Great Taste of The Midwest(GTMW) is arguably one of the best weekends in the state of Wisconsin to be a beer lover. The best breweries in the nation bring their top notch beers and it’s all enjoyed in a scenic park just outside of downtown Madison. The Friday before GTMW, also known as “Great Taste Eve” is also something special. All the breweries that are participating in the actual beer fest takeover the tap lines at just about every establishment in Madison. All(most) of the events are free, are insanely packed, but allow traveling beer lovers to have more than just one afternoon of awesome beer tasting. Here are my highlights for Great Taste Eve.

Breweries of St. Louis Tap Takeover
Brewery List
2nd Shift
4 Hands
Perennial
O’Fallon
Schlafly
Kirkwood Station
Urban Chestnut

Where: Dexter’s Pub

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Tipsy Gets Surly
Surly Beer List

Coffee Bender
CynicAle
Todd the Axe Man
Furious
Hell
Overrated
Xtra-Citra
Darkness 2015
Darkness 2015 Barrel-Aged
Pentagram
Surly Gose
Surly Pils
Surly Viking Ale
Where Strides the Bromeliad
Blutpakt
Dampfbier Nitro
One
Two
Three
Four
NEIN
TEN

Where: Tipsy Cow

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O’so And Friends at The Geuzeria
The pre-party Sour and Funky beer. O’so Brewing Company – Tap House will be headlining the show and we have some awesome funky brewery friends stopping by. Food Trucks from Underground Food Collective and El Grito Taqueria.

Where: Funk Factory Geuzeria

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Check out the rest of the events HERE.