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Tickets to Gnarly Barley Brew Festival on sale
Published Thursday, May 19, 2011 5:00 am
Loveland, CO - For the first time ever Gnarly Barley tickets will go on sale early to ensure patrons a guaranteed spot at this year's event. Gnarly Barley Brew Festival, presented by Shock Top, will be at Larimer County Fair Saturday, August 6, at The Ranch in Loveland, where pouring will begin at 1 p.m. Gnarly Barley will be an afternoon of live music and the sampling of over 60 craft brews. A portion of every ticket purchased will go toward Loveland's House of Neighborly Service www.honservice.org.

Tickets to Gnarly Barley are $15 and go on sale Friday, May 20 at 10 a.m.  Patrons that buy tickets early will receive a souvenir mug, six sampling tokens, a fast pass to the event, bottle of water and a bonus beer token. Additional beer tokens will be available at the event for only $1. Tickets may be purchased online at www.ComcastTIX.com, by phone at 877-544-TIXX and at the Budweiser Events Center Box Office. Join the free Budweiser Events Center CyberClub and receive advance notice and special offers to future events at www.BECLive.com.

The Gnarly Barley VIP Experience is $55 and includes a souvenir mug, unlimited 4 oz. samples, a Gnarly Barley t-Shirt, a Gnarly Barley pint glass, bottle of water, access to the VIP tent with food and beverage and 12:30 p.m. early admission to the event. Anyone 21 years of age and older may participate in the beer sampling and enjoy a wide variety of craft beers by local and nationally acclaimed breweries. For more information about Gnarly Barley, log onto www.GnarlyBarleyBrewFest.com, or visit the Gnarly Barley Facebook page. 

Gnarly Barley event organizers will host a Brew Master Dinner on Friday, August 5 at 6:30 p.m. featuring the 2010 Gnarly Barley People's Choice Winner, Grimm Brothers Brewhouse. Ovations Food Services Executive Chef Marco Olivo will work with the Brew Master from Grimm Brothers to create several flavorful beer and food pairings.  Seats at the Brew Master Dinner are $35 per person or $65 per couple. To purchase your tickets to the Beer Pairing Dinner, call Barb O'Malley-Wikstrom at 970-619-4051 or log onto www.GnarlyBarleyBrewFest.com

The 2011 Larimer County Fair & Rodeo, presented