4/27/2015 – DERBY FESTIVAL BEERFEST ON TAP FOR WEDNESDAY

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR CRAFT BREWERY SHOWCASE

April 27, 2015 – LOUISVILLE, KY   – Lift your glass!  The Kentucky Derby Festival BeerFest presented by American Founders Bank returns on Wednesday, April 29.  It will be held on the Overlook at Kroger’s Fest-a-Ville on the Waterfront.  Held from 6- 10 p.m., BeerFest features beer tasting sessions from a variety of regional and craft beers. A complete list of participating breweries is available online at  KDF.org.

Tickets are $45 in advance and $50 at the gate, and include the beer tastings, a commemorative sampling mug and a Kentucky Derby Festival BeerFest pin. (21 and over only. Must present ID upon entry.)  Tickets are still available by calling (502) 584-FEST.

BeerFest is sponsored by American Founders Bank with Contributing Sponsors, Blue Moon Brewing Company, Kroger, and Louisville Convention and Visitors Bureau.  Media Sponsors are 95.7 WQMF and SWIG Louisville.

The Derby Festival is an independent community organization supported by 4,000 volunteers, 400 businesses and civic groups, Pegasus Pin sponsorships and event participation.  It entertains more than 1.5 million people annually. This involvement has made the Festival the largest single attended event in Kentucky and one of the leading community celebrations in the world.

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