A selection of up to 30 real ales, including five from international brewers, will be available at six Wetherspoon pubs in and near Southampton during their 12-day beer festival.

The festival will run from Wednesday, October 9 to Sunday, October 20.

The international brewers hail from Japan, Canada, New Zealand, and the USA.

The beers will be priced at £1.99 a pint.

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The international beers are Red Racer Session (Central City Brewery, Canada), Dinner Ale (Townshend Brewery, New Zealand), Orihime Pale Ale (Ishii Brewing, Japan), Who Dat (Urban South Brewery, USA), and All Dog Alert (Yazoo Brewing, USA).

The festival line-up also includes Born to be Mild (Conwy Brewery), Sun Lounger (Fyne Ales Brewery), Salem Session IPA (Batemans Brewery), Mango in the Night (Rudgate Brewery), Sapphire Spoon (Titanic Brewery), Banoffee Pie Golden Ale (Maxim Brewery), and The Gloaming (Loch Lomond Brewery).

The participating pubs are: The Standing Order in High Street and The Giddy Bridge in London Road, both in Southampton, as well as The Bright Water Inn in Shirley Road, The Wagon Works in Southampton Road, Eastleigh, The Red Lion in Bitterne Road, Bitterne Village, and The Crown Inn in West Street, Fareham.

The festival will showcase a number of beers not previously available at these pubs. Among the festival collection are vegan (also suitable for vegetarians) beers.

As well as featuring a range of different malt and hop varieties from around the world, there are also beers that include coffee and fruit in their ingredients. Three third-of-a-pint tasters will also be available for the price of a pint.

Tasting notes on all of the beers will be available in the pub as part of the festival magazine (a digital version will also be available on the Wetherspoon app and website).

All ales will be available to order at the bar or via the Wetherspoon app.

The Giddy Bridge manager Jen Cresswell said: "The festival is a great celebration of real ale.

"It will allow us to showcase a selection of superb beers, including those from brewers as far afield as Japan and New Zealand, as well as those closer to home, over a 12-day period.

"All of the beers will be available at great value-for-money prices.

"The festival will also give our customers the opportunity to enjoy a number of beers which have not previously been available in the pub, as well as those brewed specially for the festival."