ORANGE BEACH, Ala. - Hey Orange Beach…Guess whose back?

The Second Annual Abita Beer Top of the Hops Beer Festival – Orange Beach returns on Saturday Aug. 10 at the Lawn at the Wharf Marina. General Admission and VIP tickets include a commemorative e sampling mug and access to unlimited, two ounce samples of more than 150 beers including new favorites to the state of Alabama.

Beers such as Abita Turbo Dog, Good People Snake Handler, Fairhope 51, Straight To Ale Monkeynaut IPA, and Terrapin Recreation Ale plus many more will be available at this year’s festival.

The VIP Ticket will give patrons access to the festival one hour early at 3 p.m. to take advantage of a more exclusive beer tasting experience. The VIP Ticket allows entry to the private VIP Area with signature appetizers from Bimini Bob’s, Villagio Grille, The Compleat Angler, Baumhower's, Ginny Lane’s, Southern Grind, and Shawn’s House of Burgers from 4-7p.m. and an exclusive beer selection not available to the general public.

The Good People Corn Hole Tournament will be featured as well. Patrons can enter their teams at www.topoZhehopsbeerfest.com/wharf. Winner goes home with a custom made Good People corn hole set.

Top of the Hops Beer Festival will also feature the World of Sam Adams where patrons will enjoy beer seminars such as Cooking with Beer, Brewing 101 and other beer education sessions.

The Bud-Busch Cask Garden will feature limited edition casks from Alabama’s Fairhope Brewing Company, Back 40 and Blue Pants Brewery. The festival will also include live music.

Advance Tickets to Abita Beer Top of the Hops Beer Festival – Orange Beach are $35 for General Admission or $75 for VIP. For those patrons that will not be sampling beer, general admission designated driver Tickets are available for $15 or VIP designated driver tickets are available for $25.

Tickets are on sale now through Ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, Tacky Jack’s (Orange Beach and Gulf Shores), and the Amphitheatre at the Wharf Box Office or by phone at 800-745-3000.

The festival is sponsored by Abita Beer, Good People, Westbrook, Stillwater, Straight To Ale, Terrapin, Sam Adams, Leinenkugel, Draft Magazine, Kueers, Young’s Suncoast, Bimini Bob’s, Villagio Grille, The Compleat Angler, Baumhower's, Ginny Lane’s, Southern Grind and Shawn’s House of Burgers.