I've asked the Bristol breweries to tell me what they're up to. There are loads of events between now and the end of December, with more announcements to come in an updated version shortly. This newsletter is in two sections - events & other brewery news so do read all the way to the end. Calendars at the ready, beer drinkers! |
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Now until Sunday 1st Dark Friday, Black Friday’s darkest deal - Moor 12 beers for £25! “Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny” We will be running this deal from Wednesday this week until Sunday 1st December. |
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Grimm Artisanal Tap Takeover – Left Handed Giant Brewpub “We are excited to welcome you to a super special tap take over and can drop from Brooklyn brewery, Grimm Artisanal. Grimm specialises in concise, elegant ales epitomising the creative, experimental spirit of the American artisanal beer revolution.
Come on down from 5pm to sample some truly fresh and exciting beers.” |
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Noughties Quiz – Fierce & Noble
“Six rounds of questions covering TV, film, music and more from 2000-2009.
Get your team together (max 6 people) and come down from 8pm. Free entry.” |
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Friday 29th Black (Beer!) Friday – Wild Beer at Wapping Wharf "We're celebrating all things dark this Friday with a wealth of new releases. Pouring on Friday night we'll have some VERY special treats for you including Wineybeest, Barrel Aged Ninkasi, BABS II, Wildebeest and Barrel Aged Yadokai. It's officially the season of excess!" |
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Saturday 30th Magic Rock Cannonball Launch – Wild Beer at Wapping Wharf "The new Cannonball series are smashing their way onto our bar on Saturday so brace yourself for Human, Neo-Human and Un-Human Cannonball from 5pm!" |
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Beers + Beats – Tapestry Tap Room "Featuring DJ SafeSol and our very own pizzas cooked straight out of our very own wood fired pizza oven. This is an exciting phase in our taproom offering where by we will have sourdough pizzas on offer during our opening times. We will also be exclusively launching the African Porter at this event (see ‘Brewery News’ section of this newsletter for details on this beer)" |
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HOMEBREW Session 003: killig + sower - Croft Ales Taproom "Following on from the first two pumping sessions HOMEBREW returns with Session 003 on 30th November As always we’ll have a late licence for this event and a cask pouring as well. Fantastic DJs playing electronic music from ambient to breaks will keep the party going to 1am" |
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Winter Beer Festival The Victoria 2pm to Late "Pick up a flyer for £1 off your first pint. T&Cs for offer, see our Dawkins website for details" |
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Belgian Festival - The Portcullis "Experts will be in hand for talks and tastings too! Ask at the bar for ticketed session - Tutored tasting with an expert from Ypres comparing 6 beers. New vs aged. £15 ticket. Belgian Beer Belgian style Food 80 Belgian beers including 7 on draft. Some beers never seen in the country before!" |
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Wednesday 4th Christmas Drinks Tasting – Two Belly “Join Two Belly for a seasonal drinks tasting – exploring the incredible beer range from their fridges and cellar, fine ciders, wine & sherry. The Two Belly team will be on hand to talk you through the tipple of your choice, and give their recommendations for pairing with your festive feasts. This year Liam, resident fishmonger from The Spiny Lobster, will be joining for the evening and shucking oysters. Delectable cheeses and charcuterie will also be served on the evening”. Tickets £20 on Wriggle. |
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Legs4Africa Charity Quiz – Fierce & Noble
“We've teamed up with the amazing folks from Legs4Africa to brew a Session IPA, and we want you to join us to celebrate. Legs4Africa work with amputees in the UK and mobility centres in Africa to help people live more independent, fulfilled and active lives, despite their limb loss. Read a bit more about our brilliant partnership at:
www.legs4africa.org/lets-work-together/ |
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On the evening of Thursday December 5th come on down to our taproom on Mina Road and be one of the first human beings to sample "Kegs4Africa" - the IPA for the VIP. The quiz will start at 8PM, with tins of Kegs4Africa available to buy all night long.” New Bristol Brewery Tap Takeover – Hillgrove Porter Stores “It’s our annual Christmas Tap Takeover at Clifton’s very brilliant Hillgrove where, from 6pm, we will be taking over 16 taps!! We have a Barrel Aged special up our sleeves, as well as some newbies plus our award winning classics! Noel, Maria and the New Bristol Rock Apes will all be there so come and say hi and join us for a pint or few!” |
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Friday 6th Triple Brewery Night Hosted by me (Bristol Hoppers) Join in on a sociable evening out visiting three fabulous Bristol breweries and learn about the beer making process with a tour in one of them.
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In each brewery we'll enjoy three of their own delicious beer made right there on the premises, all included in the price of just £25!!!! |
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On this particular tour we'll visit Croft Ales, New Bristol Brewery and then finish at Left Handed Giant's St Phillips brewery tap room. Ticket price includes nine beers, a brewery tour and and a back story from each brewery.
Click here to visit my website for tickets (extremely limited) and to see my range of guided & self-guided craft beer tours, as well as gift voucher options.🍺 |
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Saturday 7th Brewery Discovery Day – Wild Beer Brewery “We're opening our doors for an exclusive look into our brewery just in time for the festive season. We'll have an on site beer shop, tours and tastings and the very special opportunity to see our new coolship beer being brewed on the day. Head to wildbeerco.com to RSVP your free ticket or book in for a tour or tasting for just £5. 11:30am-4pm.” Tapestry beer sampling - Christmas Market at Fox & West “We will be sampling our beers with our good friends and neighbours Fox & West at their annual Xmas Market event in Totterdown on December 7th. Locals get the chance to try and range of beers and hear more about our Bristol Brew Story.” |
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Tales of Psychofonia & Friends - Croft Ales Taproom “We have missed you, therefore we throw a marathon of good obscure and eclectic beats, at our favourite little brewery in the heart of Bristol.
One live act and four DJ sets, by some of our favourite local DJs, celebrating our love for the good sound. Just few weeks before the end of the year.
This party is also our way to say thank you for embracing our previous events and dancing with us.” |
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Christmas Wreath Making - Snuffy Jack's "Tickets are now available for a Christmas wreath making workshop with Tin Can Florals at Snuffy's on the morning of Saturday 7th December. Check out our Facebook events for a link to Eventbrite to book on." |
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Wednesday 11th Startup Stories #10 – Wiper & True “Startup Stories is a monthly social event for new business owners, prospective founders, or those with an interest in local independents, organised by Konichiwa Agency. |
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We’ll be hosting the December edition, with Michael Wiper sharing the story of Wiper and True, from inception to future plans. These evenings grant opportunities to talk to, learn from, share and network with like-minded people, whether they’re established, just starting out or aspiring entrepreneurs, or simply just interested in local business. Tickets available through Headfirst.” |
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The Good Measure is 1! “Where has the year gone?! We opened our pub in Redland in mid-December, and it’s been an amazing twelve months! Thank you to everyone who’s visited us, come to our tap takeovers & meet the brewers, Monday quizzes, Women In Beer evenings, cider launches, Chandos Rd Street Party, and just to hang out and drink great beer from across the country. We’re celebrating our first birthday with a Tap Takeover of all Tap Takeovers – one beer from each of the breweries we’ve hosted at TGM through 2019! So expect delights from Pressure Drop, The Kernel, Track, Affinity, Stroud, Howling Hops, Deya, Burning Sky and, of course, Good Chemistry! We can’t wait to see you and raise a glass – cheers!” |
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Verdant Beer & Cheese - LHG Brewpub "We've got our good friends Verdant Brewing Co visiting Bristol on the 12th December, and to mark the occasion we're running a beer & cheese pairing in our private events space.
Three delicious Verdant brews paired with three fine cheeses from The Bristol Cheesemonger. Perfect!
Tickets are limited to make sure you book yours quick to avoid disappointment.
Tickets can be bought over the bar or through Eventbrite" |
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Verdant Tap Takeover - Small Bar “ After a busy day brewing with Left Handed Giant today, they’ll be taking over the taps in Small Bar. Come along in the evening and meet the brewer.” |
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Wiper & True Tap Takeover - Famous Royal Navy Volunteer “It wouldn't be Christmas for us without our annual tap takeover at the Volley on King Street. With over 20 different lines in keg, cask and cans, with cores, seasonals, barrel-aged beauties and one night only exclusives.
It's going to be big.”
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Thursday 12th - Sunday 15th Fierce & Noble Christmas Festivities “We're open as usual Thursday 6-10pm, Friday and Saturday 2-10pm & Sunday 2-6pm. Join us in the Taproom for these Christmas Festivities: Thursday 12th - Merry Quizmas! Six rounds of questions covering all things Christmas. Get your team together (max 6 people) and come down from 8pm. Free entry. Friday 13th December - Crosstown Christmas Cocktails. Join us for a classy evening as we host The Crosstown Cocktail Company. "Crosstown are a husband and wife team with a passion for craft cocktails in the wildest places. After years practicing mixology on the fly - fuelled by tequila and a necessity for decadence in the wild - Crosstown was born. Because life's too short for limp drinks." |
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We will be serving up some special festive delights and Lowri and Andy from Crosstown will be on-hand to talk about what they do and their passion for quality cocktails. Find out more about them at crosstowncocktails.com We'll be showing Christmas movies on our big screen over the whole weekend, with free mince pies, Christmas tunes, mulled wine, and all beers £3 a pint! Kids and dogs welcome. FREE entry.” |
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Friday 13th Christmas Party Night & Beer Launch - Croft Ales Taproom "Celebrate with us! Christmas is almost here and our Winter beer will be pouring – keg and cask. We’ll have a late licence for this event and DJs keeping the party going to around 1am" |
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Now every Tuesday - Sunday. Bristol Hoppers Self-Guided Mystery Tours |
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Perfect for Bristolians and visitors alike, I offer a variety of mystery self-guided craft beer tours that you can take in different areas of Bristol. Each tour includes at least seven locally produced, delicious beers. Pitch up at the first stop and collect your welcome envelope, containing your map and beer tokens. Take the tour yourself with partner or friends,, put an interesting spin on your after work drinks or buy a gift voucher to treat somebody else! Click here for more info. |
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Sunday 15th Festive Sunday- Left Handed Giant Brewpub “We have a couple of festive events at the Brewpub on 15th: Drink Beer, Buy Stuff Pop Up Market – This will be held on the top floor 1pm- 5pm. Wreath Making Workshop with Snowdrops Floristry - tickets for this are £35 and include a drink and all materials. If people would like to reserve a place they can do so by contacting Snowdrops through snowdropsfloristry.com, and pay on the day” |
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Star Wars Showing & JED IPA release - Moor “To celebrate the latest instalment in the Star wars saga we will be releasing JED IPA, our 9% Red Rye IPA. We are planning to show a screening of the latest two star wars in our taproom on the 15th December. Expect popcorn and many Star Wars based beers to be pouring from our taps!” |
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Saturday 21st New Bristol Brewery Xmas Party Free event for all the family. "Yup, it’s that time of year again and to celebrate we’ll be stoking up the fire and getting into the Xmas vibe. |
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We’ll have free mince pies, Christmas movies for the children in our alpine lodge, special beers pouring, tasty wood-fired pizzas, plus take-away mini kegs of beer and NBB t-shirts and hoodies to purchase - the perfect stocking fillers. It’s always a great way to start the Xmas holidays. Dogs allowed - we love them. We also serve local cider, wine, Prosecco and soft drinks. A minute walk from Cabot Circus - come and join the good vibes!" |
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Looking for ideas for a small office Christmas Party? Or a get together with friends? I offer custom private guided tours as well as mystery self-guided tours and sociable group tours. All of my tours include all of your beer. |
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Looking for a present for a fellow beer drinker? Gift vouchers for my beer tours from just £18! | | |
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Saturday 28th Cheese Day - Snuffy Jack’s "It's estimated a whopping 2 million kilos, or 2000 tonnes, of cheese will be heading to the bin this Christmas, join us on Sat 28th December to celebrate the Baby Cheesus & tackle food waste by bringing any leftover cheese to the pub to share. We'll provide the crackers, chutneys etc, you just get to gorge out with a delicious pint." |
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New Year's Eve I'll do a full listing on the updates newsletter soon, so make sure you're subscribed to receive it, but here's what i have so far: Small Bar have tickets on sale already for their relaxed NYE. The ticket includes seven special beers and food. Left Handed Giant Brewpub will be announcing their plans next week. Snuffy Jack’s will be open, watch their Facebook page for announcements soon. |
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Arbor “We’re bringing back some big hitting beers (Rocketman, Breakfast Stout, Faked Alaska, Cryohazard…) in the run up and offering gift boxes at the taproom containing either 4 cans of your choice or 3 and a pint glass. We’ll also be extending our taproom hours for at least the Saturday before Christmas. Follow our social media for updates on these hours. This weekend we’ll be down at Vessel Beer Fest in Plymouth pouring Cryohazard and Faked Alaska.” |
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Bristol Beer Factory “Christmas is right around the corner and the elves here at BBF are working flat out to make sure all your beer needs are met over the festive period. Paradise Lost, the final beer in our Re/Adventure series, was released this week to complete the exploration into beer styles of old and new – if you haven’t managed to try any of these yet then hunt them down and you will not be disappointed. |
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Our Tap Room and Shop on North Street are gearing up for what is always a busy time. Of course, we have the full range of BBF bottles on the shelves ready for you to stock up, in addition to these we will be filling hundreds of our ever popular mini-tins with your favourite BBF brews for those times when a bottle just isn’t enough. And as if that wasn’t enough, we have your gifting covered for the beer aficionado in your life. Our new range of t-shirts have been super popular since the launch earlier this year. We have been adding to our line-up of merch all year to make sure you can get just the right gift in time for Christmas; be that one of our growlers, gift packs or of course a lifetime membership of the Bristol Beer Club.” |
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Croft Ales Our lively and friendly taproom is conveniently located in Stokes Croft directly opposite Lakota nightclub. We’re open every Friday & Saturday from 3pm to 10pm and other times for special events! Everyone is welcomed so come along and enjoy our great range of beers with cider, wine and soft drinks available too. We've lots of events coming up, see our listings above, including a Bristol Hoppers Tour on 6th! Checkout our Social Media to keep up to date with events! |
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Dawkins New Edition bottled beer: "We are delighted to collaborate with the fantastic Mission Burrito restaurants and launching our Holy Molé beer: a 4.5% abv chilli chocolate stout made with ancho chillies grown locally by Upton Cheyney chilli farm. (Available in bottles) Rich and a perfect accompaniment to a spicy, hand made Mission Burrito dish! Brewery Christmas specials: Chocadee -
5% abv Dark, rich, chocolatey
Our double chocolate oat milk stout. Rich and creamy with plenty of luxurious
chocolate. Smooth and satisfying on chill winter nights. All-UK malt and hops. |
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Ho Ho Ho - limited run 5.7% abv Dark, rich, warming.
Our Christmas beer made with chocolate malt, cocoa, lactose, vanilla, Scottish oats and
laced with real brandy! A full bodied stout with deep red fruits, chocolate and rich,
warming tones of brandy. The tap room is open as usual every Friday & Saturday 4-8pm to drink in or take away". |
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Good Chemistry "Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Navy Volunteer for our TTO at the end of November, it was a great fun evening with our usual in-warehouse DJ, loads of people in attendence and eighteen different beers including exclusive barrel-aged Baltic porter BECOMING NORTH and a one-off KOKOMO WEEKDAY in cask! That was our last event as Good Chemistry for 2019, but we do hope you’ll come and celebrate a year of our pub, The Good Measure, on 12th Dec. See events section for more details! |
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We’re excited to introduce two more cans to our range in December – our award-winning EXTRA SPECIAL (a Christmassy beer if ever there was one!) and…KOKOMO WEEKEND! Yes, you will now be able to choose your Weekday and Weekend as you like, the first time we’ve brewed our big bold tropical 7% IPA Weekend since January and our Kokomo Crawl around Bristol! |
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These two join GAME THEORY, BECOMING NORTH, WHITE LIGHT, DARK ENERGY and KOKOMO WEEKDAY on the shelves of Bristol’s bottle shops, delis, cafes, and corner shops. And of course we continue to supply this city’s fantastic pubs with our casks and kegs. Do support your local businesses this Christmas by shopping locally, going to independent pubs, and buying your local breweries when you see them. Thanks to everyone for your support in 2019. We’ve had a big year with opening our first pub, running the brewery tap through the summer, lots of great events, loads of new beers, introducing our cans, Fergus our new brewer joining us in April, our three amazing tap staff with Dan through the summer, Liam our new drayman & brewery assistant joining us in October, and now we’re ready for a big, busy Christmas and then a break! We head into 2020 raring to go and looking forward to bringing you loads more of the same, but even better! Cheers, from Kelly & Bob, and Sam, Dan, Fergus and Liam " |
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“We'll be open at the taproom on Friday's through December; 6th, 13th and 20th from 5pm - 10 pm.
We'll have food traders at them all, new beers being released on draft and can and plenty of cans to purchase for Christmas! We’re brewing with Verdant on 12th at Finzels Reach. Hopefully you can join us for some beer & cheese afterwards, or at Small Bar for the tap takeover later on.” |
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Lost & Grounded “Hello to All and welcome to the festive month of December! What a year it’s been - this is the month we get to kick back and get our house back in order after a non stop year, looking back we’ve had some incredible adventures this year and we look forward to an exciting 2020! Thank you all so much for your incredible support and have a wonderful and safe holiday break! Christmas Tap Room Hours. On the lead up until Xmas we are feeling pretty festive indeed - our Taproom is open every Friday from 1pm - 9pm until the 13th Dec. If you need holiday beer, gift packs and other beery gifts including merchandise and gift vouchers then we are also open for takeaway only (1pm -5pm) on 23/24 Dec and 31 Dec. Back to normal weekly Friday opening from 10th January! |
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NEW BEER RELEASES 🍃New Can Vibes - Saison D’Avon. As a brewery we are proud to continue producing classic styles, such as Saison D’Avon. A cool and clean fermentation lets the ingredients shine – Pils malt, oats and wheat combined with Brewers Gold, Savinjski Goldings, Chinook and a touch of Grains of Paradise make for a soft, floral and fruity version of a Saison. For the first time we are putting this in 440ml cans - and what a stunning canvas for Alexia Tucker Illustration. Available Now. |
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“Sketches of Home” is our next special release, an Australian-hopped IPA, and a nod to the heritage of our co-founders. Pils malt, wheat, oats and a small touch of Cara20 make for a smooth base which has been dosed with copious amounts of Galaxy and Enigma giving hoppy notes of lush tropical fruit and nostalgia. Bloody Delicious! 6.2%, 35IBU, 10 EBC. Base label image is of Brighton Bathing Boxes in Melbourne, Australia 📷 taken by co-founder Annie Clements back in 2012. Out W/C 2nd December in 30L keg and 440ml can! |
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YES! Our final special release for 2019 is almost here. Check Ignition! Raspberry & Cocoa Nib Porter – ABV 5.4% A complex malt bill of Pils, Cara, Brown, Chocolate & Black malts was combined with cocoa nibs in the mash to provide a smooth dark chocolate edge. A gentle hopping with Magnum and Mosaic combines with the subtle tartness from the raspberry to balance it out perfectly – Festive, Rich, Fruity and Smooth, perfect for these cooler months and perfect for the Holidays. 5.4%, 100EBC, 40IBU. 440ml Can/ 30L Keg - Out Monday 9th Dec! Out Of Town event: Catch us at awesome ‘Kill The Cat’ - London Dec 13th |
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Moor “As well as our Black Friday dark beer deal, we will also be releasing a 2019 Special Releases Box which contains 2x of each of the beers we have released in can this year for £30 (12 cans all together) We have also installed a brand new cask system! We will now have two cask beers pouring through the doors directly from the brewery warehouse! We’re planning to put on our latest batch of Old Freddy Walker sometime soon! |
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Our Christmas hours aren’t changing much, we will be closed 25th, 26th December and 1st Jan. We will be open 23rd, 24th for takeout beers until 5pm. We will be refurbing our taproom over the course of the month and we’re looking to start the new year freshly painted and with a whole new brew calendar! “ |
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Masquerade Brewing “We are kegging a new beer this week, DREAMCATCHER, a 4.3% New England Pale using Nelson Sauvin, Citra and Mosaic hops. It will be pouring around Bristol in the coming weeks.” |
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Tapestry “We have a new beer release launching into W/C 2nd December which is the next in our African Series – AFRICAN PORTER The beer is a 4.6% rich London porter, hopped with Southern Promise, a punchy floral hop from South Africa, ideal for those December nights. This will be available in cask and keg. Come and try it early at our Beer & Beats event on 30th November. We also will have gift packs available from the taproom which includes a range of four beers!” |
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Thanks for reading! If you do go along to any beery events because you read about them on here, please tag me in on your social media (@bristolhoppers) as that's why I write this and love to hear you benefiting from it! Bristol Hoppers also offers self-guided tours 5 days every week, gift vouchers and private bookings. Cheers! Heather |
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