Bike Brew Q

Bike Brew Q will host its ninth annual charity event July 27 at the Expo I building at the Barton County Expo Complex, 455 West Barton County Road in Great Bend and all proceeds will go to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. 

 

The event features cycling rides and a mountain bike race in the morning, food trucks that start serving food at 11 a.m., and a Craft Brew Expo featuring 19 breweries from around the region from 1 to 4 p.m. with the VIP portion starting at noon. All events are independent of each other. Designated drivers get into the Craft Brew Expo at no charge. General admission tickets can be purchased at bikebrewq.com or at the door on the day of the event for $35 and include unlimited beer samples and a Bike Brew Q coffee mug.  Limited VIP tickets are still available for $50 and get attendees early access to special VIP beers and the first opportunity to collect brewery freebie items as well as a gold-rimmed taster glass. 

 

Bike Brew Q Event Chair Ryan Fairchild said it's always a great day and it's for a great cause. 

 

“Cystic Fibrosis is a disease that doesn’t get a lot of attention but has made major strides over the last several years thanks in part to events like ours,” he said. “We are on track to reach our goal of $100,000 raised in 10 years of Bike Brew Q. This being year nine, we hope to keep the momentum going and help those affected by the disease. Having family members both extended and in my own home fighting this, we will continue until a cure is found. We invite everyone to join us on July 27 as we party down for a cure.”

The expo features live music and approximately 50 or more unique beers with breweries coming from as far as Kansas City to be a part of the festivities. There is a pretzel necklace contest as well and the winner receives two tickets to next year's Craft Brew Expo.