BIG THINGS ARE BREWING
IN THE MIGHTY WAIKATO
Join us as more than 40 craft brewers and 35+ street food vendors take over Hamilton 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 instalment has been bringing your mid-Summer brewing dreams to life every year since 2011.
Join us in 2021 and sign up to our mailing list for regular updates and ticketing announcements!
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.
BEERS & BREWERIES
ITS GOING TO BE A BEERSTRAVAGANZA
The Great Kiwi Beer Festival 2021 Hamilton brewers lineup is here.
Check out your old favourites, plus a number of first time festival breweries for you to try!
With more than 200 craft beers on show, the 2021 Great Kiwi Beer Festival is sure to be an enlightened beer exploration!
GKBF CRAFT BEER ACADEMY
AT THE GREAT KIWI BEER FESTIVAL
Bringing you the Great Kiwi Beer Festival Craft Beer Academy. A festival favourite from Christchurch, make sure you head along to be suitably saturated with beer related wisdom.
12:00PM
Hunting Beer in 2021
Greg McGill
Brewaucracy
Join Greg McGill as he remembers the great Michael Jackson. Greg will speak of his contribution to craft beer & share how to apply his ethos of passion and curiosity…
1:00PM
Life in The Behemoth Lane
Andrew Childs
Behemoth Brewing
It’s always fast paced for Team Behemoth! Hear about what it was actually like to open a new brew pub in lockdown, go from a contract brewer to brewery owner…
2:00pm
The Conscious Drinker
Jono Galuszka
Award-winning beer writer and home brewer Jono Galuszka lets you know how drinking can combat climate change, racism and inequality.
3:00PM
Two Is Better Than One
Simon Watson
Urbanaut Brewing
How far have we come with craft beer in such a short space of time… Urbanaut from Auckland keep pushing the boundaries (and our expectations) with their wonderful beer blender…
4:00PM
Brewing Ingenuity
Hamish Jones
Concept Brewing
Hamish Jones from Concept in Christchurch will share just how kiwi ingenuity & the classic number 8 wired mentality is applied in beer & brewing. Insights on how up cycled…
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
Mark Southon
O’Connell Street Bistro
Trained in Michelin starred restaurants in Europe and resident chef on TV3’s The Cafè, Mark has a genuine love for good food and always wanted to be chef. Mark’s cooking…
1:00pm
Brad King
Falls Retreat
Brad has returned home to his Waikato roots, after an exciting career spent cooking in Australia, Europe and America. Now at the helm of Falls Retreat, a restaurant on his…
2:00pm
Karl Martin
A recent arrival from the UK, Karl has landed in Hamilton to make his dream of opening a restaurant in New Zealand a reality. Karl’s career started at the tender…
3:00pm
Tejas Nikam
Vices & Virtues
Tejas’ interest in food began when he was ten years old and he started cooking with his father. He learnt the art of combining international flavours with New Zealand produce…
4:00pm
James Clark
Hayes Common
James brings a wealth of experience from kitchens across the globe to everyone’s favourite neighbourhood eatery, Hayes Common. With a love of fresh, seasonal and sustainable ingredients, James puts a…
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