At PINT, we look forward to every season, but autumn holds a special place for us. Since 1978—and we have only been an official association since 1980—we have (co-)organized the bock beer festival.
It all started in 1978 at Café Gollem with a handful of bock beers and 65 visitors. It quickly became too small, and in the years that followed the festival was held at various locations. From 1994 onward, the Beurs van Berlage became its home, and partly thanks to that, the PINT BBF grew into the largest beer festival in the world.
Due to the festival’s success, it was no longer organized by the PINT association itself, but by the Stichting PINT Bokbierfestival.
Unfortunately, due to a combination of circumstances, it was not possible to hold the 2019 edition.
In 2024, we started again on a smaller scale, simply under the banner of PINT. Not as small as in 1978, but certainly not as large as during the Beurs van Berlage years. Our main goal is once again to let people enjoy Dutch bock beers.
In years:
1e BBF café Gollem, 1978
2e BBF café Gollem, 1979
3e PINT BBF i.s.m. café Gollem, 28-29 november 1980
4e PINT BBF, 13-15 november 1981, Artis
5e PINT BBF, 5-7 november 1982, Artis
6e PINT BBF, 5-6 november 1983, Houtrusthallen, Den Haag
7e PINT BBF, 23-25 november 1984, Artis
8e PINT BBF, 8-10 november 1985, Artis
9e PINT BBF, 31 oktober-2 november 1986, Artis
10e PINT BBF, 30 oktober-1 november 1987, Artis
11e PINT BBF, 21-23 oktober 1988, Artis
12e PINT BBF, 27-29 oktober 1989, Sint Elisabeth-Gesticht
13e PINT BBF, 16-18 november 1990, Marcanti
14e PINT BBF, 4-6 oktober 1991, Marcanti
15e PINT BBF, 6-8 november 1992, Marcanti
16e PINT BBF, 12-14 november 1993, Olympisch Stadion
17e PINT BBF, 11-13 november 1994, Beurs van Berlage
18e PINT BBF, 13-15 oktober 1995, Beurs van Berlage
19e PINT BBF, 1-3 november 1996, Beurs van Berlage
20e PINT BBF, 31 oktober-2 november 1997, Beurs van Berlage
21e PINT BBF, 30-31 oktober-1 november 1998, Beurs van Berlage
22e PINT BBF, 29-31 oktober 1999, Beurs van Berlage
23e PINT BBF, 3-5 november 2000, Beurs van Berlage
24e PINT BBF, 26-28 oktober 2001, Beurs van Berlage
25e PINT BBF, 1-3 november 2002, Beurs van Berlage
26e PINT BBF, 24-26 oktober 2003, Beurs van Berlage
27e PINT BBF, 29-31 oktober 2004, Beurs van Berlage
28e PINT BBF, 28-30 oktober 2005, Beurs van Berlage
29e PINT BBF, 27-29 oktober 2006, Beurs van Berlage
30e PINT BBF, 26-28 oktober 2007, Beurs van Berlage
31e PINT BBF, 31 oktober-2 november 2008, Beurs van Berlage
32e PINT BBF, 30 oktober-1 november 2009, Beurs van Berlage
33e PINT BBF, 29-31 oktober 2010, Beurs van Berlage
34e PINT BBF, 28-30 oktober 2011, Beurs van Berlage
35e PINT BBF, 26-28 oktober 2012, Beurs van Berlage
36e PINT BBF, 25-27 oktober 2013, Beurs van Berlage
37e PINT BBF, 24-26 oktober 2014, Beurs van Berlage
38e PINT BBF, 23-25 oktober 2015, Beurs van Berlage
39e PINT BBF, 28-30 oktober 2016, Beurs van Berlage
40e Pint BBF, 27-29 oktober 2017, Beurs van Berlage
41e PINT BBF, 26-27 oktober 2018, Beurs van Berlage
42e PINT BBF, 3 en 4 oktober 2024, De Hallen Studio’s
43e PINT BBF, 3 en 4 oktober 2025, De Hallen Studio’s
44e PINT BBF, 2 en 3 oktober 2026, De Hallen Studio’s