4FESTIVALS NEWS

Preview: Bodmin Beer Festival

February 13, 2010: CAMRA Kernow, the Cornwall branch of the Campaign for Real Ale, is gearing up to host the 2010 Bodmin Beer Festival. More

Winter wonderland at The Crown

January 8, 2010: The third Winter Ale Weekend runs until Sunday at The Crown, Worthington, Wigan, and features some much sought-after brews. More

Preview: 20th Sussex Beer and Cider Festival

December 19, 2009: Details have been released for the 20th Sussex Beer and Cider Festival, which will take place at the Hove Centre, Hove, from March 11 to 13, 2010. More

Record attendance at Celtic Beer Festival

l Found Roman around: some of the crowd in fancy dress at St Austell Brewery's Celtic Beer Festival

November 30, 2009: St Austell Brewery's Celtic Beer Festival on Saturday broke its attendance record, with nearly 3,000 people passing through its doors. More

Celtic Beer Festival — the 'home' beers

November 24, 2009: A stunning list of 'home' beers has been revealed for this weekend's Celtic Beer Festival at St Austell Brewery, Cornwall. More

Preview: CAMRA National Winter Ales Festival

November 12, 2009: CAMRA's National Winter Ales Festival, from January 20 to 23, will feature a range of more than 200 beers, the group has announced. More

Review: Falmouth Beer Festival

l Some of the crowd in the main bar area at Falmouth Beer Festival
Picture: Fran Brennan — pepperface.co.uk

October 30, 2009: The weekend's Falmouth Beer Festival was once again a sell-out success. The organisers, CAMRA Kernow — the Cornwall branch of the Campaign for Real Ale — had upped the range and amount of ale available by more than 30%, but enthusiastic festival-goers still managed to drink the event dry by Saturday evening. More

Preview: Celtic Beer Festival, St Austell

October 29, 2009: This year's Celtic Beer Festival, staged at St Austell Brewery, Cornwall, takes place on Saturday, November 28, and this year organisers promise it’s going to be bigger and better than ever. More

Stan tears up tie and prepares for a festival

October 14, 2009: Clover Taverns manager Stan Eaton (above), of the Old Black Bull, Preston, is planning to celebrate freedom from his cask ale purchasing tie by 'tearing it up' with a beer festival. More

Strong line-up for JDW anniversary festival

October 9, 2009: J D Wetherspoon is celebrating its 30th anniversary beer festival in style, with a strong lineup of international brews and one-offs from UK brewers. More

Foreign beers popular with JDW customers

May 15, 2009: Imported beers, and those brewed in the UK by foreign brewers specially for the occasions, ranked highly in popularity at JD Wetherspoon's recent national beer festival. More

Thousands enjoy Celtic Beer Festival

l St Austell Brewery managing director James Staughton (left) enjoys a pint with some of the Celtic Beer Festival-goers

December 2, 2008: Real ale and music lovers have flocked in their thousands to the 10th annual St Austell Brewery Celtic Beer Festival on Saturday. More

Falmouth Beer Festival smashes records

October 27, 2008: Falmouth Beer Festival, organised by the Cornwall branch of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), looks set to have smashed both attendance and beer consumption records this year. More

Bodmin festival attracts 450 drinkers

February 26, 2008: Around 450 happy beer lovers came along to Bodmin’s Public Rooms on the weekend to sample some 40 real ales and ciders. More

Wickwar brews CAMRA's champion winter ale

January 20, 2007: Wickwar Station Porter from Gloucestershire has been named Winter Beer of Britain 2008 by a panel of judges at CAMRA's National Winter Ales Festival in Manchester. More

Ninth St Austell Beer Festival 'best ever'

December 3, 2007: The 9th annual St Austell Brewery Celtic Beer Festival has been hailed the best ever after setting a new record for the amount of cash raised for charity. More

Skinner's scoops hat-trick of Falmouth awards

October 26, 2007: Skinner's Brewery in Cornwall is celebrating a hat-trick of wins in the champion beer competition at the CAMRA Kernow Falmouth Beer Festival, held in the lovely surroundings of the Princess Pavilion. More