It seems like there is a new brewery or brew pub opening somewhere in Texas every month. It would be a daunting (but fun!) task to try to visit all of the breweries; fortunately the Texas Craft Brewers Festival will bring 57 of the best brewers in the state together for its biggest event ever.

This year, 120 different beers will be available at the annual event, which takes place at Fiesta Gardens on Saturday, September 27. The festival’s growth mirrors the booming Texas craft beer industry. The Texas Craft Brewers Guild reports that beer production increased 44 percent in 2013 with around 225,000 barrels brewed in Texas.

"One of the big draws of the festival is the opportunity to taste beers that are hard to find or that are made specifically for the event," says Charles Vallhonrat, executive director of the Texas Craft Brewers Build. "We will feature a Rotating Tap list of 20 special beers that will be poured each half-hour throughout the festival. We’ll publish the list before the event so people can be on the lookout for specific beers. One beer I’m excited about is the Revolver Brewing Fracker Barrel #1, a barrel-aged beer."

In addition to the special brews, there will be a slew of Indian pale ales, pale ales, sours, saisons, farmhouse ales and a bunch of pumpkin ales to wet your whistle. Local brew pubs (which are now allowed to sell and distribute their beer off premises) that will be pouring at the festival include Black Star Co-op Pub & Brewery, Kamala Brewing at the Whip In, Oasis Texas Brewing Company and Uncle Billy's Brewery & Smokehouse.

The beer bash starts at 2 pm and goes until 6:30 pm. General admission tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the gate. That will get you six 4-ounce sampling tokens and a commemorative tasting cup. Extra tasting samples are available for $3 a pair.

The Texas Craft Brewers Festival is put on by the Young Men’s Business League of Austin and the Texas Craft Brewers Guild. Proceeds benefit Austin Sunshine Camps, a nonprofit providing mentorship, education and personal development for high-potential, low-income girls and boys throughout Central Texas.