Nottingham Craft Beer Week

Nottingham Craft Beer Week is back for its second year, and bars all over the city are celebrating everything beery with a programme of events sure to inspire all hop heads. To make sure you make the most of your imbibing, we’ve picked the choicest events and venues for you…

Annie’s Burger Shack and Ocean State Tavern are holding their annual street party on Saturday 2 July to celebrate American Independence Day. With craft keg beer and real ale, live music throughout the day, fun stalls, a burger buffet and much more, it’ll definitely be worth popping by for a drink or five. Make sure you also check out Ilkley Brewery’s tap takeover on Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 July for a bonus drinkable delight.

Head down to Purecraft on Monday 4 July as Adrian Walker, Export Director at the award-winning Firestone Walker Brewing Company, is jetting all the way over from California to present new hop-driven brew Luponic Distortion.

Kraft Werks, the bar/bottle shop/craft spiritual home in Mansfield Road get together with bottle shop Beer Cavern to put on their first Craft Bottle Share on Tuesday 5 July, as well as an unmissable Meet the Brewer and Tap Takeover event with Alphabet Brew Co on Thursday 7 July.

New pub The Herbert Kilpin will be teaming up with Thornbridge brewery for a spicy food and beer tasting session on Tuesday 5 July, followed by your chance to try Black Iris and Junkyard’s new barrel-aged beer. Another new bar, Southbank City (formerly The Approach), is hosting a joint event on the same night in conjunction with Black Iris Brewery and I'm Not From London, featuring some amazing local musician and, of course, beers.

Get down to the Kean’s Head on Wednesday 6 July for its Shiny Showcase, which will be shining light on the very best that Shiny Brewery have to offer, and they’ll be welcoming awesome Euro craft brewers Omnipollo and To Øl for a Tap Takeover on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 July. Fancy a laugh? The Cross Keys are bringing a very special lineup of comedians on Wednesday 6 July, featuring local lad Patrick Draper and special guests.

Manchester Brewery Runaway are taking over at the Ned Ludd on Thursday 7 July, so head down to sample their range of craft ales, which includes IPA, pale ale, American brown ale and smoked porter, and they’ll host a Wild Card Brewery Tap Takeover on Saturday 9 July, where you can expect to sample all Wild Card’s awesome brews too.

Elusive Brewing will be running a Meet the Brewer and Tap Takeover event at The Canalhouse on the Thursday, then Friday will see Fourpure bringing up some favourites from their range for another Tap Takeover, which will both be worth catching. The Embankment Pub & Kitchen are hosting Thornbridge Brewery for a tap takeover on Thursday 7 July too, showcasing a wide range of cask and keg from the Bakewell-based brewery.

If you’re that way, head to West Bridgford bottle shop Hopology for a couple of very interesting events. Thursday will see Beeston Hop talk about the Beeston-based artisan brewery and their beers; Friday is your chance to meet Loughborough-based Charnwood Brewery and get down Saturday lunchtime for their European wild and sour beer tasting, Return to Lambicland.

Saturday sees Kraft Cavern, a collaborative event from Kraftwerks and Brew Cavern at Hopkinsons on Station Street, with keg beers from the likes of Omnipollo, Mikkeller, Magic Rock and more, as well as posh street food and DJs. No brainer.

Forget the referendum – Nottingham’s newest craft brewery, Pica Brewing (the craft arm of Magpie Brewery, based at Meadow Lane), are giving you the chance to decide on their next IPA all week at Crafty Crow, plus there’s a perfectly paired menu of great British food and beer, ideal for setting yourself up for a beery session.

Craft Beer Week takes place at various venues across Nottingham, Monday 4 - Sunday 10 July 2016.

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