Raise a glass to the brewer’s craft

Noosa Reef Hotel staff member Nadine will pour beers on the day as well as perform.

By JOLENE OGLE

CALLING all beer lovers! Twenty brewers with over 80 beers and ciders are coming to Noosa Reef Hotel for the inaugural Noosa Craft Beer Festival, on Saturday 29 August, from noon to 6pm.
The Noosa Reef Hotel will become a beer-lover’s dream with live music, international food court and more beer than you can shake a yard glass at.
Beer enthusiasts can work their way through the selection sipping, sampling and tasting over 80 brews from 20 local, national and international brewing companies.
There will also be celebrity guests, charity raffles, talks on brewing techniques and kids entertainment including face painting, balloon making and a jumping castle.
Entry is by a gold coin donation with all proceeds going to Sunshine Butterflies, breast cancer research and the UGLY Bartender leukaemia foundation.