Daily archives: February 14, 2021


Don’t miss Super Saturday…

The final day of the Manchester Pubs Matter festival will see two very different online events accompanied by two very different boxes of drinks but there’s only a few hours left to order them…..

Super Saturday takes place on the 20th of February.

The day will kick off at 1pm when The Font, Chorlton and The Cat In The Glass welcome you to their virtual pub to explore the Joy and Diversity or Cider & Perry.

They’ll be joined by four award winning cider makers including Allen Hogan of Hogan’s cider and our own local cider maker Chris Hewitt of Dunham Press Cider based in Dunham Massey.

Five ciders and perries from the box of twelve put together for the event will be tasted, with the cider makers sharing the knowledge and passion that went into making them.

Last orders by midday Monday.

On the evening of Super Saturday, we’ll be heading to the Northern Quarter where Blackjack Brewtap DJ kings The Devils Jukebox are shipping their decks to The Smithfield Tavern for a night of tunes and pints. The Smithfield Sessions will take place live on Zoom with a special high quality stream for those that want to crank the music up for a boogie at home.

In between the two hour long DJ sets planned, there will be an exclusive first look at Blackjack brewery’s brand new brewing facility which has been being installed in the brewery’s new home in the Green Quarter over the past six weeks. There’s video tasting notes on the Blackjack beers, a chance to find golden tickets under the labels of cans from guests Pictish Brewery while Runaway Brewery will be presenting a unique video on cooking with their beer.

Last orders by Tuesday for nationwide delivery.