Great Taste of the Midwest (SM)

05/16/2026

We had the Maibock on ticket sale day, y'all knocked it out of the park

Happy Friday!! can attest that our Maibock is tasting delicious. We’re on our last keg & it’s only available on tap so you better come on by and have one.

We’re open today 4pm-9pm & Saturday 3pm-9pm 🤗☀️🍻

05/13/2026

CRAFT TIME!

It’s American Craft Beer Week! And we have 16 delicious ways for you to celebrate! 🥳🍻 11 of them are available in bottles.

We will kickstart our week with our Wednesday ORIGIN Breads Pizza Night tomorrow starting at 5pm. Checkout the pizza link below for this week’s special.

https://www.originbreads.com/pizza

05/13/2026

Beers are coming and going at a whirlwind pace. This calendar will make it much easier to know when to expect your fav flav back on the shelf

05/13/2026

Moooovin on up, to the north side

The wait is almost over. 🍻

Young Blood DeForest officially opens Friday, May 29.

Doors open at 3PM, beers flow until 10PM.
Come see what we’ve been building.

📍4181 Savannah Dr, DeForest

05/08/2026

Tonight is your last chance to sign up for ticket sales for 2026 Great Taste of the Midwest!!

05/08/2026

Tomorrow is your last chance to sign up for Great Taste tickets! The ticket lottery ends tomorrow May 8 at 10pm central! Get over there and get your tickets! https://www.ticketsignup.io/Race/WI/Madison/GreatTasteoftheMidwest

We will randomly select entries for fulfillment the week of May 11th, and each household is limited to one entry. All tickets are physical tickets that will be mailed to the address provided.

The 'Great Taste of the Midwest', hosted in Madison, WI, is one of the best beer festivals in the US, and it's happening again this summer.

05/08/2026

The On-Line Sales end tonight...

05/04/2026

On-Line ticket starts today; May 4th, 2026 through the 8th (Note correction for end date). If you missed out on really great event in itself (in-person sales) your best chance for tickets, there's till the lottery... lottery.greattaste.org.

04/28/2026

get your party pants on

Greg was feeling extra sticky today while preparing for our one-of-a-kind Amazing Taste competition!

Spots are limited, so sign up today thru this link: https://forms.gle/BsKqDvB4bJdQ6LrF8 for your chance at two complimentary Great Taste of the Midwest tickets.

It's all going down Saturday at 5:00 pm:
👫 Teams of two
🎯 Party games in and around the taproom
🍻 PLENTY of beer included in your sign-up fee
🎫 Winner take all!

04/28/2026

🍺 An around-the-world beer challenge is coming to Karben4 — and you need a teammate. 🌍

$20 gets your two-person team entry plus plenty of international beers to drink your way through sunset!

Expect random challenges and party games tied to the countries behind each pour. It's chaotic, it's fun, and the winning team takes home a pair of Great Taste tickets!!

📅 This Saturday May 2 | ⏰ 5:00 PM | ⌛ ~2 hours
📍 Karben4 Brewing, Madison WI
🎟️ $20 per team

You can't win if you don't play! Register your team at https://forms.gle/7c1Pu6ULD4DWDAjH6

Great Taste ticket sales are the morning after! Karben4 is the only GT vendor where you can camp overnight and snag your tickets the next morning! consider this your warmup round!