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  • About
  • Festival Events
    • Calendar of Events
    • Art Exhibition
    • Public Lecture
    • Performances
    • ShakesBeer
  • Staged Readings
  • Support Us
    • General Donations
    • WIW Merch!

Shakesbeer 2025 - april 12th, 6 PM

Putting the FUN in Fundraiser

Purchase Tickets!

ORIGINAL CRAFT BEERS FIGHTING FOR THE SHAKESBEER TROPHY

Ephesian Fair Ale

Double Ephesian Infusion

Double Ephesian Infusion

 Blonde Ale / ABV 4.5% 


 A crisp, dry, highly bitter beer with subtle character to enjoy on a warm springtime day or evening 


 Ruben Valdez 

Cane Island Alers

Double Ephesian Infusion

Double Ephesian Infusion

Double Ephesian Infusion

 Double IPA / ABV 7.0% 


 Golden colour & a slight haze. Strong, intense hop flavour & aroma but with enough malt in the back to balance things out. 


 Mark Luzmoor 

Border Brewers

Found at the Centaur

Double Ephesian Infusion

Found at the Centaur

 French Saison 


 A typical French Saison with spices added. 


 Ernie Ward 

Border Brewers

Syracusan Deception

Double Ephesian Infusion

Found at the Centaur

 Märzen 


 A smooth sweet beverage that will make you want more. 


 Dirk Yarker 

Border Brewers

A Hazy Misadventure IPA

Dromio’s Twin-Erred Pale Ale

Dromio’s Twin-Erred Pale Ale

 New England IPA / ABV 7.4% 


 This bold & juicy hazy Ipa is bursting with 12 ounces of Galaxy, mosaic & citra hops. Each sip unleashes a lush explosion of mango, passion fruit, & citrus, layered with dank pine & a touch of stone fruit. Dive into this full-bodied, aromatic adventure & get lost in the haze. 


 Mike Garza

Border Brewers

Dromio’s Twin-Erred Pale Ale

Dromio’s Twin-Erred Pale Ale

Dromio’s Twin-Erred Pale Ale

 Belgian Pale Ale / ABV 4.6% 


 Light to moderate maltiness, balanced with hints of fruits, raisins and undertones of light spiciness. 


 Rene Rios

Border Brewers

Wretched Soul Mango Sour

Dromio’s Twin-Erred Pale Ale

Wretched Soul Mango Sour

 Sour Wheat Ale/ABV 5% 


  A thirst quenching sour wheat ale flavored with mango.


 Nathan Garfield 

Border Brewers

Double Identity

Dromio’s Twin-Erred Pale Ale

Wretched Soul Mango Sour

 IPA


  Blackberry Milkshake IPA.

What more do you want?


Tony Mahoney 

Border Brewers

Hazy Egeon IPA

Hazy Egeon IPA

Hazy Egeon IPA

IPA / ABV 4.3


A clean, light, and balanced session IPA. Dry lemon citrus Cascade accompanies grassy hop character. Vibrant aroma, super refreshing, and absolutely crushable.


Brian Bunton 

Border Brewers

Menu

ShakesBeer Menu

Catered by "At the Table" -- Jared Heinen -- 1 (830) 624 - 3576

Pita Pocket

Pita pocket stuffed with slow roasted lamb, tomatoes, and spinach with a cucumber, sweet pepper mint salsa and topped with a feta/blue cheese dressing. 

Chicken Skewers

Chicken skewers marinated in Greek yogurt and lemon juice. 

Split Toasted Sub

 Turkey-spinach meatball sub with cucumber and tomato topped with feta and tzatziki dressing. 


Greek Pasta Salad

 Marifano olives, grape tomatoes, red shallots, yellow pepper, seedless cucumber, salami, feta cheese, and hard boiled eggs. 

Fried Chickpeas

 Lemon and oregano seasoned fried chickpeas. 

Fudge Chocolate Brownie

Fudge chocolate brownie, dark chocolate drizzle with cheesecake center topped with salted caramel and crushed salted peanuts/pretzels. 

After Party at Señor Barbas!

Take your Limited Edition Pilsner Glass to Señor Barbas for $2 House Beer all night!


 509 S Texas Blvd, Weslaco, TX 78596 

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ShakesBeer 2025 Judges

Lead Judge:

Eric Arndt (Blue Onion, 423 S International Blvd, Weslaco, TX 78596)

Assistant Judges

Mike Gallegos (The Craft) & Jaime Cuellar (Raising Cane's)

About ShakesBeer

Finishing our annual Shakespeare festival with good cheer, local craft beer artisans will compete for the coveted ShakesBeer Trophy. Following the last performance of The Comedy of Errors (April 12th), actors, craft beer artisans, and thirsty patrons will all gather to imbibe and decide upon the People’s Choice and the Judge’s Selection. 


ShakesBeer Details:

Where: under Weslaco's Historic Tower Theatre ( 120 S Kansas Ave, Weslaco, TX, 78596 )

When: April 12th, 6-9 PM

Tickets to ShakesBeer include original, local, amateur craft beers, food, and music.

Price:

Early Bird Tickets $30 (Closes at the end of March! See the link above.)

$40 - See the link above.

All proceeds go to supporting Will'n in Weslaco (a registered state and federal nonprofit).


The course of good brew promises to run tasty and smooth. (And if our shadowing of Shakespeare here has offended, share a pint with us and all will be mended.)

Past Winners of the shakesBeer Trophy

A Midsummer Night's Dream - 2024

People's Choice: Puck's Haze (English IPA)-Dirk Yarker

Judges' Selection: I Swear to Thee, by Cupid's Strongest Brew (Belgian Tripel)-Mike Garza


Macbeth - 2023

People's Choice: Triple Witches (Belgian Tripel)-Dirk Yarker

Judges' Selection: Wicked Cold (IPA)-Mike Garza


Romeo and Juliet - 2022

Peoples’ Choice: Juliet’s Orange Blossom (Kolsh)-Rene Rios

Judges’ Selection: A Tragic Tale Pale Ale-Josh Mahoney

History of the ShakesBeer Trophy

 After much serious debate and consultation throughout 2021, Professor Debby Hutchins (Philosophy, South  Texas College) and Bryan H. Smith (Political Science, South Texas College) settled on a design. "We wanted something like the Stanley Cup, something that could be treasured and coveted for years to come." 


Tony Mahoney, a local carpenter (and brew master extraordinaire) was approached in early 2022.  Mr. Mahoney easily accepted the work, donating his time and talents to producing what is now a local treasure. The final product was revealed to much delight during the 2022 festival.

Will'n in Weslaco would like to thank both Dr. Debby Hutchins and Tony Mahoney for all they have contributed to make this and other parts of our annual Shakespeare festival a happy and successful celebration of community and camaraderie.


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