vBike relay, beer fest sell out in a hurry

Two landmark summer events celebrating their 25th anniversaries in 2017 are already sell-outs.

Some 1,900 tickets to the afternoon beer-tasting at the Great Alaska Craft Beer and Homebrew Festival were sold out by Saturday, March 18, said Jessica Edwards, executive director for the Southeast Alaska State Fair.

A gourmet dinner held the evening before the tasting sold out Feb. 13 and a “connoisseur’s tasting” an hour before the main event sold out Feb. 17. Ticket…