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Anyone Fancy a Beer Festival?

Anyone Fancy a Beer Festival?

Posted on by Kev Warnes

At the recent ACB meeting we were discussing local beer festivals so thought we should start a list with dates and links, see you there?

Some you have to book tickets so take a look at the websites for details.

Useful sources for beer festivals:

https://camra.org.uk/events

https://essexrealale.com/beer-festivals-in-essex/

If you know of a festival and think we should add it drop us a note

January

28th – 31st January 2026Colchester Winterhttps://colchesterbeerfestivals.co.uk/

February

TBCChappel Winterhttps://chappelbeerfestival.org.uk/
TBCGreat British Winter Beer Festivalhttps://winter.gbbf.org.uk/

March

6th – 8th March 2025Chelmsford Brew Co Beer FestivalPoster
14th – 16th March 2025Beer & Sausage FestivalLive & Let Live, Stanway, Colchester
27th – 30th March 2025Other Monkey, Colchesterhttps://othermonkeybrewing.com/events/blooming-great-beer-festival-2/
28th – 29th March 2025Chelmsford Craft Beer Festivalhttps://chelmsfordcraftbeerfestival.com/

April

2nd – 5th April 2025Maldon Beer Festivalhttps://www.maldonanddengiecamra.org.uk/MaldonBeerFestival
16th – 21st April 2025Briarbank Spring, Ipswichhttps://briarbank.org/event/2025-spring-beer-festival/
17th – 20th April 2025Other Monkey, Colchesterhttps://othermonkeybrewing.com/events/spring-beer-tap-takeover/
17th – 21st April 2025Old Cannon Beer Festival, Bury St Edmundshttps://www.oldcannonbrewery.co.uk/
18th – 21st April 0205Easter Beer Festival, Mersea Islandhttps://merseaislandvineyard.co.uk/easter-beer-festival-2025/
26th April 2025St Georges Beer Festival, Brentwood Breweryhttps://www.brentwoodbrewing.co.uk/event/st-georges-beer-festival-2025/

May

9th – 11th May 2025Sproughton Beer Festivalhttps://www.sproughtonbeerfestival.com/
10th May 2025Radio City Open DayRadio City – Brewery Tour/Tap Room Visit
17th May 2025ACB – Shed Brewers FestivalWatch this space…
19th – 24th May 2025Cambridge Beer Festivalhttps://www.cambridgebeerfestival.com/
28th – 31st May 2025Colchester Beer Festivalhttps://colchesterbeerfestivals.co.uk/

June

3rd – 7th June 2025Thurrock Beer Festivalhttps://thurrock.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php?id=242456
5th – 8th June 2025Braintree Beer Festivalhttps://braintreebeerfestival.co.uk/

July

15th to 19th July 2025Chelmsford Beer Festivalhttps://cbcf.camra.org.uk/
24th – 26th July 2025Redoubt Beer Festivalhttps://www.harwich-society.co.uk/events/redoubt-beer-festival-2025-day-1/

August

1st – 2nd August 2025Music & Beer Festival at the Vulcanhttps://avrovulcan.com/events/music-and-beer-festival-at-the-vulcan-aug2025
5th – 9th August 2025Great British Beer Festivalhttps://greatbritishbeerfestival.co.uk/
20th – 25th August 2025East Anglian Beer Festivalhttps://burystedmundsbeerfestival.com/
20th – 25th August 2025Briarbank Summer, Ipswichhttps://briarbank.org/event/2025-summer-beer-festival/
22nd – 25th August 2025Mid Norfolk Beer Festivalhttp://www.midnorfolkrailway.co.uk/beer/

September

9th – 13th September 2025Chappel Beer Festivalhttps://chappelbeerfestival.org.uk/

October

November

TBCBeccles Beer Festivalhttp://www.becclesbeerfestival.co.uk/

December

ACB January Meeting Minutes

ACB January Meeting Minutes

Posted on by Nick Davis

Once food choices had been made, and initial drinks purchased at the bar, we kicked off, as ever, with our beer challenge. Attendees were invited to present “dark beers” for the appreciation and judging of those present, and we had 9 beers submitted for critique…there were 5 porters of varying heritage, one RIS, one Dark Lager, one Mild and one Chocolate Stout.

The standard was, as is increasingly common these days, very high, with none of the beers exhibiting obvious faults.