The Biketoberfest event is scheduled to take place starting Saturday September 27th through 2am the following morning with beer tents and beer trucks, bratwurst and bike races and bicycle donations to charity. The event kicks off at 1pm in the Centerpoint courtyard along 7th street in Tempe, behind the famed craft beer bar The Handlebar Tempe, located at 680 South Mill Avenue. Admission is free and fans and participants are encouraged to RSVP in advance for complimentary tickets and to register for specific bike races. The charity bike races will pit adults riding child-sized bicycles around a pre-determined course in the name of fun and fundraising. Bike races include Tempe Mayor Mark Mitchell versus Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton, as well as teams from local bars competing against other bars and restaurants, a “monster mini” kids-sized bike race and awards for “best in show”.

The day’s activities also include a ‘Dunk-A-Cop’ tank, Germanic-themed feats of strength such as a stein holding competition and a sausage eating contest. Entertainment includes music by local DJs and German bands while attendees wander through a Teutonic fantasyland of beer trucks, beer tents and beer garden-styled areas for drinking, eating and good-natured merriment.

The Phoenix area bike and beer communities have rallied behind the event with sponsorship and donations coming from premier local breweries, suppliers and distributors including Alliance Beverage Distributing Company, Bike Cellar, Crescent Crown Distributing, Hensley Beverage Company, Red Bull Energy Drink and Southern Wine & Spirits. Food and beverage options will be managed be The Handlebar Tempe’s staff as well local vendors, and an impressive cadre of imported, local and craft beer options will be available for purchase including signature specialty brews from Bell's Brewery, Deschutes Brewery, Four Peaks Brewing Company, New Belgium Brewery, Odell Brewing Company and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, as well as Schreiner’s sausages and other food pairings.

“Tempe is already known locally for its stellar beer and bike communities,” states Julian Wright, The Handlebar Tempe’s owner and principal of Fork & Dagger Bar and Restaurant Development Company. “and this year’s inaugural Biketoberfest event will kick off the fall bike and beer festival season in style with a signature event that squarely puts downtown Tempe on the map as the place to come for craft beer, food and fun; all in the name of charity.”

To register your group to compete or to RSVP for complimentary general admission, please visit: http://biketoberfest-handlebar-tempe.eventbrite.com

For additional information about The Handlebar Tempe, please visit: http://www.handlebaraz.com.