This Saturday (5 March; temperatures expected in the low 70s) Tailspin Ale Fest is back to its regularly scheduled program and location at historic Bowman Field, but if you’ve snoozed on VIP tickets, that plane’s already flown. General admission ducats are still available, and don’t even thinking waiting until the day of the show; sellouts are customary, and in any event, there’ll be no gate sales at Tailspin.
Tailspin Ale Fest may or may not be your cup of Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout, but the all-things-beer bacchanal is one of the finest regional festivals of its type. Craft beer aficionados make up a passionate community, and Tailspin embodies their community values.
The festival has continued to deepen, evolve and provide reliable value for its ticket prices. Louisvillians know Tisha Gainey and her crew, and they understand that Tailspin is a year-round outreach. In short, localism matters.
Something else that matters is growing up. John Holl’s been on this beat from the start, and he has a follow-up.
Across the Industry, Calls for Craft Beer to Grow Up
In short, craft beer continues to grapple “with systemic and structural issues like sexism, racism, labor rights and more.”
Writes Holl, “many small craft breweries realize that they lack simple business infrastructure, like an employee handbook or human resources professional, needed to tackle issues when they arise a …
