Great Australian Beer Festival toasts its new location

January 23, 2020 BY James Taylor

Johnno and Doris from Bells Beach Brewing keep the beers coming. Photos: JAMES TAYLOR

THE Great Australian Beer Festival rolled out the barrel at its new home on Saturday, with an estimated 4,000 people enjoying the surrounds of Johnstone Park.

Lisa, Jodie, Magenta and Julie outside the Prickly Moses bus.

More than 200 beers and ciders (and a handful of other drinks, including gin and wine) were on offer at the festival.

Lachy Barter shows off beers from Brisbane’s Green Beacon Brewing.

Brewers from across the Geelong region and as far away as Brisbane kept the samples flowing all afternoon and into the evening from a range of setups, including utes, vans, caravans and (in the case of Prickly Moses) a full-sized bus.

Rhys from Newcastle, dressed as Wally and on his buck’s day with friends, has just lost this game of Jenga.

New breweries at the event – which celebrated its eighth year in 2020 – were Brick Lane, Darraweit Valley Cider, Daylesford Cider, Jetty Road and Moon Dog.