2nd Annual Yaga's Chili Quest & Beer Fest

Online, January 3, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Spicy Chili? Solution? Cold Beer! Visitors of the Yaga's Chili Quest and Beer Fest on January 15, 2011 will be able to purchase tickets to the Beer Tasting where they will have the opportunity to taste a variety of gourmet beers.

The Beer Tasting will begin at 11:00am to ticket holders who purchased a No-Line No-Wait VIP Ticket. VIP tickets will get you in the door an hour early, give you access to 5 high-end craft beers in addition to the 63 specialty craft beers, and give you more one on one time with the beer representatives. These tickets are available in limited quantities at Yaga's Beer Fest. General admission tickets are available for $25.00 on the festival website. The general ticket tasting begins at 12:00pm and will feature 63 specialty craft beers.

All ticket holders will receive a souvenir-tasting mug and a punch card for 24 samples. Additional samples may be purchased at the tasting in increments of 12. Breweries featured at the festival include Abita, Breckenridge, Bear Republic, Southern Star, and Lagunitas Brewing Company A full list of beers and breweries can be found at Yaga's Beer Fest.

The festival will kick-off with the Chili Pepper Quick Step 5K Fun Run/Walk down the Historic Seawall. The fun run begins at 9:00am at Float Pool & Patio Bar 2828 Seawall Blvd. Proceeds from the run will benefit The Ronald McDonald House of Galveston. Registration information can be found on the festival website.

Other event activities include a Chili Tasting, Washers Tournament, Jalapeno Eating Contest, Margarita Making Contest and Merchant Walk-About. Visitors will also be able to visit with local vendors.

The 2nd Annual Yaga's Chili Quest and Beer Fest sponsors include El Jimador, Dienst Distributing, GreatBrewers.com, Spec's, Mitchell Historic Properties, Galveston Island Convention & Visitors Bureau, Galveston Monthly, Tour de Tents, Galveston County Daily News, and McCormick Co.

For information and registration please visit www.yagaschiliquest.com

Media Contact: Erin Dhonau Yaga's Entertainment, Inc. [email protected] 956-778-4624