Fourteenth Annual    For Local Charity

Saturday, June 7, 2008, 12 – 6 pm

Sandy Downs Race Track, Idaho Falls, Idaho

You want your beer to be here!

It's almost time for the 14th Annual Mountain Brewers Beer Fest, and we hope your brewery will join us. We're centrally located, 2 hours from Jackson Hole, Yellowstone Park, Sun Valley, and only 3 hours from Salt Lake. Idaho Falls has repeatedly been rated as one of the country's top 10 outdoor recreation destinations.  Last year after advertising, tent rentals, ice, etc. we netted over $50,000 and this year we expect to grow even larger.  In 2008, we have donated a total of nearly a third of a million dollars to charitable and non-profit organizations.

Once again we plan to host between 80 to 100 brewers from the Northwest and beyond. We have also secured coverage from the area's newspapers, television and radio stations and anticipate a live broadcast from the site.

ON-SITE ASSISTANCE:

Volunteers will be available to help you with the logistics of set up and break down.  They will move kegs, run ice, help set up, etc.  An 8-ft table will be provided for your use and an area will be set up behind your booth to hang banners.  We will train servers to pour and assist you, (if you desire).  We will supply CO2 and ice and keep you posted on other related developments. NOTE: Brewers are requested to bring their own taps and jockey boxes.

If you do not currently have a distributor in the Idaho Falls area, you can arrange to store kegs in an off site cooler. The festival crew will then transport it to the site on Saturday morning. Review our map for directions.

Important information:

AWARDS – The North American Beer Awards will be presented immediately following judging, on Friday evening, June 6 in conjunction with the social hour. Light refreshments will be provided by the North American Brewers Association. Brewers can wear or display their medals with pride the next morning as the gates open for the festival at noon.

SECURITY - We have arranged for a professional security force.  Arrangements have also been made for courtesy shuttle bus transportation for event go’ers who may over indulge.

POST EVENT SOCIAL HOUR:  We’ll host a private party for the brewers and volunteers, please stay and unwind with us.

PROGRAMS: Our deadline for receiving artwork is May 10,  2008. If you would like to include a 50-word paragraph about your brewery and products, it will be included in the program otherwise we will use what you sent in the past.

DONATIONS AND OTHER DOLLAR INFORMATION:  There is no charge to brewers for booths.  We are thankful for your donation of time and beer. We also encourage you to bring Tee shirts, etc. to sell and help off set the cost of your travel. NOTE: Only plastic festival cups are allowed in the Park.

PARTICIPANTS: Please use this online form to submit the members of your staff who will be attending the event, on or before May 30, 2008.   We ask that you check in at the back gate between 9 and 11am on Saturday morning. Only pre-registered participants will be permitted to enter the festival grounds.

See you in June!