The craft beer industry is ever-booming, as seen by the many new brewery startups entering the scene. A lot of these companies market themselves at beer festivals taking place all year long. Just over the weekend, the 2018 Yellowstone Beer Fest took over Cody, Wyoming and attracted hordes of craft brewery lovers. Taking place at the Park County Complex Lawn, the festival connected beer brands and sponsors with countless consumers.
Yellowstone Beer Fest 2018 was a fantastic experience that gave attendees the chance to sample new beers from breweries in the local area and beyond. From strong stouts to bold amber ales, to tasty wheat beers and I.P.A.’s with a kick, there were brews to satisfy any palate. Some of the most popular booths were for Millstone Pizza Company & Brewery and Pat O’Hara Brewery, two local hotspots in Cody, Wyoming.
Other Wyoming breweries stole the spotlight, like Accomplice Beer Co. in Cheyenne, Jackson’s Snake River Brewery, and Black Tooth Brewing Company, a top locale in Sheridan. Attendees also flocked to the booths for breweries in surrounding states, such as Salt Lake City’s Squatters Brewery, Big Sky Brewing (of Missoula, Montana), and the nationally-renowned Shock Top Brewery that is located in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Yellowstone Beer Fest also attracted breweries from father away states, such as Hawaii’s Kona Brewing Company, Wicked Weed of Asheville, North Carolina, and Widmer Brewery of Portland, Oregon. Breweries from beyond the U.S. border also had a major presence, including Chimay Brewery of Belgium, Munich, Germany’s Paulaner brewery, Murphy’s Brewery of Cork, Ireland, and Singapore’s Asia Pacific Breweries.
Attendees also enjoyed live performances by The Petty Breakers (a tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) and Close, But No Seger (a tribute to Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band). Everyone also got to learn about exciting sponsors, including Diamond Sponsors Best Western Premier Ivy Inn & Suites and Gail Construction (both of Cody, Wyoming). Attendees also enjoyed Domino’s pizza while learning about Arrowhead Custom Cabinets, Big Horn Radio Network, and the SBW & Associates, PC accounting firm.
Other popular local Cody companies sponsored the event, including Keele Sanitation, South Fork Electric, Big Horn Cinema, Brewgards Lounge & Package Liquor, Eastgate Liquors, and Fremont Motors. Festival-goers also checked out Groathouse Construction, 307 Wyoming Clothing, KB Excavation, Mossy Oak Properties of Wyoming/307 Realty, Northwest K9 Search and Rescue, Pinnacle Bank, and the Skyline Rodeway hotel.
In all, the 2018 Yellowstone Beer Fest provided a thrilling environment for top notch breweries and sponsors to promote themselves to countless consumers. Both local and national breweries amassed new fans, and local sponsors were able to market their services to crowds of potential new customers. If you also own a brewery startup, definitely keep next year’s Yellowstone Beer Fest as a top event to sponsor.
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