The 38th Swindon Beer Festival will take place from Thursday 22 to Saturday 24 October at STEAM.
It is the 18th year in which the much-loved festival is held at the town's museum of the Great Western Railway.
Those who attend will be able to enjoy a wide range of ciders and real ales, and two local breweries, Hop Kettle and Ramsbury, will each have a brewery bar showcasing six of their beers.
A spokesperson said: "Each brewery is providing a special beer for the festival. Hop Kettle will have a version of their popular stout, Morannon, which has been finished in a ruby port cask.
"Ramsbury will have Big Plum Pudding, a stronger version of their Plum Pudding stout.
"The LocAle bar will offer 17 beers from Wiltshire and the surrounding counties. LocAle is a CAMRA initiative to encourage outlets to stock local beers, reducing the “beer miles.”
"The LocAle bar will offer 17 beers from Wiltshire and the surrounding counties. LocAle is a CAMRA initiative to encourage outlets to stock local beers, reducing the “beer miles.”
"The beer festival is supported by local Swindon area breweries, with Arkells sponsoring the volunteer T Shirts and Rusty Garage sponsoring the glasses."
The main brewery bar will have 50 beers from around the country, with styles and strengths to suit all tastes.
At the Cider Bar, visitors will discover 21 Ciders and Perries ranging from fruity to dry.
The festival will be open from noon to 10 pm on Friday, and unlike previous festivals will not close during the afternoon.
The main brewery bar will have 50 beers from around the country, with styles and strengths to suit all tastes.
At the Cider Bar, visitors will discover 21 Ciders and Perries ranging from fruity to dry.
The festival will be open from noon to 10 pm on Friday, and unlike previous festivals will not close during the afternoon.
There will be entertainment on the Thursday with the Sultans of Swingers playing music from Dire Straits.
On Saturday there will be music from Geoff Roberts and friends followed by a quiz. The quiz questions will be inspired by the beers and ciders available and our venue,the Steam Museum.
The Festival is supporting the Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance charity. Attendees can donate unused beer tokens which will changed to cash for the charity.
The spokesperson added: "We hope people will come to the festival and enjoy the variety of beers and ciders available."
The Festival is supporting the Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance charity. Attendees can donate unused beer tokens which will changed to cash for the charity.
The spokesperson added: "We hope people will come to the festival and enjoy the variety of beers and ciders available."
Full details can be found at https://swindon.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php?id=23556
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