“Brew at the Zoo & Wine too!” fundraiser to feature
more than 50 different restaurants and vendors

     The fifth-annual “Brew at the Zoo & Wine too!” fundraiser on Aug. 23 from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Louisville Zoo Oasis field will feature more than 50 different restaurants, vendors and products for sampling.

Food from more than 20 local restaurants and vendors is available from 4 to 6:30 p.m. and beer and wine tasting from breweries and wineries is available until 8:30 p.m.

Highlights include:

Restaurants

1. Beef O’Brady’s Family Sports Pub

2. Bill's Famous Cheese Spreads

3. Bluegrass Brewing Company, Inc.

4. Browning's Restaurant & Brewery

5. Buckhead Mountain Grill

6. California Pizza Kitchen

7. Carolina Shrimp Company

8. Cumberland Brews

9. Hard Rock Café

10. Irish Rover

11. Jockamo's Pizza Pub

12. Kroger Catering & Banquet Hall

13. Maker's Mark Bourbon House & Lounge

14. Olivers

15. Roosters

16. Shane's Rib Shack

17. Subway-Fern Valley Rd.

18. Sodexho

19. Starbucks

20. Whole Foods

21. Yang Kee Noodle

22. Za’s Pizza Pub

 

Beverages

1. Dasani Water

2. Heine Brothers Coffee, Inc

3. Java Brewing Company

4. Powerade

5. Starbucks

6. Sunergos Coffee

7. Glacéau Vitamin Water

 

Beer

1. Alltech's Lexington Brewing Company

2. Arcadia Brewing Company

3. Avery Brewing

4. Barley Island Brewing Company

5. Bell's Brewery, Inc.

6. Bluegrass Brewing Co.

7. Boulder Beer

8. Brewery Ommegang

9. Browning's Restaurant & Brewery

10. Cumberland Brews

11. Dogfish Head Brewery

12. Flying Dob Brewery

13. New Holland

14. New Albanian

15. Rogue Ales

16. Schlafly Tap Room

17. Stone Brewing Company

18. Unibroue

 

Wine

1. Horsehoe Bend

2. River Bend Winery

3. Elk Creek Winery

4. Liquor Barn

 

Proceeds from the event benefit the Louisville Zoo, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to bettering the bond between people and our planet by providing excellent care for animals, a great experience for visitors and leadership in scientific research and conservation education.

Stompbox and Rock Candy will perform live at the event and Two Guys Having Fun will be the Masters of Ceremonies. Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets to lounge on the lawn while enjoying the tunes.

Attendees can also try their hand at Parrot Dice Casino with black jack and roulette and purchase chances to win one of several fantasy raffle packages in which each participating brewery, restaurant and vendor has contributed items or gift certificates.

And new this year is the National City No Fee-For-All Free-For-All Moneytruck. Four individuals at a time will step inside the Moneytruck and grab as much money as they can in 30 seconds.

Tickets for the event are required and are now available. Price includes admission to the Zoo, live music, brew, wine and food samplings and official “Brew at the Zoo & Wine too!” four-ounce tasting glass. You can also purchase an official “Brew at the Zoo & Wine too!” T-shirt sponsored by Liquor Barn at the event for only $12.

 

Advance ticket purchase online at http://www.louisvillezoo.org/events/brew.htm

Individual                                            $40                 

Designated Driver                                 $30

 

Advance ticket purchase at the Zoo box office

Individual                                            $45                 

Designated Driver                                 $35

           

Day of the Event

Individual                                            $50                 

Designated Driver                                 $40

                       

For more information on “Brew at the Zoo & Wine too!” visit http://www.louisvillezoo.org/events/brew.htm.

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