{"id":178706,"date":"2026-01-23T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=178706"},"modified":"2026-01-21T17:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T06:03:09","slug":"cheers-to-many-beers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/cheers-to-many-beers\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheers to many beers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CLOSE to 5,000 people flocked to Johnstone Park in Geelong to whet their palate at the Geelong Beer Festival.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_8468_32670.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fergal O&#8217;Sullivan stands in the doorway of The Snug &#8211; 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Eliza Trounce.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was just an awesome day with really strong numbers coming through the gates to check it out.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_8511_32617.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jonathan Facuse from The Prosecco Van pulls a mandarin spritz.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The comedy was absolutely packed for both sessions which was very pleasing, and the key acts like The Grogans and Smoke Stack Rhino brought plenty of energy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_8519_32563.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marc Hayden entertains the crowd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be joined by six new breweries was really encouraging, with all of them received really well by our audience.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/IMG_8588_32579.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R: Matt Atkins and Bec Campbell had their hands full.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The brand of this event continues to just be really strong. 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