The third edition of the Mash Tun Festival  takes  place June 22th, 2-6pm, 2013 in Bridgeport, the Community of the Future.

The festival is a celebration of the release of Mash Tun: A Craft Beer Journal issue #3. The Mash Tun is a publication put out by your buddies at Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar and The Public Media Institute, a non profit arts and culture organization based in Bridgeport.  Mash Tun is our paean to craft beer. It follows the pleasures and aesthetics of craft beer and how it intersects with food, culture, and society.

The festival features over two dozen of the world’s best breweries. Flagship and rare beers will be poured alongside one-of-a-kind concoctions at the stunning Bridgeport Art Center at 35th and Racine. The festival will be held in the 19th century atrium and the Center’s lovely sculpture garden. Local chefs and food trucks will be vending. Craft spirits and wineries will also be sampling their wares and you will help decide which brewery will win an award for making the best beer.

We are hosting an awards ceremony this year and will be giving out  awards to brewers that make the best liquid in these categories:

Hopped and Confused
The Bold and Beautiful
Every Day is Like Sunday
WTF Is This

Participating Breweries include:
Against the Grain, Artisanal Imports, Breckenridge,  Baderbrau, Ballast Point,  Begyle, Deshutes,  Evil Twin, Finch’s, Five Rabbits, Founder’s, Gigantic, Great Lakes, Greenbush, Half Acre, Lagunitas, Mikkeller, Petrus, Pipeworks, Red Streak, Revolution, Solemn Oath, Stone, Summit, Three Floyds, Tighthead, and others.

Join us:

Tickets are on sale now. We will have a limited number of tickets available. Click here to purchase.

The Mash Tun  is a private, RSVP only event. By purchasing  admission to  Mash Tun Festival: The Invitational you will become a member of the Mash Tun Society, a craft beer and food club that presents programming throughout the year. Admission includes a copy of Mash Tun Journal, issue #3,  unlimited samples of over 50 amazing ales and a commemorative tasting glass. You must be 21 years and/or older to attend.

Mash Tun Society members receive discounts to our events, which include Art of Beer Exhibitions, Tastings, and our forthcoming Brewers Summit and Conference.

Questions? Email ed@mashtunjournal.org

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Mash Tun Oktoberfest
October 5, 5-9pm

Bridgeport Art Center Atrium
1200 W. 35th Street • Chicago Il 60608

Online ticket sales are closed.
You may now  purchase tickets at Maria’s Until 3pm October 5 . And you may purchase them at the event location for $40.

After you purchase tickets your name will be put on an RSVP list. Please bring your ID and the guests that will be attending with you to the event. You must be 21yrs or older to enter.

Mash Tun Oktoberfest is a craft beer festival featuring some of the world’s best breweries. Flagship and rare beers will be poured alongside one-of-a-kind concoctions at the stunning Bridgeport Art Center Atrium at 35th and Racine.

The fall festival is a celebration of the release of issue 2 of Mash Tun: A Craft Beer Journal. The Mash Tun is published by The Public Media Institute, a non profit arts and culture organization based in Bridgeport.  Mash Tun is our paean to craft beer. It follows the pleasures and aesthetics of craft beer and how it intersects with food, culture, and society.

The festival will be held in the atrium next to the center’s sculpture garden.  Please enjoy a complementary Pig Roast by Flesh For Food. Food trucks by Brand BBQ, Pleasant House Bakery and Duck N’ Roll will be vending as well as the Cevapcici guys! A special re-enactment by Michael Kiser and Friends will take place and DJs Aaron Tyrell from Stone and Rick Kennedy from Cavalier will be DJ-ing.

Participating Breweries include:
 Half Acre, Three Floyds, Revolution, Firestone Walker, Brewery Ommegang, Jolly Pumpkin, Pipeworks, Great Lakes, Founders, Sixpoint, Brooklyn, Uinta, Stone, New Belgium, Virtue Cider, Artisanal Ales, Baderbrau, Lagunitas, Oskar Blues and others.

The Mash Tun Oktoberfest is a fundraiser. Attendees will receive the new issue of Mash Tun Journal, a souvenir tasting glass from a participating brewery, and complementary pours of over 30 different ales.

The festival is also one of the main events for the official Chicago Artists Month kick off party taking place in the arts district of Bridgeport.

Here is the updated list for the Oktoberfest> There are 37 different beers and ciders. There are no drink tickets, just unlimited pours. Some beers will be stacked. Enjoy.

Three Floyds Snow Weasel
Half Acre Alpenglo
Half Acre Ouija Pilz
Half Acre Double Daisy Cutter
Half Acre Sticky Fat
Jolly Pumpkin La Parcela
Firestone Walker Pale 31
Firestone Walker DBA
New Belgium/Lost Abbey Lips of Faith Brett
Lagunitas IPA
Lagunitas Lil Sumpin’ Wild
Great Lakes Nosferatu
Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold
Founders Breakfast Stout
Revolution Working Woman
Revolution Coup D’Etat
Revolution Double Fist
Revolution Cross of Gold
Revolution Anti-Hero IPA
Revolution Bottom Up Wit
Baderbrau
Sixpoint Spice of Life Riwaka
Stone Smoked Porter w/ Vanilla Bean
Stone IPA
Kwak
Brewery Ommegang Hennepin,
Brewery Ommegang Oak Aged Biere d’Hougoumont
Brooklyn Fiat Lux
Brooklyn Blast
Brooklyn Sorachi Ace
Uinta Detour
Uinta Tilted Smile
Virtue RedStreak Cider
Pipeworks Blood of the Unicorn
Pipeworks Ubiquitous Pale Ale
Oskar Blues Mama’s Lil Pils
Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale
Oskar Blues Ten Fidy

Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar invites you to join us on  May 19, 2012 from 1pm to 5pm for the MASH TUN CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL taking place at: the Bridgeport Art Center located at 1200 W. 35th Street.

YOU MAY NOT PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE. PLEASE PURCHASE  YOUR TICKET AT MARIA’S.

Mash Tun is a new craft beer festival featuring some of the world’s best breweries. Flagship and rare beers will be poured alongside one-of-a-kind concoctions at the stunning Bridgeport Art Center at 35th and Racine. The festival will be held in the turn of the century loading dock next to the center’s sculpture garden.

We will be pouring over 30 brews by participating breweries including our friends at: Half Acre, Three Floyds, Lagunitas, Firestone Walker, Revolution Brewing, Dogfish Head, Stone, Founders, La Trappe, Pipeworks, 5 Rabbit, Virtue Cider,, Uinta, St. Feuillien, Great Lakes and others.

Beers to be poured:
Three Floyds Zombie Dust, Half Acre Meatwave, Firestone Walker Parabola, Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale, Dogfish Head World Wide Stout, Dogfish Head  Noble Rot, Founders Old Curmudgeon, Lagunitas Gnarlywine 2011, Uinta Labyrinth, La Trappe Quadrupal, St Feuillen Speciale, Firestone Walker Wookey Jack, Great Lakes Lake Erie Monster Imperial IPA, Three Floyds Helles Black  Intelligencer, Three Floyds Cimmerian Sabertooth Berzerker, Pipeworks ?,  Half Acre Daisy Cutter, Great Lake Dortmunder Gold, 5 Rabbit 5 Vulture, Virtue Cider Redstreak, Lagunitas IPA, Revolution Bottom Up Witt, Founders Centennial Pale Ale, Uinta Wylde, Dogfish Head Indian Brown, Firestone Walker Pale 31, Stone Russian Imperial Stout, Three Floyds Alpha King + More..

The festival is a celebration of the release of Mash Tun: A Craft Beer Journal, a new publication put out by your buddies at Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar and The Public Media Institute, a non profit arts and culture organization.  Mash Tun is our paean to  beer. It follows the pleasures and aesthetics of craft beer and how it intersects with food, culture, and society.  You’re gonna love it.

Festival tickets are $40 each which includes unlimited pours of flagship beers, tickets for rare beers, a tasting glass, a copy of the Mash Tun Journal as well as some snacks.  Food trucks will also be attending and vending. Tickets are available online through the Public Media Institute paypal website below or in person at  Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar. After you buy your tickets your name will be put on the Will Call RSVP list. When you arrive at the event please show your ID, and you must be 21 + . If you purchased multiple tickets under one name please have your guests attend with you.

The festival is a fundraiser for  The Public Media Institute, a non profit arts and culture organization that puts on the Version Festival, Proximity magazine, Lumpen magazine, Materiél magazine, The MDW Fair,  and dozens of art events and exhibitions a year.

The Bridgeport Art Center has parking for over 400 vehicles, is close to the White Sox 35th St Red Line, the Ashland Orange Line and the Metra. The Chicago Brew Bus will offer  free rides to and from the White Sox 35th street Red Line L Station from 12:30 pm to 5:30pm. So take the El!  If you are concerned about road closings due to the NATO Summit, please take Ashland to 35th Street. The Bridgeport Art Center is about 4 blocks east of Ashland and 35th St.

There is limited capacity. You may purchase tickets at Maria’s Packaged Goods & Community Bar  ( at 960 W 31st Street) the day of the festival. We will post on the site when we have sold out. You may call 773-837-0145 to call about ticket availability the day of the festival.