When is it on?

Friday 28th and Saturday 29th March from 1pm to 8pm

Do I need a ticket?

Not for this one, just come along

What is the location like?

You will be quite exposed to the elements and so wrap up warm.

Seating is limited so you’re very welcome to bring your own camping style chairs etc, make a real festival of it.

How will payment work?

Beer tokens - £10 per token for the guest beers.

There will also be the regular brewery bar which will accept cash and card

Will there be food?

Yes, Matt from the Little Korean will be offering hot food in a Korean fusion style on both days.

Will there be entertainment?

It’s a beer festival, oh the stories that will be told.

Also, yes, there will be amazing live music more in the background on the Friday and very much upfront with a band on the Saturday playing 3pm til 5pm or so.

Any other beverages available?

Yes, bottles of Hinterland, the brewery's kolsch style lager.

Tees Cider - dry still cider

Soft drinks

And the beers?

Click here for the guest list of beers.

Fri 14th - Tap Room Open 3-8

Sat 15th - Tap Room Open 3-7

Fri 21st - Tap Room Open 3-8

Sat 22nd - Tap Room Open 3-7

BREWERY CASK ALE FESTIVAL WEEKEND

(See seperate post for details)

Fri 28th - 1 - 8 PLUS FOOD AND LIVE MUSIC

Sat 29th - 1 - 8 PLUS FOOD AND LIVE MUSIC

Thank you!

All the canned and bottled beer is suitable for Vegans and Vegetarians.

This is because the bottlers filter the beer to remove the yeast rather than use Isinglass. Isinglass is a fish derivative and used to fine out the casks and so the Beer in Box is not suitable for vegetarians or vegans.

There isn’t currently anything denoting this on the labels of the beer but that is coming in the new year.

If anyone asks or is unsure they are welcome to get in touch.

Thank you.

Beer in box does not generally have much or any head when poured directly from the tap, it’s more like Beer Juice if there is such a thing. However, if you’d rather have a head on your beer here are two homemade methods you could try.

The Blender / Whisk

For this method you could use a hand contraption, an electric one or some people have even put their frothy milk machine to good (better?) use.

Pour 3cm of beer into a glass jug. Blend this at high speed for 2-3 seconds. Pour the creamy mixture into a pint glass and top up from your Beer in Box.

The Syringe Method

At last, a use for all those syringes that come with children’s medicines!

Squirt a small amount of beer into the bottom of your pint glass a few times and a head will start to form. Then top up your glass from the Beer in Box.

For each method, it hardly needs saying that some personal experimentation for the perfect head will probably be necessary and time well spent. If anyone has any others that they use then please let us know.

Cheers!

Shelf life

These products contain fresh beer and have a short shelf life compared to bottled beer. The beer is best within 7 days of purchase, drunk as fresh as possible and within 2-3 days of opening.

Storage.

In these summer months, it’s probably best to keep the beer refrigerated and then brought out for approximately 20 minutes before drinking. The optimum drinking temperature is around 10 degrees Celcius.

When keeping your beer at fridge temperature please be aware that a harmless 'chill haze' may develop, the haze will not affect the flavour of the beer but may reduce its clarity.

It's also best to keep your beer out of direct sunlight.

If the beer is stored above 10 degrees the yeast wakes up and some further fermentation can take place. This will enlarge the bag with CO2. If this occurs, tap off the gas and the beer should not be affected.