Wigan Beer Festival
@wiganbeerfest.bsky.social
The 37th Wigan Beer Festival is Thursday 27th February - Saturday 1st March 2025
Just sayin' 😉
October 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Just sayin' 😉
6 months to go folks
We are now nearer the next one than the last one
🎉🎉🍺
We are now nearer the next one than the last one
🎉🎉🍺
September 5, 2025 at 7:47 AM
6 months to go folks
We are now nearer the next one than the last one
🎉🎉🍺
We are now nearer the next one than the last one
🎉🎉🍺
Last night after our wash up meeting, we presented our Brewed in Wigan Pale Beer of the Festival award to Becca and Jonny of Wigan Brewhouse for their beer Red Light Spells Danger, and it was on fine form at their brewery tap. Well worth visiting 😍
April 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Last night after our wash up meeting, we presented our Brewed in Wigan Pale Beer of the Festival award to Becca and Jonny of Wigan Brewhouse for their beer Red Light Spells Danger, and it was on fine form at their brewery tap. Well worth visiting 😍
For those of you who love our vintage festival bus service, there is another vintage bus and beer event on the near horizon, and it is a great day out. Highly recommended. Get the train to Burscough or Parbold and join in.
March 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
For those of you who love our vintage festival bus service, there is another vintage bus and beer event on the near horizon, and it is a great day out. Highly recommended. Get the train to Burscough or Parbold and join in.
Well, that was the 37th Wigan Beer Festival that was. Thank you to everyone who came, to everyone who wanted to be there but couldn't, to all our staff, every one a volunteer, to our sponsors and the venue, our stallholders and entertainers. We look forward to seeing you all next year.
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March 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Well, that was the 37th Wigan Beer Festival that was. Thank you to everyone who came, to everyone who wanted to be there but couldn't, to all our staff, every one a volunteer, to our sponsors and the venue, our stallholders and entertainers. We look forward to seeing you all next year.
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Looking great this afternoon, and this was just after most of the Latics fans had left. Thank you everyone and hope everyone is having a great time.
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March 1, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Looking great this afternoon, and this was just after most of the Latics fans had left. Thank you everyone and hope everyone is having a great time.
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It has been remiss of us not to mention to date that we have Just the Cheese back with us, so if you like cheese and biscuits with your beer, cider or gin you know where to go, and you take some home with you too. Lovely
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March 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It has been remiss of us not to mention to date that we have Just the Cheese back with us, so if you like cheese and biscuits with your beer, cider or gin you know where to go, and you take some home with you too. Lovely
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We had a great day yesterday. Thank you everyone who was there. We go again at 11.30am today. Are you ready 😍?
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March 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
We had a great day yesterday. Thank you everyone who was there. We go again at 11.30am today. Are you ready 😍?
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We also judged two NW categories for the Champion Beer of Britain: Red, Brown & Old Ales & Strong Milds, with the winner being Sleepless by @redwillowbrewery.bsky.social; and Speciality Flavoured Beers with the winner being Hoof by Farm Yard Brew Co.
Congratulations to all our winners
Congratulations to all our winners
February 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
We also judged two NW categories for the Champion Beer of Britain: Red, Brown & Old Ales & Strong Milds, with the winner being Sleepless by @redwillowbrewery.bsky.social; and Speciality Flavoured Beers with the winner being Hoof by Farm Yard Brew Co.
Congratulations to all our winners
Congratulations to all our winners
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Our Dark Beer of the Festival is The Magic Bean by Wilde Child Brewing Co , and our Pale Beer of the Festival is Citruvian by Peerless Brewing Company
Our Dark Beer of the Festival is The Magic Bean by Wilde Child Brewing Co , and our Pale Beer of the Festival is Citruvian by Peerless Brewing Company
February 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Our Dark Beer of the Festival is The Magic Bean by Wilde Child Brewing Co , and our Pale Beer of the Festival is Citruvian by Peerless Brewing Company
Our Dark Beer of the Festival is The Magic Bean by Wilde Child Brewing Co , and our Pale Beer of the Festival is Citruvian by Peerless Brewing Company
#37thWBF2025 Award Winners
We are delighted to announce that our Brewed in Wigan Dark Beer of the Festival is Darth Vegas by Problem Child Brewing, and our Brewed in Wigan Pale Beer of the Festival is Red Light Spells Danger by Wigan Brewhouse
We are delighted to announce that our Brewed in Wigan Dark Beer of the Festival is Darth Vegas by Problem Child Brewing, and our Brewed in Wigan Pale Beer of the Festival is Red Light Spells Danger by Wigan Brewhouse
February 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#37thWBF2025 Award Winners
We are delighted to announce that our Brewed in Wigan Dark Beer of the Festival is Darth Vegas by Problem Child Brewing, and our Brewed in Wigan Pale Beer of the Festival is Red Light Spells Danger by Wigan Brewhouse
We are delighted to announce that our Brewed in Wigan Dark Beer of the Festival is Darth Vegas by Problem Child Brewing, and our Brewed in Wigan Pale Beer of the Festival is Red Light Spells Danger by Wigan Brewhouse
And don't forget the Wigan Transport Trust heritage bus service to/from the festival: beerfestival.wigancamra.org.uk/2025/02/14/f...
Donations very welcome
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Donations very welcome
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February 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
And don't forget the Wigan Transport Trust heritage bus service to/from the festival: beerfestival.wigancamra.org.uk/2025/02/14/f...
Donations very welcome
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Donations very welcome
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February 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
A selection of photographs from yesterday evening, on his phone, after a few beers, by
www.nickfairhurstphotographer.com
Thanks Nick
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www.nickfairhurstphotographer.com
Thanks Nick
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February 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A selection of photographs from yesterday evening, on his phone, after a few beers, by
www.nickfairhurstphotographer.com
Thanks Nick
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www.nickfairhurstphotographer.com
Thanks Nick
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This is Andy in his cider kingdom, where we have some of the country's finest ciders available. Details here: beerfestival.wigancamra.org.uk/2025/02/12/c...
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February 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
This is Andy in his cider kingdom, where we have some of the country's finest ciders available. Details here: beerfestival.wigancamra.org.uk/2025/02/12/c...
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We open at 5.30pm this evening. Thursday evening is always a lovely relaxed session. Do come and join us.
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February 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We open at 5.30pm this evening. Thursday evening is always a lovely relaxed session. Do come and join us.
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We have 3 beers on from Problem Child Brewing and what fine beers they are. Miss Chief is a very cloudy IPA with 60 litres of strawberry puree in the brew. Darth Vegas is a very drinkable slightly sweet stout and Big Girls Blouse is an old floral favourite. All highly recommended. #37thWBF2025
February 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
We have 3 beers on from Problem Child Brewing and what fine beers they are. Miss Chief is a very cloudy IPA with 60 litres of strawberry puree in the brew. Darth Vegas is a very drinkable slightly sweet stout and Big Girls Blouse is an old floral favourite. All highly recommended. #37thWBF2025
Life choices 😁
February 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Life choices 😁
Apologies for the website shenanigans over the bus timetable, which remains an issue, but the bus service does start today in time for opening at 5.30pm, from Stand A at the bus station and from outside North Western
beerfestival.wigancamra.org.uk/2025/02/14/f... Donations very welcome.
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beerfestival.wigancamra.org.uk/2025/02/14/f... Donations very welcome.
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February 27, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Apologies for the website shenanigans over the bus timetable, which remains an issue, but the bus service does start today in time for opening at 5.30pm, from Stand A at the bus station and from outside North Western
beerfestival.wigancamra.org.uk/2025/02/14/f... Donations very welcome.
#37thWBF2025
beerfestival.wigancamra.org.uk/2025/02/14/f... Donations very welcome.
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Our other food offer is between the cask beer and cider bars, with their selection on their blackboard. Madri is definitely not available, but we do have some very fine lagers on our craft and foreign beer bar, full list here: beerfestival.wigancamra.org.uk/2025/02/12/c... Sorted. 😁
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February 26, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Our other food offer is between the cask beer and cider bars, with their selection on their blackboard. Madri is definitely not available, but we do have some very fine lagers on our craft and foreign beer bar, full list here: beerfestival.wigancamra.org.uk/2025/02/12/c... Sorted. 😁
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We (you) are again supporting the excellent work of @WL_Hospice with the donation of unspent amounts on your beer tokens, and anything else you can spare. If we can exceed the £1,500 that you donated last year that will be brilliant.
See you very soon
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See you very soon
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February 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
We (you) are again supporting the excellent work of @WL_Hospice with the donation of unspent amounts on your beer tokens, and anything else you can spare. If we can exceed the £1,500 that you donated last year that will be brilliant.
See you very soon
#37thWBF2025
See you very soon
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Well, these beauties have been tucked up well and have had a good night's rest and will continue to do so until ready to serve from tomorrow afternoon for judging and then tomorrow evening for all you lovely people, and when we say beauties, have you seen our cask beer list?
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February 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Well, these beauties have been tucked up well and have had a good night's rest and will continue to do so until ready to serve from tomorrow afternoon for judging and then tomorrow evening for all you lovely people, and when we say beauties, have you seen our cask beer list?
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Food, of course we do, with the best Dutch street food around from Lekker Eat Dutch. Two sleeps to go folks
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February 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Food, of course we do, with the best Dutch street food around from Lekker Eat Dutch. Two sleeps to go folks
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We're on site. Construction time begins. Two sleeps to go
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February 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
We're on site. Construction time begins. Two sleeps to go
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