The 12th Addingham Beer Festival is back this year at The Addingham Memorial Hall on 4th and 5th October. Over 35 beers on offer, all sourced from local breweries including Saltaire, Ilkley, Craven and Kirkstall.
In addition, the festival will have a whole lot more with bars dedicated to Cider, Gin, Wine and Prosecco, plus food, catered by local suppliers.
There will have live Music from local artists, Geoff Preston, Abandon and Lost Embers on Friday night and the festival's very own in-house band, “The Beer Fest Boys” performing for the last time on Saturday night.
For those of you that like to engage their brain whilst sipping beverages, The Addingham Quiz of the Year will take place during the Saturday afternoon session with a top prize of £100 and a trophy.

Sessions times are:
Friday afternoon - The sponsor session will run 4.00-6.00pm where sponsors can take advantage of complimentary drinks for their guests.
Friday evening - The session runs from 6.00 until late where the focus is on the Ales, Ciders, Gin, Wine and Prosecco on offer.
Saturday afternoon - The session starts from 1:00pm.
Saturday evening - The grand finale begins at 7:00pm again till late.
Since 2011, Addingham Beer Festival has raised over £80,000 for local and worthy causes. Following the success of last year’s festival, they have now given out 200 awards to worthy causes.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.addinghambeerfest.co.uk or in person at The Swan, The Fleece Pub and Addingham Co-op.
Tickets are priced at £12.50 per session which includes a festival glass and a complimentary drink. The festival uses a token facility priced at £2.00 each which equates to a half of ale.
Tasting notes will be published soon on the festival website for full details of what is on offer.


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