Palm Springs Props & Hops Craft Beer Conclave is tomorrow

Palm Springs Props & Hops Craft Beer ConclaveTomorrow (November 10), “Minister of Culinary Awareness” Cliff Young is bringing to Palm Springs his second Craft Beer Conclave.

Tomorrow’s event, the Palm Springs Props & Hops Craft Beer Conclave, will be held from noon to 5 p.m. at the Palm Springs Air Museum.

The event is also a fundraiser for the museum.

Several Inland Empire breweries will be represented, including:

Other breweries participating include Alaskan Brewing Co., Ass Kisser Hand Crafted Ales, Cosmic Ales, Drake’s Brewing, Firestone Walker Brewing Company, Oceanside Ale Works, Ouroboros Ales, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and Stone Brewing Co.

There will also be a few food trucks on hand: Devilicious, Short Stop BBQ, and representing the Inland Empire, our friends from Suite 106 Cupcakery and Where’s the Fire Gourmet Pizza.

Entertainment includes a set by “Food Tech” host Bobby Bognar and his band the Piper Downs, and a rare appearance by The Sedans.

General admission tickets, which grant entry at 1 p.m. and include eight beer sample tickets, are $30 (plus $1.74 service fee). V.I.P. tickets, which grant early entry at noon, include eight beer sample tickets, a food truck voucher, a souvenir glass, and access to a V.I.P. area with seating and complementary sodas and water, are $75 (plus $2.87 service fee).

V.I.P. ticket purchasers will also be entered into a drawing for a trip for two to the 2013 Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colo.

V.I.P. and general admission tickets can be purchased in advance here. Please note that V.I.P. tickets must be purchased in advance, as they will not be available at the door.

Also note that you must be 21 or over to attend the event. Sorry, kiddies!

A designated driver ticket will be available at the door for $10, which includes entry to the event, but not the beer sampling tickets. It must be purchased by someone who has already holds a general admission or V.I.P. ticket.

Additional beer sample tickets will be sold at the event, as well as 12-ounce beers.

Because this is Dine 909, and we’re all about the bargain here, Shorty’s Desert Deals is offering half-price general admission tickets until 4:30 p.m. today. Get them here.

Palm Springs Air Museum is at 745 N. Gene Autry Trail.

For more information, click here.