Sprecher Brewing Company: Hosts disaster relief benefit for Oklahoma, Colorado and Arizona

Contact: Anne Sprecher

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Glendale, WI – Starting at 6pm on July 11th, Sprecher Brewing Company will host a disaster relief benefit to help the folks in Oklahoma, Colorado and Arizona rebuild their lives and communities after the tornados, the Black Forest Fire, and the Yarnell Hill fire that killed 19 firefighters, respectively.

The benefit will include live performances from two local musicians, Katie Lafond and Ethan Keller. Lafond is a talented young (19 year old) acoustic singer-songwriter who was voted Best Rising Star in the 2011 Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) Awards. A Milwaukee native who’s been performing since 1993, Keller is a well-regarded singer-songwriter who was voted Best Solo Artist in the 2011 Milwaukee Music Awards, and Best Pop Artist in the 2011 WAMI Awards.

In addition to Lafond and Keller donating their talents, several of the area’s best restaurants (Rumpus Room, Cubanitas, The Anchorage, Beans & Barley, Cousins Subs to name a few) have committed to provide food for the evening. Other businesses have offered gift certificates and items for the silent auction and raffles. Sue Spaight and her team at JigsawLLC created the event’s graphic.

Great Lakes Distillery is partnering with Sprecher for this event. In addition to donating product, they’ve renamed their Mooncusser and Milwaukee Mule – both of which are made with Sprecher gourmet sodas – Tornado Buster and FireFighter for the evening.

Neukirchen Wurst Company has donated a selection of their Sprecher brats, including a Root Beer, Spricy Root Beer; Special Amber with Cheese and Bacon; and a Black Bavarian with Coffee.

“This event, which we’re calling Draughts for Disasters, is a great example of local talent and businesses pooling together because we care. It’s a win-win.,” said Anne Sprecher, who is organizing the event. “We’re leveraging our resources to help folks in Oklahoma, Colorado and Arizona because they’ve recently experienced almost incomprehensible devastation. Sticking with that theme, the power of local resources, we will send whatever money we raise to the following three non-profits that are working in and with the local communities – Operation USA (operationusa.com) for Oklahoma, Pikes Peak Community Foundation: Black Forest Fire Fund” for Colorado, and the 100 Club of Arizona.”

“We’ve got excellent partners. In addition to great music, delicious food and beverages, we’ve got awesome auction items including a package from the Milwaukee Wave that allows four people to sit near the players during the game, a signed jersey from #89, James Jones of the Packers, Quickie children’s books authored and autographed by Donald Driver, certificates to some of the area’s best restaurants and more. We’re hoping the public will come out to enjoy this event and ultimately help the folks in Oklahoma, Colorado and Arizona.”

Draughts for Disasters Event Details:

* July 11th, 6-9pm, Sprecher Brewery, 701 W. Glendale Ave., Glendale, WI 53209

* $20 at the door includes live music, two beers, unlimited soda, heavy appetizers. Additional beer, wine cocktails and bratwurst by Nieukirchen Sausages will be available for purchase.

* All proceeds (100%) from the benefit will go to the designated charities.

Maker of award-winning beers and gourmet sodas, Sprecher Brewing Company is Milwaukee’s first brewery since Prohibition. Established in 1985, Sprecher remains a leader in Wisconsin’s craft brewing industry.

Sprecher Brewing Company is located at 701 W. Glendale Ave, Glendale, WI, 53209. Visit our Gift Shop, join us for a tour and sampling, or visit us on the web: http://www.sprecherbrewery.com.