Independent Salford Beer Festival

11/03/2026

12-14 November 2026

You coming?

(Set Calendars)

18/02/2026

https://www.salfordbeerfest.com/news/this-is-why-we-do-what-we-do?fbclid=IwdGRzaAQC_hFjbGNrBAL-BWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHtJN0oQMIJ6XBRVloWoR6tZ9cKUZmz6PtdDyhmMo47YH-AfRSWgrHujf3pD6_aem_ucFQKuht1DTL_kx92x3CwA

I've just had a jaw drop moment.

Reading this post ( ) showed me that - within two years - the amount ISBF raised for our friends at START increased by over 60%.

Just. WOW.

Hope to have an update soon to see if is going to go ahead.

Jx

“ We've come a long, long way together Through the hard times and the good I have to celebrate you, baby I have to praise you like I should” Take Yo’ Praise - Camille Yarbrough

06/01/2026

For those who come to Hemsley House, Mike () is the music man that takes your requests.

He (& Jo) know their tunes.

Go follow. Go listen.

This playlist is fabulous. (I'm currently listening)

Listen to The Vinyl Arrears week in music 28th Dec - 3rd Jan by The_Vinyl_Arrears

02/12/2025

BEER OF THE FESTIVAL

Jim counted up all of the votes last night, and from the 82 beers to choose from, your winners are:

🥇 Double Yellow Lines - Tom’s Tap & Brewhouse
🥈 Marvoloso v14 - Commonwealth Brewing
🥉 First American Red - Lark Hill Brewery

Times are tough for small breweries this winter, so we’d love it if you could show your support by giving our winners Tom's Tap and Brewhouse Ltd, a follow on here. And if you’d like to get your hands on the winning beer, head over to their webshop: https://www.tomstap.co.uk/shop

01/12/2025

So. The lovely drinkers of have cast their votes.

Want to know the Beer of the Festival?

Read on....

“ Steal away at sundown, pick a place to hide Check for signs of ambush, hunker down inside Tired of running, tired of never standing still Hear them riding up the hill Men whose ribs are showing through their skin, bringing up the rear It's high noon somewhere, it's dark in here…. “ “

29/11/2025

Time to vote for your Beer of the Festival!

If you joined us at , we’d love to know which beer was your favourite - vote now via this link: https://bit.ly/BeeroftheFestISBFX

ℹ️ Voting closes at 8pm on Monday 1st December. One vote per person.

24/11/2025

Our new blog post has a whole host of information in it, including:

🔸 Thank you shout outs to everyone who’s made the festival possible this year

🔸 Info on the money raised for START (spoiler alert: it’s a record-breaking SIXTEEN THOUSAND POUNDS!)

🔸 The dates to save for our festival next year

“…. All the rainbows in the sky Start to weep, then say goodbye You won't be seeing rainbows any more Setting suns before they fall, echo to you that's all that's all But you'll see lonely sunset after all It's over…. “ “It's Over” - Roy Orbison

19/11/2025

Our Christmas Stout is now in Firkins and pins ! To order Black Bauble , WhatsApp us on 07867 419445 🍻🎄

14/11/2025

When someone travels all the way from the USA to come to your beer festival…🥰

Thank you, Brew York!

Beer treks to the English Countryside on foot and New Jersey by train

13/11/2025

It’s been a whole week since we opened the doors at Hemsley House for the first session of !

Here are some of our favourite photos from this year…feel free to add yours in the comments below:

10/11/2025

Going…going…gone

The pack down and clean up is nearly complete here at Hemsley House

09/11/2025

As the dust settles on another , and the team start the pack down and load out, we just wanted to say another huge thank you to everyone who’s supported the festival this year.

We’ll be counting up all of the money raised for START and will be back with an update to let you know the total!