WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Craft brewers, area distributors, and local restaurants will highlight the annual West Plains BrewFest, set for 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 8, 2025, in the Exhibit Hall at the West Plains Civic Center. Doors will open promptly at 5:30.
Tasting glasses, sponsored by Southern Bank, will be available to the first 500 patrons. All attendees will be eligible for door prize giveaway items supplied by the vendors, which will include t-shirts, glasses, gift certificates, and more.
Attendees will have the opportunity to sample craft beers, specialty drinks, and special food offerings at no extra charge, organizers said.
Confirmed are Craft Breweries: Boulevard Brewing, Kansas City; Kansas City Bier Co., Kansas City; Piney River Brewery, Bucyrus; Rapp’s Barren Brewing, Mtn. Home; and Springfield Brewing, Springfield. Great Rivers Distributing (sampling Beatbox, Budweiser, Carbleiss, Golden Road, Goose Island, Hoop Tea, KC Bier Co, Kona, Logboat, Nutrl, Shaken, Sierra Nevada, Stella, Ultra Zero, Wave’s Cider and more). Grellner Sales & Service (sampling Boulevard, Smirnoff, Truly, White Claw, Yuengling, and more).
Restaurants include Colton’s Steak House & Grill, KC’s Sports Bistro, Rockbridge Rainbow Trout Ranch, Ruby Tuesday, and The Grizzly Bite at the Grizzly Lofts. Twin Lakes Homebrewers of Mountain Home will bring homebrew samples, and Pepsi provides soft drinks and bottled water.
BrewFest T-shirts, printed by Ink Monkey, will be available. Gary Maupin Sound Company will provide DJ services and emcee the event.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the West Plains Council on the Arts’ efforts to promote arts events and organizations in the West Plains area, as well as fund the Gatewood Family Fine Arts Scholarship. The event is sponsored by the West Plains Council on the Arts, Brewer’s Ice Co., Great Rivers Distributing, Grellner Sales & Service, Southern Bank, and West Plains Daily Quill.
Admission is $30 per person in advance and $40 on the day of the event. All attendees must be over 21 and have a valid photo ID. Advanced tickets are available and may be purchased through Ticketmaster online. Credit card phone-in orders (no added fee) can be made through the Civic Center box office at 417-256-8087. In person ticket purchases can be made at KC’s Sports Bistro, Washington Ave., Ozark Nutrition & Energy, 8th Ave., The Nail Shop, 8th Ave., or from the West Plains Civic Center box office, 110 St. Louis St., West Plains, Missouri.
