Trailside Tastings
August 29, 2024
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Tickets:
$45 for Members
$50 for Non-Members
Ticket sales are closed for 2024.
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Stroll through the beautiful summer prairie sipping samples from Eastern Iowa’s best breweries and wineries!
We will celebrate the prairie around the Nature Center with products from local vendors, catered food, and live music.
Attendees will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the summer prairie ambiance, taking a leisurely evening stroll while making stops at sampling stations offering craft beverages from local producers and savoring wood-fired pizza cooked fresh on-site.
BREWERIES
- Lion Bridge Brewing Company (Cedar Rapids)
- Big Grove Brewery (Cedar Rapids)
- Iowa Brewing Company (Cedar Rapids)
- Backpocket Brewing (Coralville)
- BIT Brewery (Central City)
- Millstream Brewing Co. (Amana)
- Kalona Brewing Co. (Kalona)
- House Divided Brewery (Ely)
LIVE MUSIC
Bassist, vocalist and composer Blake Shaw will bring his bass and his fun, free-wheeling musical stylings to Trailside Tastings.
Let Blake’s music serve as the background music to the beautiful ambience the prairie provides as you taste samples from your favorite area breweries and wineries … and perhaps find a new favorite.
WINERIES, CIDERIES & KOMBUCHA
- Wilson’s Orchard & Farm (Iowa City)
- Fireside Winery (Marengo)
- Ackerman Winery (Amana)
- Cedar Ridge Distillery (Swisher)
- Paha Cider Co. (Waverly)
- Jefferson County Ciderworks (Fairfield)
- Wild Culture Kombucha (Iowa City)
WOOD-FIRED PIZZA
Nothing pairs with beer and wine quite as well as wood-fired pizza!
All evening long Lincoln Wine Bar will be on site baking their signature pizzas featuring fresh and sustainable ingredients.
Pizza is included with your ticket purchase.
Members receive a discount on this event (among other benefits!). Not a member? Learn more about membership and all the benefits that come with it here. Join us and support our nonprofit mission today!
Proceeds from Trailside Tastings support environmental education and land restoration at the Nature Center. Click here to learn more about our mission to create a more sustainable future.
