Our Beer Of The Festival has been selected following four panels of blind judging. Led by fully qualified Beer Sommeliers or Certified Cicerones, each panel was made up of brewers, publicans, festival sponsors and the winners of our ballot of ticket holders. We are pleased to confirm the results of Beer Of The Festival 2026 were: Bronze: Big Trip - Together In Electric Dreams Silver: Balance Brewing & Blending - Birthday Blend 2025 Gold: Tun Brewing Co - Quaternity Finalists: Runaway - ESB Torrside - Quasar Coleys - ESB

For our 20th festival, we’ve gone all out to revamp our beer range including welcoming twenty breweries who we’ve never poured before – ranging from Manchester microbreweries Big Trip and Coleys to craft beer heavyweights Deya & The Kernel. We’ve also got ourselves out on the road to make some new beers for you. In early June, our Geordie John joined Rob from malt supplier Loughran Brewers Select at Poynton’s Neighbourhood Brew Co to make…

Independent beer reflects the dedication of local brewers to quality and flavour, supporting local businesses and sustainability. The INDIE BEER campaign, launched in 2024 by SIBA and CAMRA, promotes genuine UK-based breweries. However, many beers marketed as independent are actually owned by global corporations. A brewery checker tool is available at indiebeer.uk.

The 20th Chorlton Beer & Cider Festival 2026 will feature 137 beers in cask, keg, can and bottle from 50 different breweries.With just under three weeks to go, we're pleased to confirm the full list of breweries for #CBCF26. Amity (Greengates, West Yorkshire) Anspach & Hobday (London, Greater London) Balance (Manchester, Greater Manchester) Bang The Elephant (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) Bank Top (Bolton, Greater Manchester)

Purchase of advance tickets is recommended to guarantee your place at the festival, speed up your entry and save money. We strongly recommend that you buy tickets including your first £10 of beer…

With just two months to go until the 20th Chorlton Beer & Cider Festival, early bird advance tickets are on sale now. Early bird tickets not only guarantee you spot at the north's friendliest beer & cider event, they also save you money. There are limited numbers of early bird tickets available for each session (including our all weekend season ticket), once they are sold advance tickets will revert to the standard price. Go get em...