Harbor Springs, MI – Celebrate suds, snow and early spring fun with the 4th Annual Brew-Ski Festival at Boyne Highlands Resort on Saturday, Mar. 9. The Michigan ski area’s Brew-Ski Festival features craft beer sampling, live music, brats on the grill, and the enjoyment of early spring skiing and snowboarding.
After warming up for the morning on the slopes, the Brew-Ski Festival runs from noon to 5 p.m. and is staged outdoors at the base of slopes where beer lovers can gather to sample from choice of 150 micro-beers, all prominently displayed on snow bars that encase the festival area. Numerous favorites on the Michigan craft beer scene including Arcadia Ales, Bell’s Brewery, Jolly Pumpkin, New Holland Brewing Co., and Short’s Brewing Co., are available to try, as are choice beers from across the country. Admission to the beer tasting area is free and participants must be at least 21 years of age to enter. Sampling tickets can be purchased for the four-ounce beer tastings, as well as for food and merchandise.
New this year, adding to the scene will be music from the rock group, The Remedee. Following the outdoor fun, the entertainment continues inside with the Aaron Vaughn Band performing in the Zoo Bar.
A special two-night Brew-Ski Festival event package is available and offers hotel lodging at Boyne Highlands Resort, a Friday night hors d’oeuvres reception, breakfast daily, lift tickets on Saturday (9 a.m. to 9 p.m.) and Sunday (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), a t-shirt, commemorative pint glass and five drink tickets. The package starts at $239 per person. For reservations, call (800) GO-BOYNE (800-462-6963) or visit www.boyne.com.