Good for what ales you

Now they're going even bigger with MarchFest, which will have enough food and craft beers on offer to keep 2500 people satisfied.

"MarchFest will be the first New Zealand beer festival to feature nothing but brand-new Kiwi beers," Dover says.

"The beers have been created by just four local boutique breweries. Each was given the task of creating a new beer especially for the festival, and it had to include locally grown hops."

MarchFest takes place on Saturday, March 29 from 1am-9pm at Founders' Heritage Park in Nelson - rain or shine. Tickets are $25 each. See www.MarchFest.com for more details.

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