Mark your calendars, the summer’s biggest party “The Mountaineer Brewfest” is returning for its seventh year to the Wheeling Heritage Port. The date for this year’s festival is Saturday, August 21, 2021. The Brewfest is brought to you by Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and The UPS Store, all proceeds benefit “A Special Wish Foundation.”
The August 21, 2021 festival hours are: VIP entry 3 pm, General Admission entry at 4 pm, the festival ends at 10 pm. Designated Driver tickets are also available. You must be 21 years of age with valid photo ID to enter. This is a rain or shine event. Please visit www.mountaineerbrewfest.com or www.facebook.com/MountaineerBrewfest to purchase tickets and for more information.
Brewfest founder Jeff Hayes stated, “I can’t count the number of people who have asked if the Brewfest is on for this year! It’s exciting to be able to tell them that we are cautiously moving forward with our plans to again put on the Brewfest. People are looking to get back to normal activities, and it just makes you feel great that this event has grown into one of their most anticipated events of the summer at the Heritage Port. While we are monitoring the governor’s restrictions for festivals and will follow protocols as outlined at the time of our festival, we do anticipate all systems go for our event! This year we have selected “A Special Wish Foundation” as the festival charity, and we are looking to well surpass the $95,000 raised to date through festival proceeds and tips collected by volunteers of the Circus Saints and Sinners. We are also proud to announce that our partnership with Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack will continue in 2021 and want to welcome The UPS Store as a Co-Title sponsor for this year’s festival. We truly value the support we receive from volunteers, the city of Wheeling, and Ohio County. And we can’t thank all of our sponsors and patrons enough in making these donations happen year after year.”
The Brewfest would also like to thank and acknowledge the following 2021 Partner Sponsors for their commitments to our seventh festival: Main Street Bank, The Glessner Group, Highlands Sport Complex, Ohio County Commission, WTOV9, Panhandle Cleaning & Restoration, The Ziegenfelder Company, Smoker Friendly, Shirts N More, McCann Distributing, Mountain State Beverage, Carenbauer Distributing, Wine & Beverage Merchants of WV, Omni Strategic Technologies, and entertainment sponsor Generations Restaurant & Pub.
Special thanks to our Brewfest Brewer Level Sponsors: Carpets by Jamison, Raymond James Financial Services, Spilman Thomas & Battle, IBEW Local 141, Gumbys Cigarette & Beer World, WKKX The Watch Dog, Wheeling Heritage, The Bridge Tavern. Visit Wheeling WV, Plumbers & Steamfitters Local #83, The Market Vines, Lou Nau Plumbing & Heating, 106.3 The River, BB&T/Truist, Belmont Carson Petroleum, McKinley Architect & Engineering, and Liberty Distributors. And Friends of the Mountaineer Brewfest sponsors: Bernie Glenn Insurance, Belmont Aggregates, Kalkrueth Roofing and Sheet Metal, American Sanitary, LHTC Media, and Fitzsimmons Law.
Founder Jeff Hayes noted “We have had some incredible performances at the Brewfest in the past, but I think this year will be the best line up we’ve ever had. Local acoustic rockers The Muddle perform for our VIP hour, then kick off our main stage at 4:30 with the fantastic Hoard & Jones for all our country fans. We are bringing back everyone’s favorite from Pittsburgh, Jeff Jimerson and Airborne at 6:30 and end the evening with our Headliner from Cleveland, Trailer Park Ninjas, who will definitely kick our party into high gear!”
About the Mountaineer Brewfest:
The Mountaineer Brewfest festival showcases West Virginia’s finest Craft and Micro Brewers via an organized tasting and is held annually at the Heritage Port in Wheeling, WV. Our mission is:
- To promote West Virginia’s unique and growing industry of craft and microbreweries
- To provide the public an opportunity to learn about West Virginia and regional craft and microbrewers and their products
- To provide the best in Entertainment and Food all within a relaxed atmosphere.
- To encourage community within the city of Wheeling by:
- Working with local officials and businesses to provide a sustainable event
- By donating festival proceeds to local charities
