Funk Asheville tickets on sale May 15

ASHEVILLE, NC — Wicked Weed Brewing and Pints for Prostates announced that VIP and general admission tickets for their annual Funk Asheville festival go on sale at noon, Friday, May 15^th via ETIX. The festival, which is the Appalachian region’s largest celebration of sour and wild ales, takes place Saturday, July 18.

Tickets are limited and could sell out quickly.

Now in its second year, Funk Asheville is a wicked good gathering of sour and wild ales from across the country featuring, both from well established and up and coming breweries that are paving the sour and wild path for craft beer.

Participating breweries

The currently confirmed list of attending breweries includes:

• The Lost Abbey Brewing, CA
• Jester King Brewery, TX
• Almanac Beer Company, CA
• The Rare Barrel, CA
• Cascade Brewing, OR
• Ecliptic Brewing, OR
• Perennial Brewing Co., MO
• Allagash Brewing, ME
• Evil Twin
• Crooked Stave Brewery, CO
• Avery Brewing Co., CO
• Societe Brewing, CA
• Goose Island Brewery, IL
• 7venth Sun Brewing, FL
• Bluejacket Brewery, DC
• Green Bench Brewing, FL
• Cigar City Brewing, FL
• Creature Comforts Brewery, GA
• Burial Brewing Co., NC
• Oskar Blues Brewing, NC
• Free Range Brewing, NC
• 4 Hands Brewing, MO
• Anderson Valley Brewing Co., CA
• Fonta Flora Brewery, NC
• Full Steam Brewery, NC
• Haw River Brewing, NC
• Mystery Brewing, NC
• New Belgium Brewing, CO
• Night Shift Brewing, MA
• Orpheus Brewing, GA
• Stillwater Artisanal Ales
• Stone Brewing Co., CA
• Surly Brewing, MN
• Trophy Brewing, NC
• Upland Brewing Co., IN
• Westbrook Brewing, SC
• Wrecking Bar Brewpub, GA
• Yazoo Brewing Co., TN

Funk Asheville Ticket Prices

General admission tickets are $80 (plus service fees and NC tax) and VIP tickets are $100 (plus service fees and NC tax). On July 18, Funk Asheville will start at 7:00 p.m., with a 6:00 p.m. entry for VIPs. The festival takes place in the wooded outdoor space at Wicked Weed’s new production brewery in Candler, NC. The Candler brewery is currently under construction and is located about 7 miles southwest of downtown Asheville.

UPDATE — The brewery announced that it will run regular shuttle buses from it’s downtown Funkatorium to the festival site.

[VIP tickets sold out] The folks at Wicked Weed add that the purchase of VIP tickets offer several perks:

• early entry with no lines,
• a collaborative food and sour pairing from Chef Terry of Wrecking Bar and Chef Cardiff of Wicked Weed,
• the ability to talk one on one with brewers, and
• free entry into a drawing for a nine night BeerTrips.com tour to Prague, Bamberg, Cologne and Brussels.

Pints for Prostates benefits

“We’re proud to be partnering with Wicked Weed Brewing again this year on Funk Asheville,” said Rick Lyke, founder of Pints for Prostates. “We use the universal language of beer to reach men with an important health message. The funds we raise help support free men’s health screening clinics and support groups for men diagnosed with the disease.”

A silent auction benefiting Pints for Prostates will be conducted during the festival and features unique beer experiences as well as highly collectible items from attending breweries. This partnership of brewery and non-profit, also in its second year, is an integral focus of the festival.

For additional information

For more information and details about Funk Asheville check the breweries social media outlets:

Facebook: www.facebook.com/wickedweedbrewing

Instagram: WickedWeedBrewing

Twitter: @wickedweedbeer