Two of Greater VictoriaB次元官网网址檚 biggest promoters of craft beer are joining forces.
On Tuesday the Victoria Beer Week Society announced it is taking over management of the Great Canadian Beer Festival in 2019 and for the foreseeable future, while the non-profit that operates the Beer Fest in September will dissolve.
The move was prompted by the retirement, following this yearB次元官网网址檚 26th annual Great Canadian Beer Festival of society directors Gerry Hieter, Phil Atkinson, Claudia McNeil, John Rowling and Petra Trafford. They formally asked if the non-profit society that operates Beer Week in March would take the event on.
B次元官网网址淥ver the past five years, Glen Stusek, Ryan Malcolm, Joe Wiebe, Chris Nohr and the many alumni of the Victoria Beer Week Society have demonstrated a commitment to craft beer and a quality in their events that we believe will reflect the values of the Great Canadian Beer Festival,B次元官网网址� Hieter, one of its co-founders, said in a release. B次元官网网址淯nder their stewardship, we look forward to enjoying future [festivals] and having a beer with you all on the field.B次元官网网址�
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The Great Canadian Beer Festival dates back to 1993 and since 2003 has been held at Royal Athletic Park the second weekend of September. It sees breweries and cideries from B.C. and elsewhere in the Pacific Northwest showcase their products over a two-day festival.
Wiebe said the Beer Week Society board was pleasantly surprised by the offer to manage and operate the longstanding festival.
B次元官网网址淲e are honoured to be given this opportunity to sustain and build upon the legacy created by Gerry Hieter, John Rowling and the other key organizers of GCBF,B次元官网网址� he said, speaking for the society. B次元官网网址淲e are very excited about what the future holds.B次元官网网址�
The two festivals have different formats. Beer Week, the sixth edition of which happens March 1 to 9, hosts craft beer-related events at various venues around the region.
The coming weeks and months will see members of the Victoria Beer Week Society work with the Beer Fest team to ensure a smooth transition and planning heading into the fall 2019 edition of the festival.
