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Colchester Brewery Open Weekend
Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th December 2023, 11am-4pm.
Cash bar where you can have a pint and try before you buy and purchase beer gifts for your nearest and dearest.
BBQ food, the Christmas music will be playing and Tom, the head brewer, will be doing a talk and tour at 2pm.
They also have gin, vodka and rum from Suffolk Distillery, wines from New Hall Wine Estate and ciders from Celtic Marches, Pulp Cider Co and Snailsbank cider.
3rd Bury St Edmunds Winter Beer Festival
Open 12:00pm-11:00pm each day
Over 20 ales, ciders and perries - Held in the Bury St Edmunds Constitutional Club
https://www.conclubbse.com/beer-festival
https://www.facebook.com/events/822702426204925/822702442871590/
Billericay Brewing Co Christmas Beer Festival
Open 11:00am to 9:00pm Wed-Sat, 11:00am to 5:30pm on Sun.
20+ real ales from Billericay Brewing Co and from across the South East
Thanksgiving Tap Takeover @ Three Wise Monkeys
Tap takeover featuring guest American beers on draught all weekend & seasonal food specials from Thursday 23rd November – Sunday 26th November.
Doors open 11am each day.
Des de Moor Cask Beer Tasting & Talk @ Victoria Inn
Des de Moor, author of groundbreaking cask beer book, hosts an event at The Victoria Inn
Award-winning beer writer and renowned tasting host Des de Moor will be visiting The Victoria Inn on Thursday 7th December for an exclusive tutored tasting, talk and signing to celebrate the publication of his groundbreaking new book, Cask: The real story of Britain’s unique beer culture.
Join Des and Richard of The Victoria Inn to explore cask beer,
Lacons Brewery Heritage Beer Taster Night @ The Magnet
Tasters of the Lacons Brewery heritage range - £15 a ticket
Brrr Fest @ Other Monkey Brewing Taproom
Seasonal Craft Beer Festival.
Expect to see: Other Monkey Brewing, Tempest Brewing Co, DEYA Brewing Company, Cloudwater Brew Co and more...
Beer & Sausage Festival @ Live & Let Live
A wide range of real ales, ciders and sausages.
Live music Friday & Saturday from 8pm
Annual Beer Festival @ Maybush Inn, Great Oakley
More information TBA
Winter Beer Festival @ Three Wise Monkeys
Winter Beer Festival takes place at Three Wise Monkeys Colchester on Thursday 22nd – Sunday 25th February.
From 11am each day – Free Entry!
Pop up bar serving craft beers on cask and keg from some of the UK’s best breweries.
https://threewisemonkeyscolchester.com/events/winter-beer-festival-2/
Copdock Beer Festival
Details TBC
30+real ales, lager, cider and locally sourced gin
1st Annual Copdock Beer Festival at Copdock Village Hall.
Easter Beer Festival @ Nethergate Brewery
Beers, music & food.
20+ Draught beers & ciders from local counties in a dedicated beer tent alongside a range of soft drinks and spirits
Live music lined up across the weekend including Ben Smith, Aimee Heloise, L.T.P Duo, L.A.M.Z and Ian Merch
Suffolk’s street food vendors Thursday through to Monday
Entry is FREE!
To purchase beer, cider or any of the spirits in our garden marquee, you will need to purchase a drinks card as they will not be accepting cash or card outside.
Hare & Hounds Beer Festival
Free Entry
Beer, food, music
Easter Beer Festival @ Mersea Island Vineyard
Beer festival, entertainment & hog roast.
35 real ales
Opening times:
- Good Friday 11:00 to 18:00
- Saturday 30th March 11:00 to 18:00
- Easter Sunday 12:00 to 18:00
- Easter Monday 11:00 to 18:00
May Beer Festival @ Briarbank Brewery
Details TBC
August Beer Festival @ Briarbank Brewery
Details TBC
Beer Festival @ Black Buoy, Wivenhoe
More details TBA
Spring Beer Festival @ Other Monkey Tap Room
An assortment of both seasonal draught and cask beers, including Other Money Brewing beers.
Easter Beer Festival @ Woolpack, Chelmsford
30 beers, cider, food & live music.
Free Entry
First Annual Gruff Fest
Stratford St Mary - The Institute Hall
Higham Road - (Hall and Field)
Stratford St Mary
Colchester
CO7 6JU
With Gruff Brewery Ales
Guest beers from local Breweries
Prosecco and soft drinks
Food by Daynas Diner
Live music from 3’s a crowd (acoustic guitar duo)
More details on - https://gruff-brewery.co.uk/index.html
Winner of Rural PotY Presentation
We will be presenting the Winner award for the 2024 Rural Pub of the Year to Ye Olde Albion at 3:00pm.
Highly Commended Rural PotY Presentation
We will be presenting the Highly Commended award for the 2024 Rural Pub of the Year to the Kings Head, Pebmarsh at 5pm
Highly Commended City/Cider PotY Presentations
We will be presenting the Highly Commended award for the 2024 City Pub of the Year and the Highly Commended award for the 2024 Cider Pub of the Year to the Victoria Inn at 6:30pm (during the music break)