Holy hop flowers Batman, I am SO excited. It’s just a couple of days until Melbourne’s Good Beer Week!
For those who aren’t aware Good Beer Week, as the name suggests, is a week long celebration of all things beer. There are events across Melbourne to suit everyone whether your’re a beer-nerd or just a little beer-curious.
Meet brewers, drink beer, have fun and survive – that’s my agenda for Good Beer Week but to be more specific, here is what I’m going to during Good Beer Week. Thank heavens for Google calendar …
Saturday 18th May
The Apple & The Goat – a lunch degustation with the guys from Melbourne’s Mountain Goat Brewery and New York’s Brooklyn Brewery
The Gathering – a Stone & Wood event showcasing their 2013 edition of Stone Beer is something I don’t want to miss and with these words included in the blurb it was hard to resist “Entry is free… and so are hugs from the brewer Brad Rogers”
Sunday 19th May
East versus West – Beer and Food Title Fight – Josie Bones in one corner representing Melbourne with Five Bar in the opposite corner punching for Perth. Who will win? Naturally I will be cheering on Five Bar with chef Mitch Mitchell, aka Beersine since he’s not only a great chef but all round good guy and once upon a time I was assistant manager at Five. Come on West!
Monday 20th May
Prickly Moses Rare and Wild – four words, “rare aged reserve beers”. Sold.
Tuesday 21st May
Cavalier Creation Degustation – small batch experimental beers matched with amazing food, this will be a cracker! Plus I get to write about it for Crafty Pint and look extra super nerdy with my Google tablet for note taking. God I’m a dork.
Wednesday 22nd May
Brewers and Chewers – it’s three events in one – meet the brewer, musical chairs and speed dating; I’m in.
Thursday 23rd May
Beer and Cheese Experience – I’ve never been to The Local Taphouse so I figured what better way to introduce myself to the venue than to combine it with two of my favourite things – beer and cheese.
Friday 24th May
Birra del Borgo Collaboration Celebration – for me the Birra del Borgo Duchessic was one of those beers that comes along, totally blows you away and stays with you for ages. That’s why I want to go to this event – to meet the brewer and shake his hand and say thank you.
Saturday 25th
GABS baby! Oh year – the Great Australasian Beer SpecTAPular – jam packed with beers brewed especially for the festival aka “festival beers” all in the name of brewing creativity. I’m so very there!
Sunday 26th May
Boatrocker Palate Cleanser – finishing the week off on a sour note.
Oh and somewhere in those days I would like to fit in Pint of Origin too …
I’ve already packed a 30 pack of Berocca and extra strength Asprin, I think I’m going to need it!
Look out for us at The Gathering!
Exciting excitement.