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

Shakesbeer 2026 - april 25th, 6 PM

Putting the FUN in Fundraiser

Buy Tickets Here!

ORIGINAL CRAFT BEER COMPETITION

All the World's Common

Rosalind's French-Kissed Vanilla Porter

All the World's Common

 California Common / ABV 5.3% 


A clean, fermented steam-style beer with a solid malt backbone  and balanced bitterness


 Ruben Valdez 

Cane Island Alers

Audrey's Apricot Wit

Rosalind's French-Kissed Vanilla Porter

All the World's Common

 Belgian Witbier  / ABV 5.7%


A Belgian Witbier (a Belgian style wheat ale) with apricots added for flavor. 


 Ernie Ward 

Border Brewers

Triangulated Beer

Rosalind's French-Kissed Vanilla Porter

Rosalind's French-Kissed Vanilla Porter

 Trappist Single 


A light refreshing ale with down to earth flavor notes. It will "Triangulate" your senses to be down with a good time! 


 Dirk Yarker 

Border Brewers

Rosalind's French-Kissed Vanilla Porter

Rosalind's French-Kissed Vanilla Porter

Rosalind's French-Kissed Vanilla Porter

 Porter / ABV 5.4% 


A smooth enchanting porter brewed with roasted malts and touched with creamy, velvety vanilla bean paste offering a "kiss" of sweetness. A lush, balanced porter rich in character, romantic and charming -- much like Rosalind herself.


Rene Rios

Border Brewers

Obsession Saison

Duke Fredrick's Angry IPA

Duke Fredrick's Angry IPA

Saison


A light, citric, easy drinking Belgian farmhouse beer


Tony Mahoney 

Border Brewers

Duke Fredrick's Angry IPA

Duke Fredrick's Angry IPA

Duke Fredrick's Angry IPA

Imperial IPA


Hop through space with this Imperial IPA, where Duke Fredrick is quite upset when his spaceship crashes on an alien planet. Only the hops from this IPA can save him.


Brian Bunton, Mark Luzmor, & Dirk  Yarker 

Border Brewers

ShakesBeer 2026 Judges

ShakesBeer Judges

Tim Smith (KRGV), Aaron Garcia (Senor Barbas), & 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 As You Like It (April 25th), actors, artists, 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 25th, 6-9 PM

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

Price: $45 - To buy tickets see the link at the top of the page.

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.)

Food & Music at ShakesBeer 2026

French Fare by Claudia Cruz

French Fare by Claudia Cruz

French Fare by Claudia Cruz

Enjoy savory appetizers like bacon quiche  and herb roasted potatoes among other French-inspired cuisine. Full menu to be announced.

Live Music

French Fare by Claudia Cruz

French Fare by Claudia Cruz

Buzz Kill delivers a killer mix of classic rock, 80s and 90s hits, international rock, country, and pop. Loud guitars, big hooks, and songs you know by heart—Buzz Kill brings the soundtrack to your best nights out.

After Party at Señor Barbas!

Take your Limited Edition 2026 ShakesBeer Glass to Señor Barbas for $2 House Beer all night!


 509 S Texas Blvd, Weslaco, TX 78596 

Find out more

Past Winners of the shakesBeer Trophy

The Comedy of Errors - 2025

People's Choice: Ephesian Fair Ale (Blonde Ale)-Ruben Valdez

Judges' Selection: Found at the Centaur (French Saison)-Ernie Ward


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 (Kolsch)-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.

Shakesbeer 2025

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