Conversations like the one held a couple of weeks ago with Guillem Laporta, Beer Sommelier and Owner of Homo Sibaris, is what make the Pourtraits series make sense. The reasons that have led me to reach this conclusion are various.
Read MorePourtraits #9: Mikel Rius, Director of Barcelona Beer Festival
Talking about Mikel Rius is talking about beer. But talking with him, even if it's about beer, is much more than that. C R A F T E D readers probably don't need a reminder of who ithe new protagonist of the POURTRAITS series is, or what he does. But for those clueless ones who have just arrived to the craft beer scene, I want to give a heads up and say that Mikel is one of the main culprits of the existence of a festival called Barcelona Beer Festival. A festival that, in last year's edition managed to gather during three days more than 35,000 attendees; amateurs and professionals, in the craft beer field. And this is without counting all the parallel events that took place in the city the same week that BBF was celebrated.les de que exista un festival llamado Barcelona Beer Festival. Un festival que, en la edición del año pasado, 2019, consiguió reunir durante tres días a más de 35.000 asistentes entre aficionados y profesionales del sector.
Read MoreBarcelona Beer Festival 2018 and the art of creating emotions
Words don't really do justice to the Barcelona Beer Festival week experience, including the events around the city. The seventh edition of the festival took place this past weekend, and it has, again, surpassed all our expectations.
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