Selected Events (from The Real Beer Page's events database, and beyond!) - December 2005
December 2, 2005 to December 3, 2005 - Carlsbad, California, United States
San Diego Strong Ale Festival
Over 60 beers over 8% alcohol on tap & some cask conditioned ales! Why is this year the best so far? It's not only that we seem to say this every year, the beers just keep getting more creative all the time, so it's true!
Location: Pizza Port 571 Carlsbad Village Dr. Hours: Friday, Dec. 2nd, 2005 4-11pm, Saturday, Dec. 3rd, 2005 11am-11pm Admission: $20 gets you admission into the festival (both days) Phone: (760) 720-7007 Email: info@pizzaport.com
December 3, 2005 - Seattle, Washington, United States
2005 Winter Beer Festival
Washington Brewers Guild presents 1st annual Winter Beer Festival on Saturday, December 3rd and it is bound to be a festive affair. Winter Beer Festival is a celebration of the holiday season and all the wonderful seasonal beers that it brings to keep us warm and joyful throughout the season. This year only the guests will get to see Pyramid's former brewing space all decked out with the vibrant holiday decorations! The event will feature over 30 beers, mostly seasonal releases, from Washington and beyond. The highlight is the retrospective look on some of Washington's favorite winter beers, with some breweries bringing kegs of their winter beers from a years back. You can taste and decide for yourself how they have evolved over the years.
Location: Pyramid Alehouse 1201 1st Ave. S. Hours: Session 1 - 12-4pm, Session 2 - 6-10pm Admission: $30 advance ticket, $35 at the door Organization: Washington Brewers Guild Email: lisa@washingtonbeer.com URL: www.washingtonbeer.com/wbf.htm
December 17, 2005 to December 18, 2005 - Essen, Belgium
Kerstbierfestival/Christmas Beer Festival
O.B.E.R. (Objective Beer tasters Essen Region) organizes its Christmas Beer Festival every year. For two days visitors can taste more than 100 Belgian Christmas and winter beers. To let you judge the different brews at best, we use 15 cl tasting glasses. Our beer list is called amongst the best in the world, with several scoops and interesting gems combined with world classics. Same as last year we'll probably have more than 100 different bottled beers to taste, and 10 or 12 on draught. Hot served Liefmans Gluhkriek and the beers from small 5 litre kegs, such as De Ryck Christmas Pale Ale and Les 3 Brasseurs' Noël, will be available as well. To sample the beers in the best conditions the festival will be completely no smoking!
Location: Heuvelhal, Kapelstraat 7, Essen, Belgium Hours: Sat 14-? Sun 12-? Admission: free Organization: OBER Contact: Gunter Mertens Email: gunterm@ober.be
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