Alongside over 300 beers from 100 breweries on MBCF’s bars, at the centre of the festival we have invited some of our (and your) favourite breweries to bring their own bars to the festival. Alongside established favourites, we welcome 5 new bars to #MBCF17
As well as a great range of beers, the brewery bars will give you the opportunity to meet some of the brewery staff & talk to the brewers about their beers.
All beers named are provisional.
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Blackjack BeersIn four short years, Blackjack Beers have grown from fledglings to become one of Manchester’s best known brewery exports, while in little over a year, their brewery tap The Smithfield Market Tavern is one of Manchester’s best known and favourite pubs, being named Central Manchester CAMRA’s first ever Pub Of The Year before taking the title of Best Pub in the Manchester Food & Drink Festival awards. Their brewtap events at the brewery over the summer months continue to be packed out with an ever changing rotation of beers throught each weekend. Their bar at #MBCF17 replicates this rotation – check the blackboards for what is available. All beers are un-pasturised and un-fined and suitable for vegetarians.
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Bollington Brewing CompanyBollington Brewing company was established in 2008 in the small village of Bollington near Macclesfield and quickly went on to win numerous awards for the quality of their beers. The brewery has three pubs in Bollington, Macclesfield & Poynton. After bringing their custom built mobile bar to the first MBCF in 2013, Bollington have proven themselves to be a firm favourite of discerning drinkers.
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Brass CastleWhen it began life in a garage on Brass Castle Hill in Pocklington, North Yorkshire in 2011, the brewery produced four casks at a time. Within two months Brass Castle had won Champion Beer at the York CAMRA Beer Festival. Within six months, brewing moved to Lord Halifax’s historic Garrowby Estate brewhouse and two years later to a new brewhouse based in Malton town centre. All the beer produced by Brass Castle is vegan and vegetarian friendly with no animal-derived ingredients used in any brewery process. Brass Castle will be presenting both cask conditioned and key-keg conditioned beers at #MBCF17
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BrewsmithFounded in 2014 by the Smith family – James, Jennifer and Ted; Brewsmith are a 10 barrel microbrewery, based in the picturesque village of Ramsbottom, Bury. In their short life, Brewsmith have built an enviable reputation for excellent beers, including their Bitter winning an award in their first SIBA North West competition then winning three more awards at the 2015 SIBA competition – Brewsmith Bitter winning GOLD in the standard Bitter and Pale Ales category and going on to receive the accolade of SILVER overall beer of the competition. Brewsmith IPA won BRONZE in the Premium Strong Beers category too. At #MBCF17, Brewsmith will be launching the latest beer in the range – Galaxy.
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Brightside BreweryThe Friedrich family’s Brightside Brewery have come a long way from humble beginnings in the back of the family bakery in Bury back in 2010. In just 6 years they have grown to have an 18 barrel plant in Radcliffe and far too many awards to list here . Their beers are regularly seen in pubs and bars across the region – from traditional pubs to craft beer bars, you’ll find their increasingly diverse range has something for everyone.
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Hawkshead BreweryHawkshead Brewery was founded, by Alex Brodie in 2002 in a 17th century barn at the head of Esthwaite Water, just outside Hawkshead. Within 4 years their exciting range of beers had seen demand exceed capacity and they moved to larger premises at Staveley. Hawkshead is one of the most successful of the new wave of independent breweries which have ignited public excitement about beer and furthered the renaissance of British brewing. Their beer is full of flavour, handmade, crafted, bold, personal and made by people who love beer for people who love beer – none more so than customers at MBCF. Alex Brodie will be one of the panelists at the Great Manchester Beer Debate on Saturday 21st January.
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Marble BeersMarble beers have been instrumental in putting Manchester on the nation beer map for approaching 20 years. From their 1997 beginnings in the back of the Marble Arch pub on Rochdale Road to their current home on a 12 barrel plant just down the road, they have won countless awards in the 18 year history. The appointment of James “JK” Kemp (formerly of Fullers, Thornbridge and Buxton) as head brewer in late 2015, Marble has undergone a rejuvination with a revamped range of regulars and a succession of stunning new releases. All of their beers are natural, un-pasturised and un-fined.
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Outstanding BeersOutstanding Beers have recently relocated from the old mill in Bury which has been their home since their foundation in 2008 to a new site in Ordsall, Salford which has seen their capacity double. Their mission statement remains “Don’t aspire to be ordinary”. Beer range for #MBCF17 to be confirmed.
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Pig & PorterKent’s Pig & Porter who will be bringing their range of beers all the way from their base in Royal Tunbridge Wells. Robin Wright and Shaun Ayling first visited Manchester two years ago when their brewery was just a sideline to the mobile hog-roast business which have the company its name. They fell in love with the city’s beer scene and have returned several times to brew with local brewers including Blackjack and Runaway while the quality of their beers has seen both give up their former jobs to become full time brewers and their beers become staples on some of the leading craft beer bars in the country.
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Runaway BreweryThe Runaway Brewery was created when two old friends came together to take on an adventure – joining the movement to help modernise British beer and beer culture They brew great, modern, British beer. Rather than being cask conditioned like most of the beers at the festival, Runaway are specialists at conditioning their beers in the modern key-keg – it’s real ale but maintaining a higher level of carbonation and served slightly colder than traditional cask ales. They don’t cut corners and quality always comes first. If you’ve never tried key-keg conditioned beer, you can’t have a better introduction than Runaway Brews.
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Tiny RebelAlthough only four years old, Newport’s Tiny Rebel have made award winning a way of life including sealing Gold, Silver and Bronze in the 2014 Champion Beer Of Wales in route to taking the big one – Champion Beer Of Britain in 2015. Champion beer Cwtch will be on their bar along with seven others including Stay Puft marshmallow porter and a rare cask of Cherry Bomb cherry sour.
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Track Brewing CoSam Dyson’s Track Brewing Co celebrated their second birthday in December and in that short time have built a portfolio of top quality beers. Pale ale Sonoma has been top of many local drinkers favourite beers list for the last couple of years and Sam literally hasn’t been able to brew enough of it, prompting two expansions of capacity at the city centre brewery already.
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WildsideYou might recognise the faces but not the beers…….
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