A huge beer festival is coming to Manchester with hundreds of beers on offer

Manchester is getting a huge festival celebrating Craft Beer this July, with 45 breweries and hundreds of beers.

Dedicated to Manchester’s wide and varied craft beer scene, Manchester Craft Beer Festival celebrates beer in all its forms. 

Guests can expect everything from sour beers and IPAs to low ABV beers from a whole host of local brewers, plus a selection of some of the UK’s best.

Plus there will even be a New York showcase, showing the best of the big boys from over the pond.

Representing Manchester, you’ll find the likes of Marble, Manchester Union, Track Brewing Co and Pomona Island.

There will also be the brand new Bundobust Brew Pub. Plus international names from some of Europe’s most popular breweries include Norway’s Lervig, Denmark’s Mikkeller and Netherlands’ Fontaal and Kees.

While the New York Showcase will include Grimm, Barrier, KCBC and Equilibrium breweries, there’ll also be appearances by Brew York, Brixton, Northern Monk, Gipsy Hill, Signature, Full Circle, North, Salt, Stone & Wood, The Kernel, Verdant and Vocation, with more to be announced.

The best bit is that your ticket includes all the beers you sample! Tickets are priced at £49.50 and upon entry you grab a free glass and sample as many as you responsibly can.

Each ticket allows guest entry for five-hours on Friday or Saturday, giving you ample time to try the beers.

There will also be a lineup of exciting music acts and you get a special festival beer glass and access to the pop-up kitchens. 

The King of funk & soul Craig Charles, Daddy G of Massive Attack – known for hip-hop rhythms and dub grooves – and London’s art rock band Django Django will all be taking over the decks, to provide guests with the perfect sonic backdrop to the festival, with more acts to be announced.

You can also expect some of Manchester’s top foodies offering up some seriously good grub too.

Co-founder of We are Beer, Greg Wells said: “We’re ecstatic that we can go ahead with the launch of Manchester Craft Beer Festival this year, we’ve wanted to do something epic in the city for ages – it’s got such great breweries and a creative culture and buzz that is second to none.

“Our festival showcases the best of beer from the UK and around the world and is a complete learning and exploration experience, a chance to drink your favourite beers as well as try something completely new.

“But it’s also an amazing night out – the whole experience is elevated by having some sensational DJs spinning the decks and delicious food to eat so there’s definitely something for everyone.”

The Manchester Craft Beer Festival is taking place at The Depot at Mayfield across July 23rd and 24th 2021. 

You can get tickets here.