So now that Cincinnati Beer Week and Cincy Winter Beerfest are done for 2014, we look ahead to the next big beer event in Cincinnati – Bockfest! While Bockfest itself isn’t until March 7-9, the Sausage Queen preliminaries have been going for a while now and more events are starting to take place.

This Friday (Feb. 21st), Queen City Glass Arts and Brazee Street Studios in collaboration with Arnold’s Bar and Grill will present the annual Bockfest Bash. Each year, the Bockfest trophy is created out of molten glass and is presented to the winning float in the Bockfest parade. Food and drink will be provided by Arnold’s. The event is held 6-9 pm in the Hot Shop at the Brazee Box building, located at 3235 Enyart Ave.

If you are starting to make your Bockfest plans, here is some information from Arnold’s to help you start planning your weekend.