by Darren | Thursday, 6 August, 2020 | Beer News, Events News
The Great British Beer Festival, which usually takes place this week at Olympia in London, is to set up in virtual form from 11th-13th September. For the first time, visitors to the CAMRA event can purchase a ticket to a weekend of live beer tastings that will run...
by Darren | Friday, 31 July, 2020 | Beer News, Events News
Oktoberfest is returning across the first four Saturdays of October at Camden’s Electric Ballroom, subject to there not being another pandemic lockdown. The beers originate from across Germany and are supplied by Spaten, Löwenbräu, and Becks. Legendary Bratwurst...
by Darren | Tuesday, 28 July, 2020 | Beer News, Events News
Organisers of the Bristol Craft Beer Festival have today announced new dates for 2020, bringing the first event back to the city, and possibly the entire UK, after lockdown. Bristol Craft Beer Festival organiser, Greg Wells The festival will now take place on Friday...
by Darren | Tuesday, 30 June, 2020 | Beer News, Events News, Pubs and Bars
Exale Brewing, which has a unique style based around foraging in local Epping Forest, is re-opening its Walthamstow taproom this weekend. There will be table bookings, table service, and social distancing. Joining the team, who are regular collaborators with coffee...
by Darren | Thursday, 11 June, 2020 | Beer News, Events News, Pubs and Bars
Purity Brewing Co has announced two initiatives to keep the pub atmosphere alive as the lockdown continues, as well as a special beer pub quiz. It has relaunched a full contactless and safe click and collect service from the brewery, including the Pure Pub experience...
by Darren | Thursday, 11 June, 2020 | Beer News, Events News
Duration founders Miranda Hudson and Derek Bates, AKA ‘Bates’ Norfolk’s Duration Brewing is calling on drinkers to “raise a chorus for independent beer” with the launch of Quiet Song, its new 4.3% ABV classic witbier. Quiet Song joins a diverse...
by Darren | Thursday, 11 June, 2020 | Beer News, Events News
Jack Hobday (left) of Anspach and Hobday, with Tom Gosnell Gosnells Meadery is teaming up with Anspach & Hobday to create a weekly drinks pop-up outside Gosnells’ production hub in Peckham. It will take place every Saturday between noon and 7pm, starting...
by Darren | Tuesday, 9 June, 2020 | Beer News, Events News
Were it not for Covid 19, the Norwich City of Ale festival would have recently celebrated its tenth year. The launch party would have taken place at the Waterfront. Beer writers from all over the country would have descended upon the city, to discover the amazing...
by Darren | Monday, 1 June, 2020 | Beer News, Events News
Beer sommelier Jane Peyton is to host at virtual tasting at CAMRA’s virtual pub on 15th June to mark Beer Day Britain, which she instigated. The event will be hosted at CAMRA’s virtual pub, the Red (On)Lion, which was created to help beer lovers share a pint...
by Darren | Thursday, 21 May, 2020 | Beer News, Events News
Bath Ales’ head brewer, Georgina Young, is hosting a virtual meet the brewer event on Wednesday, 27th May, at 7pm. She will be hosting the Q&A and guided beer tasting live on the Bath Ales Facebook page. During the session, Georgina (pictured) will be talking...
by Darren | Thursday, 30 April, 2020 | Beer News, Events News, Pubs and Bars
Beer sommelier Jane Peyton is to host a tasting of Belgian beers in CAMRA’s virtual pub on Tuesday, 5th May, at 6pm. Free and open to the public, the event will be limited to the first 50 participants to sign up (visit theredonlion.co.uk and click ‘Join’). The...
by Darren | Wednesday, 29 April, 2020 | Beer News, Events News
Photograph: Mark Newton Photography As they can’t do it physically, Duration Brewing are offering a virtual tour of their facility, and a tasting of their beer, on 9th May, between 3pm and 5pm. The guided tour, by founders Miranda and Bates (pictured), will...
