Harbury Beer Festival volunteers raise a glass to Leicestershire breweries
The Harbury Beer and Cider Festival committee recently organised a volunteers trip to Leicestershire to present awards to two breweries whose beers proved popular with festival-goers at this year’s event.
The visits marked the success of Tynt Meadow, Mount St Bernard Trappist Brewery for its English Trappist Ale and Halls Brewery’s Eighteen – both of which secured runner-up places in the festival’s Beer of the Festival vote, as chosen by the festival-goers.
Certificates were presented in person by the CAMRA Heart of Warwickshire chair Julie Griffiths, who also thanked the breweries for their contribution to the 33rd festival, held in September.
The trip also tied in with Leicestershire and Rutland having been the theme of this year’s festival, with a selection of beers from the counties featuring alongside Warwickshire brews.
Following the presentations, the volunteers continued their tour with visits to pubs across the county.
The overall Beer of the Festival award had already been presented a few weeks earlier to Warwickshire’s own Slaughterhouse Brewery for Colorado.
The beer was created in collaboration with Gemma Douglas and it was brewed in memory of her late father, Tom Douglas – a much-loved Warwickshire pub landlord.
Gem Douglas and Greg Williams of Black Cat Cidery were also presented a certificate over the weekend during Barford Apple Day for the cidery’s Autumn Gold cider, which was named Cider of the Festival at the Harbury Beer and Cider Festival.
Next year’s Harbury Beer and Cider Festival will take place on September 3 and 4 and will feature beers from The Black Country.