By Dee Longfellow
For The Elmhurst Independent
Sold-out presales and a record-breaking number of walk-ins netted about 2,000 people on the lawn of the Elmhurst History Museum. Along with absolutely beautiful weather – not too hot, not too cold, a nice breeze now and then – Saturday, Sept. 18 turned out to be a perfect afternoon of great times and community spirit for the 6th annual Craft Beer Fest hosted by the Elmhurst Heritage Foundation. Not only was this the biggest Fest the Foundation ever held (three tents of brewers), but also there was an air of delight in the feeling of normalcy, as everyone enjoyed the out-of-doors without the cloud of COVID-19 overhead (although many people still wore masks).
It’s too early to tell the final net proceeds, but Elmhurst History Museum Executive Director Dave Oberg said that pre-sales were completely sold out and that the record number of people who paid at the entrance made a total attendance of more than 2,000 people.
Food was available, vendors were on-hand and brewers filled three tents for thirsty samplers. The event seemed to be a rousing – but not rowdy — success.
