Brew Bern Beer Festival

New Bern will be hosting their third annual beer festival at the Riverfront Convention Center this summer on June 23, 2012. This 45,000 square foot venue is a first class, state of the art building located downtown in the city’s historic district on the Trent River waterfront. The festival will focus on American craft and regional micro breweries and featuring over 40 breweries with 100+ beers. This year there will only be one tasting session with two tickets options. The VIP ticket is $50 in advance and $60 day of the event and will give you admission from 4 - 9 PM. The General Admission ticket is $40 in advance and $50 day of the event and will give you admission from 5 - 9 PM. There will only be 500 VIP and 3000 total tickets sold. This event will sell out so ensure you get your tickets as soon as they go on sale. Ticket sales will start in the last week of June. Sign up and become a member of BeerArmy.com so you will be notified when tickets are released. Becoming a member is free, quick and easy, so join today. We will also be raising money for the North Carolina Brewers Guild. The NCBG is a not-for-profit 501(c)6 tax exempt organization comprised of brewers, vendors, retailers, and craft beer enthusiasts focused on promoting North Carolina beer. North Carolina boasts the largest number of craft breweries in the American South, with more than 20 brewpubs and 20 packaging breweries. Its main objective is to promote NC beer — local, fresh, craft beer. They want to support the beer communities in the state and guide the craft beer aficionados by providing the one source that allows access to the breweries, brewers and their beers where ever they are served, presented, celebrated.