The Rotary Club of Brooklyn Park is rolling out the barrels for a good cause, hosting a day of hops and fellowship at the Rotary Beerfest slated for the green stretches of Edinburgh Golf Course on October 4, from 2 to 5 p.m. Reminiscent of the community-oriented bend of yesteryear's socials, this gathering will support local initiatives like the Rec on the Go and BrookLynk programs, offering attendees a chance, quite literally, to sip for a better tomorrow. Tickets are fetching for $30, providing a pass for an afternoon of indulging in craft brews, along with seltzers, wine, and some hand-to-mouth comestibles.
As overflowing as a pint glass pulled by a generous bartender, the event boasts a roster of local libation establishments ready to serve. Expect taste buds to tangle with offerings from Insight Brewing, Heavy Rotation Brewing, and Sociable Cider Werks, to name a few. Purveyors from The Tavern at Edinburgh will contribute vino to the mix, ensuring diversity in the slurp, while according to a recent bulletin, handheld food will harken back to Bavarian roots with eats like sausage bites and BBQ sliders.
Apart from soaking in the suds, attendees can throw their hat in the ring for the 'Bucket Experience'—a raffle of sorts with tickets priced at $5 apiece or a clutch of six for $20. Taking a page from the lottery's book, winners will have their pick of the swath of prizes: a family bowling jaunt at Bryant Lake Bowl or a feast at Jax Supper Club with a $100 gift card on the table. More romance-driven escapades await with a night's stay at Grand Casino Mille Lacs, plus add-ons to raise the stakes, along with Pour Wine & Bistro's pairing of a $50 gift card and a bottle of wine that whispers of a perfect date night.
The list of coveted Bucket Experience take-homes extends to reels and deals with a 'Reel Fun Movie Night Gift Basket' and a Running Aces Casino, Hotel & Racktrack Package—dishing out a hint of an occasion that thrill-seekers would not want to miss. Hungry for more? Dick's Restaurant (Osseo) tosses in a $50 gift card and a cozy sweatshirt—it's the sort of combo that wards off the autumn chill, topped with a 12-pack of beer for good measure. As for those sweet tooth cravings, Mallard’s lakeside dinner offer wraps up a $50 gift card with a bottle of wine, sure to be made sweeter by a box of locally-crafted chocolates.
So, if charitable drinking is in your wheelhouse or whether beer-fuelled altruism speaks to your social spirit, the Rotary Beerfest is eager to pour you a glass. Arguably, the only thing better than a cold one is a cold one in the service of a good cause. For more suds-soaked details, hit up the official announcement.
