The International Festival of Beer

The National Brewery Centre, Burton upon Trent

Friday 11th – Sunday 13th February 2011

The Beer Festival with a real difference! A unique opportunity to visit the attractions at The National Brewery Centre, learn about, taste and appreciate a selection of over 750 beers from around the world.

The Festival immediately follows the 125th Brewing Industry International Awards to be held at the NBC. Awards judges will be giving a series of beer appreciation lectures at the Festival itself.

At the Festival Beers will be available to sample from the UK and from 30 other countries, including:-

Australia, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Channel Islands, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Peoples Democratic Republic of Laos, Lithuania, Malta, Mongolia' Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania, Uganda, UK, USA.

Four separate tickets are available, advance booking prices are shown and include six one third of a pint beer sampling vouchers. Additional sampling vouchers available - 3 additional beer tokens for £3 – or six additional tokens for £5, to be used as additional one third pint tasters or 1-2 pints of preferred ale.

Prices below are for advanced bookings.

Friday 6.30pm – 11pm. £10/person (£12 on the door)

• Beer sampling. Live music from Dr.Busker. Food purchasable from Brewery Tap or BBQ or Hog Roast food kiosks

Saturday 10am – 5pm. £8/person (£10 on the door)

• Beers to sample. Inclusive entrance to all museum attractions. Traditional music from the Ibstock Brass Band and sessions on site by actors. Barrel rolling and craft displays. Appearances by Shire dray horses on site and around Burton

Saturday 6.30pm – 11pm £10/person (£12 on the door)

• Beer to sample. Live traditional jazz. Food purchasable from Brewery Tap or BBQ or Hog Roast food kiosks.

Sunday 10am – 5pm £8/person (£10 on the door)

• Beers to sample. Inclusive entrance to all museum attractions. Traditional brass band. Barrel rolling and craft displays. Appearances by Shire dray horses on site and around Burton.

Additional special events only bookable in advance:-

1. Saturday - Beer appreciation lectures with Awards judges. £5/person
• 10am 'Introduction to beer' by Larry Sidor, US judge – find out why beer is the nation's favourite tipple – as experts enhance your beer appreciation skills.
• 11am 'How to taste beer'
• 1pm 'Introduction to beer' by Bill Taylor, Chairman of Judges, Australia
• 11am 'How to taste beer' by Bill Taylor, Chairman of Judges, Australia
2. Sunday - Beer and Food matching lunch with the experts. £17.95/person:-
• 'How to match your traditional Sunday lunch with a beer for each course'.

To Book call 01283 532 880