– Brewers’ Group / Tuesday 20th November 7pm
“Brewers’ Group is an informal, monthly gathering for anyone who’d like to learn a little more about beer and how it’s made. The group aims to connect people with an interest in brewing, professional or amateur, so that we can all share knowledge and experiences and learn from each other in an informal setting.
We meet once a month upstairs at Port Street for chat, beer tasting, brewer’s mastarclasses, brewery visits and, of-course, a pint or two. It’s free and everyone’s welcome. If you’re a homebrewer, please bring along some of your homebrew to taste: letting other people taste your beer can be a little daunting at first (especially when there’re professional brewers in the house) but it’s a great opportunity to get valuable feedback, improve your brewing skills and learn something new; and that’s what we’re all about.
This month James Campbell, head brewer at Marble brewery, has kindly agreed to come and share his knowledge about high gravity brewing. James has made some excellent high alcohol beers during his time at Marble (and I’d highly recommend trying the Decadence if you get the chance) so we should be in for a treat.”
Where: Port Street Beer House, 39-41 Port Street, Manchester, M1 2EQ
When: Tuesday 20th November / 7pm
Free entry – for more info please email : brewersgroup@freshjava.co.uk
– Meet The Brewer with Hawkshead / Monday 26th November 2012
5.30pm door – events starts at 6.15pm
SOLD OUT
Hawkshead Brewery is Cumbria’s largest independent brewery, having grown rapidly since its foundation in 2002. It is one of the new wave of independent breweries which have revitalised British beer.
The family owned and run brewery now located next to the River Kent in Staveley brews ‘traditional beers with a modern twist’ using the finest whole cone hops and best malted barley.
Their award winning ales can be found not only on the bar at The Beer Hall (the brewery tap) but all over the North-West. The Beer Hall is ‘a showcase for real ale & good food’ and provides a unique experience to visitors.
http://www.hawksheadbrewery.co.uk/
– Photos / Meet The Brewer with Kirkstall – Monday 29th October
Yorkshire’s finest Kirsktall Brewery paid us a visit to show off their wonderful beers. As always here are some wobbly, out of focus photos!
– Independent Manchester Beer Convention – videos
October 2012 saw the launch of our very our ‘beer event’ called the Independent Manchester Beer Convention. We had such fun putting it all together, so much so we couldn’t actually absorb all the goings on over the weekend, so we comissioned our good friends Asta Films to document it for us. Here are two short films including the main discussion on Frdiay night ‘What the hell is craft beer?’