Bewdley Beer Festival
It all began with two and a half tonnes of beer, a fifty-six-foot long bar, one tonne of scaffolding, and fifty-one different beers from thirty-seven different breweries. The first ever Bewdley Beer Festival was born!
Now, over 1500 people come together to experience hundreds of the best beers the UK has to offer over an action-packed four-day festival!
Getting Here
Times and Dates
Bewdley Beer Festival 2020
It is with great regret that we have decided to cancel this year’s Bewdley Beer Festival. We have had long discussions over the months about whether we could stage the festival with reduced capacity, social distancing, wearing masks, and all the other really important measures to keep everyone safe. In the end we came to the decision to cancel, as to carry on with the measures we would need to take to keep everyone safe would spoil the atmosphere.
Fingers crossed we will be back next year and that Covid 19 will be a distant memory.
Admission
We do not sell tickets in advance as all admission is paid on the door.
Thursday 27 August – £5.00
Friday 28 August – £5.00
Saturday 29 August – £5.00
Sunday 30 August – £5.00
*a £5.00 ticket will be valid for all four days of Bewdley Beer Festival 2020 and Severn Valley Railway ticket holders receive 50% off
1648 Brewing Co.
Bee Head
ABV: 4.6%
Double award-winning ale. Clear honey coloured and lightly flavoured with Sussex Downs Blossom Honey.
Affinity Brew Co.
Queer Royale
ABV: 4.0%
Brewed in collaboration with, and launching The Queer Brewing Project. This is a Blackcurrant Pale Ale fermented with Champagne Yeast, fresh blackcurrants, and Hibiscus and Elderberry Tea.
Bays Brewery
Devon Dumpling
ABV: 5.1%
A strong golden beer with a fresh hop character. This ale has a smooth taste with balanced sweetness throughout.
Bewdley Brewery
D-Day Dodgers
ABV: 4.5%
This beer was brewed as a tribute to the unsung heroes of the Battle of Monte Cassino – a series of battles in Italy overshadowed by the D-Day landings. One of those heroes was Tim the brewer’s Grandad! Amarillo and First Gold hops give a distinct fruity, spicy flavour, with a zesty aroma.
Laxford Lager
ABV: 4.2%
Brewed with finest Pilsner malt. Bramling Cross hops give a beautiful blackcurrant palette. German Lager hop Saaz adds a floral and herbal aroma.
William Mucklow’s Dark Mild
ABV: 6.0%
A dark, sweetish, strong ale with a smooth, fruity flavour and a slight liquorice after taste.
Cheshire Brewery
Bramling Cross
ABV: 4.2%
A crisp, fruity Pale Ale brewed with Bramling Cross hops from Herefordshire.
Rockall
ABV: 4.8%
An Oatmeal Pale Ale, double dry hopped with Amarillo, Azacca and Jester hops.
Smokehouse Porter
ABV: 8.1%
Slightly smoked, salted caramel, chocolate, sticky toffee pudding porter. Speciality Malts have been married with lots of Dates, Cacao, Black Treacle & Bourbon Vanilla pods to create a smooth, complex stout that drinks far below the ABV suggests it should.
Exe Valley Brewery
Devon Summer
ABV: 3.9%
A refreshing Bitter, brewed with West Country malt and English hops.
It’s Phil’s Ale
ABV: 4.8%
A special beer formulated by a good friend of the brewer, who had passed away. Bursting with hops, this beer was a Champion Beer of Britain finalist in 2017.
Fownes Brewing Co.
King Korvak’s Saga
ABV: 5.4%
The complex chocolate, roast and coffee flavours are balanced by bitterness and subtle earthy hop flavours. CAMRA’s Champion Porter of the West Midlands Gold winner 2015 & 2017.
Goose Eye Brewery
Goose Eye Bitter
ABV: 3.9%
A traditional session ale. With a chestnut hue, this bitter is as pleasing to the eye as it is to the palette. A delightful flavour produced by three varieties of hop.
Kirkstall Brewery
Out of Focus
ABV: 5.0%
A punchy, hazy, Pale Ale brewed in collaboration with Track Brewing Co. Generously hopped with Citra and Azacca. Quite floral, with notes of orange peel and pineapple.
Single Hop Session IPA
ABV: 4.5%
Mosaic hops bring juicy blueberry and tropical fruits followed by some herbal, savoury notes, all backed by a clean malt base.
Mad Dog Brewery
Stouty McStoutface
ABV: 4.5%
An award-winning, classic stout. Full bodied and smooth with chocolate and roast flavours from the hefty 6-malt base.
Nothing Bound Brewing Co.
Favour The Bold
ABV: 4.5%
The first craft beer from this new brewery. A hazy Pale Ale brewed with Simcoe, Centennial and Ekuanot hops.
Pershore Brewery
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ABV: 5.2%
A Pale Ale brewed with Pilsner grain and coloured by Cara and Caragold malts. A fruity and aromatic citrus flavour with undertones of mango and tropical fruits.
Man in a Hat
ABV: 4.8%
A Pale Ale with an abundance of Nugget, Galena and Cascade hops providing an earthy and aromatic citrus flavour. Undertones of grapefruit and a floral hit on the nose.
Pheasantry Brewery
Light Dragonfly
ABV: 3.9%
A pale golden beer packed with peachy, exotic fruit flavours.
Reunion Ales
Isotonic
ABV: 4.7%
A thirst quenching pale ale with Maris Otter & Carapils malts. Generously hopped with Simcoe and US Cascade hops. Fruity and citrusy.
Reunion Ales
Talwar
ABV: 4.5%
A light, crisp, very pale beer. Subtly infused with freshly ground coriander seeds. Talwar is clean cut and refreshing, with a zingy, zesty finish and a resinous, spicy aroma.
Salopian Brewery
Postcard from Purgatory
ABV: 4.5%
A Black IPA. Roast malt, coffee and licorice flavours, with a nice long bitter finish.
St Peters Brewery
Suffolk Gold
ABV: 4.9%
This premium beer is brewed with Suffolk malt to produce a full-bodied golden ale with hints of citrus. First Gold hops provide the pleasing and lasting hop aroma and bitterness for this pleasantly sweet, but dry beer.
Swan Brewery
Arm Breaker IPA
ABV: 6.0%
Brewed using plentiful British Goldings and Admiral hops, and Chevallier heritage malt.
Teme Valley Brewery
Our Man in the Moone
ABV: 4.5%
An IPA inspired by an old English novel. Brewed extra pale with delicate malt undertones and loads of Olicana hops.
Our Man In the Moone is a twelve-month heritage and arts project that focuses on the first, and most extraordinary, work of science fiction. Published in 1638, “The Man in the Moone” was written by Bishop Francis Godwin while living in Whitbourne, Herefordshire.
T’Other
ABV: 3.5%
A pale beer brewed using Challenger and Goldings hops to give a delicate aroma and a gentle bitterness. Amber malt contributes a light biscuit flavour.
Tyne Bank Brewery
Summer Breeze
ABV: 3.9%
A refreshing Pale Ale with hints of ginger and lemongrass.
Windmill Hill Brewing Co.
Amber Post
ABV: 4.0%
Deep amber in colour, this well balanced beer consists of sweet malt and light roasted notes with a subtle bitterness and a dry finish.
The Cider List
Lilley’s Cider
Cherries & Berries
ABV: 4.0%
Sweet
This Somerset cider is sweet with a soft, underlying berry flavour and bold cherry notes.
Fire Dancer
ABV: 4.5%
Medium
A traditional cloudy cider, with a rich, rosy colour. Packed full of apples to really allow the flavour to come through.
Lemon & Lime
ABV: 4.0%
Sweet
A Refreshing blend of tangy citrus fruits and crisp Somerset cider.
Merry Monkey
ABV: 4.5%
Medium
A medium Scrumpy made with unfiltered bittersweet apples. Full of character with a rich apple flavour.
Somerset Scrumpy
ABV: 6.0%
Dry
Made with a blend of bittersweet cider apples, this is a very traditional, unfiltered cider. Full-bodied and full of character.
Newton Court Cider
Gasping Goose Organic Cider
ABV: 4.8%
Medium
A well balanced, golden, medium bodied craft cider made with organic apples from Newton Court’s orchards.
Panting Partridge Perry
ABV: 4.8%
Medium
Made with perry pears grown in orchards from Yarkhill to Much Marcle. A juicy pear taste and delicate wine finish.
Woodhall’s Brewery
Strawberry & Lime
ABV: 4.0%
Medium
Apple varieties such as Dabinett, Ashton Bitters, Ellis Bitters, Harry Masters, and Jane are blended with strawberry and lime juice to produce this clear cider.
Whubarb
ABV: 4.0%
Medium
Made with fresh apples from Hereforshire and Rhubarb from Yorkshire’s celebrated Rhubarb Triangle.
