CAMRA BEER FESTIVALS
13th to 15th October - Nottingham Beer Festival, Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane (Top), Nottingham. www.nottinghamcamra.org.uk
28th to 29th October - Chesterfield Market Beer Festival, Market Hall Assembly Rooms, Chesterfield Town Centre. 40 Beers from Derbys and South Yorks. Open: Fri + Sat lunch 11am-4pm (£1) inc prog + refundable glass hire; Fri + Sat evening 6.30pm-11pm (£3.50) inc prog + souvenir glass. www.chesterfieldcamra.org.uk
18th to 19th November - Mansfield & Ashfield CAMRA Mini-Fest, Upstairs Function Room, Rufford Arms, Chesterfield Road South-Mansfield. www.mansfieldcamra.org.uk
NON CAMRA BEER FESTIVALS
Organised by Pubs & other bodies etc
OCTOBER 2011
5th to 23rd - Wetherspoons Real Ale & Cider Fest, All Wetherspoon Pubs www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk
13th to 15th - The Alfred Beer Festival, Derby Street-Burton-on-Trent 20 Ales
13th to 16th - Old Poets Corner Beer Festival, Butts Lane-Ashover www.oldpoets.co.uk
21st to 23rd - Ibstock Beer Beer Festival, Venues include The Palace Community Centre, Waggon & Horses pub, The Ram Inn and the Boot Inn. Over 30 real ales plus traditional ciders, perrys and fruit wine. Hot food available at selected venues. Live entertainment on Friday and Saturday night at the Palace. Tel. (01530) 267303 for further details
26th to 30th - The Portland Hotel Beer Festival, London Road-Derby 16 Ales 4 Ciders (Tasting Night on the Weds)
27th to 30th - The Kings Arms Beer Festival, The Moor, Coleorton, Leicestershire, LE67 8GD. 20 Real ales and Ciders, Three Live Bands, BBQ, Free Entry, Hot Mulled Cider. www.kingsarmscoleorton.co.uk
27th to 30th - Poet & Castle Beer Festival, Alfreton Rd-Codnor. Over 40 Beers & Ciders. www.poetandcastle.co.uk
27th to 30th - The Vine Inn Beer Festival, 20 Uttoxeter Road-Mickleover, Derby 15 Ales 2 Ciders
28th to 30th - Mallard ‘Ale’oween Beer Festival, Platform 1, Railway Station-Worksop. 11am - 11pm Daily. Up to 18 Real Ales & 2 Trad. Ciders. Snacks Available at all Sessions. Catch any Robin Hood line train to get there.
28th to 30th - Syston Social Club Octoberfest, High St, Syston. Plenty of extra beers from Cellar and Stillage. www.systonsocial.co.uk 6 beers above ground on stillage but extra in the cellar to sell through the pumps or direct from the barrel, jazz on from 1.30 pm on the 30th with hot beer or pork roles available
28th to 6th November - Winter cask ale celebration event, Stag Inn, Kimberley. NG16 2NB. Selection of different beers rotated on the bar as become available. Covers Halloween and Bonfire night.
NOVEMBER 2011
2nd to 6th - Johnson Arms Autumn Beer Festival, 59 Abbey St, Old Lenton. NG7 2NZ. 25+ Cask Ales over 5 days. Beer Vouchers: four pints for £11 (includes 50p off food). Thu: Live Music 8pm. Sat: Fireworks 8pm & Live Music from Gren Bartley and Tom Kitching 9pm. Sun: Homemade Roast Dinners and Desserts (served 12-4pm). For more details closer to the time see website: www.johnsonarms.co.uk. Tel:0115 9786355 Email: mail@johnsonarms.co.uk (Note: Open from 4pm on Saturdays, from midday Sun-Fri).
3rd to 6th - Plough, 17 St Peters Street, Radford, Nottingham. NG7 3EN. 15 beers. Thu regular quiz night, free supper. Fri mushy pea night. Sat Bonfire Toffee night. Tel: 0115 970 2615
10th to 13th - West Bridgford Hockey Club Autumn Beer Festival, 276 Loughborough Rd, West Bridgford NG2 7FA. Next to Fire Station. 20 beers. Thu 6-11, Fri 4-11, Sat 12-11, Sun 12-4.
18th to 19th – Wreake Valley Charity Winter Beer Festival, Birstall Village Hall, School Lane, Birstall, Leicester LE4 4DH. www.wreakevalleyrotary.org.uk
14th to 20th – Criterion Beer Festival, Millstone Lane, Leicester. www.criterionvenue.co.uk. Beers from Yorkshire
17th to 20th – Longstop Winter Beer Festival, Churchgate, Leicester. www.longstoprealale.co.uk 20 Winter Ales from around the UK.
20th to 23rd - North & South Divide (Part II) Beer Festival, Bread & Bitter, Mapperley. All beers will be from breweries South of the Midlands.
25th to 27th – The Salmon New Brewery Weekend. Butt Close Lane, Leicester. 12 Beers from 6 – 8 new breweries.
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