The Twin Cities' first and best beer festival returns to downtown Minneapolis on Saturday, June 2!
The 20th annual City Pages Beer Festival, one of the longest-running events of its kind in the Midwest and the Original in the Twin Cities, returns to downtown near 10th & Hennepin on Saturday, June 2, 2012. Open to the public, this outdoor tasting features a variety of the best domestic and imported beers available at metro area MGM locations, live musical performance from POP Rocks and great people-watching! Advance tickets are $30, available at select MGM locations and online at www.citypages.com/beerfest. Tickets will be available at the door the night of the event for $35. A $9.99 designated driver ticket is also available. Regular admission includes all beer samples and live musical entertainment, including PopROCKS! plus, accordionist Bill Koncar and the ever-popular Brian Boru Irish Pipe Band. A portion of proceeds from the tasting will benefit the St. Paul Jaycees. Support them this year by buying pull tabs on-site too! Located downtown in the Theater District at 41 10th Street N. (about one block from the Orpheum Theater) in Minneapolis. Brought to you by City Pages, MGM, Big 10 Restaurant, SRO Productions, Brother's Bar & Grill, 92 KQRS, Love 105 and 93X radio. Check out www.citypages.com/
beerfest for additional information.
Participating breweries this year include Anheuser Busch, Artisan Beer Co., August Schell, Avery Brewing, Blue Dawg Brewing, Boston Beer, Boulevard, Capital, Clear River, Cold Spring, Crispin, Diageo/Guiness, Epic Brewing, Finnegans, Founding Fathers, Fyten, Goose Island, Gray's Brewing, Great Divide, Heineken, House of Shandy, InBev, Killebrew Beverages, Latrobe, Lucid, Mantorville, Margaritaville, Mike's Lemonade, Moosehead, New Belgium, Northern, Pabst, Redhook, RJM Distributing, Rush River, Shock Top, Sierra Nevada, Summit, Third Street Brewhouse, Vermont Hard Cider, and Widmer Brothers.
TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS
PARKING RAMPS
Ample parking in the surface lot across the street as well as the surrounding ramps. Closest to event would be Greyhound Station or Target Field ramps (1-2 blocks).
LIGHT RAIL
Nearest Rail station is 5th Street & First Avenue N. (5 blocks away).
TAXIS
Red & White
(612) 871-1600
Blue & White
(612) 333-3333
Suburban Taxi
South & West 952-884-8888
North & West 763-545-1234
Minneapolis 612-522-2222
St. Paul & East Suburbs 651-222-2222
BUS TRIP PLANNER
5376 Gamble Drive, St. Louis Park, MN
Ample parking across the street in the adjacent ramps.
Event is rain or shine. No one under 21 allowed. Must present valid I.D. to enter. Event is handicap accessible. No kids or pets.