Redhill Beer Festival

Here’s our chief steward, Jan, presenting this year’s cheque to @StCHospice

We’ve now finished off the paperwork, so why not head to our branch website for all the facts and figures on this year’s event, including the announcement of the winners of the Beer & Cider of the Festival. Thanks to everyone who came and supported us. ems.camra.org.uk/viewnode.php?i…

Pleased to announce that we raised £1,280 for our festival charity, @StCHospice, which included £350 worth of unused beer tokens. Huge thanks to everyone that donated.

Our front of house team are ready to welcome you to the Festival. We’re open until 6pm.

It’s Saturday so that means free admission! We’ve got 40+ ales and 8 ciders and perries for you to try. Updated beer and cider lists on the festival webpage at ems.camra.org.uk/festival If you’ve never been on a Saturday before, it’s such a chilled and relaxed atmosphere today.

On our cider bar this year, we have: @sandfordorchard Blackberry, @SeaCiderSussex Rhubarb, East Stour Cherry, @AscensionCider Pilot, @harrys_cider Haymaker, Turners Dry, Barnard's Cyder Surrey, @Severn_Cider Perry, @HecksCider Blakeney Red Pear and @DoubleVisionCid Impeared.

The honours of first beer to sell out goes to @FonthillBrewCo Best Bitter. Please don’t let that stop you from coming, we’ve still over 60 for you to try.

As it’s raining we’ve opened the doors early! After a busy evening yesterday, pleased to let you know we still have a full complement of beers and ciders available.

This year’s festival celebrates 50 years of @emscamra. To mark the occasion, we collaborated with Titsey Brewery and The Golden Ark micropub in Selsdon to brew a beer, a 5.0% ESB called Extra Special Birthday. It is, of course, available at the festival. Doors open 12 noon

Coming to the festival this evening or tomorrow? To speed you through the door, we’ve got £20 starter packs available.

And we are open for 2025. Honour of first beer served goes to @FyneAles Slow Motion

Less of an hour before we open, and things are looking good. Doors open 12 noon.

Cider list now also confirmed. That plus all the festival info you need is at ems.camra.org.uk/festival

The final confirmed beer list, plus a copy of this year’s programme, is now available on the festival webpage at ems.camra.org.uk/festival Hoping to have cider list confirmation soon.

One day to go and it’s beginning to look a lot like a beer festival. We open at 12 noon tomorrow.

Just under two weeks to go! We’ve an updated provisional beer list and first draft of the cider list on the festival webpage at ems.camra.org.uk/festival And in other festival news, by popular request we’ve got some half pint glasses this year.

The first beer list for this year’s festival is now online at ems.camra.org.uk/festival. Must stress it’s very provisional at this early stage.

To celebrate our 50th birthday, Titsey Brewing have kindly crafted a special beer for us. ESB, or Extra Special Birthday will be available at this year’s @RedhillBeerFest plus other selected outlets.

The 2025 Redhill Beer Festival will take place from Thu 30th Oct until Sat 1st Nov at @MersthamVTrust Hall. The festival theme celebrates the 50th anniversary of the East & Mid Surrey branch, the first meeting being held in The Nutley Hall pub in Reigate on 10 Aug 1975.

We’ve been on @ScarboroCAMRA turf today to present @northridingbrew with their certificates for both winning and coming runner up in the beer of @RedhillBeerFest 2024 competition for Choc N Nut Porter and Bakewell Tart Stout respectively.