Event Information

Arizona Beer Week kicks off with the 12th Annual Arizona Strong Beer Festival, held at Steele Indian School Park in Phoenix on February 18th, 2012. Although strong beers (those with high alcohol content) are the focus at the festival, a huge variety of craft beers — as well as specialty styles and unique, just-for-this-event brews — are made available to festival-goers, who will receive a commemorative four-ounce tasting glass and 15 tasting tickets for the price of admission. And because food and beer just naturally go together, there will be plenty of top-notch food vendors on hand, serving up tasty eats that wash down well with frosty suds. Live music will keep the atmosphere rockin’. Presented by The Arizona Craft Brewers Guild.

Online Presale has ended. There are limited gate tickets available.

Parking + public transit.

We want everyone to get to and from the event safely and responsibly. There’s plenty of options for public transit including the light rail stop next to the event! Designated driver tickets ($10) are still available too.

If you’re driving, enter North on 3rd Street from Indian School Road and proceed to the parking area as directed.

The do’s, don’ts & common sense.

You must present your ticket and ID. Backpacks, containers, outside food, and water bottles are not permitted. Sorry, no pets. Free water bottles will be available. Yummy beer-friendly food is available for purchase. Absolutely no weapons are allowed into the event. Simply put, let’s use the common sense rule: If you’re asking yourself  ”I wonder if I can ________,” play it safe and don’t do it/ bring it. Let’s have fun!

* VIP admission begins at 12pm
* General admission begins at 1pm
* Event ends at 5pm
* Ticket purchasers and all guests must be 21 or over
* Children under 8 admitted with parent.
* Valid picture ID must be presented for admission.
* This is a rain or shine; no refunds or transfers allowed
* Tickets will be limited to avoid overcrowding.

All tickets include admission, one 4-ounce commemorative tasting mug and 15 tasting tickets (each good for one 4-ounce beer taste). Food is available for purchase.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Arizona Beer Week facebook page.

VIP Ticket — $40 + fees SOLD OUT!!

* Limited to first 499 people, allows for early entrance at 12pm
* Advance sale only, while tickets last

Presale General Admission Ticket — $30 + fees PRESALE OVER!

* Presale ends January 16th, 2012
* Allows for entrance at 1pm

General Admission Ticket — $35 + fees PRESALE OVER!

* Available for purchase online or phone
* Online sale ends Thursday, 2/17 11:59pm
* Allows for entrance at 1pm

At The Gate Ticket — $40 LIMITED!

* Available for purchase at the gate, on the day of the event
* (As ticket supplies last, please check website day of for availability)
* Allows for entrance at 1pm

Designated Driver Ticket — $10

* Allows for entrance at 12pm
* Does not include tasting tickets or mug

Admission will be limited to avoid overcrowding.

Participating Brewery List

  • Abita
  • Alaskan
  • Anchor
  • Anderson Valley
  • Ballast Point
  • Barrio
  • Beer Valley
  • Bells
  • Big Dog’s
  • Big Sky
  • BJ’s
  • Blue Moon
  • Borderlands
  • Boston Beer
  • Brasserie Caracole
  • Breckenridge
  • Bridgeport
  • College Street
  • Crispin Cider
  • Dave’s Electric
  • Deschutes
  • Eel River
  • Epic
  • Firestone Walker
  • Four Peaks
  • Global Beer Network
  • Gordon Biersch
  • Grand Canyon
  • Great Divide
  • Green Flash
  • Left Hand
  • Lost Coast
  • Lumberyard
  • Mother Road
  • Moylan’s
  • Mudshark
  • New Belgium
  • Noble Ale
  • North Coast
  • Oak Creek
  • O’Dell
  • Old World
  • Oskar Blues
  • Papago
  • Phoenix Ale
  • Pizza Port
  • Prescott
  • Pyramid
  • Red Hook
  • Redstone Mead
  • Rock Bottom
  • Rogue
  • SanTan
  • Shipyard
  • Shmaltz
  • Sierra Nevada
  • SKA
  • Sleepy Dog
  • Sonoran
  • St. Feuillien
  • Stone
  • SunUp
  • Tenth & Blake
  • The Bruery
  • The Great Beer Co.
  • Thunder Canyon
  • Wasatch
  • Weinenstephen
  • Widmer