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.)

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.