We are back again with our thirteenth Annual Beer Festival, which will take place on Friday, September 20th (5.00pm to 11.00pm) and on Saturday, September 21st (2.00pm to 9.00pm) when, once again, it will run in conjunction with the Family Fun Day (2.00pm to 5.00pm). As well as featuring, once again, the ever-popular Teddy Zipwire!).
along with ice-cream and other favourite stalls, this year’s great innovation is the inclusion of the Family Colour Run! For more details of this exciting event click on the button! Family Colour Run
There will be a pub quiz on the Saturday, after the Fun Day finishes, from 7.30pm to 9.00pm. A raffle will be held on both Friday and Saturday evenings.
There will be food on sale in the form of pulled pork sandwiches and crisps – and on Saturday 
; and for those who don’t do beer there is a
Prosecco Bar and wine, cider and soft drinks will also be available.
On Sunday, September 22nd, between 4.00pm and 6.00pm we will be presenting ‘Hymns with Beer’…..an opportunity to worship in music, giving thanks as we enjoy a last few glasses of the beers enjoyed during the Festival.
There is no charge for the Fun Day, but for the Beer Festival the tickets are £15.….this will also cover the Saturday evening from 5.00pm onwards after the Family Fun Day has finished……and also if you wish to drink beer during the afternoon! As well as admission, this covers a free, ‘badged’, half-pint, tasting glass and four tokens for half-pints of beer or glasses of prosecco. Additional tokens for beer and prosecco will be on sale at the door. On Friday and Saturday evenings, if one of your party does not want alcoholic drink (perhaps volunteering as chauffeur!), please ask at the door, and they will be given free admission….no glass or drinks tokens, though!
Tickets will be on sale at the door, but if you want to get yours in advance you can do so at the Church office……and you can also Buy tickets online
The list of beers on offer will as usual be from our excellent local brewers – both from Harrogate and close by. Apart from three ales, none of the beers are the same as last year – though they ARE from many of the same award-winning local breweries. We have two brand new beers to try this year from the recently-launched nano-brewery in Beckwithshaw – John of Gaunt Ales
- Copper Dragon; Golden Pippin – a Golden Ale from this Skipton brewery
- Daleside Brewery; Blonde – the ever-favourite session Blonde Ale
- Harrogate Brewery; Harrogate Best – their prize-winning Best Bitter
- Harrogate Brewery; Harrogate Pale – a delicious Pale Ale; runner-up in the Beer of the Festival two years ago
- John of Gaunt Ales; Hop & Glory – a tasty Strong Bitter from this new nano-brewery in Beckwithshaw
- John of Gaunt Ales; Beckwithshaw Blonde – a Premium Blonde Ale freshly brewed for the Autumn equinox
- Kirkstall Brewery; Three Swords – a return to our Festival of this popular Extra Pale Ale from Kirkstall
- Roosters Brewery; Yankee – their flagship Premium Pale Ale
- Rudgate Brewery; Battleaxe – a Premium Bitter from the prize-winning Marston Moor brewery
- Saltaire Brewery; DDH Citra – a double dry hopped Pale Ale from Saltaire; last year’s Beer of the Festival winner
- Timothy Taylors Brewery; Landlord – multi-award winning Premium Bitter from the brewery in Keighley (and winner of Beer of the Festival two years ago)
Included in the Admission Package, along with the programme and tasting notes, will be a token to be used in voting for the ‘Beer of the Festival’
In the event of poor weather, all activities can be housed under cover.
There is parking at the church……and nearby access (5 minute walk) to public transport both bus 
and train 
So tell your neighbours and friends and come along, bringing the family for some fantastic fun and fellowship….to say nothing of the excellent beers on offer.