A new beer festival arrives in London this July and all of its profits will be donated to charity. Craft Beer Cares will be taking place on Saturday and Sunday, July 1 and 2, at Brew Club, in Clapton, with proceeds being donated to The Newman Holiday Trust and Mind, The Mental Health Charity.
Beer has been donated to the festival by some of the most exciting breweries in the UK and beyond, including: The Kernel, The Five Points Brewing Co, Pressure Drop, Partizan, Brew By Numbers, Anspach & Hobday, Weird Beard, East London Brewery, Beavertown, One Mile End, Elusive Brewing, Siren Craft Brew, Cloudwater, Northern Monk, Wylam, Founders, Yeastie Boys, Hackney Brewery, Gipsy Hill and Magic Rock.
In addition to this, the festival organisers promise they have a few surprises up their sleeves for those lucky enough to grab a ticket.
Lead organiser, Gautam Bhatnagar, said: “We’ve been inspired by movements such as #CookForSyria and smaller events such as #BoozersWithoutBorders and wanted to play whatever role we could in organising something to help those in need.
“Our aim for this year’s event is primarily to raise funds for the charities Mind and The Newman Holiday Trust, and to scale up on previous efforts by asking for donations from the wider brewing industry.
“It’s been a really heartwarming experience, seeing the many people involved in the craft beer community and their willingness to donate time, advice, energy and — of course — the beer! We’ve had a great response from everyone we’ve asked and that comes as little surprise to many of us, given how wonderful the people in the beer industry are.”
Karen Bolton, community fundraising manager for Mind, added: “We’d like to say a huge thank you to Craft Beer Cares for choosing to support Mind through their first beer festival.
“Every penny raised will fund Mind’s vital wor, including the Mind Infoline, our advice services and the campaigning Mind does to secure a better deal for the one in four of us who experience a mental health problem every year.”
Tickets for the event cost £14.40 (including booking fee) and include a glass plus seven beer tokens, with additional tokens available inside the venue. The event will take place at Brew Club, Unit 9, 38-40 Upper Clapton Road, London, E5 8BQ.
Tickets for the Saturday evening session can be purchased here:at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/craft-beer-cares-01-session-1-tickets-34085356218
Tickets for the Sunday afternoon session can be purchased at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/craft-beer-cares-01-session-2-tickets-34085425425
