HessFest 8 – it’s bigger, badder and better than ever!
DETAILS ARE COMING, SAVE THE DATE. (you know it’s going to be awesome, get your tickets now!)
Join Mike Hess Brewing and 25 of SoCal’s most amazing breweries (and even from further away) as we host HessFest 8 on June 9th, 2018.
What is it? Mike Hess Brewing + 25 breweries + 10 food vendors + 3 bands and a comedy show in-between put on a street festival to kick off Summer. We’re raising money for two amazing charities this year: The Navy SEAL Foundation and the YMCA of San Diego.
What do you get?
unlimited beer tasters from 25 breweries
4 food samples from 4 of the 10 on-site food vendors
souvenir branded pint glass, good for $4 refills at any MHB location Mon-Thu in 2018
live concert from amazing bands
We’ll have two sessions this year.
VIP Session: 11:30 AM — 1:30 PM
VIP Admission includes:
Exclusive admission to #VIPSOURFEST inside our tasting room. 20+ glorious sour beers, each a unique collaboration with one of our guest breweries. Unlimited, self-serve tasters of our My Other Vice Berliner Weisse with unique flavors and additions provided by our brewery friends in attendance. MOV is a fantastic hot weather beer – clean, crisp, tart and refreshing with a lovely acidic finish.
Early access to the GA outdoor festival at 11:30 am.
Exclusive VIP access to the interior VIP section and event until 1:30 pm.
ALL VIP attendees get their very own special VIP taster cup this year that you may take (empty) into the outdoor festival and use there after you’re done sampling all the VIP brews.
Plus, all the GA Admission Benefits below.
General Ad. Session: noon — 5 PM
GA Admission includes:
Access to the outdoor festival at 12:30p.
Unlimited Tasters of all the beers brought by 25 of Craft Brewer friends plus some MHB favorites, plus the chance to meet some of the owners and brewers of some of favorite beers.
Live Music from some of San Diego’s best….bands TBD, but back by popular demand, the Sully Blue-eyed Soul Band.
4 free food samples from our on-site food vendors
A limited edition HESSFEST 8 souvenir pint glass.
DD Tickets include:
Access to the festival areas at the time selected.
Souvenir cups and glassware once you turn in your wristband.
VIP DD Ticket holders will have access to bottled Coke & Sprite inside during the VIP Event. (No glass is allowed in the outdoor festival area)
CONFIRMED BREWERIES:
Mike Hess Brewing
And More coming!
CONFIRMED BANDS:
Sully and the Blue-eyed Soul Band (check ’em out)
CONFIRMED FOOD:
TBD
VIP COLLABORATION BEERS:
Mike Hess Brewing collabs with:
TBD
FAQs:
We’ll be hosting the VIP session inside the tasting room, which will be closed to the public until after 2:00p. We will reopen tasting room at 2 pm to the public.
There are no in/out privileges. Beer may not cross between the VIP and GA sections. Once you leave the Outdoor festival area, there is no reentry. No glass is allowed in the outdoor area.
Once you decide to leave the festival the tasting room will be open to the public (after 2:00p), and you may trade in your wristband at the bar for your HESSFEST 8 souvenir glass – don’t forget to bring that glass back to any of our MHB locations for $4 fill specials Monday through Thursday.
All attendees (including DD ticket holders) must be 21 years or older and must bring a valid ID as proof with them to the event. The nature of the event requires that all attendees are of a legal drinking age. We understand that this runs counter to our normal family-friendly environment, but please leave the kiddos at home for this one. If you can only get a baby sitter for a limited time, children will be allowed inside our tasting room once it reopens to the public after 2:00p. Just to clarify: no minors are allowed in the festival area period, or inside the tasting room until after 2:00p. No refunds will be given to attendees who cannot provide valid ID. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
No refunds will be given for this event. If you are unable to attend, please let us know and we will donate 100% of your ticket purchase price (i.e. the face value) to the charities we are partnering with. You did a good thing. Thank you.
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HessFest 8 – it’s bigger, badder and better than ever!
DETAILS ARE COMING, SAVE THE DATE. (you know it’s going to be awesome, get your tickets now!)
Join Mike Hess Brewing and 25 of SoCal’s most amazing breweries (and even from further away) as we host HessFest 8 on June 9th, 2018.
What is it? Mike Hess Brewing + 25 breweries + 10 food vendors + 3 bands and a comedy show in-between put on a street festival to kick off Summer. We’re raising money for two amazing charities this year: The Navy SEAL Foundation and the YMCA of San Diego.
What do you get?
We’ll have two sessions this year.
VIP Admission includes:
Exclusive admission to #VIPSOURFEST inside our tasting room. 20+ glorious sour beers, each a unique collaboration with one of our guest breweries. Unlimited, self-serve tasters of our My Other Vice Berliner Weisse with unique flavors and additions provided by our brewery friends in attendance. MOV is a fantastic hot weather beer – clean, crisp, tart and refreshing with a lovely acidic finish.
Early access to the GA outdoor festival at 11:30 am.
Exclusive VIP access to the interior VIP section and event until 1:30 pm.
ALL VIP attendees get their very own special VIP taster cup this year that you may take (empty) into the outdoor festival and use there after you’re done sampling all the VIP brews.
Plus, all the GA Admission Benefits below.
GA Admission includes:
Access to the outdoor festival at 12:30p.
Unlimited Tasters of all the beers brought by 25 of Craft Brewer friends plus some MHB favorites, plus the chance to meet some of the owners and brewers of some of favorite beers.
Live Music from some of San Diego’s best….bands TBD, but back by popular demand, the Sully Blue-eyed Soul Band.
4 free food samples from our on-site food vendors
A limited edition HESSFEST 8 souvenir pint glass.
DD Tickets include:
Access to the festival areas at the time selected.
Souvenir cups and glassware once you turn in your wristband.
VIP DD Ticket holders will have access to bottled Coke & Sprite inside during the VIP Event. (No glass is allowed in the outdoor festival area)
CONFIRMED BREWERIES:
Mike Hess Brewing
And More coming!
CONFIRMED BANDS:
Sully and the Blue-eyed Soul Band (check ’em out)
CONFIRMED FOOD:
TBD
VIP COLLABORATION BEERS:
Mike Hess Brewing collabs with:
TBD
FAQs:
We’ll be hosting the VIP session inside the tasting room, which will be closed to the public until after 2:00p. We will reopen tasting room at 2 pm to the public.
There are no in/out privileges. Beer may not cross between the VIP and GA sections. Once you leave the Outdoor festival area, there is no reentry. No glass is allowed in the outdoor area.
Once you decide to leave the festival the tasting room will be open to the public (after 2:00p), and you may trade in your wristband at the bar for your HESSFEST 8 souvenir glass – don’t forget to bring that glass back to any of our MHB locations for $4 fill specials Monday through Thursday.
All attendees (including DD ticket holders) must be 21 years or older and must bring a valid ID as proof with them to the event. The nature of the event requires that all attendees are of a legal drinking age. We understand that this runs counter to our normal family-friendly environment, but please leave the kiddos at home for this one. If you can only get a baby sitter for a limited time, children will be allowed inside our tasting room once it reopens to the public after 2:00p. Just to clarify: no minors are allowed in the festival area period, or inside the tasting room until after 2:00p. No refunds will be given to attendees who cannot provide valid ID. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
No refunds will be given for this event. If you are unable to attend, please let us know and we will donate 100% of your ticket purchase price (i.e. the face value) to the charities we are partnering with. You did a good thing. Thank you.
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