Tickets are selling out fast for the 2016 Kiwanis AleFest…
After Janurary’s event sold out in 6 weeks, organizers decided to expand operations for the 2016 incarnation.
Besides adding 5 new breweries for a total of 15, the number of sessions has also been increased to 3 over the course of 2 days.
“We were so very pleased with how the first year went. We’ve made some improvements, expanded our tickets, and will have more breweries and beers to sample.” explains Bjorn Butow, Chair of Kiwanis AleFest. “We suggest anyone interested in attending, purchase their tickets right away to avoid missing out.”
Tickets to the craft beer festival include a tasting glass, 6 craft beer tokens, free tapas, music, auctions, and tasting 101 sessions.
Within the past 2 years, attending breweries have won a collective 12 titles at the Canadian Brewing Awards.
“It’s something that is quite unique, and also very local,” explains Marketing and Communications Officer Eric Ball, “These craft beers are all independently owned, and they’re all small-batch beers, so it’s nothing like the big companies like Budweiser or Molson.”
And Northern BC will be very well represented.
“We have Wheelhouse Brewering, which comes from Prince Rupert, 3 Ranges Brewing from Valemount, and even closer, we have Barkerville Brewing from Quesnel, and of course our local scandal brewing,” added Ball.
The inaugural event raised $11,008 to sponsor a community room at Ronald McDonald House BC, and to build a fund for a
future legacy capital project for local kids.