6th Annual Hamilton County Food and Brew - A great time was had by all!



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The 6th Annual Hamilton County Chamber of Commerce Food & Brew Fest took place on February the 10th. There were just under 300 people in attendance and many Food & Brew vendors.


Thank you to all the sponsors for 6thAnnual Food and Brew Fest:


SPONSORS

  • Lynn Braden State Farm Insurance
  • Rend Lake College
  • Peoples National Bank
  • Uptown Pickers
  • Hamilton Memorial Hospital
  • Bliss Health Club
  • Big Red Barn
  • Withers Broadcasting. 


Your kind sponsorships made this awesome event happen! Thank you again to all who attended and took the time to learn about all the good food and brews in our area!

 

Once again, we had a wide selections of food choices to chose from BBQ Shrimp, Street Tacos, Porkchops, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Shrimp Pasta, Pulled Pork, Wings, Cup Cakes, Brownie Bits, Cheesecake, Guinness Mouse and many other options.

 

Also, a wide selection of brews and alternative drinks including IPAs, Stouts, Ambers, Yellows, Spiced/fruit beers, Ciders, Blood Mary’s, Spiked Lemonade, Flavored Margaritas, Seltzers, and many more.

 

Despite many great entries and close votes, those in attendance chose their winners in the food and brew categories.

 

This year’s winners                                               

 

BEST FOOD CATEGORIES

  • Best Appetizer – BBQ Shrimp – Rend Lake College Culinary Arts
  • Best Entrée-Shrimp Pasta – Mimmos McLeansboro 
  • Best Side Dish – Loaded Mashed Potatoes – Mimmos Norris City 
  • Best Sauces and Toppings – Maple Bacon – Foxy 
  • Best Dessert- Guinness Mousse – Rend Lake College Culinary Arts


BEST BREW CATEGORIES 

  • Best Yellow- Happy Hour Honey Blonde- Cedar Ridge Brewery – Brad Grubb 
  • Best Amber- Risky Red- Cedar Ridge Brewery – Brad Grubb 
  • Best Stout-All Grain – Steve Rapp 
  • Best IPA - This is a Lager? – BS Home Brew – Chad Kuhns 
  • Best Fruit/Spiced Beer-Peachy Bee – Bob & Becky Cross 
  • Withers Broadcast Best Choice – BS Home Brew – Chad Kuhns

 

Thank you to all the brewers and food vendors for making this event a tremendous success!

 

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By Jarina Asi • March 4, 2019
Thank you to our sponsors: DANA Communications, Trackers Lodge, Peoples National Bank, Hamilton Memorial Hospital, Sea Service Family Consulting, Banterra Bank, The Liquor Hut, Fred Vallowe - McLeansboro City Clerk and CounterTop Creations. Your kind sponsorships made this awesome event happen! Thank you again to all who attended and took the time to learn about all the good food and brews in our area! The competition was fierce in both the Food and Brew categories. We saw some returning restaurants, as well as some new faces. And the offerings were diverse—everything from BBQ (Lil Buddies BBQ) to traditional American (Foxy, Gottzz's, and Huck's), Tex-Mex (Guero's), Upscale offerings (Rend Lake College Culinary Arts), Pasture-Raised Meats (Gage Agricultural Designs), with Appetizers and sweet Desserts (Alicia's Sweets, Dairy Queen, and Carbon Forge Design) to cap it all off. The Brews were also outstanding, with something for everyone (but minors of course). From lighter Ales to Stouts, from Hefeweizens to IPAs--and some Ciders to sweeten things a bit. ​And although the vote count was very tight in both categories, here is how the voting shook out: FOOD Category: 1st Place: Foxy (McLeansboro) 2nd Place: Guero's Mexican Restaurant (Mt. Vernon) 3rd Place: Gage Agricultural Designs (Dahlgren) BREW Category: 1st Place: Lois Van Winkle 2nd Place: Kevin Braden & Brad Grubb​ 3rd Place: Danny Hopfinger Below are our winners, as well as, pictures of SOME of our vendors and door prize winners.

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The Chamber continued their tradition of a social hour that included hor d'oeuvres, beer and wine. Thank you to our Social Hour Sponsor - The Liquor Hut. Back again by popular demand was our Hidden Gems jewelry event, sponsored by Irvin's Jewelry. Thank you to our Silent Auction donors for all the special items. And a special thanks to the Special Events committee for all your hard work and planning to provide such a nice evening. Entertainment this evening was provided by Chris Egleston.
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