Beer and food for Beervana 2011 announced

Beervana has announced the beer list and restaurant partners for the
2011 event, promising an unprecedented range of craft brews and
matching food by award-winning chefs. Two hundred and eight beers from
86 breweries will be on show on 5 and 6 August at Westpac Stadium at
the 10th anniversary event, which will be hosted by Australian cook
and beer advocate Paul Mercurio. A full beer list and tasting notes
are attached.

"Every year we try to make the event more exciting and rewarding for
beer and food lovers. We've got a record number of beers and breweries
on show this year and I'm confident regulars and newcomers will be
blown away by the depth and breadth of the crafted beer category,"
says Festival Director David Cryer.

Some of the typically hard-to-access beers on offer include Cassels &
Sons Woolston Ale, Best Bitter and Milk Stout (Christchurch);
Harrington's Anvil (Christchurch); and 8 Wired Superconductor
(Blenheim). For the first time there will also be live brewing at
every session with brewing legends Ron Trigg (mike's Organic Brewery,
Urenui), Andrew Dixon (The Mussel Inn, Golden Bay), Andy Deuchars
(Renaissance, Blenheim) and Paul Croucher (Crouchers, Rotorua).

Beervana is also pleased to announce that multi-award winning
Wellington chef Martin Bosley has joined the 2011 event as Culinary
Director.

"I have huge admiration for the brewers who are working hard to raise
the standard New Zealanders expect from their beer. They're innovative
and passionate and I'm really honored to be able to work with them to
create a great experience for food and beer lovers coming to
Beervana," Bosley says.

Martin is working with a team of Wellington's best restaurants to
deliver stunning for Beervana visitors. Featuring restaurants include
Boulcott Street Bistro, Logan Brown, Martin Bosley's, Monsoon Poon,
Steve Morris at Westpac Stadium Function Centre, The General
Practitioner and The Hop Garden.

Beervana is held in four four-hour sessions over two days, and
features high-quality hand-crafted beer from every corner of New
Zealand, plus selected Australian breweries. The full beer list and
tasting notes, programme and tickets are available at
www.beervana.co.nz