The first brewers have been announced for this year’s Manchester Craft Beer Festival, taking place at Depot Mayfield on 16th and 17th May.

More than 35 breweries have been confirmed, with more to be announced later. The line-up so far comprises:
- Appalachian Mountain Brewery (presented by The Beers of America)
- Bearwood
- Beyond Belief Brewing Co
- Bluntrock Brewery
- Brew York
- Brixton Brewery
- Bundobust
- Buxton Brewery
- La Chouffe
- Columbia Craft Brewing Co (presented by The Beers of America)
- DMC Brewery
- Edmund’s Oast Brewing Co (presented by The Beers of America)
- Fell Brewery
- JW Lees
- Liability Brewing Co (presented by The Beers of America)
- Lost in Town Brewery
- LRB (presented by The Beers of America)
- Luda Brewing Co
- Marble Brewery
- McCanns
- Peak Drift Brewing Co (presented by The Beers of America)
- Piglove
- Seven Brothers Brewing Co
- Siren Craft Brew
- Super 8
- Sureshot
- Sweetwater Brewing Co (presented by The Beers of America)
- Sycamore (presented by The Beers of America)
- Sydney Beer Co
- Timothy Taylor’s
- Tiny Rebel
- Triple Point Brewing
- Two Blokes Brewing (presented by The Beers of America)
- Urban Artefact (presented by The Beers of America)
- Vault City
- Verdant Brewing Co
- Wild Leap Brew Co (presented by The Beers of America)
- Woodland Brewing