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HotoberFest – Atlanta, GA

HotoberFest (haa-toe-ber-Fest) : a one day event promoting the Preservation of our precious Earth, Appreciation of Craft Beers and Celebration of Live Music.

This one day festival will be held on the grounds of Glenwood Park neighborhood, located at exit 59B off I-20E, between the Boulevard and Moreland Avenue exits, two miles from downtown Atlanta. The focus of the festival is to create a fun way to raise awareness of the importance of protecting our Mother Earth by living a more sustainable life, everyday. While checking out information from Green & Earthcraft building architects, alternative energy producers, recycling programs, the Humane Society, Trees Atlanta, Georgia Organics and more, you’re also invited to participate in an OctoberFest style beer tasting and Best Brew vote for your favorite brew from over 100 hand selected beers from micro-breweries to national producers, from all over the globe. You can also take time to just relax & enjoy live music from great bands & live DJs throughout the day.

The event is open to everyone, free of charge. An advanced web-ticket price of $30.00 gets you in to the Beer Tasting. We will also offer a limited number of Green Tickets for an advance purchase price of $50.00. A portion of this ticket will be donated to a local, environmentally focused organization. Food and beverages will be available to everyone and the Live Music is Free!!

The Green Ticket advantage:

• Private VIP access into the HotoberFest Beer Tasting area
• “All access” admission to the Green Ticket VIP Tent for the entire event
• Samples of Beers NOT available in the general beer tasting area
• Complimentary hors d’ oeuvres
• Complimentary t-shirt

Located on the grounds of Glenwood Park community, exit 59-B off I-20e, the event takes place on Saturday, October 4, 2008. Admission is $30 in advance, $35 at the gate. Stay tuned for a link to purchase tickets on-line. Must be 21 to enter the beer tasting areas. No children, pets or backpacks inside the designated beer tasting areas.

HotoberFest
Earth Beer Music
www.hotoberfest.net

Additional information:
BEER

Unfortunately, (due to dependency on other countries for oil) we can’t all afford to pile into a plane and go to Germany for Octoberfest every year. Fortunately, we don’t have to anymore. By combining the attitude of Hotlanta and the fun of Octoberfest, we now have HotoberFest – Earth Beer Music.

The BEER component of HotoberFest is driven by quality. We have chosen breweries that exemplify quality choices in ingredients, brewing methods, use of organics and sustainable operations within the process or as a result of it. Many of our breweries support all of these options, utilizing organic ingredients, sustainable brewing practices and contributing support of other post-brewing process operations such as water purification, post-brewing composting of grains, CO2 recovery and more.

Enjoyment of Beer at the event includes 3 options:

Retail sales of Beer & Food

Purchase and enjoy selections of beer in the public areas of the festival, along with Food Vending options, Free Music and information booths hosted by our affiliates and sponsors. There is No Charge for entry to the public areas of the event. A $2 donation for retail beer purchases will be donated to one or more of our non-profit affiliates. No outside food or alcohol will be allowed into any part of the festival area.

‘Beer Garten’ at HotoberFest Ticket – $30.00 advance

For one price, enter the “Beer Garten”, two 40’ X 120’ tents loaded with 110 hand picked beer selections from around the world. For 5 hours, sample any or all of the brands, mark your voting ballot and pick the 1st Annual ‘Best Brew’ beer of the festival. Beer Garten wristband includes open passage between the Garten and Public areas. No one under 21 years old, no pets, no trouble, no kidding.

The VIP Green Ticket (limited to 500 people) $50.00 advance

The ultimate beer tasting attendee adventure! Features access to the ‘Beer Garten’ tasting and ‘Best Brew’ competition area AND access to the VIP Green Tent.

VIP extras include:
Additional beer sampling selections, that are NOT available in the Beer Garten area, including:
– Sweetwater Festive Ale keg release
– Sierra Nevada Organic Seasonal
– Terrapin Special Ale
– UINTA Brewing Special
– Brooklyn Brewing Organic Ale

&
– fast access into the event
– private tent area
– “VIP access only” bathrooms
– complimentary snacks
– complimentary VIP T-Shirt

List of breweries that will be there:

Sweetwater – http://www.sweetwaterbrew.com/lounge.php
Highland Brewing Company – http://www.highlandbrewing.com/
Atlanta Brewing – http://www.atlantabrewing.com
Sierra Nevada – http://www.sierranevada.com/index2.asp
Oscar Blues Brewing – http://oskarblues.com/
Terrapin Brewery – http://www.terrapinbeer.com/
UINTA brewing – http://www.uintabrewing.com/
Brooklyn Brewery – http://www.brooklynbrewery.com/
5 Seasons Brewery – http://www.5seasonsbrewing.com/index.html
Allagash – http://allagash.com
Bells Brewing – http://
Flying Dog – http://www.flyingdogales.com/
Red Hook Brewery – http://www.redhook.com/
Bridgeport Brewing – http://www.bridgeportbrew.com/
Lagunitas – http://www.lagunitas.com/
St Peters Brewery – http://www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk/
Dogfishhead – http://www.dogfish.com/
Samuel Smith – http://www.merchantduvin.com/pages/5_breweries/samsmith.html
Victory Brewing – http://www.victorybeer.com/
Dinkel Acker –
HACKER-PSCHORR –
Desnoes & Geddes LTD – http://www.redstripebeer.com/
Fuller’s – http://www.fullers.co.uk/
Butte Creek – http://www.buttecreek.com
Peroni – http://www.peroniitaly.com/us/
Rogue Brewery – http://www.rogue.com/
Pabst Brewing Co. – http://pabst.com
St. James Gate Brewery – http://guinness.com
Redhook Ale Brewery – http:/redhook.com
Hooker Brewery – http://www.hookerbeer.com/
Left Hand Brewing – http://www.lefthandbrewing.com/
Spaten – http://www.spatenusa.com/
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