Zythos

zythos logo

You can already block your calendars for the 28th & 29th April 2018. The  Zhytos is coming!

The Zythos is the biggest beer festival in Belgium, people from all countries are coming every year. It takes place in Leuven and it is really worthy!

Small and big breweries are represented not only with their best known beers, they also take this opportunity to present and test the success of their new creations.

The Zythos beer festival is a yearly event that takes place the last weekend of April every year. It started in 2004 in Sint Niklaas and moved to Leuven in 2012 where the city of Leuven welcomes the festival with open arms organising a Beer Weekend with beer guided tours, tastings... In Leuven the festival takes place in a bigger place, the Brabanthal, and it is very well organised.

How to get ready for the Zythos festival:

Organise your trip ahead. Hotels in Leuven get full for this beer weekend so book in advance.

Have a look at the Zythos page and book your starter's pack in the advance sales section. It is cheaper and you will avoid queueing.

If you want to be able to sit at a table and have some space for your stuff you will need to get there early so go early to Leuven on Saturday 28th, check in the hotel and head to the bus station (next to the train station). A free bus will get you to the Brabanthal where more than 500 different beers are waiting for you. Yes, you could go by car, but you are going to spend the day drinking and the bus is free so let's take the bus.

The festival starts at 11h so if you arrive before there will be a queue because the door is still closed. You can breathe the expectation and anxiety of all of us looking forward to go in and start tasting...

The door will open and the beer tasting day starts!

If you have booked the starter's pack they will give it to you at a counter right in front of the door, if you didn't there are some counters on the left where you can buy your tokens.

I am so looking forward to this day!

Have a look at the list of beers already confirmed for the festival. You will receive a booklet t in your starter pack with the description of each beer to guide you through your tasting. Of course, you can just be adventurous and choose by name, number, attracting label or stand.

See you there!

Cheers!

 

Have a look here to some photos of previous years...

Looking for the bus:

bus brabanthal

 

Queue before the door opens:

 Getting ready inside:

 The first ones getting in:

entrance zythos

The tasting glass:

zythos glass 2016

 

Beer stands:

zythos stands

 stand pils 13

 

stand groenendael

 

 Food area:

Zythos food area