Tony Kiss

ASH

With a big crowd of 5,000 expected at Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp brew festival on Aug. 3, the brewery has set up a free shuttle system for the event.

There will be no parking at the Sierra Nevada Mills River brewery, adjacent to the Asheville Regional Airport. Instead, buses will run from two locations to the festival and back, Sierra Nevada spokesman Ryan Arnold said.

In Asheville, the shuttle will depart and return to North Pack Square downtown. Another shuttle will be closer to the festival at the WNC Agricultural Center on Fanning Bridge Road in Fletcher.

While the shuttle is included in festival tickets, be sure to bring cash for food. There will not be an ATM at the festival, Arnold said.

The beer festival is one of seven that Sierra Nevada is staging nationwide this summer and the only event in the Southeast. It’s likely to be the biggest beer festival ever held in WNC, with at least 120 breweries taking part, including some that have never previously been at local events. Tickets are $65 general admission, $30 for non-drinking designated drivers. Order tickets online at http://sierranevada.ticketleap.com/bcaa-southeast

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