• GABS Craft Beer Festival is calling for expressions of interest from new or emerging breweries to be showcased at the festival’s Up & Coming Brewers Bar initiative.
    GABS Craft Beer Festival is calling for expressions of interest from new or emerging breweries to be showcased at the festival’s Up & Coming Brewers Bar initiative.
  • GABS Craft Beer Festival is calling for expressions of interest from new or emerging breweries to be showcased at the festival’s Up & Coming Brewers Bar initiative.
    GABS Craft Beer Festival is calling for expressions of interest from new or emerging breweries to be showcased at the festival’s Up & Coming Brewers Bar initiative.
  • GABS Craft Beer Festival is calling for expressions of interest from new or emerging breweries to be showcased at the festival’s Up & Coming Brewers Bar initiative.
    GABS Craft Beer Festival is calling for expressions of interest from new or emerging breweries to be showcased at the festival’s Up & Coming Brewers Bar initiative.
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GABS Craft Beer Festival is calling for expressions of interest from new or emerging breweries to be showcased at the festival’s Up & Coming Brewers Bar initiative.

Through its GABS Cares program, in partnership with Hop Products Australia (HPA), Kegstar and Bar Barons, the GABS Festival Up & Coming Brewers Bar will showcase four new or emerging breweries in each state.

GABS Craft Beer Festival is calling for expressions of interest from new or emerging breweries to be showcased at the festival’s Up & Coming Brewers Bar initiative.

It is a fully sponsored opportunity for the selected breweries to be a part of a shared stand, with all bar and beer tap equipment provided. They will also receive up to 20 kilograms of the highest quality Australian, international or innovative hop products from HPA to make a sensational festival beer.

“Exhibiting at a craft beer festival is a sure-fire way of getting your brand name out into the beer world! It’s a fantastic way to build your brand presence, attract new customers and connect with consumers and brewers all under one roof, on one day. For those just starting their brewing journey, the idea of exhibiting at one of the best festivals in the world in the early days may seem out of reach,” GABS said.

Any new, emerging or contract brewery that launched after 1 January 2019, has never exhibited at GABS Festival and is planning to launch, or already retailing in the same state as the festival is invited to apply.

Expressions of interest close 30 November at https://www.gabshub.com/up-and-coming-bar  

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