9/4/2020 -- Flap Jack Day at City Star Brewing

Flapjack Mix Crowlers and breakfast beer 4-packs. 100% Proceeds going to Berthoud Historical Society

2020 Flapjack Day will look a little different from past years. Even in these unprecedented times we are excited to keep this Berthoud tradition going. Whether curbside pick-up or beers in the taproom are your thing these days, City Star is offering a Flapjack Day experience for all!

In lieu of the flapjack breakfast we will be selling 32oz crowlers of Diane’s amazing flapjack mix. 100% of the proceeds from crowler sales will benefit the Berthoud Historical Society. Breakfast beers will be sold in 16oz can mix 4-packs. Flapjack mix crowlers and breakfast beer 4-pack sales launch Friday, September 4th… available for purchase all weekend!

On Flapjack Day, Labor Day, Monday, September 7th, the taproom will be open 11am-5pm with breakfast beer flights and the Waffle Lab food truck serving out front 11am-2:30pm.

The Flapjack Queen Contest won’t be held in it’s typical form, but, ladies, if you are interested in a virtual challenge to eat 5 flapjacks the fastest reach out to whitney@citystarbrewing.com.

Vintage cars and 50’s dress encouraged all weekend long!

FLAP JACK DAY HISTORY

In 1948 the Town of Berthoud created “Flapjack Day” to be celebrated on Labor Day to bring neighbors together and visitors from afar to enjoy one of the simple pleasures in life… flapjacks.

From 1948 to 1958 the local Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce hosted Flapjack Day in Berthoud Town Park that drew hordes of people to “The Garden Spot.” On the first Flapjack Day (1948) an estimated 1,000 persons descended on Berthoud to devour 5,000 free pancakes. By 1949, The Berthoud Bulletin announced that 3,700 visitors from 21 states downed a whopping 7,400 flapjacks. Over its eleven-year span, Flapjack Day grew to include the crowning of a Flapjack Queen. spike-driving, swimming and diving contests, a baton twirling competition, pet-and-doll parades, a pig catching scramble, a tractor driving challenge. The last Flapjack Day was held in 1959 when the Chamber of Commerce decided to cancel; the event due to the high cost of hosting such a spectacle.

City Star Brewing brought this annual tradition back to life in 2015: giving away 1,000 flap jacks, raising $1,000 for the Berthoud Historical Society, and crowning the first Flapjack Queen in 50 years – Caitlin Ascher.