Wild Festival Groningen

07/05/2022

Our new website is online!
http://wildfestivalgroningen.nl

The festival will be Friday 9 and Saturday 10 september 2022, 3 sessions with different drinks. Food stands will serve delicious food!
Besides the festival there will be several side events at different locations in the city.

The lineup is almost ready, we will add some great surprises later...

Follow us for updates and news.

There will be excellent natural wine, artisanal cider and the best spontaneous fermented lambic, sour beer, wild ale and mixed fermentation saisons.
Besides that, there will be fresh local ipa's and some barrel aged stouts for a change.

Cheers,
Bierselect & Boilermaker

06/04/2022

Fundraising Berryland, organized by Klaas Jan Geertsema

Please help Berryland Cidery, give them a new future so they can make cider, perry and mead again!

With this fundraising we want to support Berryland Cidery. The complete cidery/ meadery is … Klaas Jan Geertsema needs your support for Fundraising Berryland

05/03/2022

Dear wild lovers!

We are working on a great line-up for 9 and 10 September!
Our website will be online and updated soon, ticketshop is still active and we added more tickets because the festival will be inside the venue and outside in the garden at EM2 Groningen.

There is one major change in the sessions:
We had to cancel the Friday afternoon session, this gives us more time for side events and a more divers festival with three sessions.

Festival program:
Session 1, Friday 9 september 18-23u
Session 2, Saturday 10 september 14-18u
Session 3, Saturday 10 september 19-23u

Guests who already bought tickets for the Session 1 in November 2021 got an email (check your spambox) with details about the refund. If you got questions please contact us!

23/11/2021

Photos from Ciderwinkel's post

12/11/2021

It is really sad, but we have to postpone our festival because of covid restrictions that have just been announced.
We can't organise a half festival or create the ambiance that we want.

Tickets will be valid for the next edition, this wil be a wild summer edition: friday 9 and saturday 10 september 2022!

We are really sorry for all guests, participants and brewers, but hope to see you in 2022.

All ticketholders will get an email soon.
Side events will be refunded.

If you got any questions feel free to contact us!
Stay safe, f**k corona.

12/11/2021

Later tonight we will give an update about new covid-restrictions. Stay tuned...

06/11/2021

Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen is coming to Groningen and will pour some awesome exclusive blends!

- Cuvee Armand & Gaston Season 17/18 Blend 27
- Speling van het Lot X.x Druif Cabernet Cortis
- Intens Rood Peated Season 19/20 Blend 79
- Nocturne Season 19/20 Blend 2
- Pruim Mirabelle Season 20/21 Blend 11
- Druif Muscaris Season 20/21 Blend 16
- Aardbei-Kriek Season 20/21 Blend 7
- Speling van het Lot XVII.ii Kweepeer Season 19/20 Blend 65
- Pruim Belle de Louvain Season 20/21 Blend 10
- Druivenlambiek Gewürztraminer Season 20/21 Blend 5
- Aardbei Season 20/21 Blend 6
- Rabarber Season 20/21 Blend 24
- Zenne y Frontera Season 19/20 Blend 67

27/10/2021

Antidoot - Wilde Fermenten is the perfect example in making combinations of cider, wine and beer. Inspired by nature, plus the beer and wine tradition they make exciting combinations.
The concept of our festival is inspired by their hybrid combinations so we are super proud to have Antidoot present in Groningen!

During the different sessions these beers/wines/ciders will be available:

- Riesling
- Analogia
- Winterhout
- Gorsem / Framboos
- Sitopia
- Proceeds the Gentian - Tarocco
- Perzik / Nectarine
- Autonomia
- Yggdrasil
- Woop Woop
- Artemisia
- Cornucopia 'R'

20/10/2021

Wild Festival Groningen | Wild Festival Groningen

Volg ons op Instagram of Facebook en zie welke bijzondere bieren, wijnen en ciders te ontdekken zijn tijdens het Wild Festival!
🦌 www.wildfestivalgroningen.nl 🍾
Follow us on Instagram or Facebook and see which exclusive and special beers, wines and ciders you can discover at Wild Festival!

Welcome to the third edition of Wild Festival Groningen.

15/10/2021

Brasserie Cantillon is one of the famous lambic breweries that will be available to drink at Wild Festival Groningen.
We will pour an amazing list of different beers at the Bierselect Bar!

- Gueuze
- Kriek
- Rose de Gambrinus
- Bruocsella
- Mamouche '20
- Iris '20
- Nath '18
- Nath '21 (keg!)
- Cuvée de Champions
- Cuvée Saint-Gilloise
- Mamouche
- Drogone Lambic
- Menu Pineau
- Saint Lamvinus
- Fou Foune (keg!)
- Racine
- Sophia
- Vin Santo

See you 19 or 20 november!
Tickets and full line-up:
https://www.wildfestivalgroningen.nl/

14/10/2021

Nice blog about Cantillon Zwanze 2021 x Bierkoning x Taverno Willi Becher.
Featuring some breweries you can also find on our festival this november: Brasserie Cantillon, Elixer Bier, Bakkum, Nevel Wild Ales, Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen and Antidoot - Wilde Fermenten.

Zwanze 2021 / De Bierkoning / Taverno Willi Becher

06/10/2021

The line up is complete! During the weekend of November 19-20, 2021 we bring the worlds of beer, natural wine and cider together.
Wild spontaneous fermentation is the central theme, but we also offer beer styles like IPA’s, stouts and saisons. We are very proud of this line-up, from all over Europe:

À tue-tête
Æblerov
Antidoot - Wilde Fermenten
Bakkum Fermentation
Berryland Cidery
Bofkont
Brasserie Artisanale Ammonite
Brasserie Cantillon
Brouwerij VandenBroek
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen
Brewpub De Kromme Haring
Elegast cidery
Elixer Bier
Folkingebrew
London Beer Factory Barrel Project
Mikkeller Baghaven
Mills brewing
Métaphore Brewing
Nevel Wild Ales
Tommie Sjef Wild Ales
Rockin' Ludina Brewery
TuurlijkWijnen
Vino Per Tutti

Next update will be about the foodcourt!
Did you get your tickets?

30/09/2021

Buy tickets | Wild Festival Groningen

Maybe the last addition to the line-up!

We welcome to Groningen for the first time:

- Mikkeller Baghaven 🇩🇰
- Æblerov 🇩🇰

Besides that, we will pour beers from:
- Métaphore Brewing 🇨🇿
- Nevel Wild Ales 🇧🇶
- À tue-tête 🇨🇭

And the first side event will be the amazing beerlunch at Herberg Onder de Linden, Thursday 18 november 12:30 - 16:30, with beers from our Belgian friends Antidoot - Wilde Fermenten and Bofkont. Reservations must be made directly at the restaurant!

Hope to see you in Groningen!
https://www.wildfestivalgroningen.nl/tickets/

When available, here you can buy your Wild Festival Groningen 2021 tickets and side event tickets.

21/09/2021

Proudly we present this Dutch addition to the line-up:

Tommie Sjef will share the love for wild ales!
Folkingebrew will share their passion for IPA's!
Nevel Wild Ales will share everything about wild herbs, and handpicked ingredients straight from nature!
Rockin' Ludina Brewery will share their special barrel aged sour beers! (only on available Friday sessions)
De Kromme Haring will share their passion for mixed fermentation! (only available on Saturday sessions)

13/09/2021

Next update for the wild line-up!

Wild wines:
Vino Per Tutti 🇮🇹/🇳🇱

Wild ciders:
Berryland Cidery 🇺🇦
Elegast cidery 🇳🇱

Wild beers:
Antidoot - Wilde Fermenten 🇧🇪
Brasserie Cantillon 🇧🇪

09/09/2021

First names for the line-up!

Brouwerij VandenBroek 🇳🇱
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen 🇧🇪
Bofkont 🇧🇪

And our favorite homebrewers:
Elixer Bier 🇳🇱
Bakkum Fermentation 🇳🇱

31/08/2021

Get your tickets for Wild Festival Groningen here.

Tickets go for sale tomorrow 21:00 / 9 pm.
4 sessions, maximum of 400 people per session:

19 november 2021
Sessie 1: 14-18h
Sessie 2: 19-23h

20 november 2021
Sessie 3: 14-18h
Sessie 4: 19-23h

https://wildfestivalgroningen.stager.nl/web/tickets

28/08/2021

We are busy with the third edition of our festival!

19 and 20 November 2021 we will celebrate wild fermentation again.
Soon we will start ticket sale for the four different sessions: 1 September 21:00.
Line-up and program will be announced later.

15/08/2021

Thank you all for coming to Groningen from all over the world!
Really happy we could do this edition, outside, in these crazy times. You are amazing people!

See you again next time!

14/08/2021

Day 1 🍾 thank you!
See you at 13:00 for day 2!!

10/08/2021

LAST UPDATE
The weather is gonna be really good, temperature is increasing!
The number of covid infections are rapidly decreasing!

And we got a few surprises!
- DUST Blending will come to pour their beers on Saturday for session 3 and 4
- Brasserie Artisanale Ammonite beers are available to drink at the festival
- Bierselect Groningen selected some classics and stouts for variation

Most of the brewers will be here to pour their beers, the breweries marked with a * will be available at the big bar inside the venue. For several reasons they are not able to come to Groningen.

Drinks are different for each session, with some overlap. At the festival you will get a handout with a clear overview for each session/day.
Our amazing beer list is possible to see here: https://untp.beer/0ad785665b

Paying for the drinks is done by tokens, à €2,90. Drinks vary in price and size.

Total line up:
Antidoot - Wilde Fermenten *
À tue-tête *
Basic Theory Ferments
Brasserie Artisanale Ammonite *
Brasserie Cantillon *
Brouwerij 3 Fonteinen *
Brouwerij VandenBroek
Bokke *
Bofkont
Chien Bleu
Ciderwinkel
Doggerland Craft Cider
DUST Blending
Elixer Bier
Folkingebrew
Hill Farmstead Brewery *
Nevel Wild Ales
Pellicle Vergistingen
Symbiose Brewing / Blending
Tommie Sjef *
Vino Per Tutti

See you soon at EM2 Groningen!!
Get wild 😉

The Boilermaker Group / Bierselect Groningen

03/08/2021

Get your tickets for Wild Festival Groningen here.

Today is the last day you can buy food-related tickets!
So get your tickets for the evening sessions with Wild dinner, or one of the beer-food pairings in the afternoon.

https://wildfestivalgroningen.stager.nl/web/tickets

02/08/2021

A big cider tasting, for a small price!

01/08/2021

Herberg Onder de Linden, the best restaurant of Groningen, will make 3x 3 different beer pairings at the afternoon sessions!

Different sessions with:
Hill Farmstead Brewery
Brasserie Cantillon
Symbiose Brewing / Blending

Tickets available until 3 August:
https://wildfestivalgroningen.stager.nl/web/tickets

28/07/2021

***SIDE EVENT***
Thursday 12 August, 20:00 - 22:00

Sam (Bofkont) and Sonny (Vino Per Tutti) will give an exclusive tasting (20 tickets) and tell you all about the grape lambics and wines they'll serve!

You can expect 4 wines and 4+ grape lambics, approx 10cl per glas:

- Bofkont - Pet Bière Merlot 2020
- Bofkont - Pet Bière Dornfelder 2020
- Bofkont - Muskaat 2019
- Bofkont - Olasz Rizling 2019
- Crocizia - Besiosa
- Croci - Gutturnio sur lie
- Vino Del Poggio - Bianco ’17
- Raina - Vermouth

+ Bofkont mystery beer ;) "Silence of the lambic"

We will take care of some bites to accompany it.

Location: Baxbier, Friesestraatweg 201/2a, Groningen

!SOLD OUT!
https://wildfestivalgroningen.stager.nl/web/tickets

28/07/2021

Photos from Fermenthings's post

27/07/2021

The food for the evening sessions will be fantastic! The best local partners and specialists in fermented food gathered forces and will serve a wild dinner:

Basic Theory Ferments
De Wilde Slager
Dhana Chocolate
Fermenthings
Omni - all around food
Wilde Wadoesters
Geitenhouderij ter Veen

What you can expect, amongst other side dishes:
1. bread, charcuterie, shrimps; 2. soup; 3. grilled wild boar, oysters, vegetables; 4. cheese; 5. chocolate dessert.

Dinner is friday and saturday from 19:00 - 22:00. During the dinner you can buy your drinks to pair with the food.

The ticketsale for the dinner is almost closed and sold out, the last tickets are available until 3 August 23:59.

Be sure to send your diet/allergies to [email protected] before 5 August.
We will remind you by email soon!

The Boilermaker Group / Bierselect Groningen / EM2 Groningen

26/07/2021

Wild Festival Groningen II | Wild Festival Groningen

***CORONA UPDATE***
It's hard to follow all changes and updates by the Dutch government, but our festival is safe!
- Our festival is at a restaurant/event venue, so in fact not a festival.
- Our festival has four different sessions, so no multi-day festival with overnight stay.
- We use a small part of the total capacity of the location (around 25%) so enough space for everybody.
- The vast majority of our guests is fully vaccinated.

These are the most important rules:
- 1.5 meters social distance is the most important and basic rule to keep each other safe;
- It is a seated event; with a big garden, and terrace outside
- Ordering is self-service, there is enough space to keep distance; After getting a glass/bottle you are obliged to go back to your fixed seat.

These rules are now valid until 13 August. So maybe 14 August there can be other restrictions.

We hope for your understanding and cooperation!
Stay safe!

Info, tickets and updates: https://www.wildfestivalgroningen.nl/

Welcome to the second edition of Wild Festival Groningen.

21/07/2021

Meet our local heroes!

Let's start with Brouwerij VandenBroek, famous for his spontaneous beers, inspired by the lambic tradition. Brewed in a wood fired copper kettle, spontaneous fermented in oak barrels.

The origin of Wild Festival is in the collaboration of our wild friends who taught us what real cider and wine is all about: Vino Per Tutti and Ciderwinkel.

And we got this new generation:
Doggerland Craft Cider, who make craft cider of local collected apples, pears and other fruit.
Elixer Bier, known for their original use of local herbs, other ingredients and unknown beer styles.
Folkingebrew for the variety in beer styles, they will bring their world famous hopforward IPA’s and some fruited sours.
Symbiose Brewing / Blending, is a small brewery that blends saison/lambic with local ingredients, wine and cider.

19/07/2021

Get your tickets for Wild Festival Groningen here.

Dear guests,
With the new Covid regulations the festival will continue!
We already adapted on a seated event with less people, but with the best food, drinks and a lot of outdoor seats in the beautiful urban garden of EM2 Groningen.

These are the most important changes and new rules:
- Coronacheckapp, entry passes or digital covid certificate is not necessary anymore, we will not use it.
Just be healthy, if you got covid-symptoms stay home and get tested.

We have to comply with the rules for restaurants and cafe:
- 1,5m distance is the most important, basic, rule
- It is a seated event, with 1.5m distance to other people
- Ordering will be from your fixed place

These rules are now valid until 13 August.

Rules in detail, Dutch:
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/coronavirus-covid-19/cultuur-uitgaan-en-sport/horeca-en-evenementen

Tickets for Saturday are almost sold out!
There are still tickets available for all side events!!
https://wildfestivalgroningen.stager.nl/web/tickets