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AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Fest, the Official Beer Guide

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Celebrating the Canned Craft Beer Revolution in Scottsdale, AZ on May 16th

Scottsdale, AZ (May 6, 2015) — Arizona’s favorite craft beer event is set to return to the Scottsdale Civic Center on Saturday, May 16th with more than 300 canned craft beers from local and national breweries! Professionally produced by HDE Agency in partnership with SanTan Brewing Company, the award winning AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival will open its doors at noon to VIP ticket holders and at 1 p.m. for general admission. The festival will end at 6 p.m.

Located at the Scottsdale Civic Center, 3939 North Drinkwater Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251, AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival will celebrate the canned craft beer movement with live music, food, a VIP tent, beer science garden and beer Olympic games. New festival elements this year include the Bell’s Brewing Stadium Lounge – featuring exclusive seating, bars and TV’s showing the baseball games. Also, patrons can escape the heat in the Crafty Bastards Chill Zone. The Mudshark Brewing Hydration Station will feature complimentary water and watermelon slices.

Presale general admission tickets are available online at www.cannedcraftbeerfest.com for $35 each and include admission, a souvenir can and 20 four-ounce pours. Day of admission is $45. VIP tickets are also available through presale purchase only for $100. VIP tickets include admission one hour early, a souvenir can, 20 four-ounce pours, catered food, a private VIP zone with private restrooms and exclusive specialty beer sampling.

Here is the official 2015 AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival – Beer Guide:

Abita Brewing, Purple Haze, Strawberry Lager and Jockamo IPA

Alameda Brewing, Klickitat Pale Ale, P-Town Pilsner and Yellow Wolf Imperial IPA

Alaskan Brewing, Amber and APA

Anchor Brewing, California Lager, IPA and Summer Wheat

Anderson Valley Brewing, Hop Ottin’ IPA, Summer Solstice, Kimmie, Yink and Holy Gose

Austin Beerworks, Black Thunder, Fire Eagle, Peacemaker, Pearl-Snap and Heavy Machinery Half IPA

Avery Brewing, White Rascal, Ellie’s Brown Ale and Avery IPA

Ballast Point Brewing, Longfin Lager, Pale Ale, Sculpin IPA and Big Eye IPA

Barrio Brewing, Barrio Blonde, Barrio Rojo and Barrio Blanco

Bell’s Brewery,Two Hearted and Oberon

Big Sky Brewing, Moose Drool, Big Sky IPA, Trout Slayer, Scape Goat, Pygmy Owl and Summer Honey

Black Market Brewing, Hefeweizen, Deception, Rye IPA and Aftermath

Borderlands Brewing, Noche Dulce

Boulder Brewing, Hazed Hoppy Session Ale, Mojo IPA, Buffalo Gold and Singletrack

Caldera Brewing, Caldera IPA, Pilot Rock Porter, Hopportunity Knocks, Lawnmower Lager, Caldera Pale Ale and Ashland Amber

Cigar City Brewing, Jai Alai, Maduro, Invasion, Florida Cracker and Tocobaga

College Street Brewhouse & Pub, Big Blue Van and Fraternity Of Hops

DC Brau Brewing, The Public Pale, The Corruption India Ale, The Citizen Belgian Style Pale, El Hefe Speaks, Penn Quarter Porter and On the Wings of Armageddon

DESTIHL Brewery, Vertex IPA, Hoperation Overload Double IPA, Abbey’s Single and Wild Sour Series

Epic Brewing, Escape to Colorado and Lil’ Brainless Raspberries

Firestone Walker Brewing, Union Jack IPA, Pivo Pils and Easy Jack IPA

Fort George Brewery, 1811 Lager Quick Wit, Sunrise Oatmeal Pale Ale and Cavatica Stout

Founders Brewing, All-Day IPA

Four Peaks Brewing, 8th Street Pale Ale, Sunbru, Hop Knot, Peach Ale and Kilt Lifter

Golden Road Brewing, Golden Road Hefeweizen, Point the Way IPA and Wolf Among Weeds IPA

GoodLife Brewing, Descender IPA, Mountain Rescue Dry Hop Pale Ale and Sweet As Pacific Ale

Goose Island Beer, 312 Urban Wheat Ale, 312 Urban Pale Ale and Goose IPA

Grand Canyon Brewing, White Water Wheat, American Pilsner, Sunset Amber Ale and Black Iron IPA

Hops & Grain Brewing, Greenhouse IPA, Pale Dog, PorterCulture and The One They Call Zoe

Huss Brewing, Scottsdale Blonde, Magic In the Ivy and That’ll Do IPA

Joseph James Brewing, Hop Box and Fox Tail

Lumberyard Brewing, Diamond Down Lager, Flagstaff IPA, Lumberyard Red and Knotty Pine Pale Ale

Marble Brewery, India Pale Ale and Pilsner

Maui Brewing, Bikini Blonde Lager, Coconut Porter and Mana Wheat

Mike Hess Brewing, Claritas Kolsch, Grazias Vienna Cream, Jucundus Orange Honey Wheat, Solis Occasus IPA and Habitus Rye IPA

Mission Brewing, Cortez Gold, IPA, El Conquistador and Shipwrecked Double IPA

Moab Brewery, Johnnys IPA, Red Rye IPA, Rocket Bike Lager and Squeaky Bike Nut Brown

Mudshark Brewing, Full Moon, Desert Magic IPA, Wild Water Melon Wheat and Upriver Light Lager

Nebraska Brewing, Brunette Nut Brown Ale, EOS Hefeweizen, Cardinal Pale Ale, India Pale Ale and Alestorm Blonde Ale

NOLA Brewing, NOLA Brown, 7th Street Wheat, MECHA, Irish Channel Stout and Rebirth Pale Ale

Oskar Blues Brewery, Dales Pale Ale, Mama’s Little Yella Pils, Old Chub Scotch Ale, G’Knight Imperial Red IPA, Deviant Dale’s, Pinner and Gubna Imperial IPA

Papago Brewing, Orange Blossom

Phoenix Ale Brewery, Camelback IPA, Watermelon Ale and Biltmore Blonde

Prescott Brewing, Achocolypse, Ponderosa IPA and Liquid Amber

Rahr & Sons Brewing, Rahr’s Blonde, Pride of Texas and Bucking Bock

Revolution Brewing, Anti-Hero, A Little Crazy, Bottom Up Wit and Eugene and Fist City

Rogue Ales, Rogue American Amber Ale

Saint Archer Brewing, Blonde Ale, White Ale, Pale Ale and IPA

Samuel Adams, Boston Lager, Sam Adams Summer Ale and Rebel IPA

Santa Fe Brewing, Happy Camper IPA, Black IPA, Java Stout and Freestyle Pilsner

SanTan Brewing, Devil’s Ale, Mr. Pineapple, HopShock IPA, Hefeweizen, SunSpot Gold and Fat AleBert

Sierra Nevada Brewing, Pale Ale, Torpedo Extra IPA and Nooner

Ska Brewing, Modus Hoperandi, Mexican Logger and True Blonde

Sleepy Dog Brewery, Red Rover Irish Amber Ale, Wet Snout Milk Stout and Tail Chaser IPA

Snake River Brewing, Monarch Pilsner, Snake River Lager, Snow King Pale Ale, Snake River Pale Ale, Pako’s IPA and Zonker Stout

Sun King Brewing, Sunlight Cream Ale, Wee Mac Scottish Ale, Osiris Pale Ale, Fistful of Hops, Indian’s Lager and Afternoon Delight

Traveler Beer, Curious Traveler

Two Brothers Brewing, Wobble, Ebel’s Weiss, Outlaw, Dog Days and Side Kick

Uinta Brewing, Ba Ba Black Lager, Hop Nosh IPA, Wyld Pale and Sum’R Ale

Upslope Brewing, Upslope Pale Ale, Upslope IPA, Upslope Brown Ale and Upslope Craft Lager

Victory Brewing, Summer Love

Worthy Brewing, Worthy IPA, Lights Out Stout, PreFunk Pale Ale and Easy Day Kolsch

To sop up all those suds, local restaurants and food vendors will serve up some delicious grub including Brat Haus, Honey Bear’s BBQ, Craft 64, Arizona BBQ Club, Burgers & Fries, and Treatery. SanTan Brewing Company will provide catered food in the VIP Zone.

The entertainment lineup includes Two Tone Lizard Kings, Dry River Yacht Club, Catfish Mustache and DJ Slippe.

 

This is a 21 and over event, no exceptions. Ticket purchasers and all guests must be 21 or over and must present a valid picture ID upon admission.

The official sponsors of AmeriCAN include: SanTan Brewing Company, REXAM, Total Wine, Crescent Crown Distribution, World Class Beer, Hensley, Woodchuck, Discount Cab, Grandstand, Hotel Valley Ho, Phoenix New Times, World of Beer, Brass Tap, Yelp, All About Beer, Beer Connoisseur, Rosentstein Law, AZ Brewery Tours, Poore Brothers, Marty’s Trophies, and Bar & Restaurant Insurance.

A portion of event proceeds will benefit the Scottsdale Cultural Council and the Arizona Society of Homebrewers (ASH). The Scottsdale Cultural Council serves Scottsdale residents, visitors, cultural institutions and artists by creating and advancing high quality arts and cultural experiences and opportunities. For more information about the Scottsdale Cultural Council, visit www.sccarts.org. The Arizona Society of Homebrewes strives to preserve and promote the time-honored tradition of homebrewing and to recognize it as an art form through information, education and dedicated practices. For more information and to become a member, visit ASH online at www.azhomebrewers.org.

For more event information or to purchase tickets, visit www.cannedcraftbeerfest.com. Also, be sure to “like” the event Facebook page at facebook.com/AmeriCANfestival and follow on Twitter @AMERI_CANFEST and on Instagram @AmeriCANcraftbeerfest.

About HDE Agency

HDE Agency is an integrated multi-media marketing agency dedicated to expanding client visibility and establishing marketable brand positioning. We offer a wide range of brand development services including public relations, design, advertising, social media, print collateral and event production. By establishing a strong foundation of action based campaigns, HDE Agency strives to transform our clients’ goals and objectives into tangible efforts measurable by an increase of customers, sales and community relationships.

HDE Agency is one of the largest producers of special events in Arizona with an impressive roster of more than a dozen annual signature events. HDE’s roster of special events includes the two time APS AzTEC Outstanding Event of the Year recipient, the Great American Barbeque and Beer Festival. Other HDE produced, award winning events include: SanTan Brewing Oktoberfest, TASTE. Chandler’s Culinary Festival, Summer Splash Tour, Ahwatukee Red, White & Boom Fireworks Celebration and Ameri-CAN Canned Craft Beer Festival, which was selected as Best Beer Festival in 2013 by Phoenix New Times.

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