Over 20 venues across Australia are taking part in this year’s New Zealand Craft Beer Symposium, which is being held between Wednesday 3rd and Monday 8th February.

The events over the Waitangi Day weekend of Saturday February 6 will bring some of the best craft beers from talented independent New Zealand breweries to Australia for one weekend of Kiwi craft beer goodness.

Breweries featured will include Epic, Garage Project, Hop Federation, Liberty, Panhead, ParrotDog, Renaissance, Tuatara, Yeastie Boys and 8 Wired.

“The definition of a symposium is to drink and talk and in this case we will be drinking and talking about quality NZ Craft beer,” organiser Paul Stieglbauer says.

“Our Motueka hops are sought after across the globe and export quantities of New Zealand craft beer are growing at an alarming rate given the thirst for new world brews led by the majority of brewers featured in this wee event.”

A full program of events is available here, with participating venues listed below.

Clancys Fish Pub – Fremantle Dutch Trading Company – Perth The Pourhouse – Dunsborough WA The Wheatsheaf Hotel – Adelaide Saint John Bar – Launceston The Winston Hotel – Hobart The Palace Hotel – South Melbourne Beer DeLuxe – Federation Square The Catfish – Fitzroy, Melbourne East Of Everything – Camberwell, Melbourne Carwyn Cellars – Thornbury, Melbourne Frankies Pizza by the Slice – Sydney Bitter Phew -Sydney Sweeneys – Sydney The Grain Store, Newcastle The Welders Dog, Armidale NSW Black Bunny Kitchen – Sunshine Coast Tipplers Tap – Southbank Brisbane Bloodhound – Fortitude Valley Brisbane Scratch Bar – Milton Brisbane