26/04/2026
Second Castle Beer Festival Cider Bar: Completed it mate!
Thank you to everyone who came by to drink and talk cider with us from seasoned veterans to cider skeptics; everyone walked away with something to enjoy and an appreciation for East Midlands Real Cider & Perry Producers.
This was the biggest bar we have ever worked on and we couldn't have done it without the support of the amazing CBF operations team led by the legendary Steve Scrimshaw, events and marketing extraordinaire Jessica' Collins and the four cornerstones of Nottingham Brewing: Castle Rock Brewery, Lincoln Green Brewing Company Blue Monkey Brewery and Shipstone's.
Joining us on the bar and keeping you suppin' was the dream team of Arieh and Georgia, the King of Peterborough Cider Bar and Mr. Three Cats himself Chris Rogers, everyone's favourite cider enthusiast Marie Mayes and 'Cider Gandalf' Hannah Atkin.
And of course, the folks who spend half their life or more working to make such awesome and high quality booze deserve their flowers too. Thank you to Blue Barrel Cider Charnwood cider, Cidentro, Thirsty Farmer Langar Cider Daisy Farm Cider, Quorn House Cider, St Ann's Cider Club, Mill Farm Cider, Sisson and Smith, Three Cats and Monkey Bridge for making sure we had plenty to pour.
Now for a bit of a chill until next week when planning for Nottingham Craft Beer Festival begins.
Anyone for a cider slush ice lollie?