This Louisville festival just landed on the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice list
Tailspin Ale Fest was again named among the country's best beer festivals, according to the 2025 USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards.
USA TODAY 10Best announced the winners in the best beer categories, spanning from best beer bar to best beer city to best brewery tour, on Wednesday.
This is part of USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Awards' ongoing goal to highlight top spots for travel, dining, and lifestyle.
The latest set of awards on the subject of popular beer-related categories includes tapping Tailspin Ale Fest as a favorite event. USA TODAY 10Best describes Tailspin Ale Fest as 'all about beer and planes — and it's a great way to warm up in the dead of winter.'
The most recent Tailspin Ale Fest was held on March 1 at Bowman Field, 3345 Roger E Schupp St., where people gathered amid a display of World War II aircraft. The 12-year-old festival features 50 breweries offering more than 250 beers to sample, plus live music and food trucks.
Other beer festivals on the list include Brewgaloo in Raleigh, North Carolina, Suwanee Beer Fest in Suwanee, Georgia, and Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado.
Columbus, Asheville, and Charlotte were named among the best beer cities.
For more info on the USA TODAY 10Best winners, visit 10best.usatoday.com.
Reach food reporter Amanda Hancock at ahancock@courier-journal.com.
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