The launch of the 1st ever CRAFT BEER NIGHT at LIPA CITY, BATANGAS last weekend of April 1 & 2 at 3 Peaks Resort & Boutique Hotel marked the rise of awareness of the Local Lipenos to support Locally brewed Craft Beers.
Not the usual nightlife, but an extraordinary gathering of invited guests by the organizers of the event coming from different towns of Batangas province and even from Metro Manila. Upon guests arrival, they are led to their respective seats with a Craft Beer Flight glass set up on the tables. This is where curiosity among guests began to rise. There are quite a few informative materials you can see at the table, like the breweries & beer styles for tasting & the food that is paired along with it.
MNL Beer Fest Event Director, Cherry Saculo hosted the program with The Philippine Craft Kings Marketing Head, Jazel Paraiso, for 1st timers to a BEER 101 format, learning & drinking at the same time is probably not what one guest normally experience when they think of going out, but this was done gracefully by these two ladies who were very well versed when it comes to Craft Beer Information. Guests started their Beer Tasting journey by consuming 4 glasses in total of each beer kind, such as : Pilsner (by Crazy Carabao Brewing Co.), Ale (by Katipunan Craft Ales), Strong Ale (by Boondocks Brewing) and Stout (by Blackwhite Craft Brewery). All these distinctly different beer styles were paired with pulutan prepared by Chef Auster Perez of 3 Peaks Resort & Boutique Hotel
Placing together in one venue both the crowd of 1st timers for a Craft Beer Tasting evening and enthusiasts craft beer drinkers is quite an interesting audience. Majority of empty glasses may mean that Lipenos love to drink! Craft Beers are priced x2 or even x3 more than the usual commercial beer, it being the gourmet of beers, you may say that drinkers who appreciate this type of alcohol have a preference on taste. For a Craft Beer drinker, it was never about the volume of alcohol that one can consume, but the Flavors one can explore.
The event was made more interesting by the Live DJ Music of lady Dj michiko and special guest Eistiene of MOUSE HOLE Cheese Bar X Restaurant. Another group who came were riders from Vespa Club of the Philippines VCOP – Vespa Club of Marikina (VCM) who drove five long hours through the backroads from Manila to Batangas just to witness the event. The venue looked like a Bike night, with aligned Ducati motorbikes from the members of Samahang Batangenyo Karibok (SBK) and the unique 3-wheels motorcycle from can-am moto club PH.
An event aimed to bring the awareness on what locally made Craft Beers are all about, took the City of Lipa, Batangas to the Map of the Craft Beer Community with the support of GV 99.9 FM and Event Partner Mr. Aris Luancing with the honorable Vice Mayor MakMak Luancing gracing the event with their presence who all respectively shared the advocacy of supporting Local produced products of the Philippines.
An event organized by the MNL Beer Fest team and Mr. Jun Flores of Philippine Craft Beer. Let’s Drink Fresh Beers! Support Local Craft Beers!
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