Duration Brewing have announced The Great Farmhouse Exploration, taking place in 30 venues nationwide over the bank holiday weekend at the start of May.
Each participating venue will pour a line-up of eight unique beers taking drinkers on a journey of discovery, while also ensuring there are some fan favourites in the mix.
Duration’s team of three brewers — Derek Bates, Virginia Cassadio, and Andy Arkley — have just unveiled the farmhouse styles headlining at the event, and published the participating venue map here.
The headliners are a lemon and thyme grisette, a raspberry gose, a continental pale, and a lime wheat beer, all brewed using local grains, botanicals, and fruits. Some rare, seldom-seen Lambic-style sours and barrel-aged releases will also feature.
Beer lists will also include a crisp lager, Duration’s multi-award-winning flagship IPA Turtles All The Way Down, and a wildcard option!
“We love hoppy Belgian pales and wheat beers, and European lagers here at Duration, and in craft circles these beers don’t get anywhere near enough airtime, often pushed aside for hazy juicy numbers,” said co-founder and head brewer Derek Bates.
“I get it. Our flagship, Turtles, is a juicy IPA and hands down outsells any other beer we make. My hope is the event encourages drinkers to venture out a little from the standard offer while lowering the risk of these wonderful styles falling into obscurity.”
Farmhouse styles showcase
Miranda Hudson, co-founder and managing director, said: “We set up to be a farmhouse brewery back in 2019. This is an event where we can really showcase and celebrate what we love most — how elegant, balanced, and delicious farmhouse styles are.
“It’s good to dispel the myth these beers are hard to get on with, and I really enjoy working closely with the wonderful beer bars who rep us smaller breweries year-round to bring their customers something new and exciting.”
She added: “I’m delighted to see more craft lagers making it onto the bars. Good Times, our core American light, is now 27% of what we brew by volume, and Cuttin’ Grass, our seasonal Italian pilsner always sells out, so we’ve doubled production this year.
“Many older drinkers enjoy more classic regional styles, and it’s our job as brewers to ensure the next generation of drinkers continue to drink them, too.”
Duration will also put a Great Farmhouse Bundle Box on their online shop, with a limited release being available from 25th April.
