If you love beer, food and festivals then you really don’t want to miss out on The Cape Town Festival of Beer!! In it’s 9th year, the festival is sure to deliver the ultimate experience and is the largest Festival of commercially available beer in the Southern Hemisphere. Along with an incredible selection of beer and cider, there is also live music and kids entertainment throughout the whole weekend so it’s perfect for the whole family!
The Festival features over 60 breweries and distributors and offers more than 200 beers ranging from international mega-breweries such as Stella Artois to local microbreweries such as Drifter, Saggy Stone, Little Wolf and Urban Brewing. Look out for some of the special brews on offer: 2017 saw over a dozen limited edition brews launched at the Festival, there will no doubt be even more in 2018.
Martin Tucker, founder of The Cape Town Festival of Beer explains, “Right now brewers are hard at work preparing special brews that have never been tasted before and will be launched at the Festival. We are seeing a new emergence in the market of sour beers, such as Frasers Folly’s Wild Raspberry and the Devil’s Peak Takes Two to Mango (one of last year’s CTFOB’s winners). Sour flavours are becoming more and more popular as are the use of adjuncts like beetroot, pineapple and even coffee and chocolate which are being added to brews for an interesting and more flavourful experience. It’s certainly clear that since the beginning, the Festival has been an incredible platform for showcasing cutting edge beer trends and this year we expect to see a growth in collab brews. A collab brew is when two breweries team up together to develop a special variant on a style to take to market. There is a lot to see this year and we are really excited to be the springboard for new and upcoming breweries and their beers.”
If you aren’t too big into your beer, have no fear! Cider enthusiasts can look forward to a fantastic selection on show. To compliment the vast selection of beers and ciders on offer, there will also be an array of top-class pop-up restaurants and gourmet food trucks for you to tickle your taste-buds. The Festival has ample seating and casual picnic style areas where festival goers can relax in front of the large stage and listen to jazz and local live bands. For those who like to party a little later in to the evening, they can look forward to the best line up of local DJ’s and musicians to groove until closing time.
I can’t wait to experience this incredible event!
Watch the teaser video here.
Extra Info
- Date: 30 November – 2 December
- Location: Hamilton’s Rugby Club, Green Point
- Tickets:
- Friday – R120
- Saturday – R150
- Sunday – R100
- Limited availability of Early Bird tickets at R90 pp and include beer and cider tastings
- TAKE ME HOME SERVICE! The Festival has partnered with Taxify as the official transport supplier, making sure patrons get home safely. As responsible festival organisers, we would like to ensure that there is an option for you to take. Both new and existing Taxify Customers will get a promo code for 80% off their trip up to the value of R100. Download Taxify today and get ready for the 9th Cape Town Festival of Beer (available on Google Play and App Store).
The Food Snob 