Selected Events (from The Real Beer Page's events database, and beyond!) - March 2001
March 1 - 3, 2001 - Chicago, Illinois, USA
Real Ale Festival 2001
Location: Goose Island Wrigleyville, 3535 N. Clark Street
The largest collection of cask ales outside of Britain İİ approximately 150 casks expected this year. Beers to include award-winning cask ales from scores of American breweries and specially imported British casks
Hours: 6-10 p.m. Thursday, 4-11 p.m. Friday, noon-11 p.m. Saturday
Admission: $10 at the door for each event or session, includes admission, souvenir glass, program, plus your first four samples of beer.
Organization: Craft Beer Institute
Contact Name: Ray Daniels
Contact Phone: 773-665-1300
March 10, 2001 - Kailua, Kona , Hawaii, USA
Kona Brewer's Festival
Location: King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, Big Island of Hawaii
Hawaii's largest gathering of independent breweries features 25 breweries tapping up 50 types of beer, 25 restaurants serving gourmet culinary creations, music, fire dancers and more... all on the shores of scenic Kailua Bay. The event is a fund raiser for several environmental organizations.
Hours: 2:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Admission: $30 in advance, $35 at the door
Organization: Kona Brewing Company
Contact Phone: 808-334-3408
March 24 - 27, 2001 - Lille Grand Palais, France
BIEREXPO
Four day International Beer and Brewing Exhibition. 24-25 March 2001 are general public days. 26-27 March 2001 are trade days. Exhibitors from France, Belgium, Netherlands, Great Britain, USA, Slovakia, Italy, Spain.
Hours: 9 am - 6 pm daily
Contact Name: Tim Elliott
Contact Phone: 00 33 680 16 31 82
March 29 - 31, 2001 - Finland
Helsinki Beer Festival
Location: The Cable Factory in Helsinki
This event, Finland's leading beer festival, features hundreds of different beers from around the world. Visitors will also be able to taste a large selection of ciders and whiskies. The Helsinki Beer Festival provides the best opportunity to taste domestic beers from both the microbrewers and the major breweries under one roof. Food and live music are available throughout the three-day event.
A selection of British real ale will also be specially imported for the festival. And this year, for the first time, they will be accompanied by casks of real cider.
Admission Thursday and Friday afternoons is restricted to trade visitors. Thursday and Friday nights (from 6 p.m.), plus all day Saturday (from 2 p.m.), the Festival is open to the general public.
Organization: Suomen Olutfestivaalit Oy
Contact Name: Markku Korhonen, Mikko Montonen
Contact Phone: + 358-9-6962 8021
Contact Fax: + 358-9-6962 8080
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