{"id":58309,"date":"2026-03-04T13:41:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/?p=58309"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:41:39","slug":"neepsend-beer-festival-doing-wonders-for-uk-crafted-beer-claim-brewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/neepsend-beer-festival-doing-wonders-for-uk-crafted-beer-claim-brewers\/","title":{"rendered":"Neepsend Beer Festival doing wonders for UK crafted beer, claim brewers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Neepsend Beer Festival has been described as \u2018massively important\u2019 in showcasing local and UK crafted beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The festival, which ran on February 27 and 28, is a celebration of new and loved UK craft breweries and attendees all expressed great enjoyment and appreciation for the selection on offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jordan Roberts, one of the owners and organisers of the festival, said: \u201cWe\u2019re showcasing just over 20 breweries, showcasing over 100 beers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He described their Cask Bar as \u2018a chance to try all\u2019, with a particular stand-out being an Irn Bru sour from Bold City from Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neepsend-cask-bar-1024x560.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neepsend-cask-bar-1024x560.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neepsend-cask-bar-980x536.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neepsend-cask-bar-480x263.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, the event had just over 1500 people attend and this year welcomed more breweries, more beer and more visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harry Moss, a sales manager at Duration brewery, said: \u201cWe were set up to be a farmhouse brewery, sort of the lambic style beers you find in North Europe, Belgium, northern France, but we make quite a lot of pale ales as well as we go to our market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s so many good craft beer breweries around the UK and there\u2019s plenty here tonight, buy local, buy from the UK.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neepsend-duration-edited-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neepsend-duration-edited-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neepsend-duration-edited-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neepsend-duration-edited-980x735.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/shef-live.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/neepsend-duration-edited-480x360.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He went on to describe the event\u2019s focus on UK crafted beer as \u2018massively important\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neepsend Beer Festival offered a range of eccentric venders, as well as a focus on low and no-alcohol beers and welcoming a new launch into the UK, originally from Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kate Hooker, a sales representative at Heaps Normal, said: \u201cWe launched into the UK about six months ago and we\u2019re building the brand from the ground up, connecting with the punters on the ground\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Festival celebrated its second year running, showcasing breweries from all over the UK and selling out tickets for the two-day event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The special event also held a food quarter, offering Jamaican and Indian cuisine and a taco truck, as well as a saxophonist and DJ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neepsend Beer Festival has been described as \u2018massively important\u2019 in showcasing local and UK crafted beer. 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