Fire & Ice Festival "Into the Wild" - Tasting Tour
Tasting Tour Tickets are SOLD OUT but there will be festival fun for ticketed AND non-ticketed guests at each Tasting Tour location, January 26-28. See below for details!
Enjoy the Fire & Ice "Into the Wild" Tasting Tour! All participating restaurants from the 2024 Fire & Ice Drink Competition will be offering tasters of the cocktail presented by their talented bartenders. Visit up to 15 different locations, each hosting an incredible ice sculpture, amazing festival menu items, live music, and themed cocktails throughout the weekend.
Pre-purchase a Tasting Tour Card for $30 online. Visit all participating restaurants with your Tasting Tour Card to taste their signature Fire & Ice "Into the Wild" themed cocktails. The card will be honored throughout the weekend. In addition to the drink tasting, stay and view the unique ice sculptures, and enjoy access to various exclusive food specials.
Online ticket sales are non-refundable.
Tasting Tour Card Pick-Up Details
Pick-up Location: John West Park Information Tent
Dates: Friday, January 26th from 12 PM - 8 PM
Saturday 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
*The 2023 Tasting Tour Event was a complete sellout last year. Please pre-purchase your tickets for 2024!* If tickets are not sold out, they will be available for purchase at John West Park Info Tent beginning Friday, January 26, from 12 PM - 8 PM
What you Receive with a Tasting Tour Card
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One complimentary 2 oz. taste from each participating restaurant
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Exclusive food specials
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Supports Beebe Healthcare's South Coastal Emergency Department and Cancer Center
Tasting Tour Location Specials and Entertainment | January 26-28
BETHANY BEACH LOCATIONS:
Beach Liquors
Tasting Tour Cocktail: The Wagon Accident
Ice Reveal: Saturday @ 1PM
On-site Tastings: Ballotin Spirits Tasting, Saturday from 2PM-5PM
*Visit the Inflatable Pub Beer Garden in John West Park on Friday (12PM-8PM) and Saturday (11AM-4PM) sponsored by Beach Liquors!
Beer Garden Tastings in John West Park will be Friday 2PM-5PM and Saturday 1PM-4PM
(33012 Coastal Highway) | Website
Bethany Blues
Tasting Tour Cocktail: The Pink Meanie Jellyfish Martini
Ice Reveal: Saturday @ 5PM
Festival Weekend Specials:
Friday: Rye-Day (Sagamore Spirits!) from 4PM-10PM
Saturday: College Game Day - Extended Happy Hour from 11:30AM-6PM
Saturday Entertainment: Live Music by Bob Elliott from 4PM-6PM
Sunday: Best Brunch at the Beach from 10AM-2PM & Carry Out Specials
6 N. Pennsylvania Ave | Website
DiFebo's Restaurant
Tasting Tour Cocktail: Wild Thing
Ice Reveal: Friday @ 4PM
Festival Weekend Specials:
Friday Osso Bucco served over house-made Tagliatelle Pasta
Sunday Parm Night: Choice of Chicken, Eggplant or Veal Cutlet served over DiFebo's Market fresh-made pasta with side salad
788 Garfield Parkway | Website
Fins Ale House & Raw Bar - Bethany Beach
Tasting Tour Cocktail: Wild Thornberry
Ice Reveal: Saturday @ 12PM
Fire & Ice Specials:
Appetizers:
Baked Oysters Florentine - Half a dozen oysters, cream, spinach, asiago cheese
Tuna Tartare - Sushi-style tuna, jasmine rice, seaweed salad, Korean BBQ sauce
Entrees:
Firecracker Swordfish - Grilled filet, chipotle pepper sauce, jasmine rice, roasted brussel sprouts, cilantro, avocado cream
Seafood Carbonara - Sauteed scallops, sauteed shrimp, pepper carbonara sauce, linguine, parmesan cheese
33544 Market Place | Website
Mango's
Tasting Tour Cocktail: Blackberry Mint Julep (*Best of the Base- Whiskey Winner)
Ice Reveal: Saturday @ 5PM
Enjoy views over-looking the ocean, boardwalk, and bandstand all Festival Weekend at Mango's!
Live Music: Electric Velvet Band on Saturday starting at 9:30PM
97 Garfield Parkway | Website
Off the Hook
Tasting Tour Cocktail: Paper Tiger
Ice Reveal: Saturday @ 12PM
769 Garfield Parkway | Website
The Cottage Cafe
Tasting Tour Cocktail: The Eclipse
Ice Reveal: Saturday @ 3PM
Specials: Blondies, Sea-wich Sandwich
33034 Coastal Highway | Website
Via Sophia by the Sea
Tasting Tour Cocktail: Wild Blue Yonder *(Best of the Base - Tequila Winner)
Ice Reveal: Stop by Via Sophia before or after watching the Bethany Beach Ocean Suites Live Ice Carving Demo on Saturday at 4PM
99 Hollywood Street | Website
FENWICK ISLAND LOCATION:
JR's Seafood Shack
Tasting Tour Cocktail: S'more Than A Spirit
Ice Reveal: Saturday @ 11:30AM
1500 Coastal Highway, Unit 1 | Website
MILLVILLE LOCATIONS:
Hooked Up
Tasting Tour Cocktail: Into the Wild 'Rita
Ice Reveal: Saturday @ 12PM
38069 Town Center Drive | Website
The Salted Rim Margarita Bar & Grille
Tasting Tour Cocktail: Wildest Dream
Ice Reveal: Saturday @ 12PM
Hours: Friday & Saturday - 11:30am-Midnight
Sunday - 11:30AM - 10PM
Lunch specials - 11:30AM - 4PM each day
12 for $12 menu - 12 lunches priced at $12 each
Dinner specials - special dinner menu 4pm - 9pm
Happy Hour - food and drinks - 3:00pm - 6:00pm every day
Live Entertainment -
Friday - 7PM-10PM - Danny Dolan Trio
Saturday - 12PM-3PM - Ocean Winds
3PM-6PM - Lauren Glick Trio
7PM-10PM - Home School Dropouts
Ice Drink Luge - for blackberry Expresso Martini
Bonfires on the sand, drink tastings, and more!
35553 Atlantic Avenue | Website
OCEAN CITY LOCATION:
Vista Rooftop
Tasting Tour Cocktail: Monkey Business
Ice Reveal: Friday @ 3PM
Enjoy incredible ocean and bay views and live entertainment Vista Rooftop, just a 10 minute drive from downtown Bethany Beach!
Hours and Specials:
Friday/Saturday - 3PM-12AM
Live Music Friday & Saturday: 4PM-7PM
Sunday - 1PM-12AM: NFL Specials at the Bar
Daily Happy Hour - 3PM-6PM: Food & Drink Specials at the Bar
Daily Late Night Menu: 10PM-12AM
*Reservations encouraged for large groups- Email vistarooftopevents@gmail.com or call 410-290-7905
13801 Coastal Highway | Website
OCEAN VIEW LOCATION:
Good Earth
Tasting Tour Cocktail: The Alaska Gold Rush* (Best of the Base - Vodka Winner)
Ice Reveal: Friday @ 12PM
Get WILD at the Good Earth Gold Rush Saloon!
Ticket holder and non-ticket holders welcome!
Enter through the "land claim office" to get your ticket stamped to claim your share of the GOLD RUSH award-winning drink! Head into the outdoor saloon where you can see the MOOSE ice bar, taste the GOLD RUSH, and eat some grub. Good Earth will have open flame cooked burgers, hot dogs, gold rush chili, and salmon entrees. All quick service so you can hang or keep rolling. Good Earth always offers complimentary drinks for DDs: hot chocolate and coffee. Saloon music & fire pits will set the mood and we are hoping a spontaneous poker games breaks out.
Good Earth doesn't moose around - they are here for the Fire and Ice fun!
31806 Good Earth Lane | Website
SELBYVILLE LOCATION:
Mio Fratello Italian Steakhouse & The Loft on 54
Tasting Tour Cocktail: Jack's Wild Ass Punch
Ice Reveal: Saturday @ 3PM
Saturday Live Music: Taylor Knox
Festival Weekend Menu Specials:
Appetizers~
Texas Roadhouse Chili ~ served with garlic toast points
4 Bacon Wrapped Scallops~ served with horseradish bbq sauce
5 Corn Fritters ~ served with jalapeno crema
2 Southwest Eggrolls~ seasoned chicken, black beans, sweet corn, bell peppers & cheddar jack cheese ~ served with chipotle cucumber aioli
Entrees~
Country Fried Steak~ tender breaded filet topped with white country gravy~ served with bacon/onion brussel sprouts & garlic mashed potatoes
Seafood Gumbo~ lump crabmeat, shrimp, scallops tossed in a classic gumbo broth with okra & sweet corn~ served over a bed of rice pilaf
38016 Fenwick Shoals Boulevard | Website
Signatures at Bayside
Tasting Tour Cocktail: Polar Opposite
Ice Reveal: Friday @ 3PM
12021 North Haven Drive | Website
Tasting Tour Beneficiary:
Ticket sales will benefit Beebe Healthcare's South Coastal Emergency Department & Cancer Center and local area restaurants, through their partnership with the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce. Beebe Healthcare is a community-based, not-for-profit center with a vision to be a "healthcare system of choice for all people."
Looking for additional drink-tasting-fun?
Stop by Banks Wines & Spirits from 4:00 - 7:00 PM on Friday, January 26th, for an ice drink luge tasting with Bee Wild beer by Burnish Beer Co.! Banks Wines & Spirits will also be hosting a drink tasting of Don Julio Reposado BWS Barrel Select through their ice drink luge on Saturday, January 27th, from 12:00 - 3:00 PM.
Beach Liquors will also be hosting Ballotin Spirits tastings in-store on Saturday, January 27th, from 2:00 - 5:00 PM.
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Date and Time
Friday Jan 26, 2024 Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Fire & Ice "Into the Wild"
January 26th - 28th, 2024
Location
Participating restaurants.
Fees/Admission
Tasting Tour Card: $30
The Tasting Tour is benefiting Beebe Healthcare's South Coastal Emergency Department and Cancer Center and local participating restaurants.
Donate your processing fee *optional proceeds benefit Beebe South Coastal Emergency Department