Organised by SIBA, MaltingsFest brings together the best Southwest independent breweries for a weekend of cask and keg beer, street food and live music — all celebrating great beer, local producers and the people behind it. After much planning it was realised that this would not be an easy venture if it was going to be on a large scale. Tuckers approached Carl Beeson of Summerskills Brewery to see
if SIBA South-West would be interested in running a beer festival to exhibit their beers. A committee was formed, chaired by Carl and over 20 years later it is still running. Various brewers have taken their turn to be chairman and each year the original format has been followed but with gradual changes to make improvements and to handle the increasing number of beers and customers. There were 67 beers at the first festival and this increased year by year until there were more than 300 about five years ago. However it became clear that the more beers there were, the less space there was for customers so the number has been limited to about 280 in the last two or three years. The festival has been helped by Teignbridge Council who allow a marquee on the park alongside the Maltings which has given extra space as the event keeps increasing in popularity and in 2019 the whole festival moved outside to an much enlarged marquee area. In 2022 Keg beers and lagers were introduced alongside cask beers and the renamed festival - MaltingsFest features ciders, gins and other drinks produced by SIBA South-West Brewers. It is the most comprehensive festival of drinks produced by local brewers in the South-West and will rival anything in the country. We are sure that you will find something there to your liking. All the beers are judged in a competition which is held on the Thursday before opening to the public. The number of classes has increased over the years and to win an award is a great help to a brewer’s marketing. The festival has always been run on a voluntary basis by the brewers, with great help from CAMRA, and provided there are always enough volunteers the future looks good for the festival to continue for many years to come. We are very grateful to our sponsors for 2025, Newton Abbot Town Council and Warminster Maltings whose assistance in invaluable
MaltingsFest 2026 - 16th, 17th & 18th April
Please note that tickets are not sold in advance; they are only sold on the door - payment by card or cash. There is plenty of room, so you are not going to miss out. We recommend that you arrive early if you wish to find a seat and a table; you are welcome to bring your own seats if you wish, but please take them away with you when you go
Children are allowed up to 9pm, but must be supervised and well behaved dogs on leads are also allowed
Opening Hours & Prices -
Thursday 16th April : 5pm-11pm Entry £8
Friday 17th April : 11am-11pm Entry £12
Saturday 19th April : 11am-10pm Entry £8
All sessions - £20
Entry includes half-pint glass tankard
Drinks bought by token - £2.50 for half pint of beer / cider - 2 tokens for very strong beers
Beer List will be here soon - https://www.maltingsfest.co.uk/menu
