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AT THE GREAT KIWI BEER FESTIVAL
The names and faces behind some of the country’s leading craft beer labels collect in Christchurch’s Hagley Park every January. Join us as more than 40 craft brewers and 35+ street food vendors take over Christchurch in New Zealand’s hoppiest celebration of the craft beer industry.
With more than 300 beers on tap, dozens of interactive workshops and beer tasting seminars and the infamous live music stage, the Great Kiwi Beer Festival’s annual installment has been bringing your mid-Summer brewing dreams to life every year since 2011.
Join us in Hagley Park on Saturday 25th January or sign up to our mailing list for regular updates and ticketing announcements!
BEERS & BREWERIES
ITS GOING TO BE A BEERSTRAVAGANZA
Check out your old favourites, or find some first time festival breweries!
With more than 300 craft beers on show, the 2020 Great Kiwi Beer Festival is sure to be an enlightening exploration of craft beer.
LIVE MUSIC LINEUP
AT THE GREAT KIWI BEER FESTIVAL
Take a look at this years live music lineup that will be bringing you sounds all through the day.
We’ve got the beats to go with your brews at The Great Kiwi Beer Festival.
COOKING THEATRE
AT THE GREAT KIWI BEER FESTIVAL
Check out some of New Zealand’s top chefs in action and maybe even catch some tips to show off to your mates.
12:00pm – Vicky Ha – House Of Dumplings
Vicky grew up making dumplings with her mama (the best cook on the planet) in a tiny apartment in Hong Kong. Mama taught Vicky how to respect beautiful ingredients so…
1:00pm – Riverside Kitchen – Market Delights
Elliot from Riverside Kitchen joins forces with two producers from Riverside Market to showcase the best of their produce. The producers will explain the origins of their products, then Elliot…
2:00pm – Riverside Kitchen – Local Bounty
We are blessed to have an abundance of premium produce on our doorstep in Otautahi. In this session, Elliot delves into the delights of the land and the sea. Taking…
3:00pm – Jax Hamilton – Jax Food Hax
Presenting a BBQ meal bursting with flavour, fun and personality, the irrepressible Jax Hamilton will wow you with three stunningly simple, yet instantly impressive dishes. Using premium ingredients from her…
4:00pm – Mark Southon – Mark’s Beer & Food Matches
Mark Southon is head chef at the renowned O’Connell Street Bistro, as well as resident chef on TV3’s The Café. Today Mark will share the food he loves to drink…
5:00pm – Gary Miller – This Little Piggy
Festival favourite Gary Miller rounds out a busy day in the kitchen with a session dedicated to all things swine. Gary will take you well beyond the basic pork saussie,…
POMEROY'S CRAFT BEER ACADEMY
AT THE GREAT KIWI BEER FESTIVAL
We’ve teamed up again with our mates at Pomeroy’s Old Brewery Inn to bring you the Great Kiwi Beer Festival Craft Beer Academy.
Head along to be suitably saturated with beer related wisdom.
12:00pm – Hannah & Russel – 8Wired Barrelled
Join Hannah & Russel from 8Wired as they talk about their amazing barrel programme. They’ll share the process and techniques, time involved, what barrels they use, the blending process and…
1:00pm – Rachael Norcross – Punky Brewster More Than Beer
Explore New Zealand’s burgeoning cider scene with Rachael from Punky Brewster. Join Rachael as she journeys from the accessible down to the more obscure drops of this fruity favourite.
2:00pm – Andrew Childs – Behemoth Brewery Life in the Behemoth Lane
Andrew Childs will be sharing what 2019 has been for their fast growing company – from equity crowd funding through to making the Deloitte Top 50… It just keeps getting…
3:00pm – Deep Creek – Hazies Unplugged
We just can’t get enough of hazy beer – this trend just keeps going! Deep Creek are known for their amazing range of hazies – they’ll talk about the differences,…
4:00pm – Mike Cheer – Volstead A Journey to the Land of Kveik
Volstead Head Brewer Mike Cheer uses Norwegian Kveik yeast as his house yeast, and is fascinated by the ancient traditions and practices of Norwegian farmhouse brewers. He decided to take…
5:00pm – The Christchurch Home Brewers Association Be your own Brewer
The Christchurch Home Brewers’ Association are spearheading the support of local home brewers in Christchurch. Come and hear members of the committee talk through the benefits of home brew from…
FOOD & RETAIL STANDS
AT THE GREAT KIWI BEER FESTIVAL
As we all know, you cant live on beer alone, so we have gathered some of Christchurch’s finest food producers.
Whether you’re looking for a spicy curry to match with an IPA or a burger to pair with your Pilsner, You wont have to look far.
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