Mine's a pint! Beer fans say cheers as 12-day festival heads to pubs

Two pubs in Rotherham are set to offer a range of up to 30 cask ales - including five from international brewers - during an upcoming 12-day beer festival.

Wetherspoon pubs The Blue Coat in The Crofts, Rotherham, and The Church House in Montgomery Square, Wath, will host the company’s beer festival from Wednesday October 7 to Sunday October 18.

The beers will be priced from £2.10 to £2.40 a pint.

The international beers are Urbrew Oolong ESB (China), Mikkeller English Dream Pilsner (Denmark), Lion Mango IPA (Singapore), Varvar Session Golden Ale (Ukraine), UPP Liquids Pinball Wizard (USA).

The festival line-up also includes Cairngorm Autumn Nuts, Otter Reggae, Loch Lomond Flying South, Oakham Dressed to Impress, Exmoor Red.

Tasting notes on all of the beers will be available in the pubs as part of the festival magazine - a digital version will also be available on the Wetherspoon app and website.

All ales will be available to order at the bar or via the Wetherspoon app.

A Wetherspoon spokesperson said: “The overseas brewers are from China, Singapore, Ukraine, USA and Denmark.

“It is the first time the pubs have served a cask ale from Singapore and Ukraine.

“Most of the beers on offer have been brewed for the first time, exclusively for the festival.

“Among the festival collection are five vegan (also suitable for vegetarians) beers.

“As well as featuring a range of different malt and hop varieties from around the world, there are also beers that include coconut, coriander, mango and tea in their ingredients.”

The Blue Coat manager Adam Gill said: “The festival is a great celebration of cask ale.

“It will allow us to showcase a selection of superb beers, featuring many not previously available to our customers in the pub, including those from brewers as far afield as China and Ukraine, as well as those closer to home, over a 12 day period.

“All of the beers will be available at great value-for-money prices.”