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Cerveza. Brewski. Libation. Whatever you call beer, there's no denying CL loves it—and we know you do too!

More than 1,500 people joined us in celebrating your favorite brews at an indoor summertime festival dedicated to the hoppy goodness Tampa Bay can't seem to get enough of. Say hello to Creative Loafing's Beer Fest 2016!

Yes, that's right. Beer Fest was back, but this year we're brought the fun downtown to Glazer Children's Museum—where you got to play like a kid while drinking like an adult!

Attendees chose from more than 95 craft beer varieties from more than 40 local and national breweries, interacted with playful and exciting Glazer exhibits, enjoyed amazing views of downtown Tampa, purchased tasty food from SaltBlock Catering Co., had fun in a photo booth by Premier Photo Booths of Tampa, and much, much more!

A portion of proceeds went to Humane Society of Tampa Bay.

Thank you to Tampa Bay video studio, Roundhouse Creative, for capturing all the fun!

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Creative Loafing's Beer Fest

Sat., Aug. 20th

VIP: 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. | GA: 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Glazer Children's Museum

110 W. Gasparilla Plaza in downtown Tampa

FEATURING BEER BY:

10 Barrel Brewing
Joe IPA & Pina

3 Daughters Brewing

Brown Pelican Dunkelweiss & Melon Hull Watermelon Wheat

5 Rabbit Cervecería
Lizard & Vulture

7venth Sun Brewery
Graffiti Orange & Time Bomb

Angry Chair Brewing
Ascension IPA & Red Ale

Ballast Point Brewing
Mango Even Keel IPA & Pineapple Sculpin

Barley Mow Brewing Company
Americana & Oktoberfest Marzen

Big Storm Brewing Co.
Category 1 Belgian Single, Firestorm Black IPA, Helicity Pilsner, & Loafin Brau Kolsch (CL’s Exclusive Best of the Bay Beer)

Blue Point Brewing Co
Hoptical Illusion, Oktoberfest, & Toasted Lager

Brew Bus Brewing
Rollin Dirty Irish Red Ale & You're My Boy, Blue! Blueberry Wheat Ale

Cigar City Brewing
Zhukov Imperial Stout (VIP ONLY), Jai Alai, & Lager

Cigar City Cider & Mead
Hard Cider & Homemade Apple Pie Cider

Coppertail Brewing Co.
Nightswim Porter & Unholy Trippel

Crooked Thumb Brewery
Chai Porter & Grandpa Jack's Pilsner

Cycle Brewing
Cream and Sugar Please & Fixie

Duck Rabbit Brewery
Hoppy Bunny & Milk Stout

Dunedin Brewery
Apricot Wheat & Red Head Red

Elysian Brewing Company
Space Dust IPA & Super Fuzz APA

Funky Buddha Brewery
Floridian & Sticky Treats

Goose Island Beer Company
Sofie (VIP ONLY)

Green Bench Brewing Co.
Apricot Vert & Sunshine City IPA

Green Flash Brewing
Dia De Los Serranos (VIP ONLY)

Green Man Brewery
ESB & Wayfarer IPA

Hidden Springs Ale Works
Deja Moo Milk Stout & Tropic Thunder Berliner Weisse

M.I.A. Beer Company
Miami Weiss & Tourist Trappe

Mad Beach Brewing
Kalypso Key Lime Cider & Savvy Hard Cider

Magic Hat Brewing Company
#9, Low Key Session IPA, & Stealin Time Wheat Ale

New Belgium Brewing Company
Lips Of Faith Blackberry Barley Wine (VIP ONLY), Citradelic, Fat Tire, & Heavy Melon

Oskar Blues Brewery
IPA, Mama's Little Yellow Pilsner, & Old Chubb

Rapp Brewing Company
Gose & Hefe

Saint Somewhere Brewing Company
Serge (VIP ONLY), Coq Rouge, & Saison

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Hop Hunter, Otra Vez Gose Ale, & Summerfest

Six Ten Brewing
Blackberry CBGB & Vanilla Porter

Sixpoint Brewery
Bengali & Jammer

Southern Tier Brewing
Harvest ESB, Imperial Cherry Gose, & Pumking

St. Pete Brewing Company
I-275 Imperial Red Ale & Grateful Stout

Stone Brewing
RuinTen (VIP ONLY)

SweetWater Brewing Company
420, Blue, & Hash Brown

Tampa Bay Brewing Company
Reef Donkey APA & Subtropical Porter

Terrapin Beer Company
Hopsecutioner & Liquid Bliss

Toppling Goliath Brewing Co.
Golden Nugget & pseudoSue

Two Henrys Brewing Company
7 Mile Bridge IPA & Biltmore Blueberry Van Wheat

Woodchuck Cider
Day Chaser Dry Cider & Fall

FEATURING FOOD AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN FOOD COURT BY:

SaltBlock Catering Co.

Kitchen Sink BBQ Sandwich

braised beef, roasted pork, BBQ spiced chicken skin crumble, bourbon BBQ sauce, bread

Build Your Own Brat

beer braised brats, condiment bar, potato bun

Mac 'n Cheese

twisted elbow macaroni, cheddar cheese sauce, garlic breadcrumb

Pretzels

hard pretzels, whole grain Dijon honey mustard

FEATURING VIP FOOD PAIRINGS (INCLUDED WITH VIP ADMISSION) BY:

SaltBlock Catering Co.

Black Eyed Pea Hummus
pureed black eyed peas, Green Flash Dia de los Serranos, serrano chili oil
Paired with Green Flash Brewing's Dia De Los Serranas

Marinated Olives
Castelvetrano olives, fresh garlic and citrus, roasted garlic oil
Paired with Stone Brewing's RuinTen

Twice The Swine Sliders
slow roasted pork, candied bacon, bourbon BBQ, bread and butter pickle
Paired with Cigar City Brewing's Zhukov Impertial Stout

Plus Datz's Sriracha Cheddar Popcorn & Dough's Beer-fused Ice Cream

General Admission:

$60 Adv. (July 21st – August 19th) | $70 Door (August 20th)

Includes unlimited beer sampling & access to Glazer exhibits.

VIP:

$105 Adv. (July 21st – August 19th) | $125 Door (August 20th)

Includes early entry for an extra hour of sampling without the crowds from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., unlimited beer sampling, access to Glazer exhibits, a VIP-only area featuring amazing views of downtown Tampa, VIP-only beer options, one swag item, and food pairings by SaltBlock Catering Co., as well as bites by Datz and Dough!

We teamed up with Lyft to get attendees to and from Beer Fest safely! First-time Lyft users got their first ride free up to $20 by downloading the app, creating an account, and entering the code CLTAMPA in the 'Payment' section at checkout.

Special thanks to our sponsors and partners SaltBlock Catering Co., Datz, Whole Foods, Tampa Triumph, Brew Hub, Big Storm Brewing Co., The Pet Loss Center, Hopcloth, Topgolf, Ameriprise Financial, & Lyft.