Lost Cabin Beer Co. is stretching its 10th anniversary across an entire week this May, transforming the brewery into a rotating mix of beer releases, live music, food trucks, side-show attractions, projection mapping, cleanup crews, glow paint, balloon burners, and late-night screen printing sessions in the barrel room.
The anniversary week runs May 11–17 at Lost Cabin Beer Co. in Rapid City.
The Big Top Opening
Monday, May 11
Anniversary week opens Monday with Double Barrel Chocolate Rye bottle releases and a special Brownie Stout release on draft and in cans. Green Chili Shack starts serving at 4 PM while the line forms for the first-day pint glass giveaway. Alex Massa brings live psychedelic circus music to the brewery beginning at 5:30 PM with Cirque De Tango.
- 4 PM – Green Chili Shack opens
- 5 PM – Pint glass giveaway for the first 50 people
- 5:30 PM — Alex Massa live music
The Silverball Sideshow
Tuesday, May 12
Tuesday shifts into pinball and side-show territory with the release of “I Wanna Be A (pin)Balla.” Patas Azules starts serving at 3 PM before free pinball takes over from 4–6 PM, with prizes going to the top score on each machine.
- 3 PM — Patas Azules
- 4–6 PM — Free pinball competition
Fire & Flight
Wednesday, May 13
Wednesday’s Fire & Flight theme centers around Flying Circus, a mimosa-inspired wheat beer collaboration with Black Hills Balloons. CD’S Wings opens at 3 PM while Sivan Hoch brings a funk set later in the evening. Black Hills Balloons will have a balloon basket and burner on site for photo opportunities alongside limited collaboration stickers and possible fire dancing on the patio.
- 3 PM — CD’S Wings
- 5:30 PM — Sivan Hoch live funk music
- Black Hills Balloons photo ops throughout the evening
The Big Show
Thursday, May 14
Thursday leans fully into the circus atmosphere. The night includes the release of Pickled Nordren, a collaboration with MoonCats, alongside Drops Of Juniper. Patas Azules opens at 3 PM before MoonCats takes the stage at 6 PM with a ventriloquist set from Danny during the break. The brewery plans to fill the space with UV lighting, glow paint, and a gallery wall featuring anniversary shirts from the last decade.
Late in the evening, live screen printing moves into the barrel room with $5 bring-your-own-shirt prints.
- 3 PM — Patas Azules
- 6 PM — MoonCats live music
- 7:15 PM — Birthday toast for Ryan
- 11 PM — Live screen printing in the barrel room
Strongman Night
Friday, May 15
Friday’s Strongman Night centers around the release of Bourbon Barrel Aged Grizz. Live screen printing begins at 11 AM while YoYo Hibachi starts serving later in the afternoon. A beer cotton candy station runs under the tent from 4–6 PM as the brewery shifts toward heavier beers and amber-lit late-night energy.
- 3 PM — YoYo Hibachi
- 4–6 PM — Beer cotton candy station
- 11 PM — Live screen printing
Conservation to Chaos
Saturday, May 16
Saturday starts with pancakes and a creek cleanup before shifting into the heaviest music night of the week. The daytime portion includes the Trout Not Trash cleanup effort, environmental midway activities, and food vendors under the tent. By nightfall, the atmosphere turns toward projection mapping and psychedelic visuals leading into a late performance from Year Of October.
- 10 AM — Creek cleanup
- 11:30 AM — Enviro-Midway opens
- 8 PM — Year Of October
RC Local Party
Sunday, May 17
The week closes Sunday with the release of RC Local, a Triple IPA collaboration with Independent Ale House. Ruth’s Kitchen starts serving at noon alongside free roller dogs under the Big Top while the brewery settles into a more laid-back final day. A community toast for Lost Cabin’s 10th anniversary takes place at 2 PM.
- 12 PM — Ruth’s Kitchen
- 12 PM — Free roller dogs under the Big Top
- 2 PM — Community cheers for 10 years
