UP to 65 high quality local and national cask ales, ciders and perries, craft keg beers, and a gin bar will all be at the 24th Southampton Beer Festival, which returns next month.
The CAMRA event is back at St Mary's Stadium on June 2 and 3 following a Covid induced hiatus.
There will be a selection of cask beers of all styles from IPAs to Porters, New England pale ales to Bitters, and a range of one off beers, speciality beers, and collaboration beers.
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Event sponsors, Southampton's own Dancing Man Brewery and The Flower Pots Cheriton, will be represented alongside other local breweries like Vibrant Forest from Hardley and Droxford's Bowman Ales.
Other breweries at the event are set to include Electric Bear Brewery in Bath, Siren Craft Brew from Wokingham and Brewer's Folly, based in Wimborne Minster.
The Gasworks suite will act as a second festival room with a 'beer garden' outside the Kingsland stand.
Friday evening will see a performance from local folk band Pegasuses and Ukulele band Ukes of Wallington.
On the Saturday, the popular festival quiz will take place with local indie band Interesting Wallpaper closing the event.
Volunteer-run Southampton Beer Festival will be supporting SERV Wessex - The Blood Runners. The Hampshire-based charity delivers blood products, urgent samples and medication from hospital pharmacies across Hampshire, South Wiltshire and Dorset 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
All riders, drivers and volunteers donate their own time and fuel to provide a free service to hospitals, as well as a continuous service to the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance to replenish the blood and plasma carried on the helicopter and in their critical care cars.
But operating costs per year around £35,000 with a further £25,000 needed to replace ageing vehicles.
Tickets for each beer festival session cost £10, including a festival glass and programme, and are available from The Bookshop Alehouse, Olaf’s Tun, The Park Inn, The Steel Tank and Steam Town Brew Co or from the festival website at southamptonbeerfestival.org.uk
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