Nothing like an old fish market to get a bloke in the mood for a beer or two… so the ale should really be flowing at Glasgow Real Ale Festival (GRAF) next weekend. Organised and run by the Glasgow and West of Scotland branch of CAMRA, the Glasgow Real Ale Festival takes place at the…
The theme for this year’s Braintree Real Ale Festival is “A Trip Along The Thames”, with beers sourced from along the path of the river from its source in the Cotswolds to its mouth near Southend. The event gets underway at the Bocking Arts Theatre (formally the Braintree Insitute) on Thursday, 15 June, and runs…
Everyone knows that three’s the magic number… and when it comes to brewing in North Yorkshire there’s certainly some truth in that theory. Not that there aren’t many more great breweries in the area, but there are three in particular that offer a fantastic insight into what goes into the brewing process and creating Britain’s…
The biggest free food festival in Wales takes place in Cardiff Bay next month. Part of a jam-packed 2017 Cardiff Festival, the Cardiff International Food & Drink Festival will set up stall in in Roald Dahl Plass from 14-16 July. With more than 100 local, national and international producers showcasing their goods, visitors can tantalise…
The “Oktoberfest” theme will return to Swansea’s Brangwyn Hall on 21 October when fine ales from across the breadth of Germany will be on tap. After selling out in 2016 the German Beer Festival returns to the sound of traditional German drinking songs and dances, while bringing sizzling sausages and a continental flavour to the…
Seven top UK breweries are collaborating with coffee roasters from the UK and Republic of Ireland for the Uppers & Downers festival of coffee beers which takes place in London later this year. Breweries such as Magic Rock, Brew By Numbers, Cloudwater and Weird Beard are collaborating with seven coffee roasters for Good Beer Hunting’s…
Thurrock Beer Festival kicks off at the Civic Hall in Grays tomorrow. Organised by South West Essex CAMRA it runs until Saturday, 10 June 2017. Opening times for the event are from noon-3pm and 6-11pm from Tuesday to Friday, and from noon-7pm on Saturday. Admission is free for the lunchtime sessions during the week, with…
Hitchin Beer and Cider Festival will be serving up an exciting range of ales, ciders and foreign beers at Hitchin Rugby Club from Thursday to Saturday this week. Running from 8-10 June 2017, the festival will feature some of the great new breweries from across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire such as Hornes and Rockhopper, as well…
The 42nd Wolverhampton Beer and Cider Festival will run from 8-10 June 2017 at the Newhampton Arts Centre in Dunkley Street, Wolverhampton. Organised by the Wolverhampton branch of CAMRA, the festival opens from 5-11pm on Thursday, and noon-11pm on both Friday and Saturday. In addition to 75 real ales and a range of ciders, perries…
It’s a big day for Welsh sports fans today with the British and Irish Lions getting into action in New Zealand against the Provincial Barbarians at Toll Stadium, Whangarei, while closer to home Cardiff comes alive to the much-anticipated Champions League final between Juventus and Real Madrid. With thousands of sports fans flocking to the…
