Special beer festival Brew@theZoo comes to Safaripark Beekse Bergen
Posted by Rick Kempen, beer ambassador Beer&cO on 10th Mar 2022
Hilvarenbeek - The already popular abroad event Brew@theZoo is coming for the first time to the Netherlands. On Friday 24 and Saturday 25 June 2022 beer lovers with view of the elephants, gorillas and hippos of Safaripark Beekse Bergen enjoy various specialty beers. Swinkels Family Brewers co-founded this unique special beer festival in the Netherlands. And of course Uiltje is also one of the participants with a unique range of craft beers. Part of the proceeds will benefit a protection project for giraffes.
During Brew@theZoo participants from 17.30 to 22.00 hours to taste special beers on three different hospitality squares in the Safaripark in Hilvarenbeek. There are beers served of more than 25 different breweries including Uiltje Brewing Company (Haarlem), Brouwerij de Molen (Bodegraven) and Van Moll Craft Beer (Eindhoven). Also local brewers such as Stadsbrouwerij 013 (Tilburg) and brouwerij de Roos (Hilvarenbeek) are represented. In addition, there are several eateries, there is music on each square and beer sommeliers will be present to guide beer tastings.
Thijs de Kort, director of hospitality at Swinkels Family Brewers Netherlands: "When Beekse Bergen approached us about us to organize a special beer festival together in the safari park, we were immediately enthusiastic! We are going all out to give every type of special beer drinker. Guests at can taste more than 75 different specialty beers at the event and Uiltje Brewing Company brews the specialty beer 'Big Five' especially for this event."
Giraffe Conservation Foundation
From each ticket sold, 1 euro goes to the Giraffe Conservation Foundation. This foundation is dedicated to the protection of giraffes in Ethiopia and elsewhere. They do this by protecting the habitat protection, countering threats from poachers and educating the local population. education.
For visitors, Brew@theZoo is a great opportunity to experience the safari park in a different way, says Rens Willemsen, general manager of Safaripark Beekse Bergen. "Especially for this festival we open the zoo in the evening, so that participants can can enjoy the animals at a time when this is not normally possible, while enjoying special special beers, fine music and all kinds of tasty snacks. And it is extra nice that this also allows us to raise money on behalf of the giraffes."
Tickets available now
The first Dutch edition of Brew@theZoo will take place the last weekend of June. Tickets at 45 euros include ten tokens for drinks and food, a unique tasting glass, goodie bag, walking, bus and boat safari and free parking. Ticket sales begin March 8 March at www.brewatthezoo.nl. Participation is available for ages 18 and up. Transportation to and from Safaripark Beekse Bergen from Tilburg train station will be arranged. It is also possible to stay overnight at Holiday Park Beekse Bergen or at the Safari Resort.
