150 varieties of craft beer, from 31 producers, of which 23 are national – namely two from Algarve – five from Spain, two from Denmark and one from Holland. These are the numbers of this year's edition of the "Alameda Beer Fest - International Festival of Beers and Craft Brewers", which will take place in Faro, in Jardim da Alameda, between the 1st and 3rd of July.
In addition to craft beers, eight more than in the starter edition, there will also be Algarve cuisine, music and artistic performances.
Paulo Santos, vice president of the Chamber of Faro, had already advanced to Sul Informação that, for this year, «there will be more brewers. Last year there were 22 and this year there will be 30, which were selected from 150 entries we had».
The festival opens its doors from 17:00 pm to 01:00 am, with a wide program, focused on the connection with beer and entrepreneurship crafter, the musical revelry, pedagogical contents, in close harmony with the venue of the event, the Jardim da Alameda – an icon of the capital and of the Farenses.
Street bands, live concerts and djs will set the musical tone across all ages. In Jardim da Alameda there will also be space for an urban handcraft market.
In musical animation, the highlights go to the Virgo Suta or Nannok concerts, among others.
In this second edition, even the issue of selling passwords, which in 2015 caused delays and queues on the first day, was revised. “This year, the entire restoration part will not have a password, it will be with money. Passwords will only apply to brewers. Although, last year, the other two days have already gone well, we don't want to take that risk and the food part goes out of the password system, explained Paulo Santos to Sul Informação.
These are the ingredients of an event that will mark the Algarve agenda, as well as the definition of craft beer: high quality, pure and cheerful, with its own personality and character and an enormous motivation to undertake. It will be, again, three unforgettable days that will remain in the memory of visitors.
The Alameda Beer Fest is organized by the Municipality of Faro, OG & Associados and Ambifaro – Municipal Equipment Management, with the companies “My Choice Algarve”, Ana Aeroportos- Aeroporto de Faro and Mazda. The event also counts on the support of Fagar, AIHSA- Association of Hotel and Similar Industries of the Algarve, Turismo de Portugal, RUA FM and the newspaper Sul Informação.
Program:
01 July
17:00 Opening
18:30 Workshop – “Serra da Estrela Cheese PDO & Cerveja Rapada”
19:30 ShowCooking – Tertúlia Algarvia – Octopus cataplana with sweet potato
19:30 pm Funkarmónica Street
20:00 Concert- Annie Road
21:00 Arruada - Funkarmónica
21:15 pm Concert- The Pilinha
22:15 Concert- The JAM &thaHornySexion
23:30 Arruada – Funkarmónica
0:00 DJ Pedro Mesquita
02 July
17:00 Opening
18:30 Workshop - "Amphora - from project of emotions to business project"
18:30 pm -Al-Fanfare
19:30 ShowCooking – Tertúlia Algarvia – Horse mackerel marinated with citrus fruits and Algarve craft beer
20.30 Concert – Mário Spencer
21:00 pm – Crassh
21:30 pm Concert – Virgin Suta
22:45 Concert – Crassh
23:30 pm Arruada – Al-Fanfare
0:00 Discosaurus
03 July
17:00 Opening
18:30 Workshop # “Letter, beer production program matured in barrels of wines and spirits”
19:30 ShowCooking – Tertúlia Algarvia – Pears, red wine and special cataplana, served with almond biscuits and tarragon
19:30 pm Arruada – Fanfare Party
20:00 Concert – Tercio Nanook
21:00 pm Arruada – Fanfare Party
21:15 pm Concert – Jota Erre
22:15 Concert – They Must Be Crazy
23:30 pm Arruada – Fanfare Party
0:00 DJ Nuno Silva
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