2008 Bitter & Twisted proudly presents



 
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 Meet the Brewer | Food & Beer Matching
Beer Diva  | Home Brew Sessions |
After Hours

Meet the Brewer

Food and Beer Matching

The Bitter and Twisted International Boutique Beer Festival will feature food and beer matching sessions, with fine food, boutique beer and how to pair them together for the ultimate taste and flavour sensation.  These sessions will feature key players in the brewing industry as well as local produce

Beer Diva

Kirrily Waldhorn, aka Beer Diva, is a girl who really knows beer. She believes passionately that beer truly deserves its place back on the dining table; that beer is not just for blokes and that more people should know about the exceptional quality and range of great beers available in Australia. She brings a unique (and female) perspective to the beer world. Her beer career began 9 years ago at Lion Nathan and it was here that her passion for the brew was first ignited.

Whilst at LNA, Kirrily immersed herself in beer education, through a combination of hands on experience and study, completing a number of sensory certificate courses and the Brewing and Malting course at Ballarat University. She has always had an enormous passion for the category and industry.

Today, Kirrily as The Beer Diva is dedicated to bringing great beers to modern dining through private, corporate and public events. She also facilitates beer tastings, provides staff training and works with chefs who share in her passion! All combine good times and great fun with beer sophistication designed to heighten the enjoyment of this wonderful beverage and awaken a thirst for more!

Home Brew Sessions

Home Brew Sessions will be held over the weekend to give festival goers the opportunity to learn the beer making process. The sessions will be held by some of the countries best brewing experts as they share the knowledge of making the perfect beer. If you ever wanted to learn the art then here is your chance to find out from the best! Click here to see the times for 2008 sessions.

After Hours

That's not all! After the festival local Maitland Hotel's, Club's Restaurants and Cafe's will be keeping with the Bitter and Twisted theme and hosting some great entertainment with beer and food specials throughout the weekend. The  Bitter and Twisted shuttle bus (free to festival patrons) will be in operation from 6pm on Saturday night and will do a continual loop between the festival and participating venues.

If you're a local Hotel, Club, Restaurant or Cafe and want to find out how you can be involved Click here to download a Venue Prospectus.