Classic City BrewFest
 22nd Annual
Classic City Brew Fest
SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 2017 - 2:30 to 6:00 PM
GRADUATE ATHENS HOTEL COMPLEX
ATHENS, GEORGIA
  • 400+ rare, regional & world craft beers.
  • Cask Ale Pavilion with close to 30 unique, one-off real ales.
  • Live music! Meet local craft beer celebrities!
  • Voted one of the USA's top 10 beer festivals on BeerInfo.com and AmericasBestOnline.com!
  • Every ticket is a VIP ticket! Sample any of the beers for one ticket price!
  • All proceeds benefit the Athens-Area Humane Society.
  • Twitter hastag: #classiccitybrew
 
TICKETS VENUE VOLUNTEER LIVE MUSIC SPECIFICS ATHENS BEER WEEK


"The Cask Ale Pavilion alone is worth the price of a ticket!"
-- K.P., a top rater on RateBeer.com.





Photos by Kathleen Mansfield & Phil Farrell

22nd Annual
CLASSIC CITY BREW FEST
One of the Southeast's Longest-Running & Favorite Craft Beer Fests!

  • Be with us at the Classic City Brew Fest on April 9 from 2:30 to 6:00 PM to celebrate craft beer in Athens, GA!
  • Graduate Hotel Athens provides three ballrooms, an outdoor terrace, music hall, and cask ale pavilion where attendees can enjoy beers in an attractive, uncrowded set of fun venues. Stay the night in a gorgeous, newly remodeled, discounted hotel room at the hotel.
  • Enjoy great tours of local breweries and special tappings and tastings at Trappeze, Catch 22, Chops & Hops, The Pine, Copper Creek and more during Athens Craft Beer Week that culminates on Sunday with the Classic City Brew Fest!
  • All areas of the festival are covered, and event takes place rain or shine.
  • There will be NO parking at Graduate Athens.  Please park in in a downtown deck or street space and walk to Graduate Athens.
  • ALL festival beers come directly from licensed wholesale beer distributors.





Early bird discount TICKETS on sale NOW!
Click here for tickets!
 
  • Early bird tickets are only $39.99 plus tax and a low Xorbia processing fee! Tickets increase to $43.50 on 01/01/2017.
  • No refunds on tickets for any reason.
  • Ticket price includes beer, cask ales, taster cup, program booklet and live music. EVERY ticket is an all-access VIP ticket!
  • 21+ only - NO children or pets please.
  • If tickets do NOT sell out online in advance, a limited number MAY be available for $50 cash or check at the door. No guarantees on ticket availability at the door.
  • Print out your Xorbia ticket or bring on your smartphone to the festival for entry. 
  • Bring photo ID to confirm age.
  • Tickets are transferable to other persons.  We do NOT need advance notice on ticket transfers.
  • DD tickets: This event provides great entertainment that is worth the price of admission. The ticket price also reflects a donation for a charity. We believe in drinking responsibly, and there will be taxis at the venue at all times during the festival. There are also hotels within walking distance, with the Foundry offering a very special rate for attendees (see below). Considering all this and the limited space at the event, we are not able to offer designated driver tickets at this time.




 
VENUE & HOTEL ROOMS

The event will be held in three of Graduate Athens' meeting halls, the music venue, terrace and central pavilion.

Be sure to check out our popular Cask Ale Pavilion featuring a multitude of rare and unique beers that are unfiltered and carbonated naturally by residual yeast inside 10.8 gallon casks called "firkins." Cask Ale Pavilion sponsored by CATCH 22 GASTROPUB.
Click here to see the CASK line-up at last year's festival.

Our popular outdoor beer patio is sponsored by MUTTY PAWS pet day camp, grooming and boarding center in Watkinsville, GA.

Graduate Athens sells delicious food items during the event.

Why not enjoy downtown Athens after the festival and then stay at the beautiful Graduate Athens hotel at a discounted rate? Make your reservations soon, as Friday and Saturday discounted rooms will sell out quickly. There are usually plenty of hotel rooms for the Sunday night of the festival.
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VOLUNTEER

Being a Classic City Brew Fest volunteer is really fun, and when the festival clean up is over, the volunteers get to participate in the fantastic volunteer party with beers and food!  There is also a free t-shirt and other goodies in it for you.  Volunteers must be at least 21 (photo IDs will be checked) and are NOT permitted to drink alcohol during the hours of the fest. We also need people to help work the door, run the registration booths out front, and dump the dump buckets.  

There will be a preview volunteer meeting at Trappeze Pub in Athens on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 6:30 PM for those who want to sign up in advance for their favorite tables.

The MANDATORY meeting for ALL volunteers is at 11:30 AM SHARP at Graduate Athens on the day of the festival.  All volunteers are encouraged to show up on festival day as early as 9 AM to help load beer.

To volunteer, please CLICK HERE. Your name will be placed on our volunteer contact list, and group volunteer email information will be sent out starting in mid-March.  Please be patient and save the date.  THANKS!




 
LIVE MUSIC

The Welfare Liners
The Welfare Liners came together from the eclectic Athens, GA music scene in 2010 and combined contemporary and traditional influences to create a brand of bluegrass that has earned praise from young and old. Slowly, original compositions began to make there way in to sets previously dominated by standards from Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs and The Stanley Brothers. These original songs borrowed heavily from the tradition of brother harmony mastered by Jim & Jesse and The Louvin Brothers.

Music sponsored by Goose Island Beer Company.




SPECIFICS
  • We ask that all attendees be responsible, use moderation and remember that this event is for "beer tasting" - not overindulgence.
  • Taxis will be on call. If you've never used UBER, download the award-winning UBER app and use our UBER code GD4UR to get your first ride FREE.
  • All beers at this event come through proper channels of Georgia's 3-tier system from licensed wholesale distributors through the Athens-Area Humane Society's 501C city and state special event, non-profit organization alcohol licenses.
  • Some beers will run out before the end of the event.
  • Do not drive after the event, as police will be out in force. Your safety is important.


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