Great news for the Belgian Beer Lover.
On Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November 2009, The Bruges Autonomous Beertasters will organise, in co-operation with the municipality of Bruges, the third Bruges Beer Festival.
67 breweries and beer firms* will present about 278 beers on the festival. (click on 'Item' breweries or beers in the left column to explore our great brewers and beers!)
Apart from 6 Trappist breweries and some artisanal Gueuze blenders and brewers, you will encounter the best from Belgian's Beer landscape.
At the entrance, one can buy the new 2009-tasting glass (15cl) at € 3.00 and tokens at € 1.25 each.
This will give you the chance to choose between more than 270 different beers from 67 breweries.
Mostly, the brewer will be present at his stand, so perfect to ask questions and remarks.
The objective is to take the glass with you during the visit to the festival. At every stand, one can give their glass, which will be cleaned and filled with the desired beer. One beer = one token. The glass can be taken home as a souvenir, or can be returned at the infostand for our theme 'good purpose' : BAB vzw. gives a free meal to the poor people of Poverello + money to school 'De Varens' to give children with no money a few good days during the year (click on 'hot news' for details). You can also help our charity works by returning your BAB-glass.
Apart from beer tasting, different side activities are organized:
- Cuisine Culinair with 8 topchefs (4 each day) who will cook gastronomic with beer; everybody can follow the cookdemonstrations live on the festival => 4 chefs on Saturday afternoon, 4 on Sunday afternoon! A special devision on our beerfestival!
- Our main BAB restaurant with delicious plates during the whole weekend! Small plates = 6 tokens, big plates = 9 tokens.
- Outer terrace at the innercourt of the Belfry (unique!).
- Carillon concerts
- Beer-recitations with on regular points of time an interactive debate, and this with prominent people from the beer world.
-Child fun corner
In our festivalguide you'll find all beers with their color, taste, % Alc.Vol
Not to miss : Historic Rooms of the Belfry complex on the market at Bruges.
Saturday from 12.00 till 22.00 - Sunday from 11.00 till 21.00.
2008 tokens can be used in 2009!!
Flyer in Dutch!!
