Published:  00:00 Saturday - August 08, 2009

Vietnam’s Saigon Beer is on tap at the 13th International Beer Festival in Berlin, Germany on August 7-9.

The annual festival draws the participation of 300 beer firms coming from 86 countries worldwide. This year's event is the biggest festival of its kind in Germany since 1996.

To accompany the beer, the HM Sky Company is coordinating with the Vietnam Trade Promotion, Investment, Culture and Tourism Centre (VIETHaus AG) to serve up traditional dishes and offer up handicraft products at the festival.

Among 2,000 kinds of beer displayed in 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.

As usual, the 2009 Int’l Beer Festival 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.