STRAPLINE FESTIVAL INFO SESSIONS MELBOURNE Session 1 Fri, May 22 12pm - 5pm Session 2 Fri, May 22 6.30pm - 11.30pm Session 3 Sat, May 23 12pm - 5pm Session 4 Sat, May 23 6.30pm - 11.30pm Session 5 Sun, May 24 12pm - 5pm SYDNEY Session 1 Sat, May 30 12pm - 5pm Session 2 Sat, May 30 6.30pm - 11.30pm TICKETS Tickets can be purchased from <strong>gabs</strong>festival.com.au. PRESALE TICKETS Single Tickets Ticket Only $35 Ticket & Tokens (inc. $20 worth of tokens) $54 ‘Beer Buddy’ Group Tickets Beer Buddy 5+ (10% off single ticket prices) $31.50 per ticket price for 5-9 people Beer Buddy 10+ (15% off single ticket prices) $29.75 per ticket price for 10 or more people Season Passes (Ticket to all sessions) Season Pass (Melbourne - 5 sessions) $85 Season Pass (Sydney - 2 sessions) $55 AT DOOR Ticket Only $43 Ticket & Tokens (inc. $20 worth of tokens) $63 All tickets include a Coopers Festival Glass, a GABS Craft Beer Passport (worth more than $500) and a Guide. They exclude booking fee and credit card charges. ENTRY PROCEDURES Melbourne - entry is via the Nicholson Street entrance to the Royal Exhibition Building. Sydney - entry to the Exhibition Hall is via the Bay 8 Locomotive Street entrance in the Australian Technology Park. As this is a licensed event, ensure you can provide photo ID on request. The event organisers also reserve the right to check bags or refuse entry. TOKENS All drink and food purchases at GABS can only be made using <strong>official</strong> GABS tokens. Each token is worth $2. Tokens are available for sale from the Token Booths (with cash or card) or from Token Sellers roaming the festival hall (cash only). Please note that surplus tokens are not refundable. GABS OFFICIAL APP The GABS Official App has a stack of information about all the beers at the event and tools to help you choose which beers suit your palate and expectation. There is even a Paddle Planner! The App also suggests great beer and food pairings and contains the full schedule of what’s going on during the festival. TASTING PADDLES With so many incredible beers on offer, sampling is the most popular pastime at GABS. While 85ml individual tasters are available to purchase for just 1 token ($2), tasting paddles allow you to purchase up to five different tasters at a time. To help bar staff, please mark the beer numbers on the paddle in chronological order with the chalk provided before you reach the bar for service. Only beers available within a given bar section can be purchased at that section so plan ahead to avoid frustration. COOPERS FESTIVAL GLASS At some point you will certainly find a favourite beer. Rinse your Coopers Festival Glass and order a fill at the main bars or the Dan Murphy Market Place stands. Please hang on to your glass as you will only receive one. Replacement glasses can be purchased from the Merchandise Stalls. FESTIVAL BEERS One of the unique highlights of GABS is the Festival Beers brewed by leading Australian and international breweries. Brewers can submit any beer they like as long as they’ve never brewed it before. Some choose to brew in a traditional style, perhaps with a twist, while others use exotic ingredients and brewing processes to come up with something highly creative. OTHER DRINKS Wine, cider and non-alcoholic drinks will be sold at some exhibitor and food stands. Free water is available at hydration stations located near Containers A and B. BEER & BREWER PEOPLE’S CHOICE BEST FESTIVAL BEER OF GABS Vote for your favourite festival beer of GABS <strong>2015</strong> and one lucky voter will win three cases of craft beer. You can vote on the GABS Official Apps, at <strong>gabs</strong>festival. com.au/awards or at the Beer & Brewer stand. The People’s Choice Best Festival Beer of GABS will be announced at the end of the second session of GABS Sydney (May 30) as well as on social media. FOOD MARKET Renowned local restaurants feature at the GABS Food Market including Three Blue Ducks, Cornersmith, Veggie Patch, Mary’s and LP Meats in Sydney and Uncle, Milk the Cow, Huxtaburger, Mr Claws, B’Stilla and Meat Mother in Melbourne. Make sure you try some of the suggested beer and food pairings (see page 16). GAMES There are again plenty of fun games for you to play including table tennis, ten pin bowling, corn-hole, Giant Jenga, and Beer Twister so get involved! PADDLE ART Why not build something fun out of tasting paddles (in the designated area) or use the chalk provided to get creative with your paddle? Take a photo, post on social media with @<strong>gabs</strong>festival, #paddleart and #<strong>gabs</strong><strong>2015</strong> and you could win a cool prize. <strong>2015</strong> CRAFT BEER PASSPORT When entering GABS, every person will receive the <strong>2015</strong> GABS Craft Beer Passport to continue their craft beer journey after the event. The passport contains more than $500 worth of offers at Victoria and New South Wales’ best craft beer bars, breweries and stores. SMOKING Smoking is not permitted anywhere within the festival hall. Smokers are asked to smoke outside the main entrance and to one side. Passouts are available from a GABS security guard inside the main entrance. STAFF & VOLUNTEERS GABS staff and volunteers will be wearing GABS t-shirts and are easy to identify. 6 THE GREAT AUSTRALASIAN BEER SPECTAPULAR <strong>2015</strong> <strong>gabs</strong>festival.com.au
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