Northern Monk Brewery will once again be hosting the annual Hop City beer festival at its base, Leeds’ Old Flax Store, from April 18 to 20.
The event falls over the Easter bank holiday weekend, and will host more than 30 breweries, various high-profile DJs, and a roster of local and international street food vendors.
Hop City is the UK’s first hop-led beer festival. Including Northern Monk itself, a total of 33 breweries will be pouring a vast range of IPAs, DIPAs, NEIPAs, pale ales, sours and more at the grade II listed mill.
Five festival sessions will be running over the course of the three-day festival, with all three floors, plus the garden area of the outside of the building, in use.
Attendees will be able to observe Northern Monk patron Tankpetrol painting a piece of live art on the Friday and Saturday, while outdoors enthusiast Haze Outdoors, another of Northern Monk’s patrons, will be at the festival on Thursday evening pouring his two Patrons Project beers.
Northern Monk founder, Russell Bisset, said: “We really feel like we’ve pulled out all the stops for the third Hop City festival. This year will see more beer poured than ever before — there’s over 30 breweries attending. Alongside some of Europe’s finest, we’ll be pouring some of the most sought-after beer from the US, including a number of exclusive UK first pours.
“To complement that, we’ve raised the bar on music and food, which will include fresh Maine lobster! Finally, having the opportunity to meet some of our Northern Monk patrons is going to add a whole new dynamic to the experience. We’re all really excited about hosting our best festival yet.”
• Tickets cost £52 per session. This includes admission fee, a limited-edition glass and unlimited 100ml pours for the duration of the four-hour session. Friday afternoon andSaturday afternoon sessions have sold out, however there are still tickets left for the evening sessions. Tickets are available to buy here
Breweries attending
UK and Ireland
Cloudwater / Deya / Verdant / Track / Burning Sky / North Brew Co / Magic Rock / Wylam / Whiplash / Left Handed Giant / Burnt Mill / Donzoko / Glasshouse / Zapato / Brewdog / Boundary / Timothy Taylor’s / Gipsy Hill
US
Equilibrium / Hudson Valley / Other Half / Bissell Brothers / Finback / Narrow Gauge
EU
Mikkeller / Fuerst Wiacek / Popihn / Soma / Stigbergets / White Frontier / Garage Beer Co / Zagavor /
