Ed. note: The Big Beer Festival is sold out.

The brilliant minds that brought you the wildly successful Tacoma's Craft Beer Festival are going bigger. By bigger, I mean bigger beers. By bigger beers, I mean stronger beers. The first annual Big Beer Festival will consume the Foss Waterway Seaport - home of the original Tacoma Craft Beer Festival - twice Saturday, Feb. 16.

As I stated, the Big Beer Festival will satisfy craft beer enthusiasts looking to wet their whistles with big, bold beers. This is not for the lovers of the pilsners and light brews. This is flavor country for beer drinkers - folks who enjoy the super hops, winter brews and higher than average ABV.

"Some of our local breweries like Wingman, the Harmon, Engine House No. 9, 7 Seas and Tacoma Brewing Company will be there showcasing Tacoma's finest craft beer creations," says Roxi Lee, co-founder of the Tacoma Craft Beer Festival, and a driving forces behind Saturday's shindig. "All 20 of our breweries are being featured, every one of them is outstanding when it comes to creating amazing beer."

Read Jackie fender's full feature on the Big Beer Festival in the Weekly Volcano's Restaurant section.

FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT, NORTHWEST MINI PRESENTS THE FIRST ANNUAL BIG BEER FESTIVAL, SATURDAY FEB. 16, NOON TO 4 P.M. AND 4:30-8:30 P.M. 705 DOCK STREET, TACOMA, TACOMACRAFTBEERFEST.COM