This year’s Denbigh Beer Festival promises an even more dizzying array of local beers and ciders than ever, with award-winning brews from Great Orme Brewery, Bragdy Conwy and Purple Moose among others.
Having raised a record-breaking £7,000 last year, organisers Denbigh and District Round Table hope that the focus on local breweries will make the September 15 charity event the best attended yet.
Artisan Windows, Doors and Conservatories of Denbigh are once again the main sponsor of the festival, which this year will raise funds for Hope House and a local Parkinson’s Disease charity.
Ian Gibson of Artisan said: “The Round Table works incredibly hard to make each beer festival better than the last. The focus on real ales and ciders from North Wales breweries and local charities, makes this a great community event that just gets better each year.”
Once the doors of Denbigh Town Hall open at midday on September 15, beer lovers will be faced with the enviable choice of 30 firkins of real ale and 10 Welsh ciders. There will be music throughout the day from North Wales bands including Gwibdaith Hen Fran.
Chairman of Denbigh and District Round Table Rob Francis said: “I’m delighted that the beer festival has gone from strength to strength. This year we were determined to have the largest selection of locally sourced real ales ever. Our headline band is also a real coup, Gwibdaith Hen Fran have had a great deal of success and will be performing in Welsh and English.”
Last year’s event saw around 450 real ale and cider lovers turn up throughout the day, with all proceeds going to local charities including St Kentigern Hospice, St Asaph.
This year’s chosen charities include children’s hospice Hope House/Ty Gobaith, which has centres in Conwy and Oswestry and Parkinson’s UK.
Hope House hospices cost more than £4 million a year to run with the majority of this coming from donations. The charity currently cares for more than 320 terminally ill children and their families.
Parkinson’s UK funds research into finding a cure for Parkinson’s Disease and improving the lives of those affected by the illness. The donation will be given to local branches of the charity.
Denbigh and District Round Table will open doors on the marathon real ale session at noon on September 15, bands will play throughout the day and the beer taps will close at 10.30pm.
A £5 entry fee is payable on the door, which includes a commemorative glass. Beer tokens for the real ales are also purchased on the day.
Breweries represented at the 9th Denbigh Beer Festival include:
Great Orme Brewery
Facer’s
Bragdy Conwy
Otley Brewing Company
Cwrw Llyn
Purple Moose
Coachhouse
Gwynt Y Ddraig (ciders)
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