Good for What Ale’s Ya
Fest of Ale brings 100 breweries, beer aficionados to New Albany Riverfront Amphitheater
BY MANDY WOLF DETWILER | PHOTOS BY DANNY ALEXANDER
If you’re a Kentuckiana
beer connoisseur or just plain
like a pint or two on a hot day, there are fewer
places to enjoy a brew than the Fest of Ale at the
New Albany Riverfront Amphitheater. Now in
it’s 12th year, the event not only brings together
more than 100 breweries with beer fans, it also
raises money for the WHAS Crusade for Children.
This year’s Fest of Ale will be held 3 to 7 p.m.
June 3 at the amphitheater. Hosted by Keg Liquors,
there will be more than 250 craft and imported
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beers to sample. Keg Liquors owner Todd Antz
is the son of a Jeffersonville firefighter who spent
plenty a day raising money for the Crusade for
Children. Looking for his own way to help, Antz
spearheaded Fest of Ale more than a decade
ago, which raised more than $16,000 for the
Crusade in 2016.
“Last year was our first year at the New Albany
amphitheater,” Antz says. “That was a huge
change from us over where we had held it in
Clarksville before. Just that setting of the river in
the background (and) there was so much open
space that we were able to set up and use. We’ve
learned from that first year.”
Don’t expect random guys pouring small tastes
of ales. Representatives from breweries big and
small will be on-hand to field questions and talk
about their offerings.
“We have over a hundred different breweries
represented, and we’re one of the few beer
fests in the area that I’ve seen actually brings in
the majority of the actual brewery employees
themselves,” Antz says. “Through the event and my
stores, we’ve just established good relationships