3rd Annual Top of the Hops Beer Festival at The Wharf

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The 3rd Annual Top of the Hops Beer Festival at The Wharf is happening this Saturday, June 7th in Orange Beach, Alabama.

Participants get unlimited two ounce samples of craft beers from an impressive selection of breweries attending. The festival will also include food, music and games. This festival provides all the makings of a great day of craft beer enjoyment.

Tickets are available online. Advance tickets are $34.99 and advance VIP tickets are $75. VIP Tickets include entrance into the festival 1 hour early, access to the VIP Lounge, VIP private beer tasting selections, and complimentary food from 4pm - 7pm. Designated driver advance tickets are $15 and advance VIP designated driver tickets are $25. Tickets will be available at the door if the festival has not sold out by Saturday morning.

You can find out more about the event on their website and by checking out their Facebook and Twitter pages.

Event Summary
Event: Top of the Hops Festival at the Wharf
Location: Wharf, Orange Beach, AL
When: Saturday, June 7th 4-8pm Cost: Advance $34.99 / VIP $75, Available at gate if not sold out
Tickets: Available Online

Top of the Hops at the Wharf 2013

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It's Beer Festival Season and first up is the 2nd Annual Top of the Hops Beer Festival at The Wharf in Orange Beach Alabama (an hour from Pensacola) on Saturday, August 10th from 4pm to 8pm.

Sponsored by Abita Beer, attendees will have the chance to sample over 150 world-class beers from around the world including several not available in Florida (Fairhope Brewing, Good People Brewing, Tallgrass Brewing).

General admission tickets are $34.99 in advance and include a souvenir 2-Ounce mug for unlimited sampling, music by Ryan Balthrop and Friends, as well as access to the Samuel Adams Brew University Tent with Seminars including Cooking with Beer, Brewing 101, and Pairing Beer with Food.

A limited number of VIP tickets are on sale for $75 and allow entrance to the festival an hour early, access to the VIP lounge, private beer tasting selections not available to general admission ticket holders, and complimentary food.

Designated drivers can purchase non-drinking tickets for $15, or choose the VIP designated driver ticket for $10 more and enjoy early access to the festival as well as to the VIP lounge and complimentary food.

Top of the Hops at the Wharf is an outside festival, but if the weather turns rainy, as it did last year, the event will move inside.

For more information check out the festival FAQ page, and be sure to follow them on Twitter and/or Facebook.

Tickets can be purchased via Ticketmaster. Day of event tickets will be available at the door only if not sold out. So don't take a chance and get your tickets today.

Event Summary
Event: Top of the Hops at the Wharf 2013
Location: The Wharf in Orange Beach Alabama
When: Saturday, August 10th 4pm - 8pm
Cost: $34.99 per person / VIP 75.00
Tickets: Ticketmaster

Pensacola Area's 2013 Beer Festival Lineup

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August starts a favorite time of year for many craft beer drinkers - Beer Festival Season. The good news is that there are festivals happening in the Pensacola area every month through November.

Actually, Southern Napa surprised us this year and held the first annual "99 Bottles of Beer on the Lawn" in Daphne, AL back in May. It's great to see they've already made plans to hold the event next year on May 10th and we now have it on our radar.

Consider this a "read-ahead" so that you can start planning which festival(s) you would like to attend. We will be posting about each one of these festivals individually as they get closer to happening. So expect to see our post about Top of the Hops - The Wharf Beer Fest any day now.

Also, for reference, you can always use our Resources - Beer Festivals page which also lists the area festivals.

The festivals are listed in chronological order. As always, please let us know if there is a festival you feel that we should have listed here.

Top of the Hops - The Wharf Beer Fest
Dates: August 10th, 2013
Location: Marine Lawn at the Wharf, Orange Beach, AL
Pensacola Beer Post
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Dauphin Street Beer Festival
Date: August 24th, 2013
Location: Lower Dauphin Street (LoDa), Mobile, AL
Pensacola Beer Post
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Emerald Coast Beer Festival
Date: September 6th, 2013 (Beer Tasting)
Location: Seville Quarter, Pensacola FL
Pensacola Beer Post
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Destin Beer Festival
Date: September 28th, 2013
Location: Destin Commons, Destin, FL
Website | Facebook

Baytowne Beer Festival
Dates: October 18th & 19th, 2013
Location: Baytowne Wharf, SanDestin, FL
Website | Facebook

Pensacola Craft Beer Festival
Date: November 16th, 2013
Location: Bayfront Stadium, Pensacola, FL
Website | Facebook