The World Beer Festival is coming to Columbia, South Carolina. Have you purchased your tickets?
If you want to sample beer from a wide range of breweries, a visit to a beer festival is a great idea. The winter season isn’t usually known for beer festivals and events, but there are some noteworthy exceptions and one of them is South Carolina’s World Beer Festival. Here are the facts:
Event: World Beer Festival
Where: Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln St., Columbia, SC
When: January 22, 2011
Hours: Two sessions; 12pm to 4pm and 6pm to 10pm
Cost: $40 per session in advance ($50 at the door); $75 for advance VIP admission ($85 at the door)
This year’s World Beer Festival will include malt beverages from more than 100 different breweries. Unlike many other festivals, which usually focus on a specific region or country, the World Beer Festival features beer from around the world. It is an education in culture as well as beer, allowing guests the chance to taste different beer and appreciate the different tastes and styles associated with specific parts of the world.
No beer event would be complete without entertainment and the World Beer Festival has its guests covered in this area. Local bands will supply non- stop music for most of the hours while industry experts will offer educatonal material on beer and its different styles.
The price of admission to this event is $40 per session, which includes a tasting glass. Guests can roam freely from booth to booth as they sample beer and meet new friends in the process. The VIP package includes admission to a special hospitality suite with beer- themed food and additional malt beverage products not available to the other guests.
Beer is a complex beverage and different countries have their own approach to brewing beer as well as their own unique products that set them apart from the rest. A visit to the World Beer Festival is great not just for tasting beer, but also for learning about the countries that brew beer and their own unique philosophy on beer production and culture.
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