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Winter Beer Fest Brings Craft Brews, Campfires To Westmont

The festival will feature rare craft beers from local breweries, along with brews from across the country.

WESTMONT, IL -- As Chicagoland thaws out from record-breaking cold temperatures, Westmont is getting ready to warm up with craft brews, campfires, and food trucks for its first Winter Beer Festival. The event, slated for Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. in Ty Warner Park, will feature samples from Black Horizon, Wild Onion, Scallywags, and more.

Admission to the Westmont Winter Beer Festival gets you 20 4-ounce samples from the roster of participating breweries. The lineup includes:

  • Afterthought
  • Black Horizon
  • Elmhurst Brewing Co.
  • Kinslahger
  • Metal Monkey
  • Miskatonic
  • More Brewing
  • Noon Whistle
  • Pollyanna
  • Scallywags
  • Whiskey Hill
  • Wild Onion

When they're not sipping beers around the campfires, festival goers can refuel with snacks from food trucks at the event and warm up in heated tents.

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What: Westmont Winter Beer Festival

When: Feb. 9 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

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Where: Ty Warner Park, 700 Blackhawk Dr., Westmont

How much: $40; click link to register for Winter Beer Fest.

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