12 Beers of Christmas Beer Festival comes to the Fat Cat.
10% DISCOUNT TO CAMRA MEMBERS ON THE FIRST (WEDS) EVENING
There should also be a "gaggle" of Brewers/Brewery Owners in attendance on the first evening.
Pop into the Pub for more details or follow @FatCat_Colch on Twitter
The Purple Dog are having a beer festival - with 10% off all beers for CAMRA members - not just those extras on the stillage. So don't forget your membership card!
caution - may contain sausages!
Beer festival at the White Horse, Edwardstone - home of the Mill Green Brewery.
Beer + Food + Music - full details www.edwardstonewhitehorse.co.uk/winter-ale-festival.html
Mill Green brewery
Guests
Beer festival! Full details at www.thechequersgoldhanger.co.uk/winter-beer-festival
Expect beer and sausages - or sausages and beer!
Trip to Colchester Brewery for all our Beer Festival Staff.
If you worked at either of our Festivals this year, then an invite will be sent via e-mail.
The Bull's inaugural Beer festival in it's Soundhouse - 18 + Real Ales & Live Music each evening
Open each evening as follows:
Thurs - 7pm
Fri - 6pm
Sat - 1pm (Egg Chasing on the Big Screen TV)
Bank Holiday Beer Festival at the Three Pigeons in Halstead.
Variety of Real Ale & Real Ciders available
Plus a BBQ and Live Music each evening.
Easter Beer Festival at Mersea Island Vineyard and Brewery.
35+ real ales, cider and wine from the vineyard.
Mersea Island Vineyard - Rewsalls Lane, Mersea Island.
Frankie will be tinkling the ivories on the Joanna. This original music straight out of London’s East End played live on the piano. You’ll be singing the cockney classics like ‘My old man said follow the van’ dancing to ‘Knees up Mother Brown’ and ‘The Lambeth Walk’ OY!
Pie, Mash and traditional liquor will be available on the night (please call to pre order) and some traditional style ales from Colchester Brewery, including their famous dark Porter.
There will also be a jellied eel eating contest.
With a wide range of local, real ales and craft beers on offer over the course of the weekend. 10% discount for members of CAMRA. Thursday night also sees the launch night of our Live Music Thursdays, taking place on the last Thursday of each month. Free Entry all weekend with home-made specials and our full food menu on offer including our delicious Sunday roast dinners on the Sunday.
The 3rd Colchester CAMRA Ale Trail starts on 12th April.
Visit pubs, drink real ale (or real cider) and win prizes.
Visit 8 pubs from each group and win:
(All Colchester)
The Branch will once again be running a Real Ale & Cider Tent at Colchester Carnival, in the Castle Park.
More details will be made available nearer the time!
Bartrams Brewery (Rougham, Suffolk) open day. A day of beer and music
The 6th ALMA BEER FESTIVAL will take place from Thursday 21st May to Monday 25th May, (with a beer sale on Tuesday 26th if there is any left)! Over 20 Real Ales and a few Ciders will be available.
The Programme is as follows:
Thur 21stMay:10% Discount to CAMRA MEMBERS
Fri 22nd May: Colchester Morris Dancers 7.30 pm. Poker Competition 8.30 pm
Sat 23rd May: Live music from REVOLVER
Sun 24th May: Sunday Roasts served all day
Traditional St.Georges Celebrations Beer Festival
8 Ales & 3 Ciders available over the weekend on Gravity.
Music Saturday Night from Dizziyak
Annual West Country Beer Festival at the Fat Cat
20+ Beers from the West Country + at least a couple of Real Ciders from the same area.
More details at: www.fatcatcolchester.co.uk/west-country-beer-festival/
St.Georges Beer Festival at teh Picturesque Hare & Hounds in Layer Breton
Beer Tasting Noteas available at: http://www.thehareandhound.co.uk/resources/Beer%20Festival%20Tasting%20Notes.pdf
Over to John Norton of the White Horse, Edwardstone to explain all...
Spring Festival at the Black Buoy.
Pete from the Live and Let Live tells us...
It's finally official!!! There will be another beer festival at The Live and Let Live this year. As well as the Internationally Famous Beer and Sausage Festival 26th to 28th June, there will be a Beer and Pie Festival 16th to 18th October!! 'I ate all the Pies' T-Shirts will be available. Happy pastry stuffing Boys and Girls
Sheena from the Victoria tells us...
Yup - it's THAT time again. Our 5th Annual Beer Festival.
This year the theme is North v South....but not in the way that you think.
Up to 30 ales all from the fine county of Yorkshire. North (scene of Sheenas mis-spent youth) v South (Andys old stomping ground)
Some familiar names plus a host of new breweries possibly never seen before round these parts.
Ale festival at the Purple Dog
Summer Festival at the picturesque Sun Inn, Feering (5 mins walk from Kelvedon Station)
More than 30 Ales & Ciders available over the weekend.
Beer List available here: http://www.suninnfeering.co.uk/documentation/2015summerbeerfestprogram.pdf