Just like last year..... 40 to 50 Stands will be staffed by Brewers or beer companies. At all of these stands you can exchange a token for a tasty Belgian Beer served in a 15cl glass in a non smoking environment.
You rent the glass at the entrance, although you get to keep it. To get an idea of which beers will be available you can check out the
beer list from 2010.
At the front back and middle of the hall you will find seats and tables provided to allow you to rest between beers. There is a
food corner provided for those who need to do something besides drink.
Only a short train trip from Brussels Central Station
Contact Kjeld if you plan to go with the group
Kjeld.Jensen@skynet.beSaturday 5th of March From 12:00 to Midnight
Sunday 6th of March From 11:00 to 9pm.
Location: the “Stadsfeestzaal” in St.-Niklaas
Ed, John, and Kjeld at the Zythos Beer Festival
Thanks to Kevin here for sending me some pictures. Surprisingly Kjeld said all the pictures he took on his cameraphone were too blurry to publish. I wonder if that had anything to do with the 16 tokens he shelled out for beer. Ya think?
Joe Stange, our beer guru, has now left for greener pastures in Costa Rica, but Mireille toasts a drink with his co-author Yvan de Baets, a local brewer, who was at the show. Their book, Around Brussels in 80 beers is available here, I'm sure he'll send you a signed copy. Joe also has a blog called the Thirsty Pilgrim if you want to know more about Belgian Beer.
Kjeld looking like he's probably at token number 14 of 16
This dude had the coolest beer holder of the day.... actually saw more than a few of these. He said he came all the way from Jersey for this.
I found amusing.....one of my biggest pet peeves here in Belgium. Having to pay to use the damn bathroom. You'd think at a beer festival they would eliminate that, but hell no. There are probably Belgians fighting over that concession. At .30 cents a pop for two straight days, they probably made more money than the guy with the 'fried beer' concession at the Texas State Fair.
