CLEVELAND, Ohio – Tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 29, for Winter Warmer Fest.
The 18th annual beer fest, held at Windows on the River in Cleveland, is 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 1.
It’s a fundraiser for the Ohio Craft Brewers Association, the non-profit lobbying arm for the state’s craft breweries.
More than 60 Ohio breweries will showcase winter, seasonal, limited-edition and high-gravity beers at the event, which has a reputation for being one of the best beer fests of the year. Brewers mingle with attendees at the fest, which takes place inside throughout several rooms and outside in a cask-ale area.
A Black Friday sale on Nov. 29 will offer $10 discount on regular- and early admission tickets.
Admission
General: $55 (advance), $65 (at the door). Includes souvenir glass and tasting tickets for 20 4-ounce samples.
Early: $65 (advance), $75 (at the door). Includes glass, tasting tickets for 20 4-ounce samples and 1 p.m. entry.
Designated driver: $20. Includes food-truck voucher and 1 p.m. entry. Note: Everyone must be 21 to enter.
Parking is extra.
Go to ohiocraftbeer.org/winter-warmer-fest. Note: The event has sold out six times since 2018.
Windows on the River is at 2000 Sycamore St., Cleveland.
It will be the second of two beer fests in as many weeks in Cleveland. Cleveland Beerfest is set for Feb. 21-22 at Huntington Convention Center. That fest is unrelated to the Ohio Craft Brewers Association’s Winter Warmer Fest.
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