Great Leap’s Fifth Beijing Craft Beer Festival Returns June 16-17 at Galaxy Soho
Hot on the heels of our very own Burger Cup this past weekend, which saw 20,000 of you come and stuff your faces, Great Leap Brewing has just announced that it will draw thirsty crowds to that very same location for their Fifth Beijing Craft Beer Festival next month, on June 16 (5-11pm) and June 17 (noon-11pm).
“Focused on promoting the understanding of craft beer in China, the Beijing Craft Beer Festival is the only festival in China primarily focused on draft beer and local breweries. With the past four festivals drawing an ever increasing crowd, we again anticipate over 5,000 people in attendance for the 2017 festival,” Great Leap Brewing's press release about the event announced.
Last year, 15 craft breweries attended the festival, and even more are expected this year although the official list has yet to be announced.
Breweries last year included:
- Great Leap Brewing (Beijing)
- Arrow Factory Brewing (Beijing)
- Jing A (Beijing)
- Slow Boat (Beijing)
- N Beer (Beijing)
- Panda Brewing (Beijing)
- Boxing Cat (Shanghai)
- Guangtu Brewing (Shanghai)
- Bad Monkey (Yunnan)
- Le Blé D’or (Taiwan)
- 18 Beer (Wuhan)
- Harvest Brewing (Chengdu)
- Strong Ale Works (Qingdao)
- Master Gao (Nanjing)
- Devolution Brewing (Dalian)
- Beijing Homebrew Society (Beijing)
There's no entrance fee for the event, and as usual, there will be food, popular bands, and live music. Stay tuned for more information once the the full list of breweries and vendors is announced.
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