Beer Festivals Real Ale Guide
Is there really any need to get dressed up for a real ale festival? Why not, it adds a bit of colour to an otherwise brown affair.
We’re researching the best places to attend real ale celebrations and dressing up is a big party of the festivale.
Keep us all posted
It’s really not that bad up North in fact it’s almost like being in heaven and why is that so surprising when there are so many fine real ale breweries to choose from when considering a tasty beer!
We’re in real ale festival season and there are plenty to choose from in July so keep your eyes close to the screen for news updates.
Dulwich Hamlet Football Club
Champion Hill Stadium
Edgar Kail Way
SE22 8BD
May: 2-4 (Thu-Sat)
1ST EAST DULWICH REAL ALE AND CIDER FESTIVAL, Dulwich Hamlet Football Club, Champion Hill Stadium, Edgar Kail Way, off Dog Kennel
Hill, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8BD (adjacent to Sainsbury’s).
40 real ales plus real cider, perry and bottled beers.
Hot/cold food.
Open 12 noon – 10:30pm.
Admission £3.50 (includes 50p donation to Dulwich Hamlet FC), £1 off for CAMRA members.
This months special is Sterling Ale. It’s light and citrusy with oranges and peaches being pronounced.
Black Sheep Brewery has teamed up with the organisers of a brand new music festival taking place in Yorkshire in May.
Featuring acts including Reverend and the Makers and former Bluetones frontman Mark Morriss, LS21 Live is a new festival with ambitions of becoming a regular part of the musical calendar.
The one-day event, on Sunday, May 26 at Otley Rugby Club near Leeds, will also feature a range of unsigned bands.
Black Sheep Brewery Managing Director Rob Theakston said: “Beer and music are two staples of British culture so it was a very easy decision to become headline sponsors of LS21 Live, especially as it is in the heart of our home county of Yorkshire and supporting talent from around the area.”
As well as being the event’s main sponsor, Black Sheep will be running the bar, along with Premier Event Bars.
George Holmes, event organiser, said: “We are incredibly pleased to have such a well-known Yorkshire icon backing our event. It promises to be a brilliant day and the start of something special which will grow to become a major event for years to come.”
The event runs from 12noon to 9.30pm, with gates opening at 11am.
Tickets cost £20
For more info on Black Sheep Brewery, visit www.blacksheepbrewery.com
Brewed to coincide with the climax of the rugby season.
Ruck and Roll is a classic 4% abv English style Pale Ale. Amber in colour with a full, yet very dry palate balanced by succulent fruity hops.
This is a classic cask conditioned beer with depth, structure and integrity. Style: English Pale Ale.
sneak preview of our brand new bottle-conditioned beer, Dorothy Goodbody’s Bosbury Best. It has been brewed using the very best Herefordshire Cascade hops from Mark and Lesley Andrews at Townend Hop Farm, Bosbury.
Due to be bottled at the start of May, this beer will be available very soon!
Wye Valley Brewery will soon release a brand new beer to celebrate their sponsorship of the upcoming Court Laughing comedy festival.
Dorothy Goodbody’s Barrel of Laughs will be available in pubs throughout the region during May, and will feature on the festival bar at the Court Laughing comedy festival at The Courtyard, Hereford in June.
Court Laughing is set to run for its second year, over the first weekend in June (7-9) and promises to bring even more laughs to Herefordshire! Headline acts include comedy veteran and Never Mind the Buzzcocks star Phill Jupitus, American ironist Rich Hall, and emerging young comedian Josh Widdicombe.
Dorothy Goodbody’s Barrel of Laughs (4.2% abv) is a crisp, full-bodied golden ale, bursting with smooth hop bitterness.
If you fancy making your own beer why not try this home brew kit. Or even better if you want to try the beer after it’s been brewed why not buy it for someone else who will make it 🙂
This IPA is for serious beer lovers. As the name suggests this Ale is bursting with citrus flavours and aroma. The tropical notes of mango, lime, pineapple and orange bring home all the memories of a lush summer holiday.
Intended to replicate the fabled Boddington’s of 20 years ago. Clear golden body and floral hoppy to the nose. Fresh fruity taste, progressing to a pleasant bittersweet finish.
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