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Harwich Ale Trail
An ale & cider festival set across Historic Harwich, every venue walking distance from the next. Pubs, former pubs, galleries, a brewery and more
Redoubt Beer Festival
At the Harwich Redoubt Fort
60+ Real Ales and Ciders plus draught and bottled US beer, the caterers provide mouth watering food, we offer all of the above in the unique setting of a Napoleonic-era fort.
Black Buoy Real Ale Festival
30 Real Ales + Cider & Perries
Live Music 12pm to 5pm: SAT - Matt Selley - Drift (Blues/R&R) / SUN - Natasha Robertson - The Blackwater Jazz Band
Full Menu plus BBQ (Sat & Sun 2pm - 6pm)
FREE BOTTLE OF COLCHESTER BREWERY ALE - IF YOU ATTEND ALL 4 DAYS!!
10% DISCOUNT OFF FESTIVAL ALES TO CAMRA MEMBERS
Ale Trail 2016
It's back for its fourth year - Ale Trail 2016!
The format is the same as previous years - visit a participating pub, buy a pint of real ale or real cider and collect a sticker on your collector's card.
There's two groups of pubs - North and South - complete a group by visiting at least 8 of the 10 pubs.
Bring your completed card to the 31st Colchester Real Ale and Cider Festival to claim your prizes.
Completing one group will win you tokens for 3 free half pints of real ale or cider at the festival and entry into a prize draw.
Three Pigeons Beer Fesstival
Three Pigeons Spring Beer Festival
Live Music Fri, Sat & Sun Night
BBQ All Weekend
The Duchess Beer Festival
Ales on offer - 10 different Variety's of Ale from Greene King , Colchester and Maldon Brewery.
This will be 4 on our Usual Pumps and 6 on a chilled Racking Kit.
There'll also be a CAMRA discount available.
The Annual Alma Beer Festival
The ANNUAL ALMA BEER FESTIVAL will take place from Thursday 26th May to Monday 30th May, (with a beer sale on Tuesday 31st if there is any left)! Over 20 Real Ales and a few Ciders will be available.
The Programme is as follows:
Thur 26th May
10% Discount to CAMRA MEMBERS
Fri 27th May
Colchester Morris Dancers 7.30 pm
Poker Competition 8.30 pm
Sat 28th May
Live music from REVOLVER
Sun 29th May
Sunday Roasts served all day
Sun Inn Summer Beer Festival
Sun Inns Annual Summer Beer Festival
19 Real ales / 5 Ciders plus a new European Keg Bar!!
Plus a Street Food Menue on 17/18th
Beer and Sausage Festival at the Live and Let Live
Beer and sausages, each in many varieties.
Summer Beer Festival at the Swan
Over 70 real ales, ciders and craft beers available throughout the week Regular updates on which beers are on will be on our Facebook page (The Swan, Little Totham) and on Twitter @theswanlt.
Download the Beer List
Plenty of overspill parking
Information from your hosts:
Phil & Kirsten
The Swan, Little Totham. CM9 8LB.
01621 331713
Hurdlemakers Arms Beer Festival
12th Annual Beer Festival - 25+ Real Ales 8+ Real Ciders.
The Hurdlemakers Arms
Post Office Road, Woodham Mortimer, Maldon, CM9 6ST
01245 225169
www.hurdlemakersarms.co.uk
100 seat marquee if the weather's bad!!
Entertainment Friday & Saturday Evening
BBQ, BEER & BUSK
BBQ, BEER & BUSK
Does what it say on the Tin!!
Eat BBQ, Drink Beer from a Mini Beer Festival Selection and Listen to Musc!
Colchester Brewery Takeover
The pub are holding another brewery ‘takeover’ of the pub between Thursday 30th June - Sunday 3rd July. For 4 days, Colchester Brewery will be showcasing 11 of their finest ales and a small selection of their favourite guest ales with 6 lining the handles in the bar and 8 on stillage in the wonderful garden area.
Beers on offer:
Table Ale 3.6%
AK Pale 3.7%
Metropolis 3.9%
Jack Spitty 4.0%
Colchester No.1 4.1%
Red Diesel 4.2%
Hyperbole 4.4%
Pogonophobia 4.5%
Mild 4.5%
Brazilian 4.6%
India Ale 5.9%
Purple Dog Summer Ale Festival
Summer Beer Fest time is here!
As per usual a good range of Real Ales on Gravity and from Hanbdpump plus Ciders too.
10% Discount to Card Carrying CAMRA Members on Festival Ales & Ciders
Halstead Templars RFC Beer Fest @ Bird in Hand, Halstead
Halstead Templars RFC are hosting their Mini Beer Festival at the The Bird in Hand in Halstead.
Great range of Cask ales and Ciders + Quiz, Live Music & Food.
Further details on Facebook
Coggeshall Cricket Club Beer Festival
Coggeshall Cricket Club Beer Festival, Kelvedon Rd, Coggeshall, CO6 1RQ
Tuesday 2nd August 2016 to Friday 5th August 2016
Part of their cricket week – Essex 2nds will be hosting Hampshire 2nds.
http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/coggeshalltowncricketclub/news/2016-cricket-week-1553795.html
Witham Beer Festival
Witham Cricket Club, Maldon Road
“6th annual festival, in conjunction with Witham Cricket Club will be bigger and better than ever. With over 1500 visitors last year, this year we’ll have even more beers, ciders, wines, entertainment and cricket games to help you relax and unwind over the 3 days indigenerics.com.”
The First Butt Road Beer Festival
The Ale House & The Fat Cat, Butt Road
Two great pubs across the road from each other.
Manningtree Beer Festival
"Its on for three days fri 29th, sat 30th and sun31 .Fri 6pm -9pm , Sat12- 9pm, Sun 12-4pm stock dependent."
"Entry is £1 and beer is £3 a pint. 24 beers and 12 ciders plus a selection of wines their explanation. The location is about twenty mins walk from the station on the quay front opposite the sailing club and is in a big marquee"
The Mayor of Colchester’s Annual Beer Tasting Evening
7pm for 7.30pm, at the Moot Hall, Town Hall, Colchester
4 beers from a selection provided by ‘CAMRA’.
To be served with a three course meal.
Tickets available from Eventbrite £30 each
www.eventbrite.com/e/making-changes-beer-festival-tickets-27652625748