Seventh Cabin Fever Brewfest brings 650

On a snow-draped seventh annual Palouse Cabin Fever Brewfest Feb. 2 no beer lines froze.

Organizers for the colder-than-usual indoor/outdoor event in Palouse made concessions for weather, adapting the layout of the brewers' canopies in case of wind, and sending a pickup to retrieve three kegs and taps from Bellwether Brewing Co. in Spokane.

Once underway, the evening went as planned.

"We just had to keep the beer flowing so it won't freeze," said volunteer Janet Barstow, a member of the town's "Brew Crew," which puts on the benefit for Palouse Community Center.

Of this year's sold-out 650 tick...