300 Beers at the China Intl Craft Beer Fest, Jul 8-9

Apparently there’s never enough beer in this beautiful town we call home, which is why the Second China International Craft Beer Festival, held by Imbeer and CIEC, comes to us this weekend (Jul 8-9, 9.30am-6pm). The event takes place at the same location as last year, the China International Exhibition Center (next to Carrefour) near Sanyuanqiao.    

It may be at the same place but this year's festivities will be markedly more ambitious, with more than 80 craft beer brands from all over the globe in attendance, and more than 300 beers on site in total, as well as several beer launches, games, and even a homebrewing competition.

Those to participate, listed by region, include:

America

• Boulevard
  

• Nebraska
  

• Cismontane
  

• Founders
  

• Flying Dog
  

• Brooklyn
  

• Ballast Point
  

• Coronado
  

• Firestone Walker
  

• Black Market
  

• Lost Coast
  

• Karl Strauss
  

• Rogue
  

• Great Divide
  

• Belching Beaver
  

• Goodse Island
  

• Fish Tale
  

• Russel
  

• Empire
  

Europe

• Harviestoun
  

• Fruli
  

• Brains
  

• Charles Well
  

• Brewdog
  

• ACE
  

• Triporteur
  

• Gouden Clrolus
  

• Kasteel
  

• La Chouffe
  

• Vedett
  

• Maredsous
  

• Lindemans
  

• Karmeliet
  

• Mikkeller
  

• Einstok
  

• De Molen
  

• Kees
  

• Ayinger
  

• Lervig
  

• Haacht
  

• Alvinne
  

• Mystic
  

• Bertinchamps
  

• Samuel Smith
  

• Dupont
  

• Liefmans
  

• To ol
  

• de Namur
  

• Solo
  

• Pohjala
  

• Theakston
  

• Sambrooks
  

• Badger
  

• Brothers
  

South Pacific

• Little Creatures
  

• Tuatara
  

• Zeffer
  

• Temple
  

• Kaiju
  

China

• Jing-A
  

• NBeer Pub
  

• 40+
  

• Harvest
  

• No. 18
  

• Bubble Lab
  

• Bravo
  

• Antbrew
  

• Taichi
  

• Ubrau
  

• Taihu
  

• Panda
  

• Reberg
  

• Wenshan
  

• Zinnbach
  

Regarding those tasty beer launches, Jing-A will release a raspberry Berliner weisse, infused with cardamom; Taihu will launch a gose, brewed with orange peel; Harvest will have their New England IPA; Wenshan will provide a Belgian Double; and beers from 40+, Bravo, Zinnbach will also make their debut over the course of the weekend.

Unlike last year, whereby you could drink unlimited beer at a fixed price, this year, RMB 20 will get you in and RMB 50 will get you vouchers for three tasters, or RMB 100 gets you 10, each measuring 200ml. If you purchase the vouchers online (piao.damai.cn/126249.html), you can save on the RMB 20 entry fee.

Photos: CCCF, Tracy Wang

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