8th International Beer Festival, Phuket Location: Watermark at Boat Lagoon

Kingfisher Stubby at the beer festival is adjudged best beer

A celebration of probably the best beers and the most ardent beer drinkers in the worls!!!

In 1997, after the Asian Economic Crash, some poor bloke down on his luck decided we all needed cheering up – and when you are down on your luck nothing cheers you up like a good beer. So, out of pure altruistic intentions, THE BEERFEST was born. Following the immediate success, it became an annual fest until 2003 when lack of numbers, interest and coherent sobriety regrettably bought down the curtain on this great event

But you can’t keep a good thing down for long, particularly when that good thing like the beer fest has got staying power, charm, style & charisma – and it’s these very characteristics (along with the gift of the gab) that are sought from prospective contestants.
After a two year hiatus, the Beer Fest has returned at it’s new venue, WATERMARK. This year the 8th Phuket International Beer Fest will take place on the opening day of Munich Oktoberfest – the venue, the Watermark restaurant at the Phuket Boat Lagoon Marina.

      Related website links:
http://www.watermarkphuket.com/pop_beer_fest_rules.html
www.watermarkphuket.com

A simple concept, it is a festival of drinking copious quantities of the amber nectar – and to avoid it seeming a mere slosh-up – it is loosely disguised as a competition. A competition of beer hyping, heckling, drinking and sloppy judging.
Each beer is Scored on the following:
Packaging & Styling
Appearance in the glass
Aroma
Flavour
Mouthfeel
Strength
Originality
2minute brag on why your beer is the best & worthy winner of the prestigious accolade
At the end of the contest, the beer with the most accumulated points shall be the winner, and shall be declared THE 8TH PHUKET INTERNATIONAL BEERFEST BEER OF THE YEAR 2007. The winner is made to stand up (if he/she can) and receive their prize.

MY Kalizma was invited to present Kingfisher Beer at the 8th Phuket International Festival. We considered presenting all three brands that were available on the yacht -  Kingfisher Pints, Kingfisher Strong and the Stubby.
On the urging of the Chief Steward, Mr.Richard Devakumar, we decided to present only The Stubby, which was the freshest of the stock on board

The rules specified that only beer not brewed in Thailand was able to compete and 12exotic beer brands from all over the world (Canada, US, Asia, Europe and Japan) were represented
A draw was made for each contestant to vocalize the ‘brag’ on why they considered the beer worthy of first prize and as luck would have it – I got the last draw

Each contestant then presented their lager that was judged as per the rules of the festival. As the festivities got more boisterous, heckling and cheering in equal measure was heard.
At the same time, various other ‘Beer’ competitions (including a quirky hat and a fastest double pint drink up) were in progress
At the end of the evening, Stubby (amidst loud cheers) was awarded first prize – scoring more than a 100points over the nearest rivals

The Captain collected a memento from the organizers and was made to promise that he would petition the Owner’s to ensure that a steady supply of Kingfisher was made available in Phuket