Sold-out Brewfest in Palouse

Beer was served under tents as 450 patrons stood outside by fire pits and inside around bistro tables at Palouse Community Center.

The Palouse Cabin Fever Brewfest sold out for its fourth consecutive year Saturday, with 25 tickets added for names on the waiting list. The extra tickets for the Palouse Community Center's event were on top of the 60 added to the total available last year.

“It was fabulous,” said Bruce Baldwin, a member of the town's informal “Brew Crew” which puts on the festival, with all proceeds going to the Palouse Community Center.

Laht Neppur Brewing of Waitsburg took the prize for “Best Cure for Cabin Fever” for the third year in a row, winning with the “Hot Chocolate Strawberry Porter.”

Proceeds came from $20 tickets as well as bratwurst, pretzel and t-shirt sales.

Totals are not yet available for the event which ran from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m with rain falling in the evening over fire pits outside.

“Rain makes grain. Grain makes beer,” said Baldwin. “It's all good.”