Favourite UK Beer events / festivals

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  1. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    ISBF16 next week tickets still available & it will be the last Independent Salford Beer Festival

    Surely something below will tempt you?
    CASK
    Abbeydale, Sheffield - Japanese Citrus Pale - Yuzu Pale DH Sorachi & Lemongrass - 4.5%
    AllGates, Wigan - Blackstar - Marshmallow Porter - 4.8%
    Atom Beers, Hull - Critical Temperature (Habanero Edition) - Rye Pale Ale Coffee Porter - 6.5%
    Bad Seed, Malton - Session I.P.A. - Session I.P.A. - 4.0%
    Beer Nouveau, Manchester - E.S.B. - Best Bitter - 5.5%
    Black Jack, Manchester - Ahtenum Lager - Lager - 5.0%
    Brass Castle, Malton - Rubicon - Red Rye Ale - 4.8%
    Brewsmith, Ramsbottom - Session I.P.A. - Session I.P.A. - 4.8%
    Bridestone's, Hebden Bridge - Off Yer Fruit! - Fruit Aged Session I.P.A. - 4.4%
    Carbon Smith, Manchester - Salted Caramel Milk Stout - Salted Caramel Milk Stout - 5.1%
    Cheshire Brewhouse, Congleton - Caribbean Crossroads - Rum Cask Aged B.I.P.A. - 6.5%
    Cloudwater, Manchester - I.P.A. Nelson Sauvin - I.P.A. - 6.5%
    Cwrw Ial, Llanarmon yn Iâl - Zawn - American Lemon Wheat - 4.2%
    Emmanuales, Sheffield - The Deer Pants for Porter - Smoked Porter - 5.0%
    Five-Oh, Prestwich - T.B.C. - T.B.C. - T.B.C.%
    Five Towns, Wakefield - Secret Life of Arabica - Imperial Stout - 8.0%
    Five Towns, Wakefield - Beauty and the Beast - Citrus D.I.P.A. - 9.0%
    Howard Town, Glossop - Ten - Belgian-Style Quad - 10.0%
    Lost Industry, Sheffield - Peanut Butter Milk Stout - Milk Stout - 4.4%
    Mallinsons, Huddersfield - Hop Shaker - Nelson Pale Ale - 3.8%
    Marble Brewery, Manchester - U.S. Extra Porter - Citra Dry Hop Porter - 5.9%
    Neptune, Maghull - Black Percula - Chocolate Orange Stout - 4.5%
    North Riding, Scarborough - Dandelion & Burdock Porter - Porter - 4.5%
    Offbeat, Crewe - C Smackdown - Hoppy Pale Ale - 4.0%
    Pictish, Rochdale - Pekko - Pekko (Single Hop) Pale - 4.2%
    Quantum, Stockport - Pale Extra Ale - Strong Pale Ale - 6.0%
    Rammy Craft, Ramsbottom - Whinberry Mild - Mild - 6.1%
    Rat Brewery, Huddersfield - Grapes of Rate - Barrel Aged Barley Wine - 10.0%
    Revolutions, Castleford - Psycho Candy - Belgian Centennial I.P.A. - 7.0%
    Rivington, Rivington - The Make - New Zealand D.I.P.A. - 8.3%
    Serious, Rochdale - Ginger Saison - Saison - 6.9%
    Squawk, Manchester - Oat Pale - Dry-Seven-Hopped Pale - 4.9%
    Thirst Class Ale, Stockport - Kiss My Ace - Sorachi Pale Ale - 4.0%
    Tickety Brew, Stockport - Kiwi Saison - Saison - 4.3%
    Torrside, New Mills - American Barley Wine - Barley Wine - 10.0%
    Track, Manchester - Troika - UA / AUS / NZ Pale - 5.2%

    KEG COLLABORATIONS
    Bad Seed, Malton vs. Track, Manchester - Pacific Juice Monster - Pale Ale - 5.0%
    Bexar County, Peterborough vs. Offbeat, Crewe - Thin Line Between Genius & Insanity - Kombucha Soured Milk Neopolitan Ale - 3.2%
    Black Jack, Manchester vs. Brass Castle, Malton - Lemon Spritz - Hazy Lemon Ale - 5.0%
    Five Towns, Wakefield vs. Squawk, Manchester - Mango and Sumac El Dorado - Farmhouse I.P.A. - 5.8%
    Mallinsons, Huddersfield vs. Runaway, Manchester - Redcurrant Saison - Saison - 6.5%
    North Riding, Scarborough vs. Thirst Class, Stockport - War of the Raspberries - Imperial Raspberry Oatmeal Stout - 6.7%

    EVIL KEG FILTH
    Atom Beers, Hull - Phobos & Demos - Rye Pale Ale - 7.0%
    Bexar County, Peterborough - Cold Pressed Ale - Coffee Infused Pale Ale - 5.1%
    Elusive Brewing, Finchampstead - Love Action - Cranberry & Vanilla Stout - 5.8%
    Mourne Mountains, Warrenpoint - Mourne Mist - Pilsner - 4.5%
    Northern Alchemy, Newcastle Upon Tyne - Moroccan Spiced Mild - Mild - 3.4%
    Otherton Ales, Crewe - Passepartout (Brett Aged) - Bretted D.I.P.A. - 7.4%
    Weird Beard, London - Double Perle (Jim Beam) - Barrel Aged Imperial Milk Stout - 8.2%
     
    #21 EmperorBevis, Oct 13, 2016
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  2. Georgefox

    Georgefox Crusader (404) Aug 19, 2013 England

    Will everything be all on at once or will it be staggered?
     
    #22 Georgefox, Oct 13, 2016
  3. hdtrice

    hdtrice Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 England

    Related news - listened to an interview with the founder, Jim Cullen, here: https://soundcloud.com/beernomicon/beernomicon-x-interview-with-jim-founder-of-salford-beer-festival

    It's very tempting. Looks like a great spread.
     
    #23 hdtrice, Oct 13, 2016
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  4. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    There's only 3 days/5 sessions so in the past everything has gone on from the off
     
    #24 EmperorBevis, Oct 14, 2016
  5. marquis

    marquis Pooh-Bah (2,313) Nov 20, 2005 England
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    Anybody get to the Nottingham Robin Hood festival? Biggest cask ale festival in the world yet rarely gets a mention.
     
    #25 marquis, Oct 15, 2016
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  6. hdtrice

    hdtrice Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 England

    A change of plans means I can now get to this. Tickets for Saturday's session; done!
     
    #26 hdtrice, Oct 18, 2016
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  7. hdtrice

    hdtrice Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 England

    @EmperorBevis thanks for the heads up on this. Thoroughly enjoyed Saturday, and had some very good stuff. Marble's new U.S. Extra Porter the highlight. Five Towns' Beauty and the Beast not far behind.
    Very happy to have been part of the last ever ISBF!
     
    #27 hdtrice, Oct 24, 2016
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  8. hdtrice

    hdtrice Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 England

    Anyone going to Craft Beer Calling (http://www.craftbeercalling.com/) over the coming weekend?

    Line up looks great. I'm not going, but would definitely be interested to hear from anyone that is (or has been in the past). Looks like it might be worthy of a trip next year!
     
    #28 hdtrice, Oct 26, 2016
  9. Sigmund

    Sigmund Grand Pooh-Bah (5,433) Mar 26, 2002 Norway
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    Been to the following CAMRA festivals: Bishop Auckland, Ipswich, Cambridge, GBBF, Twickenham. Cambridge was definitely my favourite. It is in the merry month of May, in tents on Jesus Green (!). Sufficient seating. Yes, the GBBF is bigger, but you can't get through everything anyway, and Cambridge is big enough.
     
    #29 Sigmund, Nov 16, 2016
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  10. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    I really wish I didn't know this
    Despite some issues last year
    like me losing my debit card
    ( they put out a generic tweet l, which they didn't respond too & I am so flipping easy to find), frozen beer and power cuts
    I only didn't attend this year due to payday timing.
    Then I heard about extortionate pricing & volunteers poorly treated & denied proper sampling.
    Next year with no ISBF
    I might inspired, by the punk two fingers up to Reading, ogranise a 'Fuck IndyMan' Festival
     
    #30 EmperorBevis, Nov 17, 2016
  11. Aye

    Aye Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2011 England

    Go on.....
     
    #31 Aye, Nov 19, 2016
  12. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Apparently the volunteers were given thimbles, yes literally thumb end sized vessels & even then limited to 3 samples per session.
    I was told that they were also talked down to & generally fucked about.
     
    #32 EmperorBevis, Nov 19, 2016
  13. Aye

    Aye Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2011 England

    The craft scene reveals itself to be just like every other scene. This shit needs nipping in the bud and the ***** outed. I wonder where any profits went?
     
    #33 Aye, Nov 20, 2016
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  14. Rakey

    Rakey Initiate (0) Aug 26, 2016

    As others have said Indy Man is the top of the UK events.

    Went to CBR a few years ago, very commercial, and although it was a good day out I've not been back since.

    Have attended Birmingham Beer bash for the number of years, but felt it was lacking in the selection of the right breweries this year, and not sure if I'll be going again this year.

    Also did the first Rainbow launch at Siren a few years back, Siren put on good events, but they're fewer and further apart these days.

    Beavertown have just released tickets today for their 5th birthday celebration next year, so think I'll be doing that.
     
    #34 Rakey, Nov 22, 2016
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  15. hdtrice

    hdtrice Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 England

    Morning all - in hindsight wish I'd changed the thread to just "events / festivals". Anyway...

    Hop City (Leeds) last month has had nothing but good reviews from what I've seen / heard. Did anyone make it?

    A local festival this weekend I feel's worth mentioning is Southport Beer Street. Put on by a local bottle bottle shop / bar, Tap and Bottles.
    Considering it's not in a major city, or organised by a massive place, the line-up is seriously impressive: http://www.southportbeerstreet.com/beer-list.html

    The bar itself is brilliant anyway. Tiny little place tucked away off the main highstreet. The guys that run it really know their stuff, and it's a really decent, relaxed atmosphere.

    Last year's festival was great, and the line-up this year looks even better. I've a feeling this will grow and grow. If anyone's nearby over the weekend (Fri-Sun), I'd recommend popping in. £2.50 for the whole weekend.. (and you can keep the glass). What's not to like?
     
    #35 hdtrice, May 19, 2017
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  16. Georgefox

    Georgefox Crusader (404) Aug 19, 2013 England

    I went on the Friday. First time visiting northern monk and thought the event was fantastic. There was enough of every beer to last all the sessions so nothing ran out. Was a bit concerned that I would get IPA burnout but there was enough variety that it didn't happen. Cool to try alchemist and other half beers but got to say in my opinion the event proved there isn't this large gulf between the top UK and the top US hoppy beers any more.
     
    #36 Georgefox, May 19, 2017
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  17. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    The ISBF may be returning after all
     
    #37 EmperorBevis, May 20, 2017
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  18. DJ-Hophead

    DJ-Hophead Initiate (0) May 28, 2015 England

    Seriously good line up there. Organisers need to be commended. Did you manage to sample the Croatian brewery ? Might try to visit if the scene is moving there.
     
    #38 DJ-Hophead, May 21, 2017
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  19. hdtrice

    hdtrice Initiate (0) May 29, 2015 England

    Unfortunately, the beer from the Croatian brewery wasn't on the day I went, so didn't get to sample that. But managed to try a fair few, including a very interesting Liquorice Lady (30 Months Aged Edition) by AD HOP (still trying to work out if I love this or not!), AleSmith's Speedway Stout Mokasida Coffee (BIG) and Curse of Threepwood - Wild Weather (really nice, tart rhubarb and custard).

    It was another top event, and a great crowd. Even without the festival, it's a great little place. If you're ever in the area, I'd highly recommend a visit.
     
    #39 hdtrice, May 23, 2017
  20. Darkewood

    Darkewood Initiate (0) May 24, 2017 England

    When it comes to festivals my favourite has to be Beerex at Salisbury Arts Centre. It is held in, and in the grounds of, an old deconsecrated church and its full of atmosphere. It is not too large and its friendly. Glad to say I got my tickets from the Arts Centre for this year's (16 and 17 June). It looks as if this year it is going to be augmented by an additional range of local ciders.
     
    #40 Darkewood, May 27, 2017
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