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2013 Big Beers Festival Tickets

2013 Participating Breweries:

AC Golden Brewing

Alaskan
Allagash
Altitude
Anchor Brewing
Anheuser-Busch
Aspen
Avery
Ayinger
Backcountry
Bell's
Big Choice
Bockor
Bonfire
Bootstrap Brewing
Bosteels
Boston Beer
Boulder Beer
Boulevard Brewing
Brasserie Brunehaut
Breckenridge
Brewdog
Brewers Unleashed
Bristol
Brouwerij Van Den Bossche
Caracole
Coronado
Crazy Mountain
Crooked Stave
Denver Beer Co.
DeProef
Des Rocs
Deschutes
Dillon DAM
Dogfish Head
Dry Dock
Dupont
Durango Brewing
Duvel Moortgat
Elevation Brewing
Epic Brewing
Fate Brewing
Firestone Walker
Flying Dog
Funkwerks
Glenwood Canyon
Goose Island
Gore Range
Grain d'Orge
Grand Teton
Gravity Brewing
Great Divide
Green Flash
Green's
Grimm Brothers
Het Anker
Lagunitas Brewing
Lakewood Brewing
LaTrappe
Left Hand Brewing
Lindeman's
Lost Abbey
Loveland Aleworks
Malheur
Merchant du Vin
Mission Brewing
Moylan's
New Belgium
Odell
Olvisholt
Ommegang
Orval
Oskar Blues
Papago
Redstone Meadery
Renegade Brewery
River North
Roadhouse
Rochefort
Rockyard
Samuel Smith
Schloss Eggenburg
Shmaltz
Sierra Nevada
Ska Brewing
St. Bernardus
St. Feuillien
Stone Brewing
Straffe
Strange Brewing
Surly Brewing
Three Barrel
Timmerman's
Tommyknocker
Uinta
Upslope
Van Honsebrouck
Van Steenberge
Wells & Young's
West Flanders
Westmalle
Widmer
Wit's End
Wynkoop
Yak & Yeti
"A lot of festivals have extraordinary beers. This festival has nothing but extraordinary beers."

- Gary Glass, Director, American Homebrewers Assn.

PLEASE READ FIRST:
All ticket options are described below the “ticketing menu”. You may also click on the event for a description. Please review before purchasing your tickets. Please note that Reserved Seminar Seats are
not included with any package except for the VIP Package.

Also, individual dinner tickets may be purchased directly through Laura Lodge as availability permits.

Cancellations may be refundable for dinner tickets if they can be resold. A wait list will be maintained for each dinner. [Processing fees cannot be refunded.] Again, contact Laura Lodge.

Big Beers Festival Packages

VIP Package  SOLD OUT
$500.00++
Full Event Package  SOLD OUT
$219.00++
Traditional Package  SOLD OUT $137.00++

Pick 3 Reserved Seminar Seats SOLD OUT $27.00
Pick 5 Reserved Seminar Seats SOLD OUT $40.00
Pick 6 Reserved Seminar Seats SOLD OUT $45.00

Single Event Tickets

Calibration Dinner   SOLD OUT $82.00++
Brewmasters' Dinner   SOLD OUT $82.00++
Commercial Tasting & Seminars   
SOLD OUT
$55.00
Reserved Seminar Seats:   SOLD OUT  
    CraftBeer.com Beer and Food Pairing
    Taste-Off –  Friday SOLD OUT
$10.00
    Experimental Brewing – Saturday SOLD OUT $10.00
    Brewmaster: Kevin DeLange, Dry Dock
    Brewing Co. – Saturday
$10.00
    Brewmaster: Matt Brynildson, Firestone
    Walker Brewing Co. – Saturday SOLD OUT
$10.00
    Seminar: Brewing Belgian Styles - Steven
    Pauwels -  Saturday   SOLD OUT
$10.00
    Sensory Workshop: Daniel Bradford -
    Saturday   SOLD OUT
$10.00
    Sensory Workshop: The Beer in My
    Cheese - Ska Brewing Co. – Saturday
    SOLD OUT
$10.00

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Ticket Descriptions

VIP Package

  • Calibration Dinner (Thurs. pm), featuring Avery/Dogfish Head
  • Brewmasters' Dinner (Friday pm) featuring Dry Dock/Firestone Walker
  • Commercial Tasting & Seminars (Friday & Saturday)
  • Early access to Commercial Tasting (Saturday)
  • Reserved Seats/Media Access to all Seminars (Friday & Saturday)
  • Welcome Reception (Friday afternoon)
  • Commemorative Glassware (2 Tulip Glasses) in addition to traditional event glass
  • Choice of Commemorative Hat or T-shirt
  • Choice of Commemorative Hooded Sweatshirt or Jacket
Please note that all taxes and gratuity are included in this package price. Purchaser will receive customized event pass at the Calibration Dinner registration on Thursday evening that will provide admission for all weekend events. Please also note that Seminar seats will be filled if VIP pass holder is not present at the time of media seating prior to start time. The seats will not be held.

Full Event Package

  • Calibration Dinner (Thurs. pm), featuring Avery/Dogfish Head
  • Brewmasters' Dinner (Friday pm), featuring Dry Dock/Firestone Walker
  • Commercial Tasting & Seminars (Friday & Saturday)
  • Welcome Reception (Friday afternoon)

Please note that tax and gratuity are not included in the $219 price. For the total inclusive of these costs, add $7.56 for tax and $17.60 gratuity for each dinner. Therefore the package total is $219 + $50.32, or $269.32.

Please also note that Seminar seating is not guaranteed with this package. Seating is first come, first seated after those with reserved seats.  Those not seated may not be able to taste the beer and/or food being featured with the seminar. In order to guarantee your seminar seats you must purchase a reserved seat for a $10 donation to the Vail Valley Charitable Fund (or purchase a reserved seat package). See Single Event Tickets below.

Traditional Package 

  • Brewmasters' Dinner (Friday pm), featuring Dry Dock/Firestone Walker
  • Commercial Tasting & Seminars (Friday & Saturday)
  • Welcome Reception (Friday afternoon)

Please note that tax and gratuity are not included in the $137 price. For the total inclusive of these costs, add $7.56 for tax and $17.60 for gratuity, totaling $162.16.

Please also note that Seminar seating is not guaranteed with this package. Seating is first come, first seated after those with reserved seats.  Those not seated may not be able to taste the beer and/or food being featured with the seminar. In order to guarantee your seminar seats you must purchase a reserved seat for a $10 donation to the Vail Valley Charitable Fund (or purchase a reserved seat package). See Single Event Tickets below.

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Single Event Tickets

Calibration Dinner               

  • Hosted by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery & Avery Brewing Co.
  • Thursday night, January 10 at 7:30pm
  • Atwater on Gore Creek, Vail Cascade Resort & Spa

Please note that tax and gratuity are not included in the $82 price. For the total inclusive of these costs, add $7.56 for tax and $17.60 for gratuity, totaling $107.16.

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Brewmasters’ Dinner           

  • Hosted by Kevin DeLange of Dry Dock Brewing Co. & Matt Brynildson of Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
  • Friday night, January 11 at 8:00pm
  • Cascade Ballroom, Vail Cascade Resort & Spa

Please note that tax and gratuity are not included in the $82 price. For the total inclusive of these costs, add $7.56 for tax and $17.60 for gratuity, totaling $107.16.

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Commercial Tasting and Seminars

Please also note that Seminar seating is not guaranteed with this pass. Seating is first come, first seated after those with reserved seats.  Those not seated may not be able to taste the beer and/or food being featured with the seminar. In order to guarantee your seminar seats you must purchase a reserved seat for a $10 donation to the Vail Valley Charitable Fund (or purchase a reserved seat package).

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Reserved Seats:

Your reserved seat will entitle you to be seated before those without reserved seats, and will guarantee that you are able to participate and taste interactively for each seminar. Your purchase of a reserved seat ($10.00) is also contributed to the Vail Valley Charitable Fund. Reserved seat packages at a discounted rate are available above.

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Subscription

All About Beer Magazine Trial Subscription        

One of our Signature Sponsors, All About Beer Magazine has a special offer for our Big Beers Brewers, Importers, Volunteers, Attendees & Friends. For $6.00 they will offer you a trial 6 month subscription. As a convenience, you can order this trial subscription when purchasing your event tickets.

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