AWARD-winning beers from the 2015 Great British Beer Festival together with beers from Italy, the Netherlands, Australia, the USA and the Republic of Ireland are to go on tap at two pubs in Redditch.
In addition the pubs will be serving a host of beers from brewers across the UK, during the festival, which runs from Friday, March 11 to Sunday, March 27.
The Rising Sun in Alcester Street and The Royal Enfield in Unicorn Hill will each be serving up to 30 beers, all priced at £2.29 a pint.
The award-winning beers are; Barnsley Bitter (Acorn), Best Bitter (Pheasantry), Boltmaker (Timothy Taylor), Black (Williams), Explorer (Adnams), Darwin’s Origin (Salopian), Ruby Mild (Rudgate), Port Stout (Hanlons), Triple Chocoholic (Saltaire), Revelation (Dark Star) and Plum Porter (Titanic).
The overseas beers are; Bravo Four Point (Devils Backbone, USA), Pacific (Thunder Road, Australia), O’Hara’s JDW Irish Red (Carlow, Republic of Ireland), Amsterdam Blonde (Brouwerij ‘t IJ, Netherlands) and Bibock (Birrifico Italiano, Italy).
Amongst the other beers are; Crafty Fox (Hook Norton), Punk is Dead (Vale), Lazy Dog (Elgoods) and Crimson Rambler (Wharfebank).
The festival will feature new, seasonal and speciality beers, including a chocolate beer, wheat beer, cask lager, fruit porter, rye beer and spiced beer as well as a beer brewed with peated malt.
Customers will be able to sample any three of the real ales in special third-of-a-pint glasses for the price of a pint.
The Rising Sun manager, Cassie Harwood, said: “We are promising our customers a superb range of award-winning ales, together with some great beers from overseas and many others from brewers across the UK.
“The festival will be the perfect way for real ale enthusiasts to enjoy a range of excellent beers over 17 days.”
