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WEDNESDAY 4/16Craft Bottle Blowout: All craft bottle beer is 1/2 off3 Floyd’s Razor Hoof (Munster, IN) 22oz 8.20%

Evil Twin Hipster Ale (Brooklyn, NY) 5.50%

Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca (Dexter, MI) 750 ml 4.80%

Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast (Copenhagen, Denmark) 330ml 7.50%

Prairie Artisan Ales Standard (Tulsa, OK) 5.20%

Local Option Voku Hila (Chicago, IL) 500ml 6.50%

Green Flash West Coast IPA (San Diego, CA) 7.30%

THURSDAY 4/17Pint Exchange NightBring in a few pints from your collectionand trade-out with other craft beer lovers.Oh, did we mention, ALL DRAFTS will be $3.YES, ALL DRAFTS.

FRIDAY 4/18 • 4PMFirkin Friday: What the firk is a Firkin?New Albanian Hoptimus (Dry Hopped) 10.7% abv

Bluegrass Brewing Company Citrus Heat IPA 7.5% abv5 types or hops and grapefruit peel give this resinous citrus heat. Little to no malt sweetness. A real hoppy monster.

SATURDAY 4/19

Wild and Sour Saturday: All featured bottles and drafts $1 off ALL DAY.SweetWater 17th Anniversary Saison Farmhouse AleStone Matt's Burning Rosids (Imperial Cherry Wood Smoked Saison)

Evil Twin Table Beer (American Wild Beer)

Jolly Pumpkin Fuego Del Otono (Biere De Garde)

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WEEK-long EvEnts

Hop Into Easter at the Irish Rover2319 Frankfort Avenue11:30 am - Close

April 16 - 19, the Rover will celebrate Halfway to CBW with a wide selection of the hoppiest beers around. Throughout the week, most of the Rover taps will feature hophead delights, including (but not limited to) Bell’s Hopslam, Double Crooked Tree from Dark Horse, and Victory Brewing’s Dirt Wolf Double IPA.

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Craft Bottle Beer Blowout - 1/2 OFF ALL Craft Bottles/Cans at Mellow Mushroom3922 Shelbyville Road | St. MatthewsAll Day

All Craft Bottles/Cans will be 1/2 OFF. Some of our features are:

3 Floyd’s Razor Hoof (Munster, IN) 22oz 8.20%Evil Twin Hipster Ale (Brooklyn, NY) 5.50%Jolly Pumpkin Calabaza Blanca (Dexter, MI) 750

ml 4.80%Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast (Copenhagen,

Denmark) 330ml 7.50%Prairie Artisan Ales Standard (Tulsa, OK) 5.20%Local Option Voku Hila (Chicago, IL) 500ml

6.50%Green Flash West Coast IPA (San Diego, CA)

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Burger, Beer and Steal the Glass at Sidebar129 S. 2nd Street11:00 am

$10 gets you a Sidebar burger, West Sixth beer and a glass all day long! West Sixth IPA and Lemongrass Wheat will be featured. Glassware is limited. Come early and often.

Beckmann’s Birthday IPA Event at Boombozz Taphouse1448 Bardstown RoadAll Day

Join in to help celebrate Beckmann’s birthday with a huge IPA lineup of your local favorites and those hopheads crave! Plus the release of BBC’s Bourbon Barrel Ale! (Happy Birthday from all of us at LouisvilleBeer.com, Beckmann!)

Great Lakes Tap Take Over at Four Pegs Beer Lounge1053 Goss Avenue5:00 pm

For the first of our Halfway Craft Beer Week events, Four Pegs will be featuring six different beers from Great Lakes Brewery. With a variety of styles to choose from, there’s bound to be at least one beer to appeal to your palette, and if you show up early enough, then you’ll get to take home a Great Lakes Pint Glass.

The Tap List will include...• Great Lakes Chillwave• Great Lakes Triple Dog Dare• Great Lakes Commodore Perry• Great Lakes Edmund Fitzgerald• Great Lakes Rally Drum Red• Great Lakes Burning River

Welcome Atwater Brewery at Boombozz Taphouse1448 Bardstown Road5:00 pm

Finally Detroit does Something Right. Hailing from Motor City, the recently new brewery arrives with a beautiful portfolio with variety some seri-ous flavor. D-light Kolsch (style); clean, unique floral aroma with Hersbrucker hops... VooDoo Vator; Deep Black Doppelbock, 9% rich, intense maltiness... Hop-A-Peel; Amer. IPA spiced with Orange Peel, 7%, 118 IBU and hopped with “Super Cascade” hops. These 3 (plus 1 or 2 more) will be featured 4/16.

West Sixth Beer Dinner at Loui Loui’s Detroit Style Pizza10212 Taylorsville Road7:00 pm

5 course dinner thoughtfully paired with West Sixth Brewing. Special appearances by Transylva-nia Tripel and Pay It Forward Cocoa Porter.

Oskar Blues Takeover at River City Drafthouse1574 Bardstown Road7:00 pm

Join us for a Steal the Glass takeover featuring Oskar Blues Brewery. We’ll have 7 different Oskar Blues beer styles available and we’ll be serving them in the brewery’s logo glasses for you to keep. Come out and meet Wes, our area Oskar Blues rep, and try all the great beers this brewery has to offer!

Trivia Night: Craft Beer Takeover at BBC Taproom636 East Main Street7:30 - 9:45 pm

Every Wednesday, Gus Bus Trivia tests your smarts at the BBC Taproom. To kick off the Halfway to LCBW celebration, trivia be exclusively craft beer questions this Wednesday. Compete to win a prize package of gifts from this week’s best destinations including Old Chicago, Liquor Barn, River City Drafthouse, Gordon Biersch, and more. Best of all, the game is free to play! Bring a team of your friends, enjoy a brew, and win some prizes.

thursday, april 17

West Sixth Lemongrass Wheat Pint Night at ValuMarket1250 Bardstown RoadAll Day

West Sixth Lemongrass Wheat will be featured on the growler wall by the beer cave. Limited quantities of the Lemongrass Wheat branded can glasses will be available.

Pint Exchange Night at Mellow Mushroom3922 Shelbyville Road | St. MatthewsAll Day

Bring in a few pint glasses from your collection and trade-out with other craft beer lovers. Oh, did we mention, ALL DRAFTS will be $3? YES, ALL DRAFTS.

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3-2-1 Countdown at Four Pegs Beer Lounge1053 Goss Avenue5:00 pm

On Thursday night, Four Pegs will be offering an event that’s not only easy on the taste buds, but it’s also easy on your wallet. We will be offering three different beers at three different low, low prices.

One of our draft beers will be THREE dollars.One of our draft beers will be TWO dollars.And one of our draft beers will be ONE dollar.The beers will be announced on the day of the

event and will be offered until they tap out. Here’s to cheap beer!

West Sixth Tap Takeover at Liquor Barn Springhurst4301 Towne Center Drive5:00 pm

West Sixth Brewing will have 5 different brews on the growler wall. Among the mix is Snakes in a Barrel and Heller Heaven Double IPA.

Thank God I’m a Country Boy Fan at Boombozz Taphouse1448 Bardstown Road5:00 pm

We will tap at least 3 including; Knotty Pine Double IPA, Shot Gun Wedding Brown Ale w/ Vanilla Bean, & Experimental Hop Mosaic IPA. The Ghost Gose and others might make an appearance. All will be discounted that day.

Kentucky Common Tapping at Great Flood Brewing2120 Bardstown Road6:00 pm

Great Flood Brewing, the newest craft brewery in Louisville will be tapping their Barrel-aged Ken-tucky Common. This beer is a collaboration with Andrew and the gang from BBC St. Matthews.

Friday, april 18

Firkin Friday at Mellow Mushroom3922 Shelbyville Road | St. Matthews4:00 pm

What the firk is a Firkin? We’ll be tapping a firkin of New Albanian Hoptimus (Dry hopped) 10.7% abv and Bluegrass Brewing Company Citrus Heat IPA 7.5% abv. There are 5 types of hops and grapefruit peel that give this resinous citrus heat Little to no malt sweetness. A real hoppy monster.

Deschutes Pint Night Drink While You Shop at ValuMarket1250 Bardstown Road4:00 - 7:00 pm

Come try Deschutes fine brews for only $3.00 and keep the pint glass! Deschutes is a proud sponsor of the Highlands Beer Festival presented by ValuMarket in the Highlands May 17th. All proceeds of the festival to benefit The Bluegrass Center for Autism.

Sour Craft Kids: The Sequel at Four Pegs Beer Lounge1053 Goss Avenue5:00 pm

Hey all you sour beer lovers, we have an event that should make your unusual palettes salivate. Four Pegs will be hosting a Sour Beer tap take over featuring 3 beers from Trois Dames and 3 Beers from Jolly Pumpkin. Thereby bringing to you some of the best sours available from two different continents.

The starting line-up will include...• Trois Dames/Bad Attitude Sweet and Sour• Trois Dames Saison Framboise• Trois Dames Sainte Ni Touche• Jolly Pumpkin Luciernaga• Jolly Pumpkin Madrugada Obscura• Jolly Pumpkin Baudelaire Io

Plus, we’ll have free Sour Patch Kids as bar snacks!

If You’re Against The Grain, Then You Don’t Know Beer at Boombozz Taphouse1448 Bardstown Road5:00 pm

AtG does it differently. And that’s alright with us. Here’s a couple we will feature on Friday the 18th; Playa Hator, a barrel aged Doppelbock 8% and KY Ryed Chiquen, a barrel aged red ale, 8.6%. Not sure what else; maybe some Citra Ass Down IPA or another Brewers Whim. We support our Locals. Drink better Beer.

West Sixth Tap Takeover at Garage Bar700 East Market Street5:00 pm

West Sixth Brewing will feature 4 draft beers. Included in this lineup is the Saison Bellaire and Heller Heaven Double IPA.

Prost! Schlafly Beer at River City Drafthouse1574 Bardstown Road7:00 pm

Join us for a celebration of German inspired food and beer hosted by Schlafly. We’ll be serving up their Helles-style Summer Lager and Kolsch in style-specific German made glassware that you get to keep. Be sure to try our take on Radler, a blend of Summer Lager and fresh, hand-squeezed lemonade that is delicious and very refreshing. A special German-inspired food menu will be offered as well. Prost!

saturday, april 19

$2 Off All Growler Fills at Bowman Field Wine & Spirits2800 Taylorsville RoadAll Day

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Wild and Sour Saturday at Mellow Mushroom3922 Shelbyville Road | St. MatthewsAll Day

All featured bottles and drafts $1 off ALL DAY. SweetWater 17th Anniversary Saison Farmhose Ale, Stone Matt’s Burning Rosids (Imperial Cherry Wood Smoked Saison), Evil Twin Table Beer (American Wild Beer), Jolly Pumpkin Fuego Del Otono (Biere De Garde).

West Sixth Bike Club Invades Monkey Wrench1025 Barret Avenue1:00 - 4:00 pm

The West Sixth Bike Club is going to be featured at the Monkey Wrench. This club meets at the brewery in Lexington once a week for a leisurely noncompetitive bike ride. There will be a few planed routes to chose from all starting and finish-ing at Monkey Wrench. Everyone who comes out for a bike ride from 1pm to 4pm will be entered to win West Sixth prizes. Last but not least, the West Sixth Saison Bellaire will be featured at the Monkey Wrench after the bike ride!

SweetWater Glass Night at ValuMarket1250 Bardstown Road4:30 - 7:00 pm

SweetWater steal the glass night 4/20 at 4:20pm till 7:00. $3.00 SweetWater Beer keep the glass. SweetWater is a proud sponsor of the High-lands Beer Festival presented by ValuMarket in the Highlands May 17th. All proceeds of the festival to benefit The Bluegrass Center for Autism.

Dogfish Head Night at Four Pegs Beer Lounge1053 Goss Avenue5:00 pm

Since Halfway Craft Beer Week is about drink-ing great beer, it only makes sense to spend a night drinking the beers that we all know and love from Dogfish Head Brewery. For our last event, Four Pegs will be pulling out all the stops and featuring some of Dogfish Head’s best and rarest beers.

The tap list for the night will be so awesome, it’ll be legendary on a world wide scale (Hint hint). Trust us, you don’t want to miss it. World Wide Stout, Palo Santo, Raison D’Etre, Old School, Burton Baton, Hell Hound

Bo & Luke Variant Release at Against the Grain401 East Main Street at Slugger FieldDraft at Noon / Bottle Sales start at 4:00 pm

Get your shit together and plan a trip, we are doing a DRAFT ONLY release of at least 5 different variants of our beloved Bo & Luke! It’s a Saturday, so we plan on partying all day or at least til the beer runs dry! Music, food specials, & of course Bo & Luke!

*NO growlers, howlers, bullets, shoes, or vessels will be filled with the variants! Just come on in and have a good time with us.

The Boar’s Nest Booster Club (featuring mem-bers of the Solid Rock’it Boosters) will be layin’ down some foot stomping hillybilly hell raisin’ riffs that night! Bring an extra pair of underwear! The band starts rockin’ at 8:00 pm.

***Bo&Luke bottles and Mac Fanny Baw on sale after 4pm.

$6 West Sixth at 6pm at Boombozz Taphouse1448 Bardstown Road6:00 pm (duh!)

West Sixth IPA, Amber and Lemongrass Wheat 23oz pours will be available for $6 starting at 6pm.

sunday, april 20

Official LouisvilleBeer.com Recovery Brunch & Podcast at Against the Grain401 East Main Street at Slugger Field11:00 am - 3:00 pm

It’s the first annual Halfway to LCBW recovery brunch & live podcast from the guys over at LouisvilleBeer.com! Come out for Easter Brunch, hangover brunch, or just brunch brunch & join in the podcastery madness! Of course we will have many of your regular brunch favorites and some Easter centric stuff too. +beer +bloody maries +awesome.

West Sixth Easter Brunch at Holy Grale1034 Bardstown Road1:00 pm

This Easter, let Holy Grale prepare the feast and West Sixth Brewing provide the beers. Your taste buds will be very happy you did. Featuring Tart Cherry Quad, Snakes in a Barrel, Belgian IPA, Imperial Stout, IPA and Lemongrass Wheat.

John’s Hot Dog Deli Returns to Against the Grain401 East Main Street at Slugger Field4:00 - 10:00 pm

Did you miss him the first time? If so, here’s your chance! John Jensen (of world famous John’s Hotdog deli) will be joining us all the way from Copenhagen DK by way of Dark Lord Day, to collab with Smoke-Daddy Jordan on some delicious, inventive, & unique sausages for your enjoyment! Come try the meat and hang with one of the big-gest characters from the Nordic food scene! One day only, until its all gone... come and get it!!

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16The debut of BBC Bourbon Barrel AleGet a free glass with purchase

New to the ‘Ville - Atwater Brewery from Detroit3 featured brews

THURSDAY, APRIL 17Country Boy Brewing (from Lexington)Mason jar pint specials - 3 featured brews

FRIDAY, APRIL 18Against the GrainCitra Ass Down, Kentucky Ryed Chiquen and a Mystery Brew!

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