Frazier Museum's Summer Beer Fest to help Kentucky flood relief

Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, Louisville Courier Journal
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The Frazier History Museum is helping a good cause with its Summer Beer Fest on Saturday.

Proceeds from tickets will be donated to Red Cross's efforts to help victims of last week's flooding in Eastern Kentucky, according to event organizers.

The museum, 829 West Main St., will host the beer fest between 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday and will donate $10 to the Red Cross from each ticket sold earlier this week. Tickets are $55 for general admission and $85 for VIP and can be purchased online at On Tap Tix.

“Our neighbors in Eastern Kentucky are hurting and there is an enormous need for immediate support,” Frazier President and CEO Andy Treinen said on the museum's website. “While Summer Beer Fest at Frazier is one of our two major fundraising efforts each year, we felt it appropriate to donate a portion of our ticket sales this year to those most in need.”

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This is the second year the museum has hosted the festival, but the first time it will take place on Main Street. Last year it brought in more than 200 beers for festival attendees.

Organizers said beers from more than 70 breweries will be available, including offerings from Noble Funk, Oldham, Lagunitas, Gravely and many others. Food trucks and live music also will be on site for attendees.

Those with VIP tickets will have access to all general admission benefits as well as:

  • Early access to the festival, from 4 to 5 p.m.

  • A separate entrance into the festival's beer garden

  • Access to Frazier’s Gateway Garden and dozens of other beer options

  • Indoor access to the museum and its store

  • Access to indoor restrooms

Several downtown streets will close to accommodate the event, according to Hayley Rankin, the museum's manager of collection impact, beginning at 7 a.m. Saturday. Main Street will close between Eighth and Ninth streets, and Ninth Street will close between Main and Washington streets. Eighth Street and the ramp that leads to Interstate 64 will still be accessible, she added.

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