Great Australian Beer Festival Geelong 2016

Sat 6 Feb 12:00pm

Great Australian Beer Festival Geelong 2016

The Great Australian Beer Festival has proven to be one of the most colourful of the summer beer festivals that are proving so popular across Australia.

Spreading its tentacles outside the beer, cider and food stalls and music stage found at most similar festivals, it has added the likes of cabaret and comedy to the mix.

Now into its fourth year, it will again see Geelong Racecourse filled with pop up bars as brewers pour more than 200 beers and ciders.

There will be free seminars throughout the day ranging from those for home brewers – masterclasses, equipment tips on fine-tuning your techniques and creating a better brew – to those for people just wanting to learn a bit more about what's in their glass.

The two stages and grounds will also be home to live music beer cabaret, comedy, visual arts, an annual keg rolling competition and a restaurant filled with tastes of the region – not to mention sun loungers where you can chill with whatever beers take your fancy.

For 2016, there has been a big reduction in the admission price too, with standard tickets costing just $29pp. Grab yours here.

Highlights

  • Brewers and cider makers – 34 local brewers and contract brewing companies, eight cider producers and a handful of international breweries will be pouring samples all day. There will be a splash of wine too.
  • Entertainment – two live music stages, a cabaret tent, visual arts and a keg rolling competition (pictured above).
  • Homebrewers – taste the winning beer from last year's GABF Homebrew Competition winner, Grant Morley, and check out the judging as the 2016 competition is judged. There are masterclasses for homebrewers too.
  • Food – stalls from local restaurants and food trucks on site.
  • BEERtography – view the best shots in the festival's annual beer photography competition.

Check out last year's festival video here.

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