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Grand Tasting
This year’s event will feature over 100 craft and import beers from the most prestigious breweries around the world. Over 40 styles will be available.

Food & Freebies
All attendees will receive a free crystal tasting glass and your choice of delicious southern style BBQ or grilled sausages. Event t-shirts will be available for only $10.

Drink Beer, Increase Brain Power
We are also offering free seminars by Lazy Magnolia and Abita as well as single barrel bourbon. Lasting approximately 60 minutes you’ll be updated on the latest techniques, new flavors and more.  These seminars have limited seating and start an hour and half earlier than the beer festival grand tasting. Please make your seminar reservation by calling the Destin store at (850) 269-2909.

Gold Medal Winners
Every year the beer competition is held in mid February. Over 10 beer snobs duked it out with over 40 beers in 12 categories to give you the best of the best. Sample all the winners and runner ups at the grand tasting.

$5 Off Any Featured Beer or Bourbon
You’ve tasted them all. You’ve found your favorites. Now save even more. Get $5 off instantly any of the featured beers or bourbons at the event.

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2010 Destin Beer Festival Beer Competition

Best of Show
Brasserie Des Rocs — Belgian Grand Cru

Gold
Full Sail Amber  –  American Amber
Atlanta Brewing, Peach Tree Pale  –   American Pale Ale
Dogfish, 60 Minute IPA  –  American IPA
St. Bernardis Tripel  –  Begian Tripel
Pilsner Urquell  –  Czech Pilsner
Brasserie Des Rocs  –  Belgian Grand Cru
Smutty Nose, Old Brown Dog  –  American Brown Ale
Weihen Stephaner, Hefeweizen  –  German Hefeweizen
Samuel Smith, Oatmeal Stout  –  English Stout
Troublette  –  Belgian White
Allagash  –  Belgian Abby Style
Stongbow  –  Cider

Silver
Bells Amber  –  American Amber
Lefthand, Jackman’s Pale  –  American Pale Ale
Oskar Blues, Gordon IPA  –  American IPA
Chimay White  –  Begian Tripel
Golden Pheasant  –  Czech Pilsner
Val Dieu  –  Belgian Grand Cru
Lazy Magnolia, Southern Pecan  –  American Brown Ale
Hofbrau, Hefeweizen  –  German Hefeweizen
Youngs    English Stout
Blanche de Bruxelles  –  Belgian White
Ommegang Abby  –  Belgian Abby Style
Magners    Cider

Bronze
Abita Amber — American Amber
Sierra Nevada, Pale Ale — American Pale Ale
Sweet Water, IPA — American IPA
Delerium Tremins — Begian Tripel
Starapoman — Czech Pilsner
Gouden Carolus –  Belgian Grand Cru
Brooklyn Brown  –  American Brown Ale
Julius Echter, Hefeweizen  –  German Hefeweizen
St. Peter’s  –  English Stout
Wittekerke  –  Belgian White
Abita Abby  –  Belgian Abby Style
Woodchuck, Granny Smith  –  Cider

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Taste 100+ Beers
– Saturday, October 3rd from 1 to 4pm
Join us under the big top for the 2nd annual Brew Ha-Ha on the Boulevard, and taste over 100 beers from breweries around the world.

Great Food
Included with your ticket you’ll enjoy your choice of beer’s best friend — southern style bar-b-q or grilled italian sausage.

Live Music – Get your groove on with the down home stylings of one of the area’s favorite bands, The Waco Ramblers.

Tickets
$20 in advance, $25 day of event. Includes $5 rebate toward the purchase of beer as well as a crystal tasting glass. Call (850) 622-0802 for ticket purchases or use this website.

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Brew Maker & Shaker
– Friday Night, October 2nd from 6 to 8pm
Drink beer and increase your brain power. Hob nob with beer experts while tasting a variety of great tasting beers. This  is your opportunity to ask questions and learn from our certified beer geeks.
($10 per person, $3 instant rebate on featured beers)

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Accomodations
Special event pricing for rooms at the Residence Inn by Marriott at Grand Boulevard and walking distance to the event. Call (850) 650-7811 for reservations. $79 per night studio (promo code “LLOA”) or $89 per night 1 bedroom (promo code “LLOB”).

Location
Wine World
655 Grand Boulevard
Sandestin, FL 32550
(In the Grand Boulevard Town Center next to Publix)
(850) 622-0802

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Tasting List