Dewsbury Beer Festival

The Beer Festival was undoubtedly a great delight but there are still many more in the coming months including:
• Festival in the Park
• Yorkshire Day
• Dewsbury Canal Festival
• Dewsbury on Sea
…and more.
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Letter that appeared in Dewsbury Reporter on Friday 4th June.

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Did you enjoy the Dewsbury Beer Festival? If so why not join in the World Sup 2010 Beer and Music Festival at the West Riding. There are over 30 real ales, a variety of ciders and live music all to be enjoyed in the glorious sun (that’s not promised but forecasted!) Click here for more information.

It was the beer festival that ran out of ale!

Dewsbury Beer Festival was such an astonishing success that the 2,500 visitors drank their way through the original 70 barrels of ale and downed 30 more that were shipped in at short notice to cope with the phenomenal demand.

The heatwave could have had something to do with it, but Dewsbury Town Hall has rarely witnessed such a three-day event in its recent history and it even surpassed the original event staged in 1975 which drew a crowd of 1,500………………………

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On a very warm Sunday morning volunteers, some of which nursing a sore head, gather to dismantle everything until next year

The cider bar sponsored by the The Stubbing Wharf was a huge success.With 10 different ciders on offer it was a popular bar for all. Comments receivied were the Rum Cask Cider and the Whisky Cask cider were deemed to be very popular.

If you like cider then why not join in the fun at the Stubbing Cider fest? Click here for more details.

The doors opened at 1:00 prompt and the first visitor was the Mayor of Kirklees, Councillor Julie Stewart-Turner accompanied by the Town Crier in his full regalia. After a speech by Mike Roebuck, Chair, Heavy Woollen CAMRA, the Trade and VIP session was officially opened by Daisy Claeys from t’brugs Beertje, Bruges.

Judging for the beer of the festival was done shortly after, click here for details of the judges and the winning beers.

Later on former Dewsbury rugby captain Mick ‘Stevo’ Stephenson opened the festival. There was a total of 700 people attended the first day.

After much deliberation, cogitating and ruminating the Beer of the Festival was finally decided.