05/23/2012
Who doesn't love beer and burgers? Come out to the PGA National Resort on June 16th from 12-4PM and celebrate!
PGA National Announces ‘Craft Beer Festival & Burger Bash’
Celebrity Chefs, 50 Different Brews, Sliders, Live Music, ‘King of All Burgers’ Contest
(PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.) -- PGA National Resort & Spa – the legendary South Florida destination and home of the PGA TOUR Honda Classic – announces its inaugural “Craft Beer Festival & Burger Bash,” June 16 (Saturday).
The festivities run from noon – 4 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door (www.pgabeerandburger.eventbrite.com/). A portion of the proceeds benefit the Surfrider Foundation Palm Beach County Chapter – a non-profit environmental organization protecting area beaches. For those seeking accommodations, PGA National Resort is offering a special “Stay the Night” rate of $99 on June 16.
PGA National is partnering with Brown Distributing and Lincoln Culinary Institute to showcase the world’s most impressive portfolio of craft beer brands. The packed roster of fun also includes: live entertainment; vendor village with specialty retail goods; food sampling / specialty burgers from local restaurants / chefs; AJ’s Beer City demo on home beer-making; cooking seminars; charity raffle and more.
Local restaurants, culinary students and celebrity chefs will compete for the grand title of Palm Beach’s “2012 King of All Burgers.” Participants will have booths where sliders are provided for tasting. Attendees along with local celebrity judges will vote on winners in three categories including “Best Burger,” “Most Innovative Burger” and “Best Non-Beef Burger.”
“This fun family event is perfect to start the summer off right as well as assist the Surfrider Foundation Palm Beach County Chapter in protecting our local beaches,” says Joel Paige, vice president and managing director. “Great brews and burgers, live music, celebrity chefs and voting for Palm Beach’s ‘2012 King of All Burgers’ – all make for a mid-June bash to long remember at PGA National.”