The Great Taste of the Midwest beer festival is being held this Saturday, August 9th, at Olin Park in Madison.  This is the 38th year the event has been held which makes it the second oldest in the country.  Over 1,400 beers will be on tap but there is one small little twist of lime to the event this year.  A reinterpretation of the relevant Wisconsin alcohol bill requires expensive permitting for brewers not already permitted in the state, which has made it prohibitively expensive for some out-of-state brewers.  Organizers have overcome this issue by backfilling with in-state brewers and alternative breweries already permitted to sell in Wisconsin so there will be no decrease in the number of beers available to attendees.  Fred Swanson, brewery liaison for the event, joins Tony Castañeda to talk about all things foamy, and maybe how to score an elusive ticket.

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