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Liquorland NZ Beer Festival

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When:

Sat 13 Feb ’10, 12:00pm–9:00pm

Where: Ellerslie Racecourse, 80 Ascot Ave, Remuera, Auckland

Restrictions: R20

Ticket Information:

Presale - Festival Ticket Only: $30.00
Presale - Festival Ticket + $20 Beer Dollars Included: $50.00
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Website:

www.beerfestival.co.nz

Event listed by: Andrew Somervell

The Liquorland New Zealand Beer Festival is back, returning to Auckland and Wellington in 2010. Now in its fourth year the Festival has gone from strength to strength. Each year the uniquely Kiwi mix of Beer, Food, Music and Summer creates an unforgettable atmosphere for Good Times with Great Mates.

Drink
Over 20 breweries and 70 beers will be represented at the festival, featuring a wide variety of local brews, with a few notable overseas visitors.

Eat
We’re blessed with an amazing range of food to compliment beer tasting, from traditional New Zealand fare to European, Asian and Middle Eastern.

Listen
An eclectic line-up of great summer sounds, from a chilled vibe during the day to energetic acts you’ll know the words to later on.

Tahuna Breaks and the Opensouls already confirmed in Auckland with more to come, lineup announcement soon for Wellington.

Be There
Ellerslie Racecourse (Auckland, Sat 13/02/10) and Westpac Stadium (Wellington, Sat 06/03/10) play host to this premium summer event with a tremendous festival atmosphere.

Tickets On Sale Now!
Organize your crew and buy tickets, just $30 at http://www.eventfinder.co.nz and over 20 Liquorland stores in Auckland and Wellington - Look out for our awesome presale discounts!

More information at http://www.beerfestival.co.nz

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A Campbell 3 years ago

I have been trying to get my money back for being over charged for the so called "special deal" that I got for buying our tickets early which turned out to be a con as the the $15 discount took it down to the usual price of $30. So seeing as Andrew stuffed something as easy as getting the ticket price right I'm not suprised the festival was a shambles - not looking forward to the Wellington event at all!
michellej 3 years ago

Hi leestevens,
On the about page if you scroll down there are email addresses there. I was told when I used my card what the balance of the card was before it was debited. Also my understanding was that the stalls allowed only 1 beer per person after 7pm and closed at 8pm. I guess there are lots of people who had different experiences.
leestevens 3 years ago

Hi Michael, I tried that link and it defaulted back to this eventfinders page... do you have an email address? And hi StuSpence - I don't think people were having a go at the stall holders as such - but you're not helping by saying you'd gone out and paid $8 for a beer... Did you have to pay $30 to get into a barn that still smelt of horse - to queue for 1/2 an hour to get your dirty plastic cup slopped full of a beer you weren't sure you'd even like? I thought the idea of the festival was showcasing and sampling the best nz breweries have to offer... perhaps i missed the point?
Michael Turner 3 years ago

Hi leestevens,
While we are passing on all the feedback to the Beer Festival promoters, should you wish to contact them directly please go to www.beerfestival.co.nz/about/contact
StuSpence 3 years ago

Hi, I was a stall holder at this event, Sunshine Breweries ( Gisborne gold). I am concerned at the statement of Glen Smith 2 days ago
"After joining a cue where most of the people said they were ripped off by dodgy stalls double or tripple charging" We gave folks their balance when they inserted cards and again after we had finished the transaction so they knew their balances. Also Kevin Smiths '. No-one apologised or offered even one measly free beer. The beer prices were too high and cards were 'blind-debited', we were not responsible for POS Systems, times, signs or any information on the website or tickets and we all took a serious amount of abuse over alot of issues on we had no control. We were in the same situation as all you ticket holders and had paid a substantial site fee and % of our take, so it would have been to our benefit to stay longer, beerprices I thought were reasonable as we went out the 2 nights before the event and paid no less than $8 per beer anywhere, cheers
leestevens 3 years ago

I'm not sure why I'm suprised that this is the only way to contact the Beer Festival promoters?? through an open forum??? anyway - how do we go about getting the money back that you owe us? We stupidly had money left on our cards at 7pm... thinking we still had 2 hours left... But NO!! the festival was only licenced till 7pm - so it was all over. Even though - (as above) they advertised until 9pm! Not sure how legal that is? anyone?

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Michael Turner 3 years ago

We have been advised by the Beer Festival promoters that a faulty batch of cards were mistakenly issued. While the faulty cards were beyond our control, I sincerely apologise for the inconvenience this caused you.
While this held up the queue early on, for the rest of the day people with pre-paid tickets were able to enter much faster than those waiting in the cash sales queue.
We have contacted the Beer Festival promoters directly with your concerns, and they are more than happy to remedy any issues regarding faulty cards or the refunding of unspent Beer Dollars.
While we are passing on all the feedback to the Beer Festival promoters, should you wish to contact them directly please go to www.beerfestival.co.nz/about/contact
Kevin Williams 3 years ago

Poorly organised. Pre-buying beer dollars actually put you at a disadvantage because the system simply didn't work and you had to queue to get the money 're-assigned'. Took an hour to get my first drink. No-one apologised or offered even one measly free beer. The beer prices were too high and cards were 'blind-debited'. Poor signage and I'm beggared if I know what my $30 entrance fee covered. Won't be going again.
Shannon Mead 3 years ago

way too many queues, no way of telling how much is on your card, or how much they're taking out, or how much most beers cost. I thought there would be an advantage of pre-buying through event-finder and getting a smart card. i waited 45 minutes in the queue to get in, when door sales were able to go in, buy a smart card and load it up and get in after a few minutes wait. poorly organised.
alistair sharp 3 years ago

Was a good day, but for something that is supposed to be finished at 9 p.m why did they stop serving at 7?? This was pretty annoying after turning up late, putting 50 dollars on the card and getting one round before been told all the stalls are closed. Im sure they guy who loaded the money on my card would of known but didnt tell me. Good guy.. Cues were over the top. Whats the story with getting money back from those cards
Glen Smith 3 years ago

After joining a cue where most of the people said they were ripped off by dodgy stalls double or tripple charging we walked out never to return and certainly won't be using event finder ever again. No way were we going to top up our card which is "Blind Debited" by stall holders.
- When purchasing the user has no proof of how much their card is being debited. A simple display for the purchaser to see the amount and a simple "OK" button to accept the charge would save a lot greif.
- The info centre had no method of printing the transaction data of the debit cards
- There were no sign indicating the entery or Exit from the venue.
- The money exchange ques blocked the entrance and exits.
NewZeald 3 years ago

Total rip off - 4 of us bought $50 cards and all our money was gone from after 4 x $5 drinks each - then prospect of a one hour queue to get fixed - didn't bother and will not again
Afiafi Leala 3 years ago

How do we load money on the cards??? No link on this page...
clampum 3 years ago

We will be at the Liquorland Beerfest, so when you want a great coffee come and see us MA BEANZ LIMITED, we use Karajoz great Organico coffee beans, and we make all the coffee's, Latte, Cappucino, flat white, Espresso, Chai, Hot Chocolate, so hope to see you all there.
Laura McLernon 3 years ago

Hi! excited about the festival:) one of the names on my beer festival cards are also wrong, can this be changed, and new card sent out? Cheers :)
Michelle Goodman-Fleming 3 years ago

Hi there,
The names on my Beer Festival cards are wrong - can they be changed and new cards re-issued?
Thanks
Michael Turner 3 years ago

Nice picture Tony Foster - you have been sent a code to redeem for 2 free tickets to the Auckland Beer Festival. Enjoy!
Janine Cox 4 years ago

La Trappe is my fav but it's a bit spensive.
Tony Foster 4 years ago

Anyone for a Tui?
spazo 4 years ago

MATA MANUKA is a clean, smooth tasting golden coloured ale edged with a hint of New Zealand's native Manuka honey. MATA Manuka is a unique beer which has its own distinctive flavour. Light honey notes and a slight residual sweetness.
James McGlinn 4 years ago

My favourite beer. What is it? I'm not sure.
Collin Reremoana 4 years ago

One Billion Beers of Bottles too down,and One more for the Road!!!!What a Great Event!!!!