Tasmanian Micro BrewFest showcases Tasmania’s boutique brewers
Twenty two of Tasmania’s boutique brewers recently had the opportunity to showcase their products to the public at the Tasmanian Micro BrewFest organised by TasTAFE Drysdale Advanced Diploma of Hospitality and Tourism students. More than 2500 people attended the 17 September event at Hobart’s Princes Wharf 1, sampling craft beers and ciders from Bruny Island Beer Co, Coal Valley Cider, Moo Brew, Seven Sheds, Winston Brewing Co and many others. The event also included food, live music, presentations from brewers and a food and beer matching segment from Jahan Patterson from Mahasti Tapas + Pintxos. The project team, consisting only of TasTAFE Drysdale students, partnered with the Tasmanian Beer Trail and the Department of State Growth to bring the event to the general public. Student team leader, Fra Recchia, said, the event was a great opportunity to showcase the micro brewers of Tasmania and also promote the Tasmanian Beer Trail. Shambles Brewery owner, Bruce Arnold, said Micro BrewFest was the brewery’s first festival in Hobart. “It’s an opportunity for the public to meet us, see who we are and taste our beers,” Mr Arnold said. The annual event is a true real-life learning experience for the students involved with students participating in all aspects of the event including planning, promotion and working on-site on the day. Advanced Diploma of Tourism and Hospitality student Julie Agnotti said the event was a lot of fun, but also hard work. “It’s almost a year getting ready for this and the last two months have been spent getting everything into place,” Ms Agnotti said. Fellow student Daniel Choi said, “To run an event like this you have to think about everything from contact with the breweries to legal requirements and all of the approvals processes. This is about putting theories into a real life situation,” Mr Choi said. As part of Drysdale’s Advanced Diploma of Tourism and Hospitality students participate in planning and implementing tourism and hospitality events and this forms part of their assessment for the course. Events are managed according to project management principles. This enables students to network with industry and develop valuable business relationships and experience as they prepare to enter the tourism and hospitality industry.
Shambles Brewery owner Bruce Arnold with TasTAFE Drysdale Advanced Diploma of Tourism and Hospitality students, Daniel Choi and Julie Agnotti
October 2016
37
Made with FlippingBook flipbook maker