Tailspin Ale Fest official beer list released!
You’ll have plenty of fine beers to taste while you’re taking selfies at Tailspin. (Photo by Tony Bennett.)
Tailspin Ale Fest is just a couple of weeks away on March 7, and we’ve got the beer list for you. To the surprise of no one involved, it’s a doozy.
As usual, the highly-rated craft beer festival will be held at Bowman Field. Tickets can still be purchased online, but don’t sleep on it — the event usually sells out.
Without further ado, here are the beers you’ll have a chance to try if you attend (NOTE: This list was updated on 2/24/20):
2nd Shift -Technical Ecstasy Czech-style pilsner
2nd Shift - Art of Neurosis
2nd Shift - Cranberry Bridget Bretted Fruit Ale
2nd Shift - Heaven Hill Barrel Aged Black Noise
5 Rabbit - Gran Missionario Rose Wheat Ale
5 Rabbit - Xicago Mexican Lager
50 West - Coast to Coast IPA
50 West - Doom Pedal White IPA
50 West - Chasing Sunsets
Abita - Strawberry Lager
Abita - Macchiato Milk Stout
Abita - Hop 99
Ace Ciders - Pink Guava
Ace Ciders - Space Blood Orange
Ace Ciders - Perry
Against the Grain - A Beer - Super American Premium Lager
Against the Grain - Citra Ass Down - DIPA
Against the Grain - Supernumerary Tripel
Against the Grain - Fruit Scootin Boogie - Fruited Wild Ale
Against the Grain - 35K Milk Stout
Against the Grain - Coffee Inception Bo and Luke
Against the Grain - Here I Gose Again - Tequila Barrel Aged Gose
Against the Grain - 70K - BA Imperial Milk Stout
Akasha - Brain Check Imperial Coffee Stout
Akasha - Tea Time
Akasha - Billy Ray Citra Hoppy Wheat Ale
Akasha – “It’s the Jam” Imperial Milk Stout with Bourbon Smoked Cacao Nibs & Black Raspberry Jam - Collaboration with Bourbon Barrel Foods
Alltech Lexington Brewing Co - IPA
Alltech Lexington Brewing Co - Vanilla Bourbon Cream Ale
Angry Orchard - Unfiltered Cider
Angry Orchard - Baldwin Single Origin Cider
Angry Orchard - Wooden Sleeper Maple Bourbon Barrel Aged Cider
Apocalypse - Mint Condition - Tailspin PROAM with LAGERS Homebrew Club
Ballast Point – High West Barrel Aged Victory at Sea
BBC - Wheat Ale
BBC - Bourbon Barrel Stout
BBC - APA
Bells - Two Hearted IPA
Bells - Light Hearted IPA
Bells - Bright White Ale
Bells - Official Hazy IPA
Bells - Amber Ale
Bells - Porter
Bells -Uberon (Bourbon Barrel Aged Oberon)
Bells - Le Appel du Vide Blackberry Sour Ale
Black Acre Brewing Co - Natural Liberty Citra American Pale Lager
Black Acre Brewing Co - TV Wolf Dry Hopped IPA
Black Acre Brewing Co - Beard Tax Russian Imperial Stout
Blackberry Farm - Blackberry Farm Fenceline Belgian Ale
Blackberry Farm - Blackberry Farm Classic Saison
Blake's Cider Co - St. Cheri
Blake's Cider Co - El Chavo
Blue Stallion - Blueberry
Blue Stallion - Ten Words
Blue Stallion - Sweet Fudgin Milk Stout
Braxton Brewing - Dark Charge Maple Breakfast
Braxton Brewing - Graeters White Chocolate Cherry Stout
Braxton Brewing - Hop Fit
Braxton Brewing - Sangarita
Brew Dog - Choco Libre Nitro
Brew Dog - Hazy Jane IPA
Brew Dog - Elvis Juice IPA
Brew Dog - Pulp Patriot
Central State -Friend of a Friend Farmhouse Ale aged in Oak Barrels
Central State - Alastor Imperial Milk Stout
Champion - Pils Are Alive Citra Dry Hopped Pilsner
Champion - Red Scare - 2017 Vintage Russian Imperial Stout
Cider Boys - Grand Mimosa
Cider Boys - Strawberry Magic
Cigar City - Margarita Gose
Cigar City - Florida Man
Cigar City - Maduro Brown
Country Boy Brewing Co - Bourbon Barrel Aged Nate's Coffee Stout Anniversary Ale
Country Boy Brewing Co - Survive Pilsner
Country Boy Brewing Co - Dynasty IIPA
Country Boy Brewing Co - Lemonade Lager
Country Boy Brewing Co - Orange Cream Cider
Crooked Stave - Double Dry Hopped Sour IPA
Crooked Stave - Coffee Baltic Porter
Crooked Stave - Crooked Stave Sour Ale - TBD
Darkness Brewing Co - Mayan Sacrifice
Darkness Brewing Co - 7c's Anomaly
Darkness Brewing Co - Royal Peasant
Deschutes - Black Butte Porter
Deschutes - Black Butte XXXII
Dogfish Head - The Perfect Disguise DIPA
Dogfish Head - Vibrant P'Ocean
Dogfish Head - American Beauty Hazy Ripple
Dry Grounds - Monkey Trial DIPA
Dry Grounds - Night Rapture Bourbon Barrel Stout
Dry Grounds - Umber Milk Stout
Ethereal Brewing Co - Baba Yaga Chocolate Sea Salt
Ethereal Brewing Co - Baba Yaga Mayan Chcolate
Ethereal Brewing Co - Throw Back Pilsner
Ethereal Brewing Co - Cloud Candy Citra
Falls City Brewing Co - Slam Dunkel
Falls City Brewing Co - Pilsner
Falls City Brewing Co - Eleven’s Waffle Stout Variant
Falls City Brewing Co - Cloudburst IPA
False Idol Brewing Co - False Idol Manna German kellerbier
False Idol Brewing Co - Salutis New England IPA
False Idol Brewing Co - St. Hyena Sour Pale Ale
Fat Heads - Bumble Berry Honey Blueberry
Fat Heads - Head Hunter IPA
Fat Heads - Goggle Fogger Hefeweizen
Fehr's - Original
Fehr's - Cheer Dark Cream Ale
Flywheel - Decapitated Monkey
Flywheel - TBD
Founders - French Toast Bastard - Cinnamon Vanilla Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale
Founders - Civilized Brut IPA
Founders - Unraveled IPA
Founders - Solid Gold
Goodwood Brewing Co - El Gozador
Goodwood Brewing Co -Walnut Brown Ale
Goodwood Brewing Co - Louisville Lager
Goose Island Brewing Co - Bourbon County Stout
Goose Island Brewing Co - Bourbon County Stout Variant
Goose Island Brewing Co - Jillian - Wine Barrel Aged Saison with Strawberries, honey and peppercorn
Gordon Biersch - Winter Bock
Gordon Biersch - Maple Oatmeal stout
Gordon Biersch - Imperial Stout PROAM with LAGERS Homebrew Club
Gordon Biersch - Bourbon Barrel Aged Abbey Dubbel
Gravely - Debaser
Gravely - Sprockets
Gravely - Bossanova
Great Flood - Citra Saison
Great Flood - Blonde
Great Lakes Brewing Co - Bierwolf Dunkelweizen
Great Lakes Brewing Co - Chillwave DIPA
Great Lakes Brewing Co - Conway’s Irish Ale
Great Lakes Brewing Co - Dortmunder German Lager
Great Lakes Brewing Co - Bourbon Barrel Aged Alberta Clipper
Hi-Wire Brewing Co - Sour Smoothie
Hi-Wire Brewing Co - Lo Pitch Session IPA
Hi-Wire Brewing Co - Bohemian Dark Lager
Hi-Wire Brewing Co - S’mores Porter
Hi-Wire Brewing Co - Sour Ale - TBD
Holsopple - Obsured IPA
Holsopple - Pilsner
Holsopple - Knock it Bock
Holsopple - Cider
Jar Fly - TBD
Lagunitas - Sonoma Farmhouse Framboise Kriek aged in Cognac Barrels with Brett
Lagunitas - Willetized Coffee Stout
Lagunitas - Little Sumpin Sumpin
Lagunitas - IPA
Lagunitas - Lucky 13 Imperial Red Ale
Mad Tree Brewing - Ramble On
Mad Tree Brewing - Rubus Cacao
Mad Tree Brewing - Shade
Mad Tree Brewing - Local Blend Bourbon Barrel Aged Coffee Porter
Mile Wide Brewing Co - Double Dry-Hopped Catalina Clouds NEIPA
Mile Wide Brewing Co - Frivolous Ideation Pastry Stout
Mile Wide Brewing Co - Gif Peanut Butter Porter
Mirror Twin - You, Me, and Mr. PB Peanut Butter Porter
Mirror Twin - Mirror Twin White Girl Wasted American Blonde Ale
Monnik - Still Not Dead Rye Pale Ale
Monnik - Vier Barrel Aged Sweet Stout with Vanilla & Chickory- 4th Anniversary beer
Monnik - IPA
Monnik - New Year Old Ale Bourbon Barrel Aged English Old Ale
New Belgium - Oakspire
New Belgium - Where I Live Sour Ale Collaboration with TRVE
New Belgium - Starship IPA
New Belgium - Transatlantique Kriek
New Belgium - La Folie Grand Reserve Honey Saffron
New Belgium - Voo Doo Juicy Haze
New Belgium - Voo Doo American
New Belgium - Voo Doo Imperial
New Holland - Dragon's Milk
New Holland - Dragon's Milk Variant
Oddside - Double Boisenberry
Oddside - Bean Flicker
Oddside - Passion Dank Juice
Oddside - Blackberry Black Currant Fruitscile
Oskar Blues - Barrel Aged Ten Fidy Imperial Stout
Oskar Blues - Mamma’s Little Yella Pils
Oskar Blues - CanOBliss Citra Double IPA
Oxbow - BAFPA Mixed Fermentation Saison aged in Oak Barrels
Oxbow - Old 51 Amber Farmhouse Ale with Rye
Pivot Brewing - Bourbon Barrel Aged Fincastle (Cider)
Pivot Brewing - Sangria (Cider)
Pivot Brewing - Vintage Cider
Platform Brewing - Hey Jude
Platform Brewing -Shine A Little Light
Platform Brewing - Red Martian Fruit Punch Slushie Sour
Platform Brewing - Bon Bon Iere Cream Ale collaboration with Cincinatti Opera House
Rhinegeist - Cheetah
Rhinegeist - Night Whale Imperial Bourbon Barrel Stout
Rhinegeist - Slangria
Rhinegeist - Bubbles
Rhinegeist - Whiffle
Rhinegeist- Business Ferret
Rhinegeist - Cordially Yours Southern Grist Collaboration
Rhinegeist - Cloud Harvest: Moku Nui
Rhinegeist -Sabertooth
Rhinegeist - LoDo
Rhinegeist - Cocoa Almond Ink Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
Rhinegeist - Moonburst
Samuel Adams - Boston Lager
Samuel Adams - Cherry What
Samuel Adams - Mountain Berry
Samuel Adams - Cold Snap
Samuel Adams - I love Porter
Samuel Adams - Ruby Mild
Samuel Adams - NE IPA
Shiner - Pineapple Coconut IPA
Shiner - Balcones Whiskey BA Bock
Shiner - Shiner Winter Cheers
Sierra Nevada - Hazy Little Thing
Sierra Nevada -Wild Little Thing
Sierra Nevada - Ovila Brandy Barrel Aged
Sierra Nevada - 40th Anniversary
Sierra Nevada - Bourbon Barrel Aged Bigfoot Barleywine
Six Point Brewing Co - Party Hat Hazy IPA
Six Point Brewing Co - Jammer Gose
Six Point Brewing Co - Citrus Jammer - Lime Gose
Southern Tier - 2XIPA
Southern Tier - Imperial Cinnamon Roll
Stillwater - Gose Gone Wild Sour Ale
Sun King Brewing Co - Carmel Apple Tripel
Sun King Brewing Co - Keller Haze IPA
Sun King Brewing Co - Java Mac
Sun King Brewing Co - Panchanga Mexican Lager
Sweetwater Brewing Co - 420 Pale Ale
Sweetwater Brewing Co - 420 Strain: G13 IPA
Sweetwater Brewing Co - 420 Strain: Mango Kush Wheat
Sweetwater Brewing Co - 420 Strain: Insane OG Mexican Lager
Sweetwater Brewing Co - 420 Strain: Train Wreck Double IPA
Sweetwater Brewing Co - Georgia Brown
Sweetwater Brewing Co - 23rd Anniversary – Foeder Aged Sour IPA
Sweetwater Brewing Co - Sinner’s Son Imperial Stout with Coconuts aged in Bourbon Barrels
Taft's Ale House - Gavel Banger IPA
Taft's Ale House - Hazy Colada IPA
Taft's Ale House - Nelly’s Winter Sweet Orange Lager
Terrapin Brewing Co -Hopscutioner
Terrapin Brewing Co -Lau
Terrapin Brewing Co - So Fresh and Green
Terrapin Brewing Co -Hoppin' Bubbly
Terrapin Brewing Co - Moo Hoo
Terrapin Brewing Co - White Choco Moo
Terrapin Brewing Co - Gamma Ray
Three Floyds - Hazy Hati IPA - Band Collaboration
Three Floyds - Gumball Head Wheat Ale
Three Floyds - Robert the Bruce Scottish Ale
Three Floyds - Region X Dortmunder Export Lager
Two Roads - Rumball Rum Barrel Aged Ale
Two Roads - Two Die For
Two Roads -Dark Cherry Synopsis
Upland Brewing Co - Juicy Beast IPA
Upland Brewing Co - Pettle to the Kettle
Upland Brewing Co - Preservado Tequilla Aged
Upland Brewing Co - Willet Barrel Aged Barrel Chested Barley Wine
Upland Brewing Co -Wheat
Urban Artifact - Woodbreaker
Urban Artifact - Spyglass Lemon Lime Gose
Urban Artifact - Peanut Butter, Banana & Jelly
Vander Mill Cider - Brut
Vander Mill Cider - Rose
Vander Mill Cider - Blue Gold
Victory - Sour Monkey
Victory - Golden Monkey
West Sixth Brewing Co - Cerveza Mexican Lager
West Sixth Brewing Co - Hopstatic Channel 2
West Sixth Brewing Co -Snakes on a Plane
West Sixth Brewing Co - Snakes in a Barrel
West Sixth Brewing Co -Snake Cake
West Sixth Brewing Co -Snake Eyes
West Sixth Brewing Co - Cosmic Beam NE IPA
West Sixth Brewing Co - Ken Tiki IPA
Wild Hops -Schwartzbier
Wise Bird - Commonwealth Gold Cider
Wise Bird - Rickhouse Bourbon Barrel Aged Cider
Wise Bird - Short Stories Vol. 1 Limited Series
Wooden Cask Brewing - Smoked Imperial Hog Porter
Wooden Cask Brewing - Kentucky Farmhand Wheat Ale
Wooden Cask Brewing - New Porter
Yuengling - Hershey Chocolate Porter
Yuengling - Yuengling Flight
Yuengling - Lager
Note: The list is subject to change without notice. Tailspin co-founder Tisha Gainey tells Hello Louisville that beers will likely be added.