Vietnam joins international beer festival in Berlin
Update: Aug 09, 2009
Vietnam’s Saigon Beer in on tap at the 13th International Beer Festival which opened on August 7 in the German capital of Berlin.

The HM Sky Company coordinated with the Vietnam Trade Promotion, Investment, Culture and Tourism Centre (VIETHaus) in Germany serve up the Vietnamese beer, traditional foods and handicraft products at the festival.

The annual festival drew the participation of 300 beer companies from 86 countries worldwide. This year’s event is the biggest festival of its kind in Germany since 1996.

Among 2,000 kinds of beer displayed at the event, Belgium is considered a stand-out showcasing 12 beer firms in Berlin with high-grade suds such as cherry and St. Louis Kriek.

The International Beer Festival 2009 is held along Karl Marx Avenue in Berlin, divided into 21 areas. It includes open-air stages and a system of restaurants to attract millions of tourists from Germany and around the world.

The festival attracts crowds of Vietnamese living in Germany to taste Saigon Beer and traditional Vietnamese food, buy handicraft products and enjoy music shows performed by Vietnamese artists.
VNA