Posted September 16, 2016

Good times will be brewing during Fall Fleetfest – A Night Circus: 10/29

Celebrate local craft beer, Halloween and Moses Fleetwood Walker at Fall Fleetfest – A Night Circus on Saturday, October 29!

In addition to the craft beer, Hensville Park and the Fleetwood Building will be transformed into a multi-level Halloween party featuring Birds Eye View Circus and their incredible lineup of acrobats, jugglers, stilt walkers, fire-eaters, hoop performers and more.

Revelers (21 & up!) are encouraged to come dressed in their favorite vaudeville-style or Halloween costume.  The Night Circus theme is red, white and black.

Fleetfest

A quarterly event to celebrate Toledo Region breweries and the Tap Room’s more than 100 local, regional and national craft beers and the 50 plus domestic spirits. This signature series of events hosted by Fleetwood’s Tap Room gives beer lovers and novices alike the chance to sample a lineup of beers provided by two Toledo region breweries: Black Cloister Brewing Company and Maumee Bay Brewing.

Moses’ Acquittal

Black Cloister will feature in its lineup, Moses’ Acquittal, a signature beer brewed specifically for Fleetwood’s Tap Room’s namesake, Moses Fleetwood Walker.

Moses’ Acquittal is a Brown Ale with a moderate malt sweetness, caramel character and a medium dry finish. As you drink, the complexity of the beer comes out in nutty and toasted flavors finishing with light chocolate character.

Moses Fleetwood Walker

Moses Fleetwood Walker, a University of Michigan grad and catcher for the Toledo Blue Stockings, is the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball.  He signed with the Blue Stockings in 1883.   At the beginning of the 1884 season, the American Association (which later became the modern-day American League) formed and added the Blue Stockings to its franchise. On May 1, 1884, Moses Fleetwood Walker took the field and officially broke the color barrier of MLB.

In April of 1891, in an act of self-defense, Walker stabbed and killed a man by the name of Patrick Murray. A jury acquitted him of second-degree murder.

Beer List

Maumee Bay Brewing

• Double Shot Total Eclipse
• Pumpkin Ale
• Jamie’s Wit
• Blitzen
• Rye Red Session Ale

Black Cloister

• Helles Angel
• Hildegard
• Mighty Sampson
• Nature’s Breast
• Reformator
• Moses Acquittal

Great Black Swamp Brewery

• Mosquito Red
• Wild Duck IPA
• Grapefruit Gecco
• Bull Frog Stout
• Equinox Imperial Red

Entertainment

Hensville Park

• 8 p.m. – Birds Eye View Circus Space Feature Show

Fleetwood’s Tap Room

• 6 to 8 p.m. – Andrew Ellis
• 9 to 11 p.m. – Strolling Bird’s Eye View Circus Acts
• 9 p.m. to Midnight – Kentucky Chrome

The Armory

• 6 to 10 p.m. – “Fleet Tasting” & Strolling Magic with Martin Jarret
• 9 to 11 p.m. – Strolling Bird’s Eye View Circus Acts

Fleetwood’s Rooftop

• 9 p.m. to Midnight – Rooftop Dance Party with DJ Benny Goodtimes of HEAVY COLOR 

Tickets

Fall Fleetfest – A Night Circus ticket ($10) – BUY TICKETS

What you get:

• Access to Hensville Park and the Fleetwood Building for Night Circus activities
• A complimentary “fleet” (four-sample flight of beer) featuring locally brewed fall beers