Busan Craft Beer Masters Challenge

The Busan Craft Beer Masters Challenge is an urban craft beer festival where breweries from across the country and consumers come together, sharing Busan's craft beer culture and working toward a livelier local economy. Distinctive craft beers from around the country and Busan's own local breweries gather in one place to present beers of every kind, and participants can taste a wide range and experience the appeal of craft brewing. The festival's core program is the 'Masters Challenge' to find the best craft beer. Breweries compete on skill and on the quality of their beer before a panel of expert judges, with preliminary rounds leading to semi-finals and a final, adding tension and interest to the festival. There is also a beer market where you can find each brewery's signature beer, hands-on programs for experiencing hops and malt, the raw materials of beer, and content anyone can join easily and enjoyably such as making your own beer and decorating your own glass. Add a range of food and beer pairings, busking and DJ sets and audience participation events, and the festival's pleasures run from afternoon into night. In the evening in particular, a beer night where music and beer come together gives visitors a space to mingle freely and share in the festival's energy. The Busan Craft Beer Masters Challenge is more than a festival for drinking beer: through tasting, trying, competing and enjoying, it is a leading beer culture festival for experiencing Busan's craft beer culture anew.