Well this looks like fun:
The Small Brewers Beer Festival is about showcasing some of the unique and exquisite beers made by the smaller breweries and beer companies from around Australia.
Participation to this festival is strictly limited to small breweries as on-going battle to level the playing field against the big breweries.
Over 55 different beers and ciders will be available for tasting on the day.
Set in the tranquil beauty of the Australia National Botanical Gardens this festival will have beers never before seen in Canberra. Also included will be some Australian ciders and a few local cold-climate wineries.
Entertainment and food will be available all day long.
Duffbowl said :
ANBG has set a capacity, so it’s an opportunity cost problem for the organisers.
Latest info is tickets will sell out soon by the way.
bearlikesbeer said :
That rumour has proven to be true. No further information.
molongloid said :
Plus $2.50 booking fee it seems.
molongloid said :
$20 to get in, to not drink, and simply talk to brewers seems a bit rich. Unless they intend to have talks, etc., I couldn’t see too many folk forking that out.
(I should have added that this was info I received from Mick @ Stricklands this afternoon in reply to an email query.)
Tickets for non-drinking attendees, $20. Option to appear on booking website shortly.
I overheard a rumour at the homebrew shop that Wig & Pen may be pulling out. No idea why. Anyone know about this?
Crimes had a piece on the festival, but not a lot more info…
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/local-brewers-band-together-for-festival-20130215-2ehc0.html
Stricklands Beer (Canberra… well, really, Sydney)
Zierholz (Canberra)
Wig and Pen (Canberra)
Black Duck (Port Macquarie, NSW)
Hawthorn Brewing (Hawthorn, VIC)
Two Birds Brewing (Geelong, VIC)
St Arnou (Smithfield, NSW)
Swell Brewing (McLaren Vale, SA)
Balmain Brewing (Sydney, NSW)
Bowral Brewing (Bowral, NSW)
Tuckerbox Beer (Gundagai, NSW)
Badlands Brewing (Orange, NSW)
Pinchgut Brewery (Sydney, NSW)
Fusion Beer (Sydney, NSW)
St Peters Brewery (St Peters, NSW)
Riverside Brewery (North Parramatta, NSW)
Dalgety Brewing (Dalgety, NSW)
Sun Shack Cider (Southern Highlands, NSW)
Canberra Beer Co (New operators of the Hume (former) U-Brew-It)
Mudgee Brewing (NSW)
Any detail on which brewers are attending? This will influence my decision.
Jethro said :
My first thought was that quibbling over the included beers was petty … but this is a really good point. If I fatted up my $$ and got 10 shotties, I’d be, well, shirty. And it’s not beyond the realm of possibilities.
Anyone got any actual knowledge?
LSWCHP will be there! Ooops…LSWCHP realises he’s started to refer to himself in the third person…
Blamemonkey said :
How big is a sample… like a taster size (say a 30ml shot) or more of a half pint size?
If you’re getting 10 half pints included in the entry that seems reasonable. If it’s 10 shots of beer, less reasonable.
poetix said :
Sadly, after nearly 20 years together, I am still yet to convince her of the liquid gorgeousness that is the amber (pale straw to opaque black) nectar.
Still, more beer for me 🙂
Ben_Dover said :
Well bend over then, silly…
Duffbowl said :
What, doesn’t she like beer? What a strange lady…
Jungle Jim said :
My understanding is that it’s the same festival, moved and renamed.
Tickets booked and paid for 🙂 Now to tell the wife I’m going…
Blamemonkey said :
I love beer, I wish I could afford to go
*Hank puts hand out*
johnboy said :
That truly would be magical, could you imagine… I would lose my shoes and dignity in the first 20 minutes
Hank said :
Maybe if you were like “I love beer, I wish I could afford to go”
not “I hate fun and don’t have money”