MOLINE, IL - WQPT's annual Brew Ha Ha tasting event kicks off at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 in LeClaire Park in Downtown Davenport.
"Each year we try to provide something new for our guests," said Bea Brasel, special project coordinator. "This year, we are introducing special limited tastes and a new vendor."
Times and location for the specialty tastings are:
2 p.m., Booth 14, Boulevard`s Tank 7
3p.m., Booth 19, August Schell`s Octoberfest
3:30 p.m., Booth 14, Boulevard`s Harvest Dance White Wine Ale
Johnson Brothers of Iowa, who has been added to this year's vendor lineup, will showcase nine breweries and 25 beers.
Music for the four-hour event will be provided by Jim the Mule, with comedy from the Blacklist Improv Troupe. The traditional games will be back at this year's event, along with cheese-tasting with samples from Cabot Cheese Cooperative.
Advance tickets ($25) are available at Old Chicago in Bettendorf or CO-OP in either Davenport or Moline. There is a $2 surcharge for purchases at CO-OP. Tickets the day of the event, if available, are $30 (WQPT caps attendance).
Funds from the event support local programming on WQPT, a media service of Western Illinois University located in Moline.
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