Brewfest 2013 recap:
It was a gorgeous afternoon. The music was terrific, the beers divine, and the conversation scintillating. It was a wonderful event that, once again, helped the Lincoln in so many ways. We know we made many new friends for the Lincoln at Brewfest – bringing folks downtown to have a great afternoon. We also brought in almost $11,000!
Special thanks to the bands – CD Woodbury Band, The Boneyard Preachers, and Kim Field and the Mighty Titans of Tone! Rick Starr of the Rockfish Grill in Anacortes lined up the bands for us, and Dave Johnson used his great MC skills to keep things moving along! And those great brewers who joined us and made the afternoon such a great success… Hundreds of people came out in support of the Lincoln and their favorite brews. They were kept from starvation by Calle Tacos and Hot Rock Pizza. And when they needed a break, they played Leisure Games, with beverage in hand! What a great day!
The Lincoln celebrates our wonderful partnership with the Porterhouse each year for Brewfest. Elise Karin is an invaluable part of the event – we couldn’t do it without her!
And we couldn’t do it without the dozens of volunteers, Jerry Fortier of the outstanding sound system, and the help of the Mount Vernon Parks and Rec Department and other City departments. It really does take many hands to make a great event.
We are grateful to Skagit Cycle for the generous donation of bikes and Thai House, Chief of the Jail Charlie Wend, Valerie Rose, Good Earth Massage, Deception Pass Tours, North Sound Brewery, Eaglemont Golf Course, Sam’s Shine Shop, Island Adventures, and LaConner Channel Lodge for their raffle donations, as well. Support from KISM, Westar Solutions, and Walton Beverage was critical to our ability to bring Brewfest to the Skagit community.
And special thanks to our downtown neighbors for their tolerance and support of this great community event! We hope that we’ll see you at the 12th annual Brewfest in 2014!
The Eleventh annual Porterhouse Brewfest is set for Saturday, August 10th in downtown Mount Vernon, featuring three of Washington State's hottest blues bands:
Boneyard Preachers - 2:00 to 3:20pm
Kim Field and the Mighty Titans of Tone - 3:50 to 5:10pm
CD Woodbury Band - 5:40 to 7:00pm
Dozens of premium microbreweries will be sampling their beer, and plenty of food from local eateries will be available.
We are closing Gates Street between 1st & the Skagit River for our annual "Blues & Brews Block Party" so grab your sunglasses and sun block, and cruise over to the best party happening this summer.
This event is our most consistent yearly fundraiser, so please bring your friends to soak up the sun and support the Lincoln!
The Porterhouse Brewfest is a 21 and over event.
Advanced Tickets are $20 and include 5 tastes. Admission will be $25 day of event. Additional scrip for tastes will be available for $2 each at the fest. A special $15 ticket without scrip is available for 'designated drivers'.
Raffle Tickets for cool stuff like $1000 worth of cruiser bikes from Skagit Cycle are available at our Box Office.
Thank you to our generous sponsors:
