8th annual AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival celebrates canned beer revolution

As craft beer brewers continue the canning of their beers to protect from sunlight and the convenience where glass bottles shouldn’t go (by the pool, at the lake), the canned beer revolution rolls on with the 8th Annual AmeriCAN Canned Craft Beer Festival on Saturday April 28th.

The 4 hour event heads back to Margret T. Hance Park in downtown Phoenix and will showcase over 250 canned beers from over 100 local and national breweries from over 40 states. This years festival will include a new Arizona Trail Zone featuring brewers that don’t normally can their beer but have specially for the festival.

Photos courtesy of Jen Pruett at HDE Agency

Craft beer and more

In order to pace yourself from drinking all the beer to early fun distractions are planned including a beer science garden, beer Olympic games and live music from Radio FX, The Hourglass Cats and Matrix.

Food will be available for purchase from Honey Bear’s BBQ, El Jefe Tacos and more. Here is a short list of brewers expected to pour beer.

21st Amendment Brewery                                                                                  Abita Brewing                                                                                                         Golden Road Brewing                                                                                        Hangar 2                                                                                                                          Hard Frescos Brewing Co                                                                                                 Griffin Claw Brewing Company                                                                                    Mudshark Brewing Co.                                                                                                       Sun Up Brewing Company                                                                                               Phoenix Ale Brewery                                                                                                           Sleepy Dog Brewing Company

Tickets and details

Tickets can be purchased on-line for $35 or day of for $45. Designated Drivers tickets are $20 on-line and day of. Admission gets you 20 beer sample and a souvenir can cup.

A potion of the proceeds go to the Phoenix Community Alliance (PCA). http://www.phoenixcommunityalliance.com/

The 21 + event starts at 3 p.m.  at Margret T. Hance Park 67 W. Culver St. Phoenix 85003.