{"id":2273,"date":"2017-04-27T12:15:11","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T17:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=2273"},"modified":"2020-02-17T13:40:52","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T19:40:52","slug":"madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/","title":{"rendered":"Madison Craft Beer Week events you won\u2019t want to miss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Madison Craft Beer Week \u2014 otherwise known as “how the hell am I going to pick which events to go to?” \u2014\u00a0spans 10 days and countless venues around Madison. It’s the best week of the year for beer enthusiasts, whether they’re finally exploring past Miller Lite or are experienced homebrewers. Events include tap takeovers, beer dinners, special beer releases, a cask ale festival and even a \u201cbeer\u2019d\u201d competition<\/a> for the hirsute among us.<\/p>\n

While there’s no wrong way to do Craft Beer Week (unless you simply stay home),\u00a0the hundreds of events can get overwhelming. Here are my east side- and dark beer-biased #madbeerweek picks that will expand your craft beer knowledge, experience and expectations.
\n<\/span>\n

Dexter\u2019s Tap Takeovers<\/h2>\n

Each year, I need to remind myself that Craft Beer Week\u00a0is bigger than just the takeovers that occur at Dexter\u2019s Pub. Each night of craft beer week, Dexter\u2019s lets two or three breweries take over their 24 taps. With so many taps, it\u2019s practically a requirement that the participating breweries bring some of their more unique offerings.<\/p>\n

Spotlight\u2014<\/h5>\n

April 30:<\/strong>\u00a0Founder\u2019s, Half Acre, and Perennial Tap Takeover<\/a><\/p>\n

May 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Hop Haus, 3 Sheeps, and The Fermentorium Tap Takeover<\/a><\/p>\n

Look for:<\/em> Half Acre Benthic Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout, Perennial Sump and Abraxas, and 3 Sheeps Barrel Aged \u00dcber Joe
\n<\/span>\n

The Malt House Specialty Nights<\/h2>\n

When pried away from Dexter\u2019s, The Malt House is the most logical venue to continue my evening. (Bonus: They’re within stumbling distance of each other.) I’m a big fan of The Malt House\u2019s specialty nights, where the focus is less on a specific brewery and more on a beer style. Throw in a Craft Beer Week\u00a0exclusive Central Waters tapping and I’m already in line.<\/p>\n

Spotlight\u2014<\/h5>\n

April 28:<\/strong>\u00a0Central Waters Kickoff<\/a><\/p>\n

May 3:<\/strong>\u00a0Dark, Fiery & Sensuous: A Night of Dark Beer Delights<\/a><\/p>\n

Look for:<\/em> Central Waters Nineteen (!!!!), Alaskan Smoked Porter 2014 & 2015
\n<\/span>\n

Special Beer Releases<\/h2>\n

Many local breweries release some of their more limited or seasonal offerings during Craft Beer Week. Highlights include a Next Door sour with pineapple and a new pineapple mango combo; this year’s Common Thread, a Baltic porter; and a maibock from Westport’s nanobrewery. Vintage is also hoping to improve on last year’s mediocre gos\u00e9 with a batch aged in apple brandy barrels.<\/p>\n

Spotlight\u2014<\/h5>\n

April 27:<\/strong>\u00a0Next Door Brewing Mutha Pucka Pineapple Sour Release<\/a><\/p>\n

April 28:<\/strong>\u00a0Vintage Brewing Company 2x Common Thread 2017 Release<\/a><\/p>\n

April 29:<\/strong>\u00a0Parched Eagle La Chingada Caca Release and 2nd Anniversary Party<\/a>
\n<\/span>\n

Whale Hunters<\/h2>\n

While perhaps not quite on the level of Great Taste of the Midwest Eve, there are some ultra-limited beers to be found throughout the week. These tappings aren\u2019t typically advertised much in advance to avoid the letdown if a distributor or brewery fails to come through. Your best bets are to watch your favorite brewery’s social media for announcements, or just show up blind at a tap takeover. Worst case is you get to drink some of your favorite beers. That said, a few rare releases have been announced.<\/p>\n

Spotlight\u2014<\/h5>\n

April 27:<\/strong>\u00a0Cask Ale Fest at Madison Children\u2019s Museum<\/a><\/p>\n

April 29:<\/strong>\u00a0Unlimited Rare Bottle pours for $20 at Brasserie V<\/a><\/p>\n

May 2:<\/strong>\u00a0Barrel Aged Beer Night at One Barrel Brewing<\/a><\/p>\n

May 2:<\/strong>\u00a0New Glarus Limited Release Sour at Tipsy Cow<\/a>
\n<\/span>\n

Noticeable Absences<\/h2>\n

It’s easy to gloss over with so much going on during Craft Beer Week, but a couple of Madison’s biggest hitters have noticeably little presence. Toppling Goliath is under the radar with just one event<\/a> (May 5 at Growlers to Go-Go) featuring a tapping of Fire, Skulls & Money to go with three of their more common offerings. 3 Floyds is similarly inconspicuous with one event<\/a> (May 4 at Tip Top Tavern), and it\u2019s a mystery event at that. Those hoping for a super rare release from two of the breweries famous for such releases will likely have to wait until the Great Taste in August.<\/p>\n<\/span>For the full schedule of events, visit the Madison Craft Beer Week website<\/a> or download the Madison Craft Beer Week App (Android<\/a> and iOS<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Madison Craft Beer Week \u2014 otherwise known as “how the hell am I going to pick which events to go to?” \u2014\u00a0spans 10 days and countless venues around Madison. It’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":2499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5154],"tags":[124,113,122,28,114,123],"yoast_head":"\nMadison Craft Beer Week events you won\u2019t want to miss - The Bozho<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Madison Craft Beer Week '17 (otherwise known as "how the hell am I going to pick which events to go to?") spans 10 days and many venues around Madison.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Madison Craft Beer Week \u201917 events you won\u2019t want to miss\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"East side- and dark beer-biased #madbeerweek picks.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Bozho\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thebozho\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-04-27T17:15:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-02-17T19:40:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/madison-craft-beer-week.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Madison Craft Beer Week \u201917 events you won\u2019t want to miss\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"East side- and dark beer-biased #madbeerweek picks.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/madison-craft-beer-week.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@thebozho\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@thebozho\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tom Vercauteren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Bozho\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thebozho\/\",\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/thebozho\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebozho\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/logo.png\",\"width\":600,\"height\":280,\"caption\":\"The Bozho\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/\",\"name\":\"The Bozho\",\"description\":\"Seeing things. Madison, Wisconsin.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/madison-craft-beer-week.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/madison-craft-beer-week.jpg\",\"width\":1500,\"height\":1000,\"caption\":\"Flickr\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/\",\"name\":\"Madison Craft Beer Week events you won\u2019t want to miss - The Bozho\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-04-27T17:15:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-02-17T19:40:52+00:00\",\"description\":\"Madison Craft Beer Week '17 (otherwise known as \\\"how the hell am I going to pick which events to go to?\\\") spans 10 days and many venues around Madison.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Madison Craft Beer Week events you won\u2019t want to miss\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#webpage\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b0aa8e0b622830ecaa3e84697e317356\"},\"headline\":\"Madison Craft Beer Week events you won\u2019t want to miss\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-04-27T17:15:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-02-17T19:40:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#webpage\"},\"wordCount\":695,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/madison-craft-beer-week.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Bars\",\"Beer\",\"Breweries\",\"Food + Drink\",\"Madison Craft Beer Week\",\"Nightlife\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Food + Drink\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b0aa8e0b622830ecaa3e84697e317356\",\"name\":\"Tom Vercauteren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/33d073313a520f746dc5bf138be10777?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/33d073313a520f746dc5bf138be10777?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Tom Vercauteren\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/author\/tom-vercauteren\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Madison Craft Beer Week events you won\u2019t want to miss - The Bozho","description":"Madison Craft Beer Week '17 (otherwise known as \"how the hell am I going to pick which events to go to?\") spans 10 days and many venues around Madison.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Madison Craft Beer Week \u201917 events you won\u2019t want to miss","og_description":"East side- and dark beer-biased #madbeerweek picks.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/","og_site_name":"The Bozho","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thebozho\/","article_published_time":"2017-04-27T17:15:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-02-17T19:40:52+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1500,"height":1000,"url":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/madison-craft-beer-week.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"Madison Craft Beer Week \u201917 events you won\u2019t want to miss","twitter_description":"East side- and dark beer-biased #madbeerweek picks.","twitter_image":"http:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/madison-craft-beer-week.jpg","twitter_creator":"@thebozho","twitter_site":"@thebozho","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Tom Vercauteren","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#organization","name":"The Bozho","url":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thebozho\/","http:\/\/instagram.com\/thebozho","https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebozho"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#logo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/logo.png","width":600,"height":280,"caption":"The Bozho"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#logo"}},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/","name":"The Bozho","description":"Seeing things. Madison, Wisconsin.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/madison-craft-beer-week.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/madison-craft-beer-week.jpg","width":1500,"height":1000,"caption":"Flickr"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/","name":"Madison Craft Beer Week events you won\u2019t want to miss - The Bozho","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2017-04-27T17:15:11+00:00","dateModified":"2020-02-17T19:40:52+00:00","description":"Madison Craft Beer Week '17 (otherwise known as \"how the hell am I going to pick which events to go to?\") spans 10 days and many venues around Madison.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Madison Craft Beer Week events you won\u2019t want to miss"}]},{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#webpage"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b0aa8e0b622830ecaa3e84697e317356"},"headline":"Madison Craft Beer Week events you won\u2019t want to miss","datePublished":"2017-04-27T17:15:11+00:00","dateModified":"2020-02-17T19:40:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#webpage"},"wordCount":695,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/madison-craft-beer-week.jpg","keywords":["Bars","Beer","Breweries","Food + Drink","Madison Craft Beer Week","Nightlife"],"articleSection":["Food + Drink"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/madison-craft-beer-week-events-you-wont-want-to-miss\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#\/schema\/person\/b0aa8e0b622830ecaa3e84697e317356","name":"Tom Vercauteren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/33d073313a520f746dc5bf138be10777?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/33d073313a520f746dc5bf138be10777?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Tom Vercauteren"},"url":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/author\/tom-vercauteren\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2273"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2273\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}