The first wave of breweries have been announced for this year’s Indy Man Beer Con, which takes place at Manchester’s Victoria Baths from 5th-8th October.
As ever, there will be some who will be pouring all weekend, and others who will only be there for one half or the other, as well as the usual mixes of new face and returning heroes.
The rest of the line-up will be announced in coming weeks. The festival will also feature entertainment, food, and fringe events.
There will be a series of live podcasts recorded at the event, hosted by Pellicle magazine. Subjects will be: how the beer industry navigates a cost of living crisis; sustainability in beer; an interview and Q and A with David Jesudason, author of Desi Pubs; and The Great Craft Beer Debate 2023.
Festival tickets are available here.
The brewery line-up (so far)
All sessions
Sierra Nevada @sierranevada (California, USA)
Lakes Brew Co @lakesbrewco (Kendal, UK)
Beak @beakbrewery (Lewes, UK)
Verdant @verdantbrew (Penryn, UK)
Siren @sirencraftbrew (Berkshire, UK)
Rivington @rivingtonbrewco (Rivington, UK)
Pomona Island @pomonaislandbrew (Salford, UK)
Brasserie De La Senne @brasseriedelasenne (Brussels, Belgium)
Hogan’s Cider @hoganscider (Warwickshire, UK)
Kirkstall Brewery @kirkstallbrewery (Leeds, UK)
Yonder @brewyonder (Somerset, UK)
Triple Point @triplepointbrew (Sheffield, UK)
Thursday and Friday
Fell @fellbrewery (South Cumbria, UK)
Deya @deyabrewery (Cheltenham, UK)
Pastore @pastorebrewing (Cambridge, UK)
Drop Project @dropprojectbrew (London, UK)
Fierce Beer @fiercebeer (Aberdeen, Scotland)
Chapter @chapterbrewing (Runcorn, UK)
Neptune @neptunebrewery (Liverpool, UK)
Simple Things Fermentations @stfermentations (Glasgow, Scotland)
Two Flints @twoflintsbrewery (Windsor, UK)
Track @trackbrewingco (Manchester, UK)
Talking Tides @talkingtides (Marske, UK)
Saturday and Sunday
Double Barrelled @doublebarrelledbrewery (Reading, UK)
Squawk @squawkbrewingco (Manchester, UK)
Left Handed Giant @lefthandedgiantbrewing (Bristol, UK)
MakeMake @makemakebeer (Portsmouth, UK)
Tommie Sjef @tommiesjef (Den Helder, Netherlands)
Manchester Union @manchesterunionbrewery (Manchester, UK)
