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…
Caramel Cuddle: Oat Cookie Dipped in Vanilla Icing paired with Salted Caramel Milk.
Berry Lemon Pop: Lemon Cookie with Strawberry Thumbprint paired with Strawberry Milk.
Double Choco Classic: Classic Chocolate Chip Cookie paired with Chocolate Milk.
M&M Moo-licious: M&M Cookie paired with Whole Milk.
S’mores Shake-Up: Chocolate Chip Cookie with Graham Crumb + Marshmallow Thumbprint paired with Chocolate Milkshake Milk.
Saturday, June 28 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 2025 breweries/pairings:
Brickfield Brewing
Triple Threat Pepper Lager paired with Dill Curds
Lager infused with fresh jalapenos, habaneros, and Carolina reapers.
Durand Brewing
Summer Citrus Ale paired with Sour Cream & Onion Curds
A light, refreshing ale with a hint of lemonade flavor.
Half Fast Brewing
Buzz Lightbeer paired with Cajun Curds
Clean, crisp lager with a refreshing lime finish.
Hop & Barrel Brewing
InterStout 94 paired with Jalapeño Curds.
A traditional American Stout with no gimmicks. We rely solely on our malt and our brewing process to contribute to the unique dark flavor of this brew.
Oliphant Brewing
Pickle Beer paired with Hot Buffalo Curds
Brined Lager.
Rush River Brewing
Unforgiven Amber Ale paired with Hickory Bacon Curds
Munich and Caramel malts provide a solid backbone, while a moderate amount of Cascade hops lends a subtle herbal character.
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 to tickle your tastebuds. Thank you to our friends at Cedar Crest for this delicious donation!
- Pirates Bounty
- Blueberry Waffle Cone
- Birthday Cake
- Elephant Tracks
- Firecracker
Saturday, June 28 from 12-1pm
Taste all five for $10! Tickets available on-site at the tasting event.
