I've been asked to organise a beer festival at my local.
I'm looking at 25-30 cask ales 5ish ciders and 10ish bottled ales.
They normally have 4 cask ales on and are going to 6 regular hand pumps. The rest will be served straight from the cask.
We're looking at mid/end of January.
Beers will be £1.00 for half pint £2.00 a pint. Bottles varied.
There'll be a free food token for any one buying £5.00 worth of beer tokens.
I've been given a room next to the bar to use for the casks and a "what ever you need" budget. The room is un cooled so I'm looking at a large air conditioner and towels for cooling. Bare in mind the average temperature in the UK in January is around 8°C (46°F)
I've been to quite a few beer festivals before but never organised one.
I'm roughly looking at the following.
3 IPA's
3 Milds
5 Stouts/Porters
8 Bitters
5 Ciders
3 Pilsners/Lagers
5 Specials (Blonde's/Fruit/Wheats)
I'm not sure but I'm also thinking of putting on a brewing display and maybe a demo.
The remit is profit would be nice but it is not the main driving force.
If it is successful it's be a bi or tri annual event.
Any ideas, suggestions or pointers?
I'm looking at 25-30 cask ales 5ish ciders and 10ish bottled ales.
They normally have 4 cask ales on and are going to 6 regular hand pumps. The rest will be served straight from the cask.
We're looking at mid/end of January.
Beers will be £1.00 for half pint £2.00 a pint. Bottles varied.
There'll be a free food token for any one buying £5.00 worth of beer tokens.
I've been given a room next to the bar to use for the casks and a "what ever you need" budget. The room is un cooled so I'm looking at a large air conditioner and towels for cooling. Bare in mind the average temperature in the UK in January is around 8°C (46°F)
I've been to quite a few beer festivals before but never organised one.
I'm roughly looking at the following.
3 IPA's
3 Milds
5 Stouts/Porters
8 Bitters
5 Ciders
3 Pilsners/Lagers
5 Specials (Blonde's/Fruit/Wheats)
I'm not sure but I'm also thinking of putting on a brewing display and maybe a demo.
The remit is profit would be nice but it is not the main driving force.
If it is successful it's be a bi or tri annual event.
Any ideas, suggestions or pointers?