The full brewery line-up has been announced for the Great Exhibition of Prize Ales, taking place at Kirkstall Brewery, Leeds, on 27th May.

Kirkstall Prize Ales

Breweries of all sizes and ages will be pouring beers celebrating the history of brewing. It’s a festival designed to represent the nationwide passion for beers from the past.

The breweries are:

  • Abbeydale Brewery
  • Adnams
  • Allsopp’s
  • Amity Brew Co
  • Anspach & Hobday
  • Anthology
  • BeerNouveau
  • Black Lodge
  • Braybrooke Beer Co
  • Craven Brew Co
  • Docks Beers
  • Elland Brewery
  • Elusive Brewing
  • Fell Brewery
  • The Five Points Brewing Co
  • Horsforth Brewery
  • Howling Hops
  • Kelham Island Brewery
  • Left Handed Giant
  • Little Earth Project
  • Marble Brewery
  • North Brewing
  • Northern Monk
  • RedWillow Brewery
  • Ridgeside Brewing Company
  • Rivington Brew Co
  • Roosters Brewing Co
  • Samuel Smith’s Brewery
  • Siren Craft Brew
  • Squawk Brewing Co
  • The Kernel Brewery
  • Thornbridge Brewery
  • Torrside Brewing
  • Vaux Brewery
  • Verdant Brewing Co
  • Wishbone Brewery
  • Zapato Brewing

Breweries exhibiting — by invitation only — will be pouring everything from classic bitters and export pale ales, to milds, porters, dinner ales, and barley wines, and even oak-aged stock ales and imperial stouts. Heritage styles of lager, saison and Brett-aged beers will also be on display, alongside some unique barrel-aged projects and historic rarities. Prize medals will be awarded, decided by a panel of expert judges.

Tickets give entry to the festival for a designated session, as well as a commemorative glass, programme, and two beer tokens. Tokens for sale on the day will be priced at £2.50, and can be exchanged for a half-pint of beer under 7% ABV, or a third pint of beer at 7% ABV and above.

Tickets have been priced to help cover the costs of running the festival, including staffing, equipment, entertainment, facilities, glassware, programmes, decorations, security, and ensuring that all beer is stored and served in imacculate condition!

Tickets can be purchased here.