It’s been a marathon but we’re ready for the 2012 Wisconsin State Fair.  Here’s an idea of Sprecher-related events at Sprecher Landing (near SpinCity), Root Beer Everywhere (near Apollo’s) and elsewhere.

Friday, August 3:  Join us at the Central Mall for our 4th Grilling with Beer Contest. Cheer on your favorite grillmeister as they vie for fame and prizes noon-3pm. Then stay tuned for something you might want enter: the Brat eating contest. And afterwards: the Root Beer Float drinking contest (ages 16 and under).

Starting Thursday, August 2nd at Sprecher Landing (near  SpinCity) you’ll find 11 award-winning Sprecher Beers (on tap and in bottles); draft root beer; Sprecher beer pretzels on a stick, Special Amber sorbet, 3 Sprecher beer sorbet lollipops (on a stick, of course); root beer cookies on a stick and more, including FREE live entertainment and appearances by the Milwaukee Wave.  Here’s the schedule:

*BAND SCHEDULE (at Sprecher Landing):

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012:
Ethan Keller – 2pm-5pm
Lounge Lizards – 6:30pm-10:30pm
Friday, August 3rd, 2012:
Serious Jones – 10:30am-2:30pm
David Hall – 3pm-6pm
Lounge Lizards – 7:30pm-11:30pm
Saturday, August 4th, 2012:
Serious Jones – 9:30am-12:30pm
Lounge Lizards – 1:30pm-5:30pm
Boomer Nation – 7:30pm-11:30pm
Sunday, August 5th, 2012:
Serious Jones – 9:30am-12:30pm
David Hall – 1:30pm-4:30pm
Boomer Nation – 6:30pm-10:30pm
Monday, August 6th, 2012:
Ethan Keller – 2pm-5pm
Lounge Lizards – 6:30pm-10:30pm
Tuesday, August 7th, 2012:
David Hall – 2pm-5pm
Lounge Lizards – 6:30pm-10:30pm
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012:
David Hall – 1:30pm-4:30pm
The Thieves – 6:30pm-10:30pm
Thursday, August 9th, 2012:
Lounge Lizards – 12:30pm-4:30pm
Boomer Nation – 6:30pm-10:30pm
Friday, August 10th, 2012:
Lounge Lizards – 2pm-6pm
Robert Allen Jr. Band – 7:30pm-11:30pm Saturday, August 11th, 2012:
Serious Jones – 9:30am-12:00pm
Sunspot – 2pm-6pm
Lounge Lizards – 7:30pm-11:30pm
Sunday, August 12th, 2012:
David Hall – 1pm-4pm
Robert Allen Jr. Band – 5:30pm-9:30pm

*MILWAUKEE WAVE APPEARANCES (at the Sprecher Landing) Saturday, August 4th, 2012 – 1pm-3pm Sunday

Sunday, August 5th, 2012 – 1pm-3pm

Saturday, August 11th, 2012 – 1pm-3pm

Sunday, August 12th, 2012 – 1pm-3pm

And if you’re a Sprecher Root Beer fan, you’ll love the Root Beer Everything stand (near Apollo’s).  You’ll find regular and lo-cal Sprecher Root Beer on draft (Sprecher is the official draft Root Beer of bthe State Fair, btw), Root Beer Cookies on a stick, Sprecher gourmet soda sorbet, Root Beer popcorn, Root Beer topping, Root Beer mustard, straws, t-shirts, little Rootys.  Speaking of Rooty, the Sprecher mascot, if you’d like to meet him in person here are the times he’ll be at the Root Beer Everything stand:

*ROOTY APPEARANCES(at Root Beer Everything):

Saturday, August 4th – 11am-3pm

Saturday, August 11th – 11am-3pm

Surprise appearances throughout the 11am-3pm time period.

Stop by Root Beer Everything. Chill at Sprecher Landing. Enjoy your time at the Fair with Milwaukee’s original microbrewery.