{"id":104033,"date":"2017-08-19T21:06:30","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T03:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/hundreds-visit-brewfest-benefiting-mancos-organizations\/"},"modified":"2017-08-19T21:06:30","modified_gmt":"2017-08-20T03:06:30","slug":"hundreds-visit-brewfest-benefiting-mancos-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/hundreds-visit-brewfest-benefiting-mancos-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds visit brewfest benefiting Mancos organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><!-- gallery:b0f3f88f-b2e3-4abf-aa90-80caea8380b5 --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video wp-block-embed-youtube naviga-video-embed\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/upprzcQyRvE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The third annual Mancos Valley Summer Brewfest welcomed hundreds of patrons from near and far for music, food and beer \u2013 all for local charities.<\/p>\n<p>The Mancos Brewing Co. teamed up with Mancos Valley Resources to bring the event together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Mancos Valley Summer Brewfest is a fundraiser for local nonprofit groups in the Mancos Valley,\u201d Kathy Hands, owner of Mancos Brewing Co., said. \u201cWe partner with Mancos Valley Resources to host the event. They take care of the liquor license and selling liquor tickets, and I take care of organizing the event and lining up the musicians and the vendors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s event will benefit Mancos Valley Resources, a community-based nonprofit charitable organization, as well as Mancos Farmers Market and Chicken Creek Nordic, which is responsible for 12.4 miles (20 km) of track for classic and skate-style Nordic skiing on U.S. Forest Service land near Mancos.<\/p>\n<p>Hands founded the festival in an effort to benefit the community through the success of her own business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy entire adult life I have been involved with businesses that support local nonprofit groups,\u201d Hands said. \u201cSo I wanted to do my own thing that would do the same here in Mancos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event continues to grow each year with more exposure bringing in out-of-town patrons to the festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally, the first year, second year and third year have all been well attended,\u201d Richard Fulton, a festival volunteer and Mancos resident said. \u201c It is kind of a really nice community vibe to them all and people come from all over. Every year, it gets more and more established.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the festival grows, so does the amount to benefit the local charities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have raised anywhere from $8,000 to $10,000 the last two events for those groups,\u201d Hands said. \u201cWe definitely have a lot of local business sponsors that sign on to help support the cost of putting on the event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For first-time festivalgoer Reggie Garcia, of Durango, Brewfest\u2019s community aspect is evident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe festival is great,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cWe haven\u2019t been here for this one and we love it so far. We love the community, we love how there are a lot of different dogs here too, and love music and the beer is also good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Fulton, the festival is a great way for Mancos to wind down the summer season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the community, it is a nice kind of end of the year,\u201d Fulton said. \u201cIt is great to relax before school starts and see everyone at the end of the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bands played at Cottonwood Park, 320 Cedar St. from 1-7 p.m. They included the Lawn Chair Kings, Charlie Milo Trio, Jade Masque and The Outskirts. The Afrobeatniks led an after-party concert at the nearby Mancos Brewing Co. in its new location, 484 East Frontage Road.<\/p>\n<p>Craft beer for the festival came from Mancos Brewing Co., the Dolores River Brewery, and Fruita\u2019s Copper Club Brewing Co. 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