✨ THANK YOU for another magnificent year of Indie Beer Feast ✨ The festival really is a sum of its part, it’s YOU the people who attend, the breweries who pour, the food traders,
#naturallywines
,
@hophideout
🍺🧵
Beer of the Festival has been judged 🍺 In a surprising twist of fate, you the lovely people and the judges have picked the same beers!
🏆 Winners 🍺
@beerofsmod
A Right to Roam (Koelship IPA) 5.4%
🏆 Runner-ups 🍺
@Torrside
Inochi (West Coast IPA) 6.8%
#IndieBeerFeast
Our 2nd brewery announcement for
#IndieBeerFeast
are the splendid Sheffield based
@beerofsmod
💯🍺Their beer - 1832 Ron XXXX (keg., 8.1%) won the judges’ choice ‘Beer of the Festival’ last year and they’ve had a storming couple of years (despite a pandemic thrown in the mix!)
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Finally feels like 2022 is progressing (& 2021 is well behind us!!!) Hope you all had a much-needed break over Xmas & New Year. We’re back up & running with lots of festival news to tell you about over the next few days so keep those peepers on the look out👀
Both Saturday…
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Thanks to everyone for joining tonight 👏 We’re continuing the virtual party at home with you all. The big news .... 🥁🥁🥁 launch for August 2021 dates 6-7th with the breweries (and more) from tonight 🤞
It’s with a heavy heart we say
#IndieBeerFeast
summer edition will not be happening in Aug. We will be rescheduling to 4-5th March 2022. After feedback from the breweries & cideries involved & in addition to the unsure situation we’re still very much in nationally with…
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THE beer list is being published on our website Monday 🎉 it’s a time consuming beauty but we think you’ll be happy 🤘Lots of tasty beers direct from the breweries attending, low intervention wines, AF beer options, gluten free, cider, perry, aged beers and more good stuff 🍻
It was only 7 days ago that our little beery
#IndieBeerFeast
kicked off, launching the wonderful
@SheffBeerWeek
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It was only a month ago since 2022’s Indie Beer Feast 🍺🤙
What a weekend back in March, in Sheffield; many folks first
#beerfestival
in over two years!
Huge thanks to Iain
@FyneAles
for taking & sharing these snaps with us 📸 See you next year, yeah…?
A huge thank-you to EVERYONE who attended our little beer fest. To all the breweries, drinks pop-ups, food traders, musicians, every1 who hosted tastings, our volunteers & the
@Abbeydale_PH
💚It’s been one beautiful beery weekend,
you’ve done us proud Sheffield🍺
📸
@BeesonOnBeer
Thanks everyone for coming down and making
#indiebeerfeast
what it is! Positive vibes and beery love to you all 💜 A huge thanks to the volunteers, venue, food traders, gin wagon, musicians, poets, judges, door staff,
@MagicMagid
and breweries too ✨
Same again next year?????? 😉
BIG NEWS ✨🍻
We know
#IndieBeerFeast
rescheduling to March ‘22 was a disappointment for many & also that there’ll be plenty of you lovely folks at a loss what to do that weekend! Well fret not we’ve managed to plan this instead for ya ➡️
Indie Beer Feast Festival Trail
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Little Mon update for you 👀 With Fri & Sat evening tickets now going quick, plus Sat day sold out, if you’ve been thinking about going, NOW is the time to get sorted 🎟🎟✔️ Fri day is the trade (apply via email direct) & reduced capacity session if you’d prefer that, …
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We’ve published the drink list online, there’s a few gaps to update & wine to be added. However you can get a good idea of what’s pouring. Tho just to mention not everything pouring at once all sessions, there will be switches around & some changes ⤵️
The votes have been counted and the People’s Winner for ‘Beer of the Festival’ at
#IndieBeerFeast
is
@Torrside
with Valour 1917 Imperial Stout 🏆 Highly commended goes to
@beerofsmod
1832 Ron XXXX 🍺 Thanks everyone for joining us at the festival 🙏
🎉 BREWERY ANNOUNCEMENTS 🎉
Why announce 1 brewery when you can share 5?!? As it’s Nov 1st already, we thought why not. We’re thrilled to announce 1st up for March 2023’s
#IndieBeerFeast
we will be joined by Sheffield lovelies
@beerofsmod
&
@AbbeydaleBeers
🍺
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This week's
#LetsBeerPositive
may be a bit poignant.
What are some great moments you've had at beer festivals in the past? If you have any photos you'd like to share to illustrate these fine times, please do.
Include
#LetsBeerPositive
in your reply.
The first brewery we’re thrilled to announce pouring at
#IndieBeerFeast
is none other than Scotland’s finest
@FyneAles
💯We’ve always wanted to attend their annual beer festival, Fyne Fest, but never managed to make the 5 hour drive! SO we thought why not bring the glen to...
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In light of continuing lockdowns & there seeming to be no updates or plans for reopening the country & hospitality. We thought that alongside
@sheffbeerweek
virtual
#SheffBeerWeek
celebrations in March 2021, it’d be nice to host a virtual Instagram tasting & put together...
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We know there’s lots of ifs and 🤞 But we will still be planning for 6&7th August ‘21. We will of course have to see how things progress and make decisions as necessary. March ‘22 is booked in tho already as a back-up. With that in mind we’ll start to share brewery news today 🙌
Hi folks just to let you know we’re talking to all our brewery & cider hosts, food vendors & volunteers this week behind the scenes after Monday’s announcement. We will be making key decisions soon & informing you early next week what will be happening with
#IndieBeerFeast
🙏🙏🙏
Going into the weekend with over 25% of tickets sold for
#IndieBeerFeast
👌
YES folks 🍺 Thanks for all the support! 🙏 Sat afternoon is the one likely to sell out first, so be quick if you want to attend that session 🎟
🥁Next brewery announcement
🥁
@DurationBeer
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There’s been lots of plans and changes! Initially we were looking at a smaller beer fest same time of year. We’re now planning full
#IndieBeerFeast
later in year of 2021. Details tba. We hope we’ll be in a much better and different world by then and that you’ll come support 👍🍺
NEW: Sheffield's independent craft beer festival (
@IndieBeerFeast
) is back for its fifth year (not counting our virtual 2021 event!) on Friday 3rd and Saturday, 4th March 2023! 🍻
Tickets on sale now
Indie Beer Feast is starting to fill up 👀 with further brewery announcements today…🥁
🍺🎉
Joining us next year are Manchester’s juice fanatics & Mr Blobby super fans
@sureshotbrew
🍺
County Durham’s easy drinking maestros
@McCollsBrewery
(You loved their
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Yes, 2018 was superb 💪 so after a few weeks break, we have decided to go for next year!!! 2019 here we come 📝 save the weekend of 9th March dates. Planning has begun 💥
#beerfestival
#sheffield
#indiebeerfeast
🪩 NOT LONG NOW 🪩
Tomorrow
#IndieBeerFeast
kicks off, it’s time to purchase those tickets - Fri online till midnight. Sat is sold out. If you’re after a quieter session Fri day is the one for you, with smaller numbers & quieter background noise music 1/4
When Sheffield artist
@emredfearn_
said YES to designing Indie Beer Feast’s 2023 new look, we did a little happy dance. Emily’s bold & bright work, with playful characters & stylised lettering really brings the JOY to the party 🖌🎨 1/2
Hi folks we were going to announce plans but with everything swirling in the wider world, we just thought it’d be better to celebrate the Abbeydale PH’s 100th anniversary & sign off for 2020. Have as best a festive rest as you can & HOPEFULLY we have
#IndieBeerFeast
news in ‘21🙏
Ahead of announcing our pop-up tastings, we’re thrilled to say
@BarthHaasX
have kindly agreed to sponsor the sessions.
This year we have a dedicated room which will become the
#BarthHaasX
‘Heart of Craft Tasting Room’ and provide a space to share knowledge!
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Big brewery announcement this Saturday folks 🚨 With one of our long-standing UK favourite breweries pouring for the first time at our beer festival - we welcome
@marblebrewers
🚨 From sublime cask-focused classic
#ales
to big bold barrel-ageing projects delivering...
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THE LIST is finally published. As always there’s likely to be tweaks!?! Plus we need to flag the ‘Beer of the Festival’ entries (this year they’re brand new beers from the breweries that are entering the Saturday judging).
Link ⤵️
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🖌 Emily’s designs for
#IndieBeerFeast
this year brings the beer, cider, wine & festival fun elements altogether in full colour for our socials 🎨 We’ll also be mixing & matching a number of the designs in classic colour tones for
#glassware
#tshirts
&
#totes
🪩✨
Monday’s brewery announcement had to be a good one, since its a bank holiday & all! AND this is a brilliant one, as we can’t wait to welcome beer advocate & all round genuine fellow Stacey from
@rockleopardbrew
to
#IndieBeerFeast
&
#Sheffield
💯
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Sorry we’ve been quiet on social media today folks but it’s been full on setting up! Here’s a few outtakes inc some of the lovely people who have come to pour you all tasty beer this wkd🙏Beer list is tonight’s task!
@cloudwaterbrew
@TurningPointbco
@MagicRockBrewCo
@OrbitBeers
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Tickets are now on sale. There’s 2 dates available Fri 8th & Sat 9th March with two sessions each day 11.30am to 4.30pm / 5.30pm to 10.30pm. 🎉 £7.50 plus booking per session. We can’t wait for
#indiebeerfeast
2019. 1st brewery announcements coming soon 🥁
After a few cheeky exclusive
#IndieBeerFeast
reveals on the
@SheffHopcast
a couple of days ago. We thought we’d start to share more about those on our socials. First up, this year’s glass 🙏 We’ve gone with one glass shape for the first time 1/2
T is for
@Torrside
who tirelessly champion smoked beers & traverse the path of traditional beer styles; yet always with their own unique twist. They’ll be pouring Inochi, their new WC IPA collab with
@hophideout
part of Beer of the Festival comp on
#cask
&
#keg
Celebrating HOPE🎉
Thanks to everyone who came to
#indiebeerfeast
yesterday! Wish we could have done more posts but we got carried away chatting to all you lovely folk. You came, you beered, you ate, you had good times 👏👏👏 here’s to next year 😘 stick the date in your calendar ✅
Finalising the bars at
#IndieBeerFeast
& it’s brilliant to welcome back
@hophideout
who’ll be pouring intriguing beers on tap & offering drink in & take out beer/cider shop. It’ll be full of tasty bottles & cans (plus low/no alcohol & soft drinks, you could always do a shandy😉)
🚨All sessions are selling quickly now, with Sat afternoon not far off selling out. So if you’ve been thinking about coming to
#IndieBeerFeast
NOW is the time⏰ to buy tickets
@Gigantic
🚨
Fancy volunteering? There’s still time, cut off Fri 10th Feb.
🍺 Free Pop-Up Tastings 📝
Having just successfully launched this brand new brewery a couple of days ago, we applaud Henry for giving it a go in tough times. Hurrah to
@SunkenKnave
🙏 Maybe it’s because he’s drawing on a lengthy brewing career
@Harveys1790
@Darkstarbrewco
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Hi folks just to clarify the
#IndieBeerFeast
festival is not going ahead at the Abbeydale Picture House, this has been rescheduled to 4-5th March 2022.
INSTEAD this weekend 6-8th Aug 21, we have the festival trail which is hosted across 6 venues. Check venues for full details⤵️
🤘 How’s your session going? There’s nothing like having a beer with friends & making new connections alongside. That’s what
#IndieBeerFeast
is all about….
Thanks to every1 who joined our live IG streams last Sat. BIG NEWS announced with obviously a huge caveat (!!!) that all the breweries who joined us are the first to be announced to pour at an Indie Beer Feast Aug ‘21! 🤘🍺
Tickets now
@Gigantic
Right!!!! The people have voted! The winner in the poll is..... a TIE 🏆😱
@OrbitBeers
AND
@Torrside
I’m guessing everyone who voted really likes bergamot 😂
#IndieBeerFeast
Back after a festive break, AND we’ve our final 2 breweries to announce 🎉🙌 We’re thrilled to be welcoming Stacey from the brilliant
@rockleopardbrew
back. Can’t wait to drink some of his amazing West Coast IPAs 👌 1/2
We wanted to take this moment, ahead of this evening’s festival tasting, to raise a glass in memory to all those we have loved and lost over the last 12 months. 🍺
Full release over on IG and FB:
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Volunteers we need ya 🍻✔️ Help make our beery event happen 🍻 we’re looking for help with set-up, help during the festival and take-down. Lots of opps to get involved. Thank you for sharing. All dates and details on the form:
This year we’ve increased our focus on the wonderful world of
#cider
&
#perry
at
#IndieBeerFeast
🍐🍏
We were thrilled when Albert
@RossCider
said yes to hosting a bar We think they have some of the best single varietal ciders out there, really showcasing
#herefordshire
orchards
🍺 Glassware 🍺
We’re thrilled to announce that one of our favourite artists will be designing the
#IndieBeerFeast
glass for our March 2022 beer festival. Give it up for…
🥁🥁🥁
Tom J Newell 🖌
@tomjnewell
🖌
👏👏👏
📣 Cider & Perry Announcement
🍏
@RossCider
🍐
Ross’ is a multi-generational orchard-based cidery in Ross-on-Wye, having taken on the land in the 1930s. The majority of their
#cider
and
#Perries
are limited edition batches reflective of the season they were pressed.
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🍺 Starting today we’re highlighting an A ➡️ Z of all the breweries pouring at
#IndieBeerFeast
2022 🎉
First up are local stalwarts
@AbbeydaleBeers
with 25 years of brewing under their belt & a myriad of beer styles. From their flagship Moonshine cask pale ale to…
First pours at Indie Beer Feast 🥳
New for this year’s
#IndieBeerFeast
we’re excited to share our ‘Beer of the Festival’ that will see a host of Breweries brew up a special beer around this year’s theme ‘Seasonal Celebration’-
Our favourite dark beer & smoke fiends are joining us again 👏 We can’t fault
@Torrside
imagination when it comes to their Monster series & we love their approach to historical beer styles, yet always adding a modern Torrside twist! You loved their Valour 1917 imperial stout
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This Monday we’ll be announcing the venues and brewery/cidery hosting run-down 👀 Watch this space for news 🎉
#IndieBeerFeast
Festival Trail 6th to 8th August 🍻
After an under the radar announcement
@hophideout
9th birthday celebrations at the weekend we thought best to let you all know 😉 Walthamstow’s finest
@WildCardBrewery
will be heading up to Sheff to pour. We welcomed them to the festival back in 2019. It’s brilliant to host 1/3
We’ve been updating our website 🥳 20 breweries listed..and a handful more to be announced in January 🥳 Time to buy those tickets hey...? Don’t forget two sessions per day, Friday 8th and Saturday 9th March (Qs - check our FAQs on ).Venue
@Abbeydale_PH
🙌
Ahead of announcing our pop-up tastings, we’re thrilled to say
@BarthHaasX
have kindly agreed to sponsor the sessions.
This year we have a dedicated room which will become the
#BarthHaasX
‘Heart of Craft Tasting Room’ and provide a space to share knowledge!
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🥁 2024’s
#IndieBeerFeast
glass, tees & totes designs are HERE. Fest organiser Jules has had this in her ideas pile for some time & decided to go for it this year! We hope it makes you smile :)
The beer/drinks list will be published on socials & linked to our website tomorrow👀
⏰⏰⏰Mid September we’ll start to announce our brewery line-up for
#IndieBeerFeast
March 2020 ⏰⏰⏰ AND there’ll be details of a special ticket release event announced 💯🙌