Swan Real Ale fest
Beer festival at the Swan, Straford St. Mary: BBQ; oysters, pork; and of course showcasing some beers from the microbrewery at the pub.
Beer festival at the Swan, Straford St. Mary: BBQ; oysters, pork; and of course showcasing some beers from the microbrewery at the pub.
11 rarely imported US breweries; 20 odd different beers.
Beer, Food and Music.
CAMRA Members – 10% off of Festival Ales
Our Neighbours in the Tendring Branch are hosting their 20th Summer Beer Festival - starting at 6pm on Weds 26th August and running until 11pm on Sat 29th August.
Once again it takes place at St.James Church Hall, Tower Road, Clacton CO15 1LE
All details can be found here: www.tendringcamra.org.uk/clactonfest.html
CAMRA is hosting a Live Twitter Q&A session on 26th August with the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
The aim of this is to raise awareness of our Asset of Community Value campaign – how branches can get directly involved, what support is available, and to raise any concerns branches are having with their local Council directly with DCLG.
We will be answering questions on Twitter and Facebook between 2 and 3pm using the Hashtag #ThisPubMatters.

The Drum's First Beer Festival:
We will be hosting our first Pub Beer festival later this month, to coincide with the Rugby World Cup and the start of national Real Ale Week.
There will be plenty of local, as well as some national Ales to be quaffed at a specially dedicated Ale bar during the 4 day event. We'll also be showing ALL live Rugby World Cup matches throught the pub and garden on various screens, including the BIG screen in the main bar.
Up to 12 Local Real Ales and Craft Ales available
10% Discount on All Festival Ales for all CAMRA Members
Food available
Bus Route 71A/C
Beer and Harvest Festival – in aid of Essex Air Ambulance
4th Annual Shed Brewers Event - Come taste potential Champion Beers of the Future.
£12 Ticket buys you 4 pints (12 1/3 mesasures) of Ale - Plus FREE Buffet (or BBQ??)
Tickets strictly limited to just 100 and ar eonly available from the Vic - Pop in or give them a call to buy!!
The Return of GRENFEST!
Real Ale, Cider & Perry - Festival Food including 'Jonesy's Legendary Sausage Rolls!'
Purple Dogs 12 Ales of Christmas makes a welcome return, running from 3rd to 7th December.
12 different Festive Ales available over the 4 days - 10% discount to Card Carrying CAMRA Members as usual
See you at the Bar!
12 Special Christmas Brews available at the Fat Cat's 12 Beers of Christmas Festival
Starts Wednesday 2nd December until Sunday 6th December
The return of the world famous Beer and Sausage Festival - expect a variety of beer and sausages.
Yup - it's THAT time again. Our 6th Annual Beer Festival.
"That's the first mini-beer festival booked in @ The New Inn, NETHERGATE BREWERY are going to come and take over the handles and the garden area with 10+ ales. Kick-Off on Thursday 21st April through to Sunday 24th April.
Thursday Night - Meet the brewer
Saturday All Day - Garden BBQ and live music in the evening
Sunday - Live Pianist playing covers and good old pub tunes"
"We have Green Jack Brewery bringing some free samples for anyone to try. We will also have our local rep and a brewer to answer any questions you may have."
An ale & cider festival set across Historic Harwich, every venue walking distance from the next. Pubs, former pubs, galleries, a brewery and more
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.
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
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.