 G. Bavarian Wheat
10 G. Belgian Wit
15 G. Maibock
10 G. Hefeweizen
15 G. Pilsner
10 G. Extra Special Bitter (ESB)

Brewer: Thomas Sanford
10 G. Imperial IPA (with optional Hop Hammer)
10 G. Amber Ale
10 G. Brown Ale
10 G. Porter (with optional Coffee Club)
10 G. American Strong Ale
10 G. Belgian Golden Strong Ale
10 G. Black IPA

Brewer: Ashley Strube
10 G. Belgian Trippel
10 G. Belgian Blonde
10 G. Saison
10 G. Patersbier
10 G. Rye Pale Ale
10 G. Irish Red Rye
10 G. Dusseldorf Altbier
10 G. Dortmunder Export
5 G. Smoked Porter

Guest Brewer: Chris Thowe
10 G. American Wheat

Barrel Beers – aged in an American Oak Barrel
5 G. Oak Aged Russian Imperial Stout
5 G. Oak Aged Russian Imperial Stout with Chocolate and Orange
5 G. Virgin Russian Imperial Stout
10 G. Oak Aged Wee Heavy
10 G. Virgin Wee Heavy

Location:
The Pavilion at City Park, Kansas City, Kansas

It is the huge shelter at the very top of City Park, just keep driving up and you cannot miss it.

Link to Map

For any additional information, please RSVP to maifest2010@gmail.com.