7th Annual Western Nebraska Craft Beer Festival
& 2nd Annual Boots N' Beef Music Festival

           About the Craft Beer Festival

    7th Annual Western NE Craft Beer Festival

Friday, August 1st | 5:00 PM – 9:30 PM Pals Brewing Company | North Platte, NE

Raise your glass — the Western NE Craft Beer Festival is back for it's 7th year! 🍺

Join us for an evening of unlimited beer, wine, and spirits tastings from some of the best breweries, wineries, and distilleries across Nebraska.

This year you will see: ​

• Kros Strain Brewing

• Frontier Frau

• Loup River Distilling

• Empyrean Brewing Co.

• Zipline Brewing Co.

• Great Plains Distillery

• Bolo Beer Co.

• Divots Brewery

• Lost Way Brewery

• Flyover Brewing Co.

• Boss City Brewing Co.

• Thunderhead Brewing

• Nebraska Brewing Company

• Second Chapter Brewing

• APEShip Brewing

• Peg Leg Brewing

• Lazy RW Distillery

 

🎟️ Your ticket includes:

  ✅ A custom 5 oz festival tasting glass — sample to your heart’s content!

  ✅ Access to breweries, wineries, and distilleries from across the state

  ✅ Live music by Drew Phillips Band starting at 5:00pm & Gallivant at 8:00pm

  ✅ The chance to purchase an exclusive festival T-shirt

🎟️ VIP Tickets include:

  ✨ Early entry at 5 PM — enjoy an hour of crowd-free tasting!

  ✨ Access to VIP-only beers not available to General Admission

  ✨ A bag of cheese curds + a fun pretzel necklace to fuel your tasting journey

General Admission starts at 6 PM.

THIS IS A 21+ EVENT - VALID ID MUST BE PRESENTED AT THE GATE

Grab your tickets early — this is one of Nebraska’s favorite beer festivals, and it sells out fast! 🍻

• 10% of profits are donated to the Nebraska Craft Brewers Guild

• Remaining profits split amongst the participating breweries

• Pals Taproom is open to the General Public & to Festival Attendees.

• Pals Pizza by the slice available for purchase at the Grain Bin Bar

• Pals full menu available

• Numerous Outdoor Games including horseshoes, cornhole, and more...

• Previous Year's Participating Breweries included:

  • Thunderhead Brewing-Kearney, NE

  • Pals Brewing Company - North Platte, NE

  • Mac's Creek Winery & Brewery - Lexington, NE

  • Divots Brewery - Norfolk, NE

  • Loop Brewing Company - McCook, NE

  • Bottle Rocket Brewing - Seward, NE

  • Peg Leg Brewing Company - North Platte, NE

  • Brickway Brewery & Distillery - Omaha, NE

  • Upper Room Brewery - Kearney, NE 

  • Kinkaider Brewing Company - Broken Bow, NE

  • Lazy RW Whiskey Distillery - Moorefield, NE

  • FROTH Home Brewing - North Platte, NE

  • Second Chapter Brewing - Ogallala, NE

  • Canyon Lakes Brewing Co - Johnson Lake, NE

  • Brewery 719 -Alliance, NE

  • Driftless Glenn Distillery - Baraboo, WI

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             About the Boots N' Beef Music Festival

   2nd Annual Boots N' Beef Music Festival

Saturday, August 2nd | 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM Pals Brewing Company | North Platte, NE

Get ready to boot, scoot, and boogie! 🎵

Join us for the 2nd Annual Boots N’ Beef Music Festival — a day packed with live music, great food, and local vendors.

🎸 This year’s incredible music lineup:

  🎤 L&T (North Platte, NE) @ 4:30PM

  🎤 All Night Revival (Valentine, NE) in between sets

  🎤 Funk Trek (Omaha, NE) @ 6:00PM

  🎤 Stephen Carey (Nashville, TN) @ 8:00PM

  🎤 Kris Lager Band (Omaha, NE) @ 10:00PM

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🍔 Come hungry! Nebraskaland Bank will be firing up their massive grills to cook you some mouth-watering eats all afternoon!

🛍️ Shop local: Stroll through a variety of local vendors offering crafts, apparel, and unique finds.

Bring your friends, your dancing boots, and your appetite — this is one summer party you don’t want to miss! 🎶🍺🥩