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Win tickets to Blobfish sour beer festival

Win tickets to Blobfish sour beer festival

The much-loved sour beer festival Blobfish is returning to North Melbourne’s Meat Market and we’ve got a double pass to give away to the July 22 event.

Offering an array of unique barrel-aged beers from 22 different Australian and New Zealand breweries, the Hop Nation Brewing-run festival is split into day (11.30am – 4pm) and night (5pm – 9.30pm) sessions while food is provided by the likes of Dingo Ate My Taco, Pie Thief and Bluebonnet Barbeque.

address, mobile number and the session you wish to attend. We’ll draw a winner at random at 9am AEST on Friday 9 June.

If you want to ensure you’re there on July 22, tickets to the 18+ event are available to buy here. Tickets include 60mL tastings of 44 festival brews, a Blobfish branded festival glass and a festival tasting guide.

This year the participating breweries are:

Beerfarm, WA

Bentspoke Brewing, ACT

Deeds Brewing, VIC

Dollar Bill Brewing, VIC

Felons Brewing, QLD

Garage Project, Wellington NZ

Ida Puruul, VIC

Ministry of Beer, SA

Molly Rose Brewing, VIC

Rocky Ridge Brewing, WA

Sailors Grave Brewing, IC

Site Fermentation Project, VIC

Slow Lane Brewing, NSW

Sobremesa Fermentary & Blendery, VIC

Stomping Ground Brewing, VIC

The Barrel Farm by Blackman’s Brewery, VIC.

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