Tickets for the 2020 CAMRA Bristol Beer Festival have gone on public sale as of Friday 31 January.Information about the event (including how to buy tickets) can be found at www.camrabristol.org.uk/festival.html Organised by volunteer members of CAMRA (the Campaign for Real Ale) and now in its 23rd year, the annual CAMRA Bristol Beer Festival takes place from Thursday 19th to Saturday 21st March 2020 at Brunel’s Old Station, Temple Meads, Bristol. This is the largest real ale dedicated event in our area and will include a carefully chosen selection of around 140 different real ales on sale over the course of the festival as well as our what promises to be our biggest ever range of cider and perry. There will also be a variety of food available at all sessions.Tickets for all sessions will cost £12.50 including £5 worth of beer festival tokens, which customers will receive on entry enabling them to go straight to the bar. Also included are a festival programme and a commemorative half pint glass, marked for third and half-pint measures. On presentation of a current membership card, CAMRA members will also receive a voucher on entry up to the value of £1.80.Bristol & District Branch Chairman Richard Brooks said:“This is the event that thousands of fans of great beer, cider and perry eagerly look forward to each year. Nowhere else in the Bristol area will you be able to find such a huge range of real ale, carefully selected to provide an interesting variety of beer styles and strengths.The festival features a great selection of real ale from around the UK as well as being a celebration and showcase of the fantastic brewing scene in the Bristol area and features all our local breweries on the festival LocAle bar.It’s the perfect opportunity for attendees to sample and really appreciate the quality and variety of craft real ale currently available.We also have a cracking range of traditional cider and perry as well as a choice of food at all sessions.The festival always has a fun and friendly atmosphere and key to the success of the event is that it is organised and run by unpaid CAMRA volunteers who take part because they are beer enthusiasts that want the event to be a great success for everyone that attends.For anyone interested in attending the Bristol Beer Festival information can be found on our website www.camrabristol.org.uk ” The direct link to the ticket shop is www.ticketsource.co.uk/camrabbf Some pictures from the 2019 festival can be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/pg/camrabristol/photos/?tab= album&album_id= 2190838577621322 A short video can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/DeScCsVWEpw For more information (such as higher quality versions of festival pictures) or to arrange an interview please contact me on 07977 918172 (number not for publication) or by email richard@camrabristol.org.uk
2nd February 2020