3rd Annual Yaga's Chili Quest & Beer Fest January 21, 2012

Yaga’s Chili Quest & Beer Fest will return to Galveston’s Historic Strand District on Saturday, January 21, 2012, with a revamped lineup of craft and imported beer selections presented by Del Papa Distributing Company and Pint Jockeys. The third annual event will feature over 80 cook-off teams serving some of the tastiest chili in Texas and more than 100 brew varieties.

The event officially opens to the public at 11 a.m. when the cook teams begin serving their chili concoctions on the Strand. Other events occurring throughout the day include a washer tournament, margarita making contest, jalapeno eating contest, 5k fun-run and a Strand merchant walk-about. An awards ceremony will conclude the event with the announcement of the best chili on Galveston Island.

Last year’s event drew over 6,000 chili and beer lovers, and this year proves to be even larger with the addition of the Pint Jockeys, a group of Del Papa’s craft beer enthusiasts. Yaga’s and the Pint Jockeys will transform the Tremont House’s Davidson Ballroom into a beer Mecca, located at 2300 Ships Mechanic Row, Galveston, TX 77550. The ballroom will open to the public at noon on Saturday, January 21.