Liverpool 2010 Beer Fesitval

ITS BACK! The one and only true British beer festival.
Open: Thu 6-11pm; Fri Noon-4pm, then 7pm-11pm; Sat Noon-4pm, then 7pm-11pm.

All tickets by advance sale only – £6.
Members discount in beer vouchers. Tickets go on sale 5 Dec only, 10am onwards, at Gibberd room, Metropolitan Cathedral. Limited initial allocation – 4 tickets per person.

A few facts and figures…
1. It’s probably the only beer festival on the planet to be held in a cathedral.

2. It’s always an instant sell-out, making it the hottest ticket in town.

3. It attracts visitors from all over Britain and Europe – and from as far afield as America and Australia.

4. It’s now viewed as an essential part of the annual Liverpool Events calendar, alongside such popular and prestigious occasions as the Grand National.

5. Not only is it held in a cathedral, it’s held in the architectural splendour of the cathedral crypt, making it one of the most splendid settings in the world.
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6. Visitors enjoying the various beers can often be seen looking up and marvelling at the skill involved in creating the vaulted beehive brickwork in the crypt’s ceiling.

7. The first Camra “Beer Exhibition” – held at the Everyman in 1974 – had 11 beers. The 2010 festival will have over 250 beers plus over 30 real ciders and perries.

8. The real ale is accompanied by real food, featuring fresh local produce served by local businesses – such as the award-winning Everyman Bistro.

9. It’s probably the only beer festival to feature a string quartet as part of the entertainment programme. The Marks String Quartet has played at the festival for the last four years.

10. More than just a festival, each year there is a campaigning theme around real ale – examples have included Women and Real Ale, Liverpool as a National Centre for Pubs and Beer Tourism and Liverpool – the Real Ale Pubs Capital of Britain.

11. It promotes Liverpool as a city and as a visitor destination.

12. The festival has been so successful it has been joined by a sister event later in the year – the Camra Liverpool Real Ale Pubs Festival, which runs for five weeks from September.

13. The main hall features a full-length stillage of over 250 beers, making a truly impressive sight for real ale lovers.

14. It generates massive media coverage and profile each year – reflecting well not only on real ale, but the city of Liverpool.

15. It flies the flag for Merseyside brewers and their beers…