World Beer Festival

ALL ABOUT BEER MAGAZINE’S

WORLD BEER FESTIVAL

produced by Three Zebras Entertainment

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 22

ST. PETERSBURG COLISEUM

SESSION 1:  NOON – 4PM

SESSION 2:  5:30PM – 9:30PM

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! 

BUY TICKETS AT www.worldbeerfestival.com

All About Beer Magazine’s World Beer Festival produced by Three Zebras Entertainment is proud to announce it is coming to St. Petersburg Coliseum in St. Petersburg, Florida for the very first time on Saturday, September 22, 2012!  Forbes.com, USA Today, Wired Magazine, and idcocktails.com claimed this World Beer Festival as one of the premier beer events in the country.  The World Beer Festival is a celebration of the beer culture.  It offers festival goers the ability to taste and sample craft and specialty beers from local, regional, national & global breweries and to also have the opportunity to discuss the beer with brewers and knowledgeable servers.  Festival goers will get to experience the Art of Beer Education Area where they will be able to enjoy beer seminars & exhibits from nationally recognized beer authors & experts on how to brew beer, food & beer, beer history & other beer education sessions.  We are very excited to announce Gerard Walen, founder and owner of beerinflorida.com and editor of roadtripsforbeer.com will be one of our guest speakers.  “I am excited that the World Beer Festival is bringing their event to St. Petersburg, Florida, I am especially eager to be a part of it and helping to spread the word about Florida’s craft beer scene” says Gerard Walen.   We are also very excited to have Sean Nordquist as a guest speaker at the festival as well.  “I am honored to be invited to represent the craft beer lovers of St. Petersburg at the World Beer Festival.  With so much happening in St. Pete, Pinellas County, and Tampa Bay, we are at a golden age of craft beer in Florida.  I feel very fortunate to be in the middle of it all” says Sean Nordquist.  Sean Nordquist is a freelance beer writer in St. Petersburg, Florida.  He is a regular contributor to Creative Loafing's Food & Drink section, and the founder and owner of BeerfortheDaddy.com.   Festival goers will also enjoy live music from local musicians while tasting many of the newest and the best beers in the world!  Tickets are on sale now at www.worldbeerfestival.com.  Ticket holders must be 21 years old and over.

For more information – please visit www.worldbeerfestival.com

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About All About Beer Magazine

Now in its 31st year, All About Beer Magazine has been the essential source for our evolving beer culture. Its mission is to educate the public in beer appreciation and beer quality and to build the local beer community. The magazine does this by hosting festivals where guests have the opportunity to taste samples from a wide range of beers, and discuss the beer with brewers and knowledgeable servers. Daniel Bradford, Publisher and Director of All About Beer, for nearly 31 years has been a leader in the emergence of the craft and specialty beer movement.  Former director of the Great American Beer Festival, marketing director of the Association of Brewers, and president of the Brewers’ Association, Daniel has been recognized for promoting the positive enjoyment of the world’s finest beers.  

About Three Zebras Entertainment

Three Zebras Entertainment is a leading events services company led by industry professionals with over 90 years of experience in all facets of venue operations, tour management, event promotion and production.  As the entertainment division of ExtremeTix, Three Zebras services the arena, venue and festival communities with a complete range of entertainment, event, booking, and programming and consultation services.  In addition to their commitment to affording client and partner success, Three Zebras also provides full-time industry advocacy for clients through the Venue Alliance, working aggressively with promoters, agents, managers and other attraction producers to drive new, incremental programming to partner venues and festivals.

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