Something’s Brewing In Salisbury @ the Brew-Ski Fest

Munich may be home to Oktoberfest but something is brewing in Salisbury, Connecticut! Once again the Salisbury Winter Sports Association is hosting the 13th Annual Brew-Ski Fest on Sunday, October 9 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This popular event is set against the magnificent backdrop of Satre Hill on 80 Indian Cave Road, in the bucolic town of Salisbury where the oldest Ski Jump Competition on the East Coast takes place every February. The Salisbury Winter Sports Association is hosting the Brew-Ski Fest, to help defray the cost of the internationally acclaimed Salisbury Ski JumpFest and other programs for young ski jumpers this non-profit organizes. Tickets are on sale now online @ http://brewskifest.com for $30 and will be available at the gate for $35, with all proceeds going to the Salisbury Winter Sports Association.

"We are excited to host this fundraising event, said Willie Hallihan. It will be our biggest Fest yet with nearly 40 craft breweries participating. This year we have a great roster of breweries participating in addition to live music and food. Last year’s Brew-Ski Fest met with rave reviews from beer enthusiasts to novices alike because they could try a variety of beers, at their leisure and - best of all have fun -- all for a good cause. The proceeds from Brew-Ski will go a long way in helping us organize the upcoming 97th annual JumpFest in February of 2023. Our all-volunteer staff has been hard at work putting together Brew-Ski with the help of our organizer, Stateline Wine and Spirits."

The thing that makes Brew-Ski unique is that it is spread out across a beautiful landscape and that it is personal, not a cattle call where you have to stand in line forever waiting to taste a new brew that you are curious about. At Brew-Ski, you walk right up for your taste and get to talk to folks from breweries around the country. So, if you love to try new things and are ready to branch out from industrial lagers then don’t miss Brew-Ski which celebrates craft beer and more. Some of this year’s exciting lineup includes Abomination, Athletic Brewing Company, Berkshire Brewing Company, Black Hog, Brewery Legitimus, Captain Lawrence, Counter Weight, Devils Back Bone, Dogfish Brewery, Elysian, Fat Orange Cat, Founders, Full Moonshine, Goose Island, Great Falls Brewery, Harpoon, Half Full, Jack Daniels’ Cocktails, Litchfield Distillery, Makku, Miami Cocktails, New England Brewing Company, Norbrook, Sam Adams, Sierra Nevada, Skygazer, Troegs, Two Chicks, Two Roads, UFO and more.

In addition to beer, there will be live music by the Steve Dunn Band that won Mohegan Sun Casino’s Battle of the Bands and was nominated for the prestigious Telly Award in 2021. As for food, Sunday in the Country, a local non-profit is preparing a hardy mix of brats, hotdogs, hamburgers, and more for you to pair with your new favorite beer. The fun doesn’t stop there. Make sure you participate in the only and only Ski Jump Golf Ball Roll! All you have to do is buy a numbered golf ball and watch as hundreds of them roll down the ski jump landing hill… the ball like the skier that travels the furthest wins the prize! And as for prizes, don’t forget to take your free pumpkin home when you leave the Fest!

ABOUT SALISBURY WINTER SPORTS ASSOCIATION
In the winter of 1926, John Satre a resident of Salisbury jumped off the roof of his shed wearing skis to show his friends and neighbors a sport he learned in his native homeland of Norway. Town residents were so amazed as they watched Satre soar through the air that they decided to build a proper ski run that summer, and form the Salisbury Winter Sports Association. The Association hosted the first ski jump competition in January, 1927. JumpFest has become a highly anticipated event in Connecticut and throughout much of the East Coast.