Register and Participate in R.A.S.H. Ride for Your Chance to Win Prizes!

August 23, 2022August 23, 2022

Our R.A.S.H. Ride participating stops have donated some great prizes (around $500 worth) for riders this year!

Follow the below steps to participate and win some goodies!

Register for R.A.S.H. Ride online ahead of the event or during check-in at Riverwalk Parks starting at 7 a.m.
Pick up your SAG/route handout AND prize punch card at check-in at Riverwalk Parks from 7 -9:30 a.m.
Enjoy your ride and stop into the participating route locations – make sure they punch your prize card!
After stopping into all route locations make sure to return to Riverwalk Parks for BrewBQ. Complete your contact information on the back of the prize card and drop it off at the Tap Truck/beverage sales counter.
Winners will be drawn during the event. Only completed cards (all punches) with contact information will be eligible to win prizes.

Proceeds from R.A.S.H. Ride benefit the Buchanan County Four Seasons Trails Association.

Tandem Bike Raffle to Benefit Otter Creek Animal Shelter

July 24, 2019July 31, 2019

Get your tickets today!

The Independence BrewBQ committee and Otter Creek Animal Shelter are selling raffle tickets to win a Mike’s Hard Lemonade Tandem Bike. All proceeds from the raffle will benefit the Otter Creek Animal Shelter as the official charity partner of this year’s BrewBQ event.

Ticket Price

Raffle tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. You can purchase them ahead of the event by stopping by the Otter Creek Animal Shelter, Circle 8 Cyclery, S&K Collectibles, or Sanity Room.

Drawing

The raffle drawing will be held at Riverwalk Parks during the BrewBQ event on Saturday, August 24. You do not need to be present to win. Winner will need to pick up the bike in Independence.

Independence BrewBQ and R.A.S.H. Ride Join Forces

April 16, 2019April 18, 2019

Mark Saturday, August 24 on your calendars now. Two of the best events in Buchanan County will combine to bring you a day of beer, BBQ, bikes and bands!

The day will start with the R.A.S.H. Ride Too! bike ride departing from Riverwalk Parks in Independence and traveling a 25 mile route throughout eastern Buchanan county. Riders are invited back down to Riverwalk Parks in the afternoon to partake in delicious BBQ for purchase from our award-winning vendors. The Craft Brew Zone will open up at 3 p.m. for V.I.P. pass holders and 4 p.m. for regular pass holders. Craft Brew Zone participants will have the chance to sample from more than 100 home brews and craft brews until 7 p.m.

R.A.S.H. Ride is a non-profit annual ride that helps raise money for the Buchanan County Four Seasons Trail Association. The trail association consists of a diverse group of citizens working to develop a recreational trail system within Buchanan County which can become a component in the statewide trails of Iowa. The ride derives its name from veteran area bike teams (Rawhide Riders, Team Native, Subtle Savages and Team Fish) who have helped co-sponsor the event since its inception over 15 years ago.

The Independence BrewBQ is a one day outdoor festival featuring BBQ vendors, live music, a Craft Brew Zone, a bike ride and is a fundraiser for charity at the same time. This is the event’s 14th year and we are excited about the addition of R.A.S.H. Ride Too! Admittance into Riverwalk Parks is FREE with the opportunity to purchase delicious BBQ and brews on tap. Everyone can enjoy live music from Cedar Junction and our headliner, Crazy Delicious. Those wishing to check out the Craft Brew Zone can purchase brew tasting passes in advance or the day of the event. You must be a pass holder to enter that area of the event.

Click here to learn more about this year’s event, register for the bike ride and purchase Craft Brew Zone passes.

Bike Raffle to Benefit Fire Department

July 2, 2018July 13, 2018

Get your tickets today!

The Independence BrewBQ committee and Independence Fire Department are selling raffle tickets to win a 2017 New Belgium Cruiser bicycle. All proceeds from the raffle will benefit the Independence Fire Department as the official charity partner of this year’s BrewBQ event.

Ticket Price

Raffle tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. Contact BrewBQ via email or through our Facebook page to set up a time to purchase some or see where the bike will be and where you can purchase them that week.

Drawing

The raffle drawing will be held at Riverwalk Parks during the BrewBQ event on Saturday, August 25. You do not need to be present to win. Winner will need to pick up the bike in Independence.