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Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 25

Two of the winners were also winners of our homebrewing competition organised by our chair @beer4john.bsky.social, and both members of @brewclubshef.bsky.social. Huge congrats again to all the winners.

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Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 25

The winners of our beer of the festival have been announced! Congrats to the following:

Gold – @torrside.bsky.social Grendel with homebrewer Jon Britton.
Silver – Bridgehouse Rum & Raisin Stout
Bronze - @marblebrewers.bsky.social Stratagem, which was with homebrewer Joe Lee.

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Sheffield Homebrew Club @brewclubshef.bsky.social · Jun 24

Congratulations to @brewclubshef.bsky.social member Jon Britton & @torrside.bsky.social whose collab beer 'Grendel' has won beer of the festival at @skbeerfestival.bsky.social !🏆
Joe Lee's collab with @marblebrewers.bsky.social 'Stratagem' came 3rd🥳

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daveratkins.bsky.social @daveratkins.bsky.social · Jun 21

Let me introduce you to Beowulf & Grendel. Both brewed @torrside.bsky.social with Jon Britton (winner of Stout/Porter category of Homebrewer competition). A historic style London Porter with the Grendel being the Imperial version. Both are superb. @ssmcamra.bsky.social @skbeerfestival.bsky.social

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Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 21

Today’s the final day of our festival and we still have 100s of beers and ciders to try. Tickets are £19 on the door and include £10 worth of tokens, and £4 is refundable when you return your glass. Come and join us at the Guildhall!

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RunawayBrewery.bsky.social @runawaybrewery.bsky.social · Jun 21

Starting line-up on the keg bar @skbeerfestival.bsky.social today...

- Stockparty IPA
- NZ Pale
- Mango Ginger & Lime Sour (get in early tho)
- East India Porter

Coming up today...
- IPA
-Session IPA (Moutere & Pacific Sunrise)
- Rustic Pale
- ESB
- Only After Dark BIPA

Come & say hi!

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Chris Morris @caskexplorer.bsky.social · Jun 20

Theakston Old Peculier from the wood a highlight at @skbeerfestival.bsky.social

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Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 20

*a lot of the pale ales we have on offer taste of grapefruit which is ok if that’s your kinda thing. Ours is an inclusive event!

Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 20

🚨We’re down to the last six cans of Grapefruit Schöff on the bottle and can bar. When it runs out you’ll have to drink cask ale🚨

Which is exactly our plan. We’re the campaign for real ale, not the campaign for grapefruit pale.

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Matthew Curtis @totalcurtis.bsky.social · Jun 20

I have resisted for so long, but I have caved and started doing video on my Instagram. Just a short weekly vid, which this weeks is recorded at @skbeerfestival.bsky.social and features the one and only @beer4john.bsky.social! Find it here:

www.instagram.com/reel/DLHeZx9...

totalcurtis on Instagram: "I’m very pleased to welcome a special guest to this week’s Friday update. @beer4john has been the chair of the Stockport and South …"

I’m very pleased to welcome a special guest to this week’s Friday update. @beer4john has been the chair of the Stockport and South Manchester @campaignforrealale branch for 27 years, and he’s also a very good mate of mine. This weekend sees the 37th @skbeerfestival and we’re both working here as volunteers. Yeah publishing writing and podcasts is important, but here is where the action is. So get down and support your local beer fest this weekend, you might just find a your new favourite beer. Or at least, one to rival it.View all comments

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daveratkins.bsky.social @daveratkins.bsky.social · Jun 20

Congratulations to @thornbridge and Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery, their Strong Dark Mild brewed on the Burton Union Set is superb. Soft, caramel, dark fruity malts and full bodied. Lovely. At the @ssmcamra.bsky.social @skbeerfestival.bsky.social

Glass of Strong Dark Mild with beers on spillage in background.

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Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 19

Food? Put a bhaji on it. Don’t go hungry at the 37th Stockport Beer & Cider festival by visiting one of our excellent food traders. Pairs very well with a Zapato Oso pale ale, take it from me.

A big bowl of daal and rice with the bhaji on it.

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Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 19

Just doing a little bit of quality control on the Theakston’s Old Peculier from the Wood. Find it on Bar Nouveau on the first floor!

A half of old Peculier at Stockport beer festival

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Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 19

Stockport! Today is the day! Our Trade session opens at 15:30 and we open to the public at 17:30. Advance tickets are still available, although you can pay on the door if you like to keep things casual. Get a ticket here:

www.stockportfestival.org.uk

Smiling volunteers at Stockport Beer Festival!

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Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 19

Oo-er (Matt's calves will be on display behind our fully refrigerated bottle and can bar throughout todays and tomorrows sessions.)

Matthew Curtis @totalcurtis.bsky.social · Jun 19

I hope Stockport likes calves because I will have mine proudly on display today.

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Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 18

It's Stockport Beer & Cider Festival eve! Our volunteers are busy getting the festival set up as we speak. And while you can pay on the door, buying an advance ticket here can save you a few precious pennies:

www.stockportfestival.org.uk

People enjoying themselves inside the guildhall at Stockport Beer Festival

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Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 17

Do you know what's lovely? Cider. Do you know what else is lovely? Perry. And we've got loads of both at our festival, which kicks off this Thursday and runs until Saturday the 21st! Come and enjoy a lovely fruit-based beverage at the Guildhall this week!

www.stockportfestival.org.uk/ciders

Stockport Beer & Cider Festival 2025 - Cider & Perry

www.stockportfestival.org.uk

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Matthew Curtis @totalcurtis.bsky.social · Jun 16

I will be sweating it out on the bottle and can bar all day Thursday and Friday, so I expect to be busy, because we've got lots of lovely lager (and I may well tear into the RedWillow Godless helles myself tbqh)

Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thanks to our glorious overlords at @camraofficial.bsky.social for featuring our little fest in What's Brewing. Lots of lovely detail about what you can expect from the fest here (spoiler, its world class independently produced beer and cider.)

wb.camra.org.uk/2025/06/13/m...

Midsummer madness returns

It’s midsummer, so its time for the annual CAMRA Stockport Beer and Cider Festival. The 37th festival runs from Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 June at the...

wb.camra.org.uk

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Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thanks to our glorious overlords at @camraofficial.bsky.social for featuring our little fest in What's Brewing. Lots of lovely detail about what you can expect from the fest here (spoiler, its world class independently produced beer and cider.)

wb.camra.org.uk/2025/06/13/m...

Midsummer madness returns

It’s midsummer, so its time for the annual CAMRA Stockport Beer and Cider Festival. The 37th festival runs from Thursday 19 to Saturday 21 June at the...

wb.camra.org.uk

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Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 16

It's going to be a hot one this week, so we want to reassure you we've got:

- Cask cooling on all bars
- A large outdoor seating area
- A keg beer bar run by @runawaybrewery.bsky.social
- A fully refrigerated bottle and can bar

Get your tickets now:

www.stockportfestival.org.uk

Stockport Beer & Cider Festival 2025

www.stockportfestival.org.uk

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John Clarke @beer4john.bsky.social · Jun 16

This will be on cask at @skbeerfestival.bsky.social from Thursday this week.

Beer Today @beertoday.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thornbridge Brewery have collaborated with Garrett Oliver, brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery, on a fundraising beer brewed on the world’s only operational Burton Union set beertoday.co.uk/2025/06/16/t... #beer #beernews #mild #michaeljackson @thornbridge.bsky.social

Strong Dark Mild supports Jackson Foundation - Beer Today

Thornbridge have collaborated with Garrett Oliver, brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery, on a fundraising beer brewed on the world’s only operational Burton Union set

beertoday.co.uk

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Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 11

*Mums, Aunties, Uncles, Grandparents, Brothers, Sisters and everyone else would love a ticket to Stockport Beer Festival too tbh.

Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 11

It's Fathers Day* this Sunday! Why not surprise dad with a ticket to Stockport Beer & Cider festival? You'll be quids in!

www.stockportfestival.org.uk

Men at the bar at the Stockport Beer Festival

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Matthew Curtis @totalcurtis.bsky.social · Jun 10

Find me (when not on shift) enjoying an OP from the wood.

Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 10

The full beer list for our festival is now available to peruse online, and it's really quite something. Read it here, and make sure you grab your advance ticket while you're browsing:

www.stockportfestival.org.uk/beers

Stockport Beer & Cider Festival 2025 - Beers

www.stockportfestival.org.uk

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Stockport Beer and Cider Festival @skbeerfestival.bsky.social · Jun 10

Not forgetting we'll also have a wide range of lagers, lambics, low alcohol beers and more at our bottle and can bar, plus a huge selection of ciders and perries! There's only one place to be June 19th-21st, and that's Stockport.