Over 20 venues across Australia are taking part in this year’s New Zealand Craft Beer Symposium, which is being held between Wednesday 3rd and Monday 8th February.

The events over the Waitangi Day weekend of Saturday February 6 will bring some of the best craft beers from talented independent New Zealand breweries to Australia for one weekend of Kiwi craft beer goodness.

Breweries featured will include Epic, Garage Project, Hop Federation, Liberty, Panhead, ParrotDog, Renaissance, Tuatara, Yeastie Boys and 8 Wired.

“The definition of a symposium is to drink and talk and in this case we will be drinking and talking about quality NZ Craft beer,” organiser Paul Stieglbauer says.

“Our Motueka hops are sought after across the globe and export quantities of New Zealand craft beer are growing at an alarming rate given the thirst for new world brews led by the majority of brewers featured in this wee event.”

A full program of events is available here, with participating venues listed below.

Clancys Fish Pub – Fremantle
Dutch Trading Company – Perth
The Pourhouse – Dunsborough WA
The Wheatsheaf Hotel – Adelaide
Saint John Bar – Launceston
The Winston Hotel – Hobart
The Palace Hotel – South Melbourne
Beer DeLuxe – Federation Square
The Catfish – Fitzroy, Melbourne
East Of Everything – Camberwell, Melbourne
Carwyn Cellars – Thornbury, Melbourne
Frankies Pizza by the Slice – Sydney
Bitter Phew -Sydney
Sweeneys – Sydney
The Grain Store, Newcastle
The Welders Dog, Armidale NSW
Black Bunny Kitchen – Sunshine Coast
Tipplers Tap – Southbank Brisbane
Bloodhound – Fortitude Valley Brisbane
Scratch Bar – Milton Brisbane