Out of 38 breweries, La Crosse’s own Pearl Street Brewery was voted the #1 brewery at the 8th Annual Between the Bluffs Beer, Wine & Cheese fest this weekend in La Crosse, for a second consecutive year.

Competition included some of the best selling and most reputable brands from all over the country, such as Bell’s, New Belgium, New Glarus and Capital. A complete listing can be found at the Between the Bluffs site.

There were over 150 different beers available for tasting. Pearl Street Brewery tapped their Pearl Street Pale Ale, D.T.B Brown Ale, El Hefe Bavarian Hefeweizen, That’s What I’m Talkin’ ‘Bout Organic Rolled Oat Stout and did a special tapping of the Dankenstein Double Imperial Pale Ale later in the afternoon to a sellout crowd.

Over 3,000 self-proclaimed beer, wine and cheese lovers and eligible voters turned out to cast their votes.

Thanks to everyone who turned out! And a very special thanks to The La Crosse Area Visitor and Convention Bureau for putting on a top notch event!

Cheers!

CHECK OUT OUR FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR SCHEDULE FOR MAY

Evil Doppleganger Double Mai Bock. “Evil Doppleganger”, (”evil twin” in German) is the Brewmaster’s latest creation! The Maibock style is a pale version of a traditional bock. It is a fairly recent development compared to other styles of bock beers, frequently associated with springtime and the month of May. Typically, the alcohol content in maibocks ranges from 6.3% to 7.4% by volume. Since “Evil D” is technically a dopple – or double – maibock, it’s alcohol content is 8%. The flavor is malty, and is slightly hoppier than a maibock, but still has a relatively low hop flavor, with a mild spicy or peppery quality from the hops. It is a clear lager, deep gold in color, with a large, creamy, white head.

This LIMITED Release is MAY 1ST.

Stop down to The Tasting Room 12-7 and try it. Dox Phonic will be playing LIVE for your enjoyment. Available for ONE DAY ONLY – The Big Package Deal. Buy a growler fill of the Evil Doppleganger and a pint and get a souvenir pint glass for keeps.

The Between The Bluffs Brewfest featuring beer, wine and cheese, is an event not to be missed. And for VIP ticket holders and Brewers, it all starts the night before, here at The Pearl Street Brewery Tasting Room.

The Pre-Fest Party includes live music by CHEEBA POWER, FREE hot buffet and beer. Don’t worry if you are not partaking in the Fest Festivities, as our Tasting Room will be open our regular hours on Friday for the general public.

What better way to start your brewfest weekend than at  your hometown craft brewery? Tickets are still on sale here and area locations for the event. But hurry, as the Early Bird Special is coming to a close and VIP tickets are almost gone!

Give us a call for more information or log onto www.betweenthebluffsbeerfest.com

MUSIC STARTS AT 5 PM EVERY FRIDAY!

APRIL SCHEDULE

4/2 DAVE ORR

4/9 DON JOE BAND FEATURING PETER TOWNSEND

4/16 TOM MIRON

4/23 CHEEBA WITH TIM POWERS

4/30 TRAVIS OPPELT & GARRETT GILBERTSON

Tickets are about to go on sale for The 8th Annual Between the Bluffs Beer, Wine and Cheese Festival. And although it is mouthful to say the title of this fest, they’re just preparing you for what you’re going to get at the event. You’ll munch on some the finest cheese in all the land. Sip on expertly aged fine wines. And swig on the best craft beer around. I’d say it is a palate’s delight, but would probably be more accurate in saying it is pure gluttony (there’s no sin about it).

Mark your calendars and get in on the early bird specials.

Ticket Information

:: Tickets on Sale Monday, March 15, 2010

GENERAL ADMISSION

All General Admission tickets include a souvenir glass.

Early Bird ~ March 15 – April 15 | Cost: $25.00

Regular ~ April 16 – April 22  |  Cost: $30.00

Day of ~ Saturday, April 24  | Cost:  $35.00

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET OUTLETS:

La Crosse Area Convention & Visitors Bureau (LACVB)

(Riverside Park) 410 Veterans Memorial Drive • La Crosse, WI 54601

(800) 658-9424 or (608) 782-2366

Pearl Street Brewery

1401 Saint Andrews Street • La Crosse, WI 54603

(608) 784-4832

Festival Foods (La Crosse, Onalaska, Holmen)

La Crosse – 30 Copeland Avenue • La Crosse, WI 54603

(608) 785-1000

Onalaska – 1260 Crossing Meadows Drive • Onalaska, WI 54650

(608) 781-2272

Holmen – 600 North Holmen Drive • Holmen, WI 54636

(608) 526-3339

Quillin’s Food Centers (La Crosse locations, La Crescent, French Island)

FoodFest – 3954 Mormon Coulee Road • La Crosse, WI 54601

(608) 788-8777

Village – 2500 State Road • La Crosse, WI 54601

(608) 788-4340

French Island – 201 Sky Harbour Drive • La Crosse, WI 54603

(608) 783-6603

La Crescent – 24 South Walnut Street • La Crescent, MN 55947

(507) 895-2245

Bodega Brew Pub

122 South 4th Street • La Crosse, WI 54601

(608) 782-0677

Discount Liquor

1733 West Service Drive; #1 • Winona, MN 55987

(507) 452-7525

3/5  FAYME ROCHELLE & THE WAXWINGS

3/12 EROCK

3/19 SIMPLE ROGUES (IRISH BAND)

3/26 JASON SEBRANEK

**music starts at 5 pm

FEB 5TH – DON HARVEY

FEB 12TH – RICH WOOTEN

FEB 19TH – DOX PHONIC

FEB 26TH – CHEEBA

Hey beer lovers and Pearl Street Brewery lovers… it’s that time of the year again. Our 11th Annual Winter Ball is Saturday February 6, 2010. You can get tickets at The Tasting Room at The Pearl Street Brewery, Del’s Bar, The Joint and The Root Note. Tickets are $20. You don’t want to wait on these as we only have a limited number of tickets. If you can’t make it in person, you can call the brewery and order them for will-call with a credit card.

So here’s the 411 on the event:

When: February 6, 2010 6 pm to 10 pm

Where: The Pearl Street Brewery

1401 Saint Andrew Street

Live music by THE SMOKIN’ BANDITS

***YOU MUST BE 21 TO ATTEND***

Call 608.784.4832 for more informationPSB WinterBall2010

Fridays 5pm to 8pm

January 8 – Guitar Logic
January 15 – Terrapin Shells
January 22 – Adam Palm
January 29 – Acoustic Super Deece