Celebrate Spring with Stonehaven’s Beer Fest

VANDERBIJLPARK. – There is something fun to look forward to at the end of the month: Stonehaven on Vaal’s popular annual Spring Beer Festival. It is on Saturday August 29 from midday till midnight.
The first 500 guests of the day will be spoiled. They will receive large, limited edition cardboard posters of the 2015 Rugby World Cup line-up, where they can also fill in the actual scores on the games and keep them as mementos.
They will also be treated to complimentary tastings of Brutal Fruit’s new Litchi Ginko flavour – perfect for a hot, early spring day.
A fun and novel Tuk Tuk will be driving around on the lawn, giving out complimentary samples of the new Chilled Green Apple version of Flying Fish.
The setting right on the banks of the Vaal River can’t get much better with lots of tables to sit around while you enjoy a good line-up of entertainment from Gangs of Ballet, the Graeme Watkins Project, Arno Carstens, Garth Taylor and Dixie Hillbillies, along with your favourite brew. Later on, DJ Warren will entertain those that want to party the night away to music that just make your feet want to dance.
SAB Breweries will be treating Vaalies to a first, only on that day. Just for that special day, they will have three speciality draught beers on tap, never before available in the Vaal and only on limited production in SA.
The batch was brewed and specially crafted by No 3 Fransen Street Brewery. This brewery is designed with speciality beer in mind. So Vaalies will be able to indulge in tastings of Red Ale, which is of Irish origin and has a rich candy, caramel malt flavour with slight roasted notes. There is also Krystal Weiss, a classic wheat beer, light to medium gold colour, and Cream Ale, which has lactose and toffee flavours and is a mild and refreshing beer with a medium finish.
Tastings and full glasses of these beers will be available. Besides these new beer treats, there will also be lots of fun: well-priced meals from stalls on the lawn and a biltong, ‘sweetie’ and ice cream stall. too.
Lots of competitions will run throughout the day, including complimentary rides on the bucking bull – where the top bull rider (longest number of minutes able to hold on) will receive a great prize at the end of the day. There will also be a Beer Tasting competition to guess what beer is being drunk – great prizes by SAB here too. And prizes for the best dressed people dressed in Rugby regalia. This is a nice teaser and build-up for the upcoming Rugby World Cup next month, where Stonehaven will hold a Rugby Fan Park. There will also be loads of complimentary entertainment for the children, including many inflatables for them to have fun on, including the rocket and the foam pond (children, bring bathing costumes). Fun will also be had at the swimming pool, basketball activities, J-Board competitions (kids, bring your J-Boards), complimentary face-painting, fishing for prizes, dough play, painting fun, kiddies competitions and more! The speed-boat and cruiser will be going out for boat trips down Millionaires Mile, too. Simply a day and night full of Spring Fun! Entrance is R60 for adults and R20 for children 16 and under. Under 4 no charge. For more information www.springbeerfestival.co.za, info@stonehaven.co.za, www.facebook.com/StonehavenOnVaal or 016 982-2951/2.