Popular annual craft beer tasting event to be Feb. 25, 2012

SEATTLE, Nov. 11, 2011--Tickets for The Museum of Flight's annual craft beer tasting event, Hops and Props, will be on sale to the general public beginning Monday, Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. The 2012 Hops and Props will be on Saturday, Feb. 25 from 7 to 10 p.m., with a VIP event from 6 to 7 p.m. With over 40 brewers on hand, Hops & Props is one of the premier events of its kind in the Northwest. Tickets typically sell out early. All proceeds benefit The Museum of Flight. Tickets will be available on-line or at The Museum of Flight Store.

For more information and tickets please see:

www.museumofflight.org/hopsandprops

General Admission is $75, VIP $100, Museum of Flight Members $60, and Designated Drivers $35 (Designated Driver tickets will be available in the Museum Store the night of the event.) Maximum purchase of 10 tickets per membership. All ticket sales are final. No refunds. No one under 21 admitted. I.D. required

The general admission ticket includes access to Museum galleries, a commemorative glass, a tasting guide, buffet from Catering by McCormick and Schmick's and beer tasting. The designated driver ticket includes access to Museum galleries, commemorative glass and buffet from Catering by McCormick and Schmick's. The VIP ticket includes all of the Hops and Props priviledges plus an exclusive session with a craft brewer, admission is limited.

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The non-profit Museum of Flight is one of the largest independent air and space museums in the world. The Museum's collection includes more than 150 historically significant air- and spacecraft, as well as the William E. Boeing Red Barn® -- the original manufacturing facility of the Boeing Co. The Airpark includes outdoor displays with the first jet Air Force One, a Concorde airliner, and the first Boeing 747 jumbo jet. The Museum aeronautical library and archival holdings are the largest on the West Coast. The Education Office offers weekend family programs, programs for students and educators, and overnight camps for children. McCormick & Schmick's Wings Café is on site.

The Museum of Flight is located at 9404 E. Marginal Way S., Seattle, Exit 158 off Interstate 5 on Boeing Field half-way between downtown Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport. The Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $16 for adults, $14 for seniors 65 and older, $13 for active military, $9 for youth 5 to 17, and free for children under 5. Group rates are available. Admission on the first Thursday of the month is free from 5 to 9 p.m. courtesy of Wells Fargo. For general Museum information, please call 206-764-5720 or visit

www.museumofflight.org

Ted Huetter

PR and Promotions Manager
206.768.7105

Tara Cashman
Marketing & Promotions Coordinator
206.768.7128