The Craft Beer Pinball League started in June of 2017 with four machines in one location. Over the years we have played at multiple breweries and bars bringing pinball and Craft Beer to Madison. Now nine years into the adventure we find ourselves with a new homebase that is ever evolving at The Kickback in Middleton WI.

What started with 4 Machines on location is now 88 playable machines at The Kickback. We have changed and so has the beer industry. THANK YOU to each and every one of you that worked and continue to work with us to bring people together. Support for pinball has exploded while the Craft Beer Industry has shrunk with changing demographics and marketplace realities.

We hope to continue this league for as long as the market will bear. To that end please let us know what we can do for you in exchange for that support! We acknowledge everyone has a tighter budget than the before time, and that probably isn’t going to change anytime soon.

We have it on good authority that the Middleton Market building alongside the apartments attached will have a new owner in the next few months. The realtor will be looking at final best offers the end of this month. With new ownership will hopefully come a build out of the remaining space. We expect to have to shrink our game offering in the overflow space but in return expect traffic to increase exponentially. To that end we expect more volume on our draft and cans, and those that have sponsored the league over the years will with any luck see increased sales through us.

The Current Ask: Sponsorship of a league night comes with a minimum 2 keg buy. If there is something fun in addition to a couple of core options we would be more than happy to take a third keg on. On the prize support front we have historically drawn between 24 and 48 people, which means with our current format we would give away between 6 and 12 prizes for the people that survive their group finals. We are currently asking the host brewery to sponsor 20 pints (or equivalent) in addition to the prize support. If you want to get involved but are concerned with your budget reach out and we can work something out!

CBPL Dates 2026 Season 3 *FULL UP*

September 2nd: Sierra Nevada

September 16th: New Glarus

October 7th: Downeast Cider

October 21st: Fair State

November 4th: Founders

November 18th: Big Grove

December 2nd: Guinness

December 16th: Bell’s Xmas Special

Previous Seasons:

CBPL Dates 2026 Season 2:

May 6th: Warm Belly Farms

May 20th: Guinness!

June 3rd: New Belgium

June 17th: Closed for Private Party

July 1st: Bell’s

July 15th: An Evening with Fred, Dancing Goat

August 5th: Fair State

August 19th: Big Grove

CBPL Dates 2026 Season 1:

January 7th: Warm Belly Farm

January 21st: An evening with Fred, Dancing Goat

February 4th: Revolution

February 18th: Central Waters

March 4th: New Belgium

March 18th: Fair State

April 1st: Big Grove

April 15th: Sierra Nevada

Season 3 2025:

September 3rd: Young Blood / Saturday Beer

September 17th: Central Waters

October 1st: An Evening with Fred: Dancing Goat

October 15th: New Belgium

November 5th: Indeed Brewing

November 19th: Downeast Cider

December 3rd: A Very Darkness Surly

December 17th: Bell’s Xmas Special