Pride of Yorkshire at beer festival

YORKSHIRE’S best beer will be picked in Rotherham this year after the town’s biggest real ale festival secured the rights to the official regional brewing championship.
By Michael Upton
Published 11th Jan 2011, 12:11 BST
Updated 5th Jan 2017, 21:48 BST

This year’s Rotherham Real Ale and Music Festival takes place at Magna from March 2-5 after organisers decided to move the event from its long-time home at Oakwood School.

The Rotherham branch of the Campaign for Real Ale will host the regional championship as part of the festival, with the brewers of Yorkshire’s best pint landing a spot in the national finals.

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The winning beer, which will be judged by a panel of beer experts, could eventually be crowned the Champion Beer of Britain.

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    The festival’s theme for 2011 is the white rose, meaning that the event will be known as the White Rose Festival and almost every beer will be specially selected from counties featuring a white rose in their crest.

    The Rotherham branch of CAMRA, which was created as a result of the popularity of the Oakwood festival, currently has a membership of more than 500 across the borough.

    Chairman Jim Crowe believes that one of the reasons the festival has proved to be so popular is the wide variety of brews available.

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    He said: “It is a terrific honour for Rotherham to host the Yorkshire beer championship and means that the festival is likely to attract some of the best brewers from all four corners of the region.

    “Some people say that there is a beer out there to suit anyone’s palate and with over 250 beers available this year, festival visitors will have a great chance to discover the huge variety of real ales for themselves.

    “For some, it’s about experiencing new and unusual brews, while others come along to see if they agree with the judging panel.

    “The White Rose Festival is a fantastic platform for beers in Yorkshire and already it is shaping up to being a memorable week, with some of the region’s best known breweries going head-to-head with smaller lesser-known micro-breweries.”

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    Entry tickets have been frozen at the same price as last year’s festival and are available via the festival website at www.magnarealale.co.uk and from selected outlets.

    Special entry rates for CAMRA members are available.

    You can also join the event’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Rotherhambeerfest.

     

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