Tasting Events
From adult tastings to fun and unique sampling for the entire family, plan to take part in the tasting experiences offered during the festival.
Corks & Kegs
The Corks & Kegs adult tasting experiences feature local and regional craft beer, wine, and hard cider. This popular event is a happy hour like no other. Your ticket grants you entrance to unlimited sampling and light snacks.
Enjoy live entertainment while you mingle and compare tasting notes for over 40 craft beers, wines, and hard ciders from the Midwest, many from within a 40-mile radius of the festival.
Each guest will receive a souvenir tasting glass.
Only 125 tickets will be sold for each Corks & Kegs event! Early bird pricing: $30 per ticket online through June 15. After June 15, tickets are $35 each.
Tickets now on sale!
Milk & Cookie Pairing
Whether you’re a kid or a kid at heart, there’s something special about milk and cookies. We’ve specially paired five flavors of milk with five popular freshly baked cookie flavors.
This year’s Milk & Cookie flavors are:
- Cherry Cordial – Chocolate Milk with a Chocolate-Dipped Cherry Cookie
- Summer Berry Swirl – Strawberry Banana Milk with a Lemon Blueberry Sandwich Cookie
- The Classic – Vanilla Milk with a Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Maple Campout – Maple Milk with a S’mores Cookie
- Churro Addiction – Cinnamon Sugar Milk with an Iced Sugar Cookie
Saturday, June 27 from 10:30-11:30am
Taste all five for $10! Tickets available on-site at the tasting event.
Craft & Curd: Paired
It’s the ultimate brewery face-off! Six local breweries battle it out for the best brew and cheese curd flavor pairing. Who will win? That’s up to you–You’re the judge for this intense (and tasty) competition!
Here are the 2026 breweries/pairings:
Half Fast Brewing
Buzz Lightbeer Lemongrass Lager with Garlic Dill Curds
A smooth, easy-drinking lager with delicate lemongrass flavor and a crisp, refreshing finish.
MoonRidge Brewing Company
Rollercoaster Maple Bock with Maple Bacon Curds
This flavorful bock blends sweet maple and caramel notes with subtle smokiness, roasted grain, and a touch of herbal hop bitterness.
Oliphant Brewing
Rusket Red Wisconsin Lager with Pizza Curds
Rusket Red blends rich toasted barley malt and caramel notes with delicate orchard fruit flavors and a clean, lightly dry finish.
Rush River Brewing
Driftless Hazy IPA with Sour Cream and Onion Curds
A juicy, hazy ale bursting with tropical citrus hop flavors balanced by a smooth, soft body from oats and wheat malt.
Swinging Bridge Brewing Company
Falcon Red Lager with Hickory Bacon Curds
A smooth and easy-drinking red lager with subtle malty sweetness balanced by a light bitterness.
The Garage Bikes + Brew
Big Johnson Lager with Cajun Curds
American-style lager brewed with pilsner malt, flaked maize, noble hops, and German lager yeast.
These flavor combinations have never been sampled before… until now! Voting will take place during each Craft & Curd event, and the winning brewery’s craft and curd pairing will be announced at the festival upon tabulation of the votes.
Only 250 tickets available for each day! Early bird pricing: $25 per ticket online through June 15. After June 15, tickets are $30 each.
Tickets now on sale!
Block Party!
Join us for a Block Party dedicated to the cheese lover in all of us! You’ll take a delicious trip around the state as you sample unique Wisconsin cheeses, each with its own Claim to Fame. The Spiciest Cheeses in our state… we’ve got ‘em! Wisconsin’s Smoky Sensations… yep, you’ll taste those, too! Aged cheeses, smelly cheeses, Wisconsin’s perfect pairings, and unique cheese curd flavors… over 25 types of cheeses will be available for tasting!
Guest cheese experts will be on hand to answer your questions and share how our dairy state and all our cheeses, came to be so famous, not only in the Midwest but all around the world!
Ticket includes a beer, hard cider, or wine of choice, and a complimentary prune juice chaser–after eating all that cheese, you might need it! ;-)
Early bird pricing: $25 per ticket online through June 15. After June 15, tickets are $30 each.
Tickets now on sale!
Ice Cream Tasting
A great time for the entire family, this one-hour real dairy flavor celebration features creative combinations designed to surprise and delight your taste buds.
This year’s ice cream tasting is crafted by the talented team at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls Dairy Plant, known for producing high-quality, award-winning dairy products. A special thank you to Trent Nyhus of Farmers Insurance for sponsoring the experience and making this crowd-favorite event possible.
2026 Featured Flavors:
- Falcon Tracks – Vanilla ice cream with dark chocolate cups and raspberry filling
- Deer Camp – Vanilla ice cream with fudge swirl and peanut butter cups
- Chocolate – A rich, classic chocolate ice cream
- Berry Curd Bliss – Vanilla ice cream with blueberry pie filling swirl, cheese curd crumbles, and graham cracker pieces
- Salted Cashew Caramel Craze – Caramel ice cream with fudge, salted cashews, and a touch of sea salt
Come ready to sample, savor, and maybe even discover a new favorite.
Saturday, June 27 from 12-1pm
Taste all five for $10! Tickets available on-site at the tasting event.
