Great Tucson Beer Festival Overflows with Breweries

The 32nd annual Great Tucson Beer Festival is tapping the kegs once again at the Kino Sports Complex North from 6 – 10 p.m. on Saturday, October 20.

It’s a chance to taste your favorite local beer, an out-of-town brew you’ve always wanted to try, or maybe even a beer you’ve always hated — but want to learn to love.

The event is also a major fundraiser for the Tucson Sun Sounds of Arizona, which is one of the main reasons free radio is still broadcasting over the airwaves.

Tickets are $40 for General Admission and $80 for VIP Admission if booked before the day of the event. Every guest will be given 24 tasting tickets that are good for three-ounce beer samples and a commemorative beer mug.

The VIP Admission perks include early entry at 4:30 p.m., a special souvenir mug, and exclusive beer and food tastings.

Take a look at the list of participating breweries, though, because it seems to go on forever this year — which isn’t a bad thing at all. If you run out of drink tickets — which is unlikely — there’s always an option to purchase additional beers before closing time.

Participating Breweries

• 10 Barrel Brewing Company
• 21st Amendment Brewery
• Alaskan Brewing Company
• Arizona Distilling Company
• Barrio Brewing Company
• BJ’s Brewhouse
• BlackRock Brewers
• Breckenridge Brewery
• Brooklyn Brewery
• Canyon Diablo Spirits
• Cigar City Brewing
• Colibre
• Corbett Brewing Company
• Coronado Brewing Company
• College Street Brewhouse
• Deschutes Brewery Company
• Elysian Brewing Company
• Estrella Jalisco
• Firestone Walker
• Founders Brewing Company
• Four Peaks Brewing Company
• Freak’ N Brewing Company
• Full Sail Brewing
• Golden Road Brewing
• Good Omen Bottling
• Goose Island
• Great Western Brewery
• Guinness
• Hangar 24 Craft Brewery
• Historic Brewing Company
• Hop Valley Brewing
• Huss Brewing Company
• KYLA Hard Kombucha
• La Cumbre Brewing Company
• Lagunitas Brewing Company
• Marble Brewery
• Maui Brewing Company
• Modern Times Beer
• Mother Road Brewing Company
• Ninkasi Brewing Company
• Northwest Brewing Company
• OHSO Brewery
• Oskar Blues
• Pizza Port Brewing Company
• Prescott Brewing Company
• Propaganda Brewing
• Rogue Ales & Spirits
• Santa Fe Brewing Company
• Scottsdale Brewing Company
• Sentinel Peak Brewery
• Sierra Nevada
• Shock Top Brewing Company
• Ska Brewing
• Smirnoff Spiked Sparkling Seltzer
• Speakeasy Ales & Lagers
• Spiked Seltzer
• Stella Artois
• Stone Brewing Company
• Thunder Canyon Brewstillery
• Upslope Brewing Company
• Utah Brewers Cooperative
• White Claw Hard Seltzer
• Wild Tonic

Are you getting thirsty yet? Make sure to check out the dining options at the festival, too, because you’ve got to eat.

Participating Food Vendors

• BurgerRito
• Carbaholics Beer Bread
• Jozarelli’s LLC
• Kababeque Xpress
• Ken’s Hardwood Barbecue
• On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina
• Pizza Hut
• Road Running Wood Fired Pizza
• Sunshine’s Hatch Chili Hot Dogs
• Trident Grill

Kino Sports Complex’s North Stadium is located at 2817 E. Ajo Way. For more information on festival, call (520) 296-2400 or visit azbeer.com.