L.A. Weekly Announces The Return of Burgers and Beer

L.A. Weekly is excited to announce the return of their signature event, Burgers & Beer, to their 2017 food festival calendar! Taking place on Saturday, April 29th, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in DTLA, this event is a slider and craft beer lovers dream!

la-weekly-croppedCurated by L.A. Weekly’s editorial staff, this event will feature Los Angeles’ best burger restaurants serving their signature sliders and California’s best craft breweries sampling the brews that have made them famous!

As of press time, the following restaurants have confirmed attendance at this year’s event: Baldoria, Belcampo Meat Co., Burger City Grill, Button Mash, byCHLOE, Grill ‘Em All, Hinoki and the Bird, Hopdoddy Burger Bar, Mascarpone Cheesecake by Chef Turok, Myke’s Café, Simmzy’s, Slater’s 50/50, The Pikey, The Upper West, Venice Whaler and WOLF with more to be confirmed.

As of press time, the following breweries have confirmed attendance at this year’s event: 101 Cider House, Absolution Brewing Company, Angel City Brewery, Arts District Brewing Company, Baja Brewing Company, Beachwood BBQ & Brewing, Boomtown Brewery, Brewyard Beer Company, Claremont Craft Ales, Coronado Brewing Company, Dry River Brewing, Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company, Fireman’s Brew, Inc., Golden Road Brewing, High Water Brewing Company, Homage Brewing, Indie Brewing Company, Iron Triangle Brewing, Kona Brewing Co., Ladyface Ale Companie, Lagunitas Brewing Co., MacLeod Ale Brewing Co., Noble Ale Works, Pizza Port Brewing Co., Scholb Premium Ales, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Simmzy’s, St. Killian Importing, Strand Brewing Co., The Bruery, The Dudes’ Brewing Co., The Lost Abbey, Transplants Brewing Company and Wolf Creek Brewery with more to be confirmed.

Tickets can be purchased at: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1429993

A portion of this year’s event proceeds will benefit Food Forward. Food Forward rescues fresh local produce that would otherwise go to waste, connecting this abundance with people in need, and inspiring others to do the same.

General Admission tickets will be available starting at $50 and include entry into the event, unlimited food samples from 20+ restaurants, craft beer samples from 40+ breweries, access to entertainment and vendor village. A limited number of VIP admission tickets will be available starting at $70. VIP Admission tickets include all general admission perks plus hour early entry into the event and a VIP gift bag.

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Don’t miss out on L.A. Weekly’s third annual Burgers & Beer celebration!

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