El Barcelona Beer Festival (BBF) It is the most important craft beer festival in the south of Europe. Celebrate this 2018 his seventh edition. After 6 editions and an attendance of 32.000 people and 1.500 accredited professionals in 2017.
El BBF this year it is consolidated as an annual reference event in the world of craft beer. The festival will take place this week, from the 16 to the March 18, at the fairgrounds The Forge of Hospitalet (Barcelona).
100 taps and 500 beers await you
As a novelty, this edition the festival will feature the presence of the renowned brewery The Alchemist (Vermont, US). Will make a special edition of a beer from the series Skadoosh (World-renowned Ipas made by the brewery that created Heady Toop).
There will also be collaborations with major breweries and other festivals (Chambly-Québec, the Brewers Association in the USA or the Moscow Beer Fest).
In addition to 100 dispensers that over three days will serve around 500 different beers, each selected for its unique flavor and history.
This is the Barcelona Beer Festival
El BBF bets for another year to bring the public the latest trends and developments in the beer sector. Curiosities, rarities and new beers make this meeting a paradise for hop lovers. Also for those who want to discover more about this world.
And it is that the festival does not want to be an exclusive appointment for professionals and fans but a friendly and fun activity suitable for all audiences. Including the family audience. On Sunday at noon, for example, the little ones and their families will be able to enjoy the band's concert reggae per xics.
Apart from the jets, the festival proposes a whole series of activities and workshops. Everything around the world of beer, with talks, tastings and even gastronomy classroom (cooking with beer, pairings, etc). There will also be live music and 8 very interesting gastronomic proposals.
Brewing professionals will also have their space in the BBF-Pro, which this year will have almost 40 companies. These will expose the latest new arrivals, as well as a series of activities of Formation and networking. All this to welcome the more than 1500 professionals that the organization expects.
In addition, the festival will host the awards ceremony Barcelona Beer Challenge. The contest to choose the best craft beer which this year has celebrated its third edition with 1.000 participating beers.
A GOOD MOMENT FOR CRAFT BEER
El Barcelona Beer Festival (BBF) was born with the main objective of positioning the craft beer like the quality product that it is. It has an increasingly important presence in the beer market. This is demonstrated by the Report on the State of Craft Beer in Catalonia 2016.
This report was presented by BBF and Guild of Manufacturers of Craft and Natural Beer (GECAN) last December. According to the data, the consumption of craft beer already occupies more than 1% of the total consumption of beer in Catalonia. A figure that shows a very positive picture of the state of the craft beer sector.
BBF schedules:
-Friday 16 and Saturday 17, from 11:00 to 23:00.
-Sunday 18, from 11:00 to 21:00.
