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  Beer Lovers' Escape

Galena Beer Weekend

  Beer Lovers' Escape
June 12-14, 2009


The Midwest is home to many top-notch breweries!  Join us June 12-14, 2009, as we raise a glass in honor of Beer Lovers' Escape.  In just one weekend, you'll taste your way across the Midwest sampling beers from the following breweries:

Potosi Brewery (Potosi, WI)
Galena Beer Company (Galena, IL)
Capital Brewery (Middleton, WI)
Millstream Brewing Company (Amana, IA)
Gray's Brewing Company (Janesville, WI)
Leinenkugel's (Chippewa Falls, WI)

Not only will you taste a huge variety of Midwest microbrews, but you'll also get the opportunity to visit the infamous Potosi Brewery, and later take part in a special Leinenkugel's Game Dinner at One Eleven Main, one of Galena's most exciting restaurants.

Consider giving Beer Lovers' Escape for Father's Day!

Beer Lovers' Escape package includes the following: Package available June 12-14, 2009, only.
$299.00 + tax per person based on double occupancy.
Limited Availability.

Must be 21 or older to book package.

Book Package

Book Package Code: BEER


Make package reservations online. Simply enter the arrival/departure dates, choose a room type and select the appropriate four letter package code (BEER for Beer Lovers' Escape package). Please call toll-free 866-CU-IRISH with any questions.

*Offer subject to change at any time, without notice.



Welcome Reception Beer Tasting
June 12, 2009
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.


Kick-off the weekend with samples of renowned Irish beer and our very own Donegal Draft Delights. While the cold ale may quench your thirst, a hearty slider
will satisfy the healthiest of appetites.

 Draft Beer samples include:
Guinness Smithwick's
Bass Frank O’Dowd’s Ale
Harp Newcastle Brown Ale

 Donegal Draft Delights samples include:
Black & Tan Half & Half
Black Smith Red Witch
Black Velvet Shandy
Cider Tan Snakebite
Guinness & Black


Hot Boutique Breakfast
Frank O'Dowd's Irish Pub & Grill
June 13, 2009
Open House - come anytime
between 7:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Hot Boutique Breakfast with an Irish flare.


Brewery Tour & Tasting
Potosi Brewery (Potosi, Wisconsin) and the
Former Specht Brewery (Galena, Illinois)
June 13, 2009
10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Transportation provided


Jump aboard one of our buses for a guided tour of the famous Potosi Brewery. Once the fifth largest brewery in Wisconsin, the brewery closed in 1972. Now restored, the building is currently home to the National Brewery Museum dedicated to preserving artifacts and memories from American Breweries. Our tour will also offer an opportunity to sample many of the area's fine beers.

Our next stop is a private tasting at the former Specht Brewery located in Galena, Illinois. Once home to 7 operating breweries, Galena’s rich brewing history has vanished...that is until the Galena Beer Company introduced Fevre River Ale in early 2009. Sample this great Hefeweizen while standing in the barrel room of this historic brewery.


Regional Microbrew Tasting with
Sausage, Cured Meat & Cheese Lunch

One Eleven Main
June 13, 2009
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Transportation provided


Upon returning from the brewery tour, we'll stop at One Eleven Main to sample the region's best microbreweries including selections from Capital Brewery (Middleton, WI), Millstream Brewing Company (Amana, IA) and Gray’s Brewing Company (Janesville, WI).

Enjoy a hand-selected plate of the area's finest meats and cheeses. The flavors of cured hams, dried sausage and pungent cheeses are enhanced when matched with robust beers, sweet honey and dynamic balsamic vinegars. An assortment of soda from these breweries will also be available.


Microbrew samples include:

Capital Brewery
Pale Ale
Wisconsin Amber
Island Wheat

Millstream Brewing Company
Iowa Pale Ale

Gray’s Brewing Company
Irish Style Ale
Oatmeal Stout
Rock Hard Red


After the lunch and tasting, take time to stroll Galena’s Main Street with 90 plus boutique shops; return to The Irish Cottage to relax; or continue the beer tasting party at Frank O’Dowd’s Irish Pub & Grill.


Leinenkugel's Game Dinner
One Eleven Main
June 13, 2009 - 7:30 p.m.
Shuttle service provided


Enjoy "A Legend in Brewing" as you discover the vast taste profile of the Leinenkugel's family of beers while delighting in culinary excellence of
One Eleven Main's Executive Chef Ryan Boughton.


Leinenkugel's samples include:
Sunset Wheat
Honey Weiss
Berry Weiss
Red Lager
Creamy Dark
Classic Amber


1st Course
Rushing Waters Smoked Trout appetizer

2nd Course
Chili Sugar Cured Duck Breast, Roasted Mushroom
and Apple Hash, and Door County Cherry Compote

3rd Course
Iowa Bison Beer Braise with Hunter Gravy (Chasseur Sauce),
Seasonal Vegetables and Horseradish New Potatoes

4th Course
Arnold’s Farm Chocolate Bacon and Vanilla Bean Gelato Chocolate


Hot Boutique Breakfast
Frank O'Dowd's Irish Pub & Grill
June 14, 2009
Open House - come anytime
between 7:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Hot Boutique Breakfast with an Irish flare.

*Offer subject to change at any time, without notice.

 


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