Saturday, September 15, 2018
1-5 PM (Fatty 5k 1-3 PM)
$45 all inclusive/$25 food only

PRESENTED BY

EVENT SPONSORS
Samples from more than 30 breweries, wineries, and distilleries in the Big Tent 1-5pm • Cuisine from over 15 area restaurants, caterers, and purveyors atop Mt. Ashwabay 1-3pm • Live music from Hoff Stevens and Lake City Smokin' Section • Hay wagon rides • Hammerschlagen • 50/50 Raffle• Ages 21+
Hosted by Big Top Chautauqua and Mt. Ashwabay Ski and Recreation Area, Big TAP features brews under the big tent, local cuisine on the "Fatty 5k" trek, a commemorative tasting mug, live music, wagon rides, hammerschlagen and much fun. Spend an autumn afternoon enjoying unlimited samples of local, regional and craft brews from more than 30 breweries, wineries and distilleries.

Take a break for the "Fatty 5k" gourmet tasting adventure featuring area restaurants, producers and caterers from 1-3pm. Participants can hike or take a leisurely wagon ride, winding up and around Nordic and alpine ski trails, before crossing the ridge of Mt. Ashwabay. The vista offers outstanding views of Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands. This wildly popular event benefits Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua and the Mt. Ashwabay Ski and Recreation Area.

FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE
Bayfield
Free, round-trip shuttle service from Bayfield to the tent courtesy of the Seagull Bay Motel in Bayfield.
​No reservations needed for this route.
Drop Off & Pickup Points Pick-up times are approximate – returns begin following the event
Madeline island
Bayfield Shuttle picks up and returns riders at the landing (see Bayfield route schedule above). If you are staying on Madeline Island and using the shuttle, please be aware of the ferry schedule. For ferry schedule and information visit www.madferry.com or call 715-747-2051.
  • Ferries leave on time and do not make extra trips for passengers who miss the last boat. The Madeline Island Ferry Line, Bay Area Rural Transit, and Big Top are not responsible for shuttle riders that miss the last boat to Madeline Island.
Legendary Waters Resort & Casino
​Legendary Waters Resort & Casino provides round-trip shuttle service for registered guests. Call 715-779-3712 for reservations.
Ashland and Washburn
​RESERVED SEATING ONLY. Reservations are offered on a first come/first served basis. We cannot guarantee transport for unreserved riders. Call 715-373-5552 for reservations by 1:00 pm Friday, September 14.

When calling please provide: Your name, Number of riders, Pickup location, Call back number

This free service is sponsored by the businesses also serving as pickup points. To preserve valuable parking, unless you are an active customer with the sponsoring business that day, Ashland riders: please park at the Civic Center, Washburn riders: please park at the Big Top Chautauqua office.

Drop Off & Pickup Points Pick-up times are approximate – returns begin following the event

Thank you to these participating business for donating all food and beverages:

3 Sheeps Brewing Company + Ashland Baking Company + The Bayfield Inn + Bayfield Winery + Benoit Cheese Haus + Bent Paddle Brewing Co. + Blacklist Beer + Bodin Fisheries + Chippewa Springs Water + Coco - Artisan Bakery & Good Eats + Copper Crow Distillery + Deep Water Grille+ Doane Beer + Earth Rider Brewery + Founders Brewing Co. + Good Thyme Restaurant and Catering + Great Lakes Distillery + Great Northern Distilling + Happy Hollow and Sassy Nanny Farmstead Cheeses + Harbor House Sweets + Hayward Coffee Co + J. Carver Distillery + Joia Spirit + Lagunitas Brewing Co + Lake Superior Brewing + Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Co. + Meyer Brothers Old Fashioned Mix + New Glarus Brewing Co. + Northwoods Brew Pub + Oskar Blues Brewery + Perlick Distillery + Schilling Cider + Seattle Cider Company + Seven Ponds Winery + Sierra Nevada + Sixth Street Market + South Shore Brewery + Spirit Creek Farm+ Sportsmans Redneck Juice + Squatters Craft Beer + Surly Brewing Company + Tetzner's Dairy + Toppling Goliath Brewing Co. + Trinko Sausage + Uinta Brewing + Upper Lakes Foods + Vander Mill + Vikre Distillery + White Claw Hard Seltzer + White Winter + Wineries on Betzold Road + Wisco Pop
  • 3 Sheeps Brewing
  • Ashland Baking Company
  • ​Bayfield Inn
  • Bayfield Winery
  • Benoit Cheese Haus
  • Bent Paddle Brewing Co.
  • Blacklist Beer
  • Bodin Fisheries
  • Café Coco
  • Chippewa Springs Water
  • Copper Crow Distillery
  • Deep Water Grille
  • ​Doane Beer
  • Earth Rider Brewery
  • ​Founders Brewing Co.
  • Good Thyme Catering
  • Great Lakes Distillery
  • Great Northern Distilling
  • Happy Hollow Farm
  • Harbor House Sweets
  • Hayward Coffee Company
  • J. Carver Distillery
  • Joia Craft Cocktails
  • Lagunitas Brewing Company
  • Lake Superior Brewing
  • Legendary Waters Resort and Casino
  • Leinenkugels
  • Meyer Brothers
  • New Glarus Brewing Co.
  • Northwest Beverages
  • Northwoods Brewing
  • Oscar Blues Brewery
  • Perlick Distillery
  • Schilling Hard Cider
  • Seattle Cider Company
  • ​Seven Ponds Winery
  • Sierra Nevada Brewery
  • Sixth Street Market
  • South Shore Brewery
  • Spirit Creek Farm
  • Sportsmans Redneck Juice​​
  • Squatters Craft Beer
  • Superior Beverages
  • Surly Brewing Company
  • Tetzner's Dairy
  • Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
  • Trinko Sausage
  • Uinta Brewing
  • Upper Lakes Foods Inc.
  • Vander Mill Cider
  • Vikre Distillery
  • White Claw Hard Seltzer
  • White Winter Winery
  • Wineries on Betzold Road
  • Wisco Pop