Get ready for a celebration of craft beer in the lovely South West corner of Western Australia. This is the first time in history that the finest of this region’s craft brewers will join hands to celebrate the South West music, local produce and obviously beer!

My favourite – Colonial Brewery IPA, well balanced, hoppy, smooth aromatic aftertaste and with a good sparkle(I also live just 2.3 kms from it, a 30 minute walk!)
Colonial will feature on the weekend with 11 other local breweries and 1 Cidery (2 cideries if you count Cheeky Monkey also make cider as well as beer).

The South West Craft Beer Festival will take place on the weekend of Feb 25-26 at 3 Oceans Palandri Estate on the Bussell Highway, Metricup. The venue will be transformed into a burst of activity, with an anticipated 3,000 attendees coming over to try out the best of South West brews and be amused as the finest of this region’s musicians perform on the main stage throughout the event.

The festival will conclude on Sunday with a peaceful family day, featuring a kids’ entertainment zone to ensure that the little ones are kept busy. Adult day tickets are AUD$25, with admission including a complimentary beer glass, six sampling tokens plus all the entertainment. Sunday family passes are also available for AUD$50, and include admission for two adults and two kids or one adult and three kids.

The Line up of the two days at the South West Beer Festival

Bootleg Brewery:
Bootleg truly is an oasis of beer in a desert of wine.
www.bootlegbrewery.com.au

Bush Shack Brewery:
Bush Shack specialises in all natural, unfiltered brews .
www.bushshackbrewery.com.au

Cape Bouvard Brewing Company:
Hand crafted in small batches, all Cape Bouvard beers are 100% preservative-free.
www.cape-bouvard.com.au

Cheeky Monkey Brewery & Cidery:
5 high quality beers and 2 ciders
www.cheekymonkeybrewery.com.au

The Cidery:

http://thecidery.com.au/

Colonial Brewery:
brewed with skill and innovation, it is the care and passion of the brewer that elevates the Colonial brewing process from a science to an artform.
www.colonialbrewingco.com.au

Cowaramup Brewing Company:
Currently has five beers available on tap including Cowaramup Pilsener, Hefewizen, Special & India Pale Ales and Cowaramup Stout.
www.cowaramupbrewing.com.au

Duckstein Brewery:
A 1000L brewery which produces a range of German-style beers.
www.duckstein.com.au

Eagle Bay Brewery:
Eagle Bay Brewing Co’s beers are made with fresh rainwater, malted barley, yeast and hops… only. www.eaglebaybrewing.com.au

Margaret River Ale Company:
This is a boldly flavoured brew with rich malt character and the unmistakable riff of freshly aromatic hops. www.settlerstavern.com

Moody Cow Brewery:
They use only malt, hops, yeast and Ferguson Valley water to create 6 different mouth watering beers.
www.moodycow.com.au

Occy’s Brewery:
Normal people brewing extraordinary beer and outstanding meals.
www.facebook.com/pages/OccysBrewery/115174015210415?sk=wall

Old Coast Rd Brewery:
Enjoy the fine beers brewed, such classics as the ‘Pilsner, Wheat, Bitter and Porter’
www.ocrb.com.au

To read the full stats for the day visit - South West Beer Fest

Want to find out about bus times to get there?  here is the solution:

http://swbeerfest.com.au/plan/transport-timetables/

Tickets can be purchased from Moshtix. The complete music line up will be announced in January 2012.

www.moshtix.com.au/event.aspx?id=52708&ref=swcraftbeerfestsat