Craft Beer Comes To The Ekka

Thu 8 Aug 11:00am to 17 Aug

Craft Beer Comes To The Ekka
Ekka is one heck of a show.* This year, you'll find everything from Peppa Pig to fashion parades, magic to McDonald's. And, thanks to the ongoing sterling efforts of beer writer, host, presenter, podcaster and marketer-tormentor-in-chief Matt Kirkegaard, there will be craft beer. The [Brews News](http://www.brewsnews.com.au/) founder was asked to host the "Harvest & Hops" stage on which he will be showcasing people who make and sell coffee, cheese, wine, beer and various other produce. He noticed there was no beer lined up for the pavilion, so set to work rectifying the situation - then called on the services of co-conspirator, all round good guy and Crafty Pint Blind Tasting steward Prof Pilsner *(above in pensive mood)* to help out. The result is a craft beer stall featuring [Burleigh Brewing](/beer/brewery/burleigh-brewing-company-qld/), [Stone & Wood](/beer/brewery/stone-wood-nsw/), [4 Pines](/beer/brewery/4-pines-nsw/), Fortitude Brewing and [Feral](/beer/brewery/feral-wa/). Says Matt: "The Ekka had approached a number of craft brewers but committing to a ten day presence is too much of a drain on resources for small brewers so they agreed to let me take the stand and share it amongst a number of brewers. "It will really be testing the waters to see how much demand there is for beer in a food pavilion within a much larger Exhibition, but we're really excited about the prospects of taking craft beer to a wider mainstream audience... "It's also exciting that major regional events see craft beer as a way to engage people and to provide new reasons to visit traditional agricultural shows. It's a great opportunity for craft beer but it's also a real show of confidence that craft beer has drawing power." Matt and Pete will be at [the show](http://www.ekka.com.au/) every day from August 8 to 17 so go share a beer with them. *[I'll get me coat.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3OM2MA1pic)

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