The Great Arizona Beer Festival

This craft beer tasting extravaganza will showcase more than 200 brews from breweries from across Arizona, the Southwest, North America and around the globe - each providing samples of their proudest brewing achievement. As a locally-organized fund raising event, all proceeds benefit Sun Sounds of Arizona, a non-profit radio-reading service helping people in Arizona with print disabilities.Benefitting Sun Sounds of Arizona, a reading and information access source for people living with disabling conditions.Sip microbrew and craft beer on the outfield lawn of the brand new Cubs Spring Training Facility – Sloan Park - in Mesa, Arizona. Ride the light rail to a free shuttle, check out the latest in the brewing arts with friends, dance to live music and enjoy the ball park like the players do – on the field! (If only the players could have beer during a game!) Previous years events had crowds of 5,000 beer aficionados.Each paid admission (non-designated driver) includes a souvenir sample mug, 24 beer tickets (one per sample) live music and other attractions. General Admission guests can purchase food, while VIP ticket holders have a meal included, one hour early-entry, and a private VIP-only pavilion (with VIP-only restrooms!)dance to live music and enjoy the ball park like the players do – on the fieldThis is the biggest charity beer tasting event in the US-West. Sun Sounds Foundation provides every penny of proceeds to reading services for people who are blind or disabled. For 26 years, people who can’t hold, view or handle print pages have been kept up-to-date with the support of beer-loving patrons to the Great Arizona Beer Festival.Tickets are available on line at azbeer.com.VIP - $85/$90 (pre-sale/gate)GA - $45/$50Designated Driver - $10Active duty military with ID at Gate - $10 off any ticket.For more information call 480-774-8300 or write info@azbeer.com5-9pm (VIP’s at 4pm)