Archive for February, 2009
Victorian Bushfires
As an Australian I have watched in horror as communities in Victoria, Australia have been subjected to some of the most intense bushfires on record. As you know, the deathtoll currently stands at 181 lives lost.
Whilst this subject is unrelated to Beer Festivals it does involve communities, which is something my site is all about. I [...]
What is ‘Festival of Beer’?
A few people have asked me to provide a more in depth description of my site, Festival of Beer.
So, here goes…
About Festival of Beer
Festival of Beer is a Blog about the celebration of Beer. I, like a lot of people, enjoy drinking good, well made craft beer – (I define craft beer as beer that [...]
What is the Beer Festival Ratio?
A description of the Beer Festival Ratio that reveals that the USA is the most advanced nation on the earth when it comes to the creation and celebration of craft beer.
New Zealand Beer Festivals
photo credit: munksynz
In my last post, “Where are all the Australian Beer Festivals?“, I was wondering why Australia, a country that has such a deep association with beer, has very few Beer Festivals.
Well, their cousins across the water in New Zealand seem to do somewhat better. A search in the Festival of Beer Search [...]
Where are all the Australian Beer Festivals?
Why are there only three Beer Festivals or Beer Tasting events scheduled for 2009? Australia needs to develop its own large scale Beer Festival and Beer Tasting events.
The Biggest and Best Beer Festivals for 2009!
A list of the thirteen biggest and best Beer Festivals taking place in 2009!
CAMRA Presents the 5th Pendle Beer Festival, UK
Courtesy of CAMRA, the 5th Pendle Beer Festival will be taking place from Thursday 5 to Saturday 7 February 2009 at the Colne MUNI Theatre (see on Google Maps).
This year’s theme is based on railways of old. “All steamed up” is guaranteed to bring you a range of quality beers named after railway themes. Names [...]
Airdale Brewing Company Beer Tasting and Educational Events
Airdale Brewing Company of San Diego, California are offering Beer Tasting events and educational talks on the creation of craft beers at the Local Eatery & Watering Hole in San Diego, California
Festival of Beer Reaches 300 Events!
The Festival of Beer website has over 300 Beer Tasting events listed! Events are taking place in the UK to the USA to Australia!
