Beer Day Britain, the annual celebration of great British brews, returns on 15th June, and this year organisers will be celebrating the event’s tenth anniversary.
Beer Day Britain was instigated by Jane Peyton in 2015. She chose 15th June because that is the date Magna Carta was sealed in 1215. Ale ale is mentioned in clause 35 of the document: “Let there be throughout our kingdom a single measure for wine and a single measure for ale…”
Each year, the focus of Beer Day Britain is the National Cheers To Beer toast, at 7pm. This simple activity is not only marked across the UK, but by beer drinkers around the world, who participate each year. The hashtag #cheerstobeer trends on social media.
Not everyone can get out to a pub or taproom, especially people who live in care homes. This year, Jane is encouraging breweries to adopt a care home in their area and take the pub to them, by donating beer so they can celebrate national beer day and join the Cheers To Beer.
“Beer has a supernatural ability to unite people and get the party started,” she said. “Beer is Britain’s national alcoholic drink, so you could say that every day is beer day. But 15th June is an extra special day and one to bring the nation together to say Cheers To Beer!”
This year, the event falls on Father’s Day, a Sunday, so there is even more opportunity to make a proper celebration.
For more information and to download a Beer Day Britain logo, visit beerdaybritain.co.uk/ or follow @BeerDayBritain on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter/X.
