Venue
The matchmaking forum will take place on the 12th of July 2015 from 10.00 to 18.00 in the Maison de la Culture in Namur (Avenue Golenvaux 14, B-5000 Namur, Belgium – 100 m from the Grognon square)
https://www.province.namur.be/maison_de_la_culture
Accomodation
It can be difficult to find a hotel room in Namur because of the Beer Festival event.
Therefore we advise you to book your hotel as soon as possible.
A limited number of rooms have been pre‐booked in two hotels in the city centre of Namur:
- Hotel Les Tanneurs, 4*, special rate (from 75 to 125€, breakfast included), available until 25th June
All bookings must be made by email or by phone mentioning the following code: Beer2Beer
- Hotel Beauregard, 3*, special rate (65€, single room, breakfast included), available until 29th June
All bookings must be made by email to maurine@hotelbeauregard.be by mentioning the following code: Beer2Beer
Other information about accomodations in Namur: http://www.namurtourisme.be/
Want to know more about the beer festival? Visit : http://www.namurcapitaledelabiere.be/en
Company visits on July 13th for foreign participants only
Registrations are closed !
Belgium is the country of the beer with hundreds of different beers. We propose you to discover how and where some of them are brewed on July 13th: we'll offer you a guided visit of a brewery, a distillery and a chocolate factory.
The registration is mandatory for practical reasons on the profile section.
Only for foreign participants, limited to 20 people.
Programme
9h00 Departure from Namur
10h00 Visit of Saint-Feuillien Brewery, founded in 1873, discovery of the beer production such as St-Feuillien and Grisette. Fourth generation of brewers for the Friart family but still the same passion and know-how.
Visit conducted in English +/- 2 hours, followed by a beer tasting. Info: http://www.st-feuillien.com/
12h30 Lunch at micro-brewery"Le Brasse Temps" in Mons. Info: http://www.brassetemps.be/
M. Plancquaert , one of the two brewers from le Brasse-Temps , will explain in English the beer manufacturing processes of the micro-brewery.
15h00 Visit of the "Distillerie de Biercée" and tasting ( M. MULATIN, Maître Distillateur). Since 1946, the Biercée Distillery has been distilling top quality eaux-de-vie and liqueurs, including the famous Eau de Villée and Poire Willimams n°1.
Guided tour of the distillery, +/- 1h. Info: http://www.distilleriedebiercee.be/
16h30 Discovery of a chocolate factory
18h00 Arrival in Namur
Registration is required.
Price: Participation in the visits is free of charge except the meal expenditures.
Offered package
Thanks to the support of the Enterprise Europe Network, the Beer2Beer Meetings 2015 are free of charge.
The following package is offered to participating companies and EEN representatives:
- Participation to the B2B matchmaking forum Sunday July 12th 2015 from 10.00 to 18.00)
- Visibility of the delegation (roll up on the Enterprise Europe Network stand and logo on the website), visibility through the Belgian press
- Free entrance to the Fair: http://www.namurcapitaledelabiere.be/en
