23 breweries, wineries and distilleries to participate in Ozarks Craft Beverage Tour
The annual Ozarks Tap and Pour Craft Beverage Tour kicks off on Thursday with 23 Ozarks breweries, wineries and distilleries participating.
The Ozarks Tap and Pour Craft Beverage Tour is a free, self-guided tour encouraging Ozarks residents to support and explore local businesses for a full calendar year.
Each visit to a business on the tour list counts as a check-in and so many check-ins result in prizes. Participants receive 10 points per Springfield business check-in and 20 points per check-in at a business more than 10 miles from Springfield. Participants who reach 150 points will receive a free Ozarks Tap and Pour Craft Beverage Tour t-shirt. Participants must visit at least one brewery, winery and distillery to receive the t-shirt.
New this year is the addition of scratch-off cards available at each participating business. Participants who check in at a business will receive the appropriate points and a scratch-off card, which may include a piece of business trivia or a prize. Four prizes of $500 and 10 prizes of $100 will be available via scratch-off cards throughout the tour, according to a news release. Only 5,000 scratch-off cards are being printed for this year's tour.
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Springfield business participating in the tour include:
White River Brewing Company at 505 W. Commercial St.
Mother's Brewing Company at 215 S. Grant Ave.
Hold Fast Brewing at 235 N. Kimbrough Ave.
Springfield Brewing Company at 305 S. Market Ave.
Tie & Timber Brewing Co. at 1451 E. Cherry St.
Show-Me Brewing at 1925 E. Bennett St.
Bricktown Brewery at 2040 E. Independence St.
4 By 4 Brewing Company at 2911 E. Galloway St. Suite A.
Great Escape Beer Works at 4022 S. Lone Pine Ave.
Banter Brewing Co. at 330 W. Farm Road 182
Other area business participating in the tour include:
Wire Road Brewing Company at 4453 S. Timbercreek Ave. in Battlefield
7C's Winery at 502 E. 560th Road in Walnut Grove
Boat Town Brewing at 18146 Campground Road in Phillipsburg
4 By 4 Brewing Company at 9003 Sawgrass Ave. in Nixa
Cassell Vineyards at 1103 Lucky Road in Mansfield
Back Home Brewing Company at 1502 S. 3rd St. in Ozark
Bear Creek Wine Company and Brewery at 1320 Keithley Road in Walnut Shade
Missouri Ridge Distillery & Brewery at 7000 State Highway 248 in Branson
Lindwedel Winery at 3158 State Highway 265 in Branson
Ozark Hills Winery at 601 Historic Highway 165 in Branson
Turkey Creek Brewery at 1865 U.S. Highway 65 in Hollister
Bricktown Brewery at 1221 Branson Landing Boulevard in Branson
Malt & Barrell Brewing Co. at 225 Cross Creek Boulevard G in Branson
Registration will become available online on June 1 at springfieldmo.org/tapandpour/. Participants will receive a virtual pass, which is where check-ins can be logged.
The Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau launched the first Ozarks Tap and Pour Craft Beverage Tour in 2018. Due to the tour's success, the bureau established the Ozarks Coffee Trail, which encourages residents to visit local coffee shops, in 2021.
This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Ozarks Tap and Pour Craft Beverage Tour kicks off June 1
