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Baja Beer Festival 2022: 30 Breweries are taking over the Eckbo Plaza at the TCC

Baja Beer Festival 2022: 30 Breweries are taking over the Eckbo Plaza at the TCC

Apr 7, 20222 min read

Something’s brewin’ at the Tucson Convention Center later this month.

It’s the epic return of the Baja Beer Festival, which is set to highlight new, exclusive, and your favorite local and regional beers at the newly remodeled Eckbo Plaza on Saturday, April 23.

(Credit: Baja Beer Festival)
(Credit: Baja Beer Festival)

In previous years, the beer festival took place at Armory Park in downtown Tucson, but this will be its first time setting up shop at the plaza located at 260 S. Church Ave.

“We’ve been gone too long,” the Arizona Craft Brewers Guild said in a statement. “We’re bringing Baja Back, baby.”

The last Baja Beer Festival happened back in April 2019, but the Brewers Guild has gotten the band back together, so to speak. This year, there will be three different tickets for sale, so take a look and see what’s your cup of tea — or beer.

General Admission
  • $45 per person
  • Entry at 1 p.m.
  • 20 tasting tickets (two tickets per four-ounce beer tasting or one ticket per two-ounce beer tasting)
VIP Admission
  • $65 per person
  • Entry at noon
  • 25 tasting tickets (two tickets per four-ounce beer tasting or one ticket per two-ounce beer tasting)
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(Credit: Baja Beer Festival)
(Credit: Baja Beer Festival)

Additionally, there’s going to be some great local food parked around the area, but you’ll have to stay tuned for those details. The beer festival ends at 5 p.m. and the “last pour” is at 4:45 p.m.

Baja Beer Festival is still working on confirming all of the brew vendors, but here’s what they’re working with so far (subject to change, too).

Participating Beer Vendors

  • Barrio Brewing Company
  • Baja Brewing Company
  • Bawker Bawker Cider House
  • BlackRock Brewers
  • Bone Haus Brewing Company
  • Borderlands Brewing Company
  • Button Brew House
  • Catalina Brewing Company
  • Copper Brothel Brewery
  • Copper Mine Brewing Company
  • Crooked Tooth Brewing Company
  • Desert Monks Brewing Company
  • Dillinger Brewing Company
  • Dragoon Brewing Company
  • Electric Brewing Company
  • FireTruck Brewing Company
  • Grand Canyon Brewing Company and Distillery
  • Harbottle Brewing Company
  • Huss Brewing Company
  • Mother Road Brewing Company
  • O.H.S.O Brewing Company and Distillery
  • Old Bisbee Brewing Company
  • Pinetop Brewing Company
  • Pueblo Vida Brewing Company
  • Ranch Hand Brewing Company
  • SanTan Brewing Company
  • Ten55 Brewing Company
  • Uncle Bear’s Brewery
  • Walter Station Brewery
  • MotoSonora Brewing Company

Baja Beer Festival will be located at 260 S. Church Ave. at the Eckbo Plaza. For more information, visit chooseazbrews.com. 

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Matt Sterner

Matt Sterner

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At a very young age, Matt Sterner was gifted with the artistic ability to masterfully roll a burrito to the highest of standards, but the wrapped medley of delicious innards wasn’t his first love. Matt’s first true love was a combination of reading, writing, and creating. He grew up reading comics, the ingredients list of his shampoo and conditioner bottles, choose-your-own-adventure books, and the Scrabble dictionary — something he found useful when challenging his grandmother to a game.

He attended college at New Mexico State University and graduated with a degree in Digital Filmmaking. One of his favorite classes was screenwriting because he became responsible for the story’s birth before it came to life on-screen. After school, Matt took on numerous positions at a local television station in Tucson. From dealing out stories about heartbreak to producing “fluffier” content for a lifestyle broadcast, he learned what it takes to adapt to the many emotions the world of media can stir. Since 2017, Matt has dabbled in the culinary world of Tucson as well as San Diego, California from time to time.

If you’re in the mood for strange stories, head over to his pride and joy, wonkytimes.com. And in case you’re curious — yes, after all of this time, he still manages to roll a killer burrito.

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