Aug 21, 2014 | Food & Beverage, Special Events
Microbrews, craft beers, and more finished off with an exclusive BrewBrunch
Uncasville, CT (August 21, 2014) – Sun BrewFest returns to Mohegan Sun on Saturday, October 4th and Sunday, October 5th with a variety of finely crafted brews to please any palate. Treat yourself to a weekend of beer tasting capped off by an exclusive Sunday BrewBrunch.
Saturday Tasting Sessions
Tap into up to 200 of the best beers around during one of the two tasting sessions on Saturday, October 4th. Explore a wide variety of breweries pouring out 2 ounce samples of their favorite beers for guests to enjoy in souvenir, mini pilsner glasses. Try and find your favorite as you taste your way through Craft Beers, Microbrews, Imports, Domestics and ciders. Live music keeps the entertainment going all day long inside Mohegan Sun’s Uncas Ballroom.
Tickets to the tasting sessions are $25.00 each. The first session runs from 1:00pm to 4:00pm and the second session runs from 7:00pm to 10:00pm.
BrewBrunch
The fun continues to flow on Sunday during a special BrewBrunch sponsored by Goose Island and Absolut from 11:00am to 2:00pm. The BrewBrunch features beer infused cocktails and an array of brunch items, each and every recipe containing Goose Island beer! If you’re all brewed out, don’t worry, Absolut will help you create your own signature Bloody Mary for the perfect brunch beverage.
Tickets to the BrewBrunch are $60.00 each and include all food and drink.
Sun BrewFest Packages
This year Mohegan Sun is offering two special packages for Sun BrewFest.
- “BrewFest Fanatic”
- $40.00 per person
- Entry into an exclusive “Fanatics Hour” on Saturday from Noon to 1:00pm
- Entry into the first tasting session on Saturday
- “Brew Lover’s Weekend Package”
- $100.00 per person
- Entry into the first tasting session on Saturday
- Entry into the Sunday BrewBrunch
Hotel Package:
Take part in Sun BrewFest, plus be treated to all Mohegan Sun has to offer with this special hotel package! Packages start at $599.00 and include an overnight stay at Mohegan Sun’s luxurious hotel on Saturday, October 4th as well as two tickets to the first tating session on Saturday October 4th and two BrewBrunch tickets on Sunday October 5th.
Tickets for Sun BrewFest go on sale Friday, August 22nd at 10:00am at the Mohegan Sun Box Office and Ticketmaster. A portion of all ticket prices will go to the American Red Cross. Tickets will be required for entry to all events. All guests in attendance must be 21+.
For the most up-to-date information and a list of brewers participating in Sun BrewFest, please visit sunbrewfest.com.
About Mohegan Sun
Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, is one of the largest, most spectacular entertainment, gaming, dining and shopping destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to three unique casinos, a 34-story, 1,200 room luxury hotel, a world-class spa and golf course, over 75 shops, restaurants and bars as well as three award-winning entertainment venues including a 10,000-seat Arena. Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and view us on YouTube.
Aug 28, 2013 | Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Special Events
Beers of all varieties, live music, great food, BrewBrunch and more
WHAT: Sun BrewFest returns to Mohegan Sun this October for a celebration of one of the oldest, most finely crafted beverages of them all: Beer. Sun BrewFest offers evening tasting sessions on Friday, October 4th and Saturday, October 5th in the Uncas Ballroom. New this year will be a Sunday morning BrewBrunch on October 6th in the Sunburst Buffet.
WHEN/WHERE:
Tasting Session 1: Friday, October 4th from 7:00pm – 11:00pm in the Uncas Ballroom
Tasting Session 2: Saturday, October 5th from 7:00pm – 11:00pm in the Uncas Ballroom
BrewBrunch: Sunday, October 6th from 11:00am – 2:00pm in the Sunburst Buffet
IN DETAIL: The second annual Sun BrewFest kicks off with two separate tasting sessions featuring more than 100 varieties of Craft and Microbrews to Imports & Domestics and limited editions. Some of the beers on tap will include Goose Island, Newcastle, Dogfish Head, Long Trail, Tenth & Blake’s Batch 19 and more. Samples will be available for all guests during each tasting session, where they will receive a souvenir mini-pilsner glass to be used as their tasting glass for 2 ounce pours from the various breweries. Food tickets will also be sold for $1.00 each, allowing guests to purchase food items from a variety of their favorite Mohegan Sun restaurants.
Live entertainment will energize each session with bands beginning at 7:00pm each night. Between sets, home brew demonstrations will take place on the stage. Free interactive games such as foosball, ping-pong, and air hockey will also be available for guests to play throughout each session.
New to this year is a BrewBrunch on Sunday morning sponsored by Goose Island. There, guests can enjoy an all-inclusive food and beverage experience featuring an open bar of Goose Island and Shock Top varieties as well as sparkling wines and creative Bloody Mary recipes from Absolut. Brunch food items will be available for all to enjoy including Drunken Beef Goulash, Beer & Cheese Risotto, Raspberry Wheat French Toast and more. Among the dessert offerings will be seasonal Shock Top ice creams created by the Mohegan Sun Pastry department and made with Shock Top’s Honey Apple and Pumpkin Wheat beer varieties.
Tickets are $25.00 for each tasting, $75.00 for the BrewBrunch and are on sale beginning today at the Mohegan Sun Box Office and Ticketmaster. A portion of all tickets sales from each session and the BrewBrunch will go towards a to-be-determined charity. Tickets will be required for entry to all events. Bracelets will be required for re-entry and all guests in attendance must be 21+.
For the most up-to-date information and a list of brewers participating in Sun BrewFest, please visit sunbrewfest.com.
ABOUT MOHEGAN SUN: Mohegan Sun, owned by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, is one of the largest, most spectacular entertainment, gaming, dining and shopping destinations in the United States. Situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is home to three unique casinos, a 34-story, 1,200 room luxury hotel, a world-class spa and golf course, over 75 shops, restaurants and bars as well as three award-winning entertainment venues including a 10,000-seat Arena. Mohegan Sun is within easy access of New York, Boston, Hartford and Providence and located 15 minutes from the museums, antique shops and waterfront of Mystic Country. More information is available by calling 1.888.226.7711 or visiting mohegansun.com. Connect with us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and view us on YouTube.
