PREPARE to drink up when the sixth Beerfest Asia returns for its biggest edition to date this year.

Festivalgoers and beer afficionados can look forward to up to 400 different types of products, including ciders, whiskies and wines, says Low Seow Yee, music and marketing manager of the Timbre Group. Beerfest Asia is co-owned by Timbre and Sphere Exhibits.

Attendance is expected to double from 15,000 to 32,000 this year; the number of exhibitors has also grown from 20 to 45.