Clitheroe Beer Festival

21/05/2026

We are having a day out to Skipton Beer Festival & it’s nice to be on the other side of the bar as punters after a manic couple of weeks. No Lancashire beers, so its just a dark-side festival with local beers for local people 😂 (lovely friendly volunteers here as always though)

18/05/2026

16/05/2026

Many thanks to everyone who came down this year to support us. To all the Beer & Brewery tickers, both from the north west and yorkshire, from as far away as Kent, London, Hertfordshire, Lincoln, Loughborough etc….thank you so much for coming up and stopping in Clitheroe for a few days…..hope you all managed to find something new to make the journey worthwhile. Thanks to everyone from our town for coming down and backing us again & supporting Ribble Valley Crossroads Care Thanks to all the followers of Drive, you made it a fantastic last night singing along and drinking us dry. See you all again next year (once we’ve recovered) 👏👏👏🍻

16/05/2026

Never let it be said that beer festivals aren’t colourful. Thanks for choosing to come lads, enjoy the beers and have a great time around Clitheroe 🍻

16/05/2026

Final day, Drive have just done their soundcheck for tonight. All beers, cask & keg & ciders on apart from Denham on keg, Kissingate Black Cherry Mild, Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby, Mystery Fish (both), Beer Shack & Bowland Re-engineered Oil all cask

Come on down 🍻🍻

15/05/2026

Our favourite visitors have arrived again. Everyone loves coming to meet the two beautiful Thwaites Shire Horses and they are a reminder of Britain’s brewing heritage when all beers were delivered by dray to their local pubs. The schoolchildren love seeing them each year as well.

15/05/2026

Back open for first main day of two…..and the sun’s appeared 🌞Forecast looks ok for the rest of the day. Sun trap and sheltered at the back as well as a marquee. Ciders, Gins, Wine on as well. Come on down today or tomorrow 🍻

14/05/2026

Here’s our food offering for friday & saturday.

13/05/2026

Get down and try this, a wonderful initiative to support pubs.

🍺 Help protect Britain's pubs!
🍻 Support your local on The Telegraph's National Pub Day, Saturday May 16, and claim your free pint of Telegraph Ale here: https://orlo.uk/V2Sew

13/05/2026

Be like Mark, come visit, sample different styles of beer in cask & keg. Let is know which particular ones you enjoy.

Tomorrow (14th May) marks one of the highlights of Clitheroe’s social calendar.
Yes, it’s the excellent Clitheroe Beer Festival. A fabulous three day celebration of beer and cider, at the Assembly Hall of St Michael and St John.
Over 70 cask and craft ales to choose from at this splendid town centre venue.
Here are six recommendations from the beer list:
1. Blind Beer Taster ESB(6%) Brewed specifically for the festival.
My fourth collaboration beer with Bowland Brewery. Tight, white creamy head and a dark amber presentation. Biscuit malt and fruity hop aroma. Well balanced flavours of caramel, biscuit/bready malt and tangy orange marmalade. Moderate fruity hop bitterness in the lingering, dry finish.
Enjoy…

2. Colbier Belgian West Coast IPA (7.7%)

3. Five Kingdoms Calm Before the Storm Stout (5%)

4. Mystery Fish Brewing Fish Face Pale Ale (6.4%)

5. Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild(6%)

6. Brew York Rock E Road Star Stout(keg) 8.5%

*Now increased to a magnificent seven recommendations!
I will certainly be sampling the Thornbridge Brewery x Track Brewing Co. Collaboration American Brown Ale (5.6%). Brewed on the historic Burton Union Set, that was rescued and saved from Carlsberg/Marston’s Brewery.🙏🏻👏

Enjoy the festival. Cheers…🍻👍😀