I Day 17.06.2011
10:00 Żywiec Brewery – Open House
• Free guided brewery tour with such attractions as a malt roasting demo and Żywiec Porter tasting
• Photo exhibition – Home brewing, Birofilia Festival
16:00 Meeting of Beer Fans
• Registration of the participants
• Distribution of festival souvenirs
• Collectors’ meetings and exchange of beer accessories
• Brewing contests and entertainment onstage
• Live folklore performances
16:00 Brewing Tent
• Stand of the Polish Association of Home Brewers
• Browamator Stand
• Stands of home brewers
• Stands of the Polish craft breweries
• Tasting of home-made and craft beer
• Educational campaign
• Exhibition of the labels submitted to the Contest of Home Made Beer Labels
• Meeting with Conrad Seidl (Bierpapst)
16:00 Festival Alley of World Beers “155 Beers for 155 Years of the Brewery in Żywiec”
• Stands with a wide range of beer types made by industrial breweries offering 155 brands in several beer styles
• Festival shop selling bottled beer and festival gadgets
• Żywiec Pub Shop selling advertising materials, souvenirs, beer gadgets, books and other publications about beer
17:00 Contest of Home Made and Craft Beers
•Meeting of Home Brewers
•Session of the jury; Contest of Home Made Beers – 1st round
•Session of the jury; Contest of Craft Beers
•Session of the jury; Contest of Home Made Beer Labels
17:30 Festival Program
• Lottery with prizes in the collectors’ tent
• Summer Beer Cinema. Presentation of archive films about Polish breweries
• Live presentation of beer glass burning by the Krosno Glassworks
23:45 End of Program
II Day 18.06.2011
04:00 Opening of the Żywiec Pub
07:00Festival Alley of World Beers “155 Beers for 155 Years of the Brewery in Żywiec”
• Stands with a wide range of beer types made by industrial breweries offering 155 brands in several beer styles
• Festival shop selling bottled beer and festival gadgets
• Żywiec Pub Shop selling advertising materials, souvenirs, beer gadgets, books and other publications about beer
07:00 Meeting of Beer Fans
• Opening of the Żywiec Pub beer garden
• Registration of the participants
• Distribution of festival souvenirs
• Collectors’ meetings and exchange of beer accessories
• Brewing contests and entertainment onstage
• Live folklore performances
09:00 Brewing Tent
• Stand of the Polish Association of Home Brewers
• Browamator Stand
• Stands of home brewers
• Stands of the Polish craft breweries
• Tasting of home-made and craft beer
• Educational campaign
• Exhibition of the labels submitted to the Contest of Home Made Beer Labels
• Demonstration of beer brewing
• Workshops for home brewers
• Contest for Journalists “Wheat Bomb 2011”
09:00 Opening of the Birofilia Festival
• Free guided brewery tour with such attractions as a malt roasting demo and Żywiec Porter tasting
• Summer Beer Cinema. Presentation of archive films about Polish breweries
• Live presentation of beer glass burning by the Krosno Glassworks
• Selection of the best outfit and hat
10:00 Contest of Home Made and Craft Beers
• Session of the jury; Contest of Home Made Beers - 2nd round
• Session of the jury; Contest of Craft Beers
• Selection of “Grand Champion Birofilia 2011”
17:30 Announcement of the official results of the contests: KPD, KPR, KEPD, Contest of Beers Made by Employees
18:30 Announcement of the Birofilia Grand Champion 2011
18:30 Official and Music Part on the concert stage
• Welcoming Archduchess Maria Krystyna Habsburg
• Speeches by Director of the Brewery in Żywiec and Mayor of Żywiec
• Concerts of the bands: Lee Monday, Negatyw.
• Star of the evening: KULT
23:45 End of Program
