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Join us at leinie.com. ©2010 Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co., LLC, Chippewa Falls, WI * Lager 9325_Great Taste of Midwest Ad.indd 1 8/2/10 4:10 PM Welcome from the President elcome to the 27th annual Great taste of the midwest. again we have had to shuffle the layout of the event. we have returned the combined real ale and Presentation tent to the original location where the real ale tent debuted in 2007. we have also moved a tent to a new location west of the pavilion toward the front of the park, facing John nolan Wdrive. this will be our largest tent ever and is not to be missed. after 27 years, we feel like we are in great command of our event, but one thing that is completely out of our control is the weather and a potentially rainy weekend can negatively impact the beautiful location that we are lucky to have on loan to us for Great taste weekend. in order to be good stewards of the park and continue to give our patrons all of the great beer choices that they are accustomed to, we are moving and enlarging this tent to alleviate some of the foot traffic in the park. a special thanks goes out to mitch Gelly who is handing over the reigns as our city liaison after 22 years of service to the Great taste. he played a vital role in building this event into what it is today and we’re grateful for all he’s done. mitch is the only person that has served in this capacity (a dedicated position wasn’t necessary for the first few years of the Great taste). i would also like to thank Great taste chairman mark Garthwaite and all of the other volunteers that spend countless hours making this the best Beer festival in the country. without their passion for beer and this event, the Great taste wouldn’t be the great success that it is. when i give thanks to mhtG’rs that have served countless hours to make the Great taste of the midwest a success, i cannot give thanks without remembering Judy Kusek, who you probably have met if you have ever volunteered for the Great taste of the midwest. Judy lost a several year battle with cancer early last winter. we called Judy “our club mom. “ she was was in charge of the volunteer check in tent at the Great taste for many years. if you passed through the club tent and needed help Judy was the one that could help you find what you were looking for, whether it was a clipboard and pencil, a name tag lanyard or one of your personal items you left in the club tent. she also went above and beyond figuring out ways to track down attendees that left an identifiable item in the festival grounds. in remembrance of Judy’s many years of selfless service in the volunteer tent, we’ll refer to that tent as “Judy’s tent.” one fun idea we’ve casually toyed with is doing what we’d call “the Great toast of the midwest,” where we sound a horn and raise our glass together at 2:00 p.m. to toast the brewers who are assembled here. today, we will finally do it, but this year, our inaugural Great toast of the midwest is dedicated to Judy Kusek. lastly, but most importantly, please remember this is a non-driving event. Please utilize free shuttles or $1 taxicabs and don’t forget to tip your driver generously for getting you home safely when you pull out your wallet. Please note that the taxi queue will be at the south parking lot, which is directly down the hill from where you entered the festival main gate. remember to eat, drink plenty of water and to enjoy the event responsibly and to get home safely by not driving. Cheers! Mark Schnepper | MHTG President 1 2013 Festival Organizers and staFF the Great taste of the midwest is not organized by professionals but if it were, the organizers below would no doubt be among the best in the busi- ness. they have tended to every detail to ensure that the talent and passion of some of the world’s most creative brewers are featured front and center. they are to be congratulated for their accomplishments. Organizers (years Of service) BOB drOusth (27) chairmanbob emeritus and Purchasing steve KlaFKa (27) Go-to Guy Tom griFFin (24) master of ceremonies glenn schultz (24) mr. Bread Bryan Bingham (23) festival Grounds mentor michael Ball (many mOOns) real ale BOB PaOlinO (23) signs (current) and Program editor emeritus (1997-2008) mitch gelly (22) organizer emeritus greg YounKin (21), Peter steinBerg (2) data hounds Fred SwansOn (20) Brewery liaison, dOn mccreath (19) Brewery liaison assistant, cheri carr (7) Brewery liaison assistant steve andrusz (19) tent signs and Gt headquarters steve ensley (17) cart fleet/King Gambriunus emeritus Paul Kinas (17) Brewer check-in, JasOn Penn (10) Brewer check-in assistant marK garthWaite (15) chairman ted gissKe (15) WORT/music Tony Jacques (15) media liaison Bryan KOch (15) chief Keg Jockey, Jesse swing (8) head Keg Jockey dave Pegelow (15) Vendors Bill Rogers (15) festival layout marK mOrrisOn (15) assistant to the chairman Kate stalKer (14) Gail Propsom (12) scott reich (8) ticket sales Bruce garner (13) Brewer registrar les hOFFman (13) real ale czar, mike dereszynski (13) real ale assistant, chris schulte (7) real ale assistant marK alFred (12) Brewers dinner & appreciation Gift Pat PrOPsOm (12), PatricK huttOn (4) cooling & hydration specialist and site mechanics miKe sPrOul (12) Volunteer coordinator steFan Berggren (11) ticket Production carl duRocher (11) shuttles and taxis JeFF FOlgert (11) care & feeding of Brewers and festival staff dan hedtcKe (11) larry WalKer (7) Brewer load-in carOl BraceWell (10) Graphic arts Tom Brown (10) Port-a-Potty Patriarch and friday set-up marK schnePPer (10) President chucK talbot (10) security/Parking JasOn Walters (10) site manager & fire marshall Jaquie rice (9) advertising sales Jeremy rintz (9) webcasting tim WOng (8) Post event cleanup scOtt maurer (8) Program editor/designer Jim mayheW (8) treasurer scOtt cliPPinger (7) sunday Park cleanup JOe Frattinger (7) safety and neighborhood liaison JOhn harringtOn (7) Gate security dan gustaFsOn (6) city liaison apprentice steve Krieger (6) cellarman marK leiterman (6) Gate Keeper Jamie Cowles (5) ice crew BOB harvey (5) recycling and Garbage meg madecKy (5) trucking ralPh Kuehn (4) Keg inventory randy Wise (4) meat smoker Pete JOhnsOn (3) Paul miller (3) there’s an app for that marK KOchansKi (2) traffic control dan Bush (1) Volunteer check-in Brad zulicK (1) wristbanding mary ellen rieland (1) Presentation tent 2 vendOrs (menus subject to change) BanzO | chicken Pita $7 | falafel Pita $6 | combo (chicken & falafel) $7 | sides $3.95 FiB’s OF madisOn | Beef $6.50 w/cheese $7.00 | sausage $6.50 w/ cheese $7.00 | combo $7.50 w/cheese $8.00 | meatball $6.50 w/cheese $7.00 | Grinder $7.00 w/cheese $7.50 | Philly w/cheese $7.00 glass nicKel Pizza | cheese-$3, | Pepperoni, sausage, fetalicious, deluxe-$4 | water $1 Jamerica | Jerk-chicken served w/ red Beans & rice | Jerk-Pork | mango rundown tofu served w/ red Beans & rice (Vegetarian) | Jambalaya | all dishes $8.00 miKe Losse catering | Brats, chicken sandwiches, cheese curds, and water. $3 miliO’s | sub sandwiches: ham | turkey | Beef | italian | Veggie, $5 | chips, pickles, cookies-$1 | water PeOPle’s BaKery | Gyros | chicken and lamb ka–bob | falafel sandwich $6| stuffed grape leaves-$5 | Baklava-$3 smOKin’ cantina | Pulled pork sandwiches w/ fries $9, w/o fries $8- lo- cal sustainably raised Jordandal farm Pastured Pork, slow smoked, sliced thin and piled high on a artisan Batchhouse Bakery Bun | hand cut wedge fries $6 extra large serving. local wisconsin russet Potatoes hand cut and double fried to perfection | BACON on a STICK!! $4 | sparking san Pellegrino juices and waters available. nutcracKer Sweet Merchandise Brewers supply Group | Brew & Grow | Briess malt and ingredients co. | cargill | Glasses, mugs and steins | Gorst Valley hops | Great lakes Brewing news | hess cooperage | hop head Beer tours | micromatic | mid country malt supply | mountain west Brewery supply | museum of Beer and Brewing | wine & hop shop | creative event concepts (t -shirts) | cB & i (Brewery sustainability) | Beerfridge (beer fridges) music at the great taste enjoy a diverse lineup of music along with a diverse array of beer. there is no stage and no amplification so take a moment to seek and enjoy the bands as you wander about the park. the musicians here today are sharing their gift with us and we hope you’ll enjoy them enough to seek them out in local venues, buy their music and add them to your playlists.