Epicurean Calgary

May 2018

May 4-5, 2018

Calgary International Beerfest

BMO Centre, Stampede Park

Times:
Friday, May 4
Beer Geek VIP- 2:30 p.m. Doors Open
General Admission: 3:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 5
Beer Geek VIP- 1:30 p.m. Doors Open
General Admission: 2:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.

Tickets: $19.99 in advance
$25.00 at the door (subject to capacity)
Beer Geek VIP Daily Ticket: $29.99
Weekend Pass Tickets: $34.99
Beer Geek VIP Weekend Pass: $49.99
Beer Geek VIPs get several awesome perks! They have their own, separate entrance, early access to the event and their own private carpeted VIP Lounge area with cocktail tables, ample seating, drinking water and private washrooms! VIPs get free entry into their choice of seminars including Brew Master, Cooking with Beer seminars. On top of all that, many breweries will be bringing special cask beers to the event and Beer Geeks get first crack at these beer.

The Calgary International Beerfest is a celebration of beer. Increase your beer knowledge and find a new favourite by sampling some of the more than 500 different types of beer on site. You can also find out exactly how beer is made, preserved, and enjoyed at ATB Financial's Beer University! Take part in beer seminars, vote for the People’s Choice awards, and meet new people, sample delicious foods, enjoy the atmosphere and entertainment, and most importantly have a great time! Upon entry, each guest will receive an official Calgary International Beerfest sample mug to use throughout the event and take home with them afterwards.
Once inside, you can purchase sample tokens to enjoy 100's of beers from down the block to around the world, delicious food from some of Calgarys most delicious eateries, plus a sample of coolers & ciders. The list of breweries/agencies/pubs/eateries for the 14th annual Calgary International Beer Festival continues to grow! The event continues to grow, not only that, many of the breweries that are returning are bringing many new beers for you to try - some only available at the show and no where else in the world! Talk with beer experts as they educate you about their products. With the growing number of craft distillers in Western Canada, ABF is creating a specific area called The Craft Distillery District at both the Calgary International Beerfest (May 4 & 5) and Edmonton Craft Beer Festival (June 1 & 2) for people to discover these locally distilled spirits! Sit back and soak in the live music from some of Calgarys top local performers. Lots of great prizes to be won. Get passes to after parties from some of Calgarys hottest destinations.

The Distillery District
One of the many reasons people love craft beer and spirits is they feel so connected to the people who brew and distill it! Craft distillers are authentic, passionate, and take great pride in their work, and with the growing number of craft distillers in Western Canada ABF is creating a specific area at both the Calgary International Beerfest (May 4 & 5) and Edmonton Craft Beer Festival (June 1 & 2) for people to discover these locally distilled spirits!
The Craft Distillery District will be a must-see destination for patrons at Beerfest.  They will have their senses stimulated with visual and engaging displays, the ability to sample a wide range of spirits from over a dozen distilleries from Western Canada and taste delicious food from local restaurants inspired by spirits.  There will also be opportunities to learn about the process of making craft spirits via seminars that will take place in the district area and exhibitors will be able to interact with festival goers to uncover why this is the next craft evolution!

Just Beer App
Download the Just Beer App, the official app for all of ABF’s festivals! Just Beer is made in Calgary by Mobility Quotient and is designed to make beer more approachable with great features to improve your beer and festival experience!

Beyond The Beer
- 4 Live Music Stages
- over 30 of Calgary’s Best Restaurants & Pubs
- Brew Master Seminars hosted by Craft Beer Market
- Rickard’s Cooking with Beer Seminars
- ATB Financial Beer University
- ABF Social Media Lounge
- Vote for People’s Choice Favourite Beer Award
- Vote for People’s Choice Favourite Restaurant Award

2018 Seminar and Cask Schedules
Friday
Cooking with Beer – presented by rickard’s
4:30-5:00 Beer & Oka Cheese
5:30-6:00 Beer & Cococo Chocolate
7:00-7:30 Beer & Oka Cheese
8:00-8:30 Beer & Cococo Chocolate

Brew Master Seminars – hosted by craft beer market
4:00-4:30 Beer 101 (Craft Beer Market)
5:00-5:30 Hell’s Basement Brewery
6:00-6:30 TBD
7:30-8:00 Origin Malting & Brewing Co.

ATB FINANCIAL BEER UNIVERSITY
RAHR MALTING CASK SCHEDULE
5:45-6:30 Cask 1 TBD
6:45-7:30 Cask 2 TBD
7:45-8:30 Cask 3 TBD

Saturday
COOKING WITH BEER – PRESENTED BY RICKARD’S
4:30-5:00 Beer & Oka Cheese
5:30-6:00 Beer & Cococo Chocolate
7:00-7:30 Beer & Oka Cheese
8:00-8:30 Beer & Cococo Chocolate

BREW MASTER SEMINARS – HOSTED BY CRAFT BEER MARKET
4:00-4:30 Beer U – Combine to Craft
5:00-5:30 Banded Peak Brewing Co
6:00-6:30 Philip’s Brewery
7:30-8:00 Cold Garden Beverage Co

ATB FINANCIAL BEER UNIVERSITY
RAHR MALTING CASK SCHEDULE
5:45-6:30 Cask 4 – TBD
6:45-7:30 Cask 5 – TBD
7:45-8:30 Cask 6 – TBD

2018 Breweries, Distilleries & Cideries
The following is a list of breweries, distilleries and ciders that will be at the 2018 Calgary International Beerfest! (*Alberta born)
    Alley Kat Brewery*
    American Vintage Iced Tea
    Anolog Brewing Co*
    Annex Ales Project*
    Arrowhead Brewing
    Asahi Breweries
    Averbode Abbey Beer
    Bad Tattoo Brewing
    Bacardi Limited
    Bad Tattoo Brewing
    Banded Peak Brewing Co.*
    Banff Ave Brewing Co.*
    Bar Country Cocktails*
    BC Tree Fruits Cider Co.
    Big Rock Brewery*
    Black Bridge Brewing
    Black Fly Beverages
    Blindman Brewing*
    Born Colorado Brewing*
    Bowen Island Brewing
    Brauerie Fahr*
    Brewster’s Brewing Company*
    Bud Light
    Burwood Distillery*
    Canmore Brewing Co.*
    Cannery Brewing
    Caravel Craft Brewery*
    Carlsberg Lager
    Central City Brewers & Distillers
    Chang Lager Beer
    Citizen Brewing Co*
    Cold Garden Beverage Co.*
    Collective Arts Brewing
    Common Crown Brewing Co.*
    Coulee Brew Co.*
    Delirium
    Devil’s Canyon Brewing
    Driftwood Brewing Co.
    Duchess De Bourgogne
    Erdinger
    Fallentimber Meadery
    Fat Unicorn Brewing*
    Fernie Brewing Co.
    Fitzsimmons Brewing Co*
    Founder’s Brewing Co
    Freehold Brewing Co*
    Garrison Brewing
    Goat Locker Brewing*
    Good Mood Brewery*
    Goose Island Brewing
    GP Brewing Co.*
    Grain Bin Brewing Co.*
    Granville Island Brewing
    Great Western Brewery
    Green Flash Beer
    Half Hitch Brewing Co*
    Hansen Distillery*
    Harviestoun Brewery
    Hell’s Basement Brewery Inc.*
    High Line Brewing*
    Howe Sound Brewing
    Hoyne Brewing Co.
    Konig Lugwig Weissbier
    Krang Spirits*
    Kronenbourg 1664
    La Chouffe Beer
    Last Best Brewery and Distillery*
    Liefmans
    Lindemans
    Lone Tree Cider
    Lucky Buddha Beer
    Magner’s Cider
    Maisel Weisse
    McAuslan
    Medicine Hat Brewing Co.*
    Mike’s Beverage Co
    Mill Street Brewery
    Minerva
    Minhas Brewery
    Moody Ales
    Mt. Begbie Brewing Co.
    Muskoka Brewery
    Nelson Brewing
    New Belgium Brewing
    New Level Brewing*
    O’Hara’s Irish Ale
    Ol’Beautiful Brewing Co.*
    Old Prairie Sentinel Distillery*
    Old Yale Brewing Co.
    Olds College Brewery*
    Oldman River Brewing*
    Orchid Hill (Zen Cambucha)
    Origin Malting & Brewing Co*
    Outcast Brewing Co*
    Paddy’s BBQ & Brewery*
    Palm Bay Vodka
    Parletto Moonshine and Whiskey
    Parallel 49 Brewing
    Park Distillery*
    Phillips Brewing and Malting
    Powell Brewery
    Prairie Brewing Co*
    Prairie Dog Brewing*
    Pumphouse Brewing
    Railyard Brewing*
    Rapid Ascent Brewing Co*
    Red Arrow Brewing
    Red Bison Brewery*
    Red Truck Beer Company
    Reinhart Cider
    Revival Brewcade*
    Ribstone Creek Brewery*
    Rickard’s
    Rogue
    Russel Brewing Co.
    Schofferhofer Grapefruit
    Siding 14 Brewing Co*
    Six Corners Brew Works*
    Social Lite Vodka
    Somersby Cider
    Something Brewing*
    Stanley Park Brewing
    Steamworks Brewing
    Stiegl
    Stowford Press Cider
    Tennent’s Lager
    The Grizzly Paw Brewing Co.*
    Timothy Taylor
    Tin Whistle Brewing Company
    Tofino Brewing Co
    Tool Shed Brewing Company*
    Town Square Brewing Co*
    Township 24 Brewery*
    Trolley 5*
    Trouble Monk Brewery*
    Two Wolves Brewing Co*
    Vancouver Island Brewery
    Village Brewery*
    Walter Craft Caesar
    Warsteiner
    Whistler Brewing
    Wild Rose Brewery*
    Wild Life Distillery*
    Wood Buffalo Brewing Co*
    Yellow Dog Brewing
    Zero Issue Brewing*
    AND MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED!

2018 Restaurants
The following is a list of restaurants at the 2018 Calgary International Beerfest
    Belle Southern Kitchen & Bar
    Big T’s BBQ & Smokehouse
    Blanco Cantina
    Booker’s BBQ Grill and Crab Shack
    Bottlescrew Bill’s Pub
    China Rose Restaurant
    Cluck n Cleaver
    CRAFT Beer Market
    Empanada Queen
    Empire Provisions
    Fiasco Gelato
    Last Best
    Midtown Kitchen & Bar
    National Beer Hall
    Paddy’s BBQ & Brewery
    PARM
    Pig & Duke
    Praire Dog Brewing
    PZA Parlour
    Red Plat Event & Catering Architects
    Sticky Ricky’s
    The Dog & Duck Pub
    Urban Grub
    World Beir Haus
    Zilford’s Fried Chicken

In support of A.A.F.S. - the Autism, Aspergers Friendship Society. A portion of advance ticket purchases will go to support
this worthy cause. The AAFS provides respite care in a recreational environment for families with children -teens-adults on
the Autism/Aspergers/PDD spectrum in the Calgary area.

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