Tickets included 25 samples, but guests could upgrade to a Connoisseurs package for a souvenir snifter glass, access to premium draft and large-format beers, a coat check and private bathrooms. Food trucks and local restaurants were on site with snacks for sale and event proceeds benefited the Big Joe Duskin Music Education Foundation.
7:30-11 p.m. Feb. 1 (6:30 p.m. early admission); 1-4:30 p.m. Feb. 2 (noon early admission); 7:30-11 p.m. Feb. 2 (6:30 p.m. early admission). $50-$95. Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St., Downtown, cincybeerfest.com.



















































