While the Paris Beer Festival actually is a whole week of activities, it culminates in a more classic beer festival—brewery stands in a big hall, where you get your tasting glass filled—in the weekend at the end of that week.
But first… Coffee! I found a tiny roaster in the Marché Beauvau, not far from the festival venue. When I got to Early Bird, I was unexpectedly welcomed with a thick Irish accent, and some really nice coffee and cake.
The Paris Beer Festival festival was at Ground Control, a venue that was both an event space and a food market. That meant it was also open for people not interested in the festival, leading to a very mixed public. Since no beer list was published in advance, I spent the first hour checking out all the brewery stands, adding beers to try later to my list…
Keeping well fed is essential when drinking that many beers, so after finishing my list, I had a butter chicken naan wrap from Burning Naan.
It was a Paris/Brussels hasher who brought this festival to my attention, and he was there as well. He introduced me to some other Paris hashers, who I’ll see more of tomorrow.
Before diving into the imperial stouts, I definitely needed another meal, so I got myself a nice truffle carbonara pasta from Solina.
When there was only fifty cents left on my cashless card, I decided it was time to call it a day, and headed back to the hotel. More beers tomorrow!
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