Choose from Six Options

$26 for one general-admission ticket ($40 value)

$51 for two general-admission tickets ($80 value)

5 p.m.–8 p.m.

Sampling of beer

$38 for one VIP ticket ($60 value)

$76 for two VIP tickets ($120 value)

Early entry from 4 p.m.–5 p.m.

Sampling of specialty beers brewed for VIPs only

Greater Miami Beer Fest mugs

Express-line entry if arriving later than 5 p.m.

Express bathroom line

$63 for one VIP Taster ticket ($100 value)

$126 for two VIP Taster tickets ($200 value)

Early entry from 4 p.m.–5 p.m.

Sampling of specialty beers brewed for VIPs only

Greater Miami Beer Fest mugs

Express-line entry if arriving later than 5 p.m.

Express bathroom line

Food-and-beer pairings

Handmade cigars

Bourbon sampling

The festival takes place on Saturday, July 11, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Carbonation: Beer’s Fifth Element

Whether black or tan, light or dark, ale or lager, just about all beer shares one trait: carbonation. Check out Groupon’s study of this natural process and toast beer’s bubbly side.

Scrutinize the contents of just about any bottle of beer and you’ll find it includes more than just hops, malted grain, water, and yeast. No matter how basic or old fashioned the brew, it’ll almost invariably be infused with something else, an elemental presence that is not necessarily part of the beer but that is nonetheless integral to its character: carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is a soluble gas, which means it becomes trapped in water—in this case, the water content of beer—under pressure. Releasing that pressure causes the CO 2 to instantly revert to a gas, separating from the water molecules and rising in effervescent beads.