Nottingham Robin Hood Beer & Cider Festival 2024
Planning is at an advanced stage for this year’s Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival with less than 2 weeks to go now.
The festival is this year extending onto the Trent Bridge turf for the first time, with a new real ale bar in place on the venue’s historic outfield in front of the Pavilion.
The festival is set to return to the home of Nottinghamshire CCC from Wednesday 9 to Saturday 12 October, with in excess of 600 draught beers and 140 ciders & perries available to sample across the festival site.
Patrons will be able to enjoy the beer festival experience from a marquee housed on the field, or take in the scene from the stands, while the ground’s concourse areas and Trent Bridge Inn Courtyard will also continue to feature bars, food stalls, retail outlets and live music.
In excess of 15,000 attendees have visited the festival during each of its previous three festival at Trent Bridge.
We are now in a position to announce that Liquid Light brewery have brewed the strongest beer we have ever had at the festival!
Famous for brewing the 23% “Ground For Divorce” when working for the now closed Navigation brewery, Craig Nightingale, now brewery manager at Liquid Light brewery contacted Nottingham beer festivals Andy Sales, Head Cellarman to run the idea of brewing a stronger beer for the festival.
Andy says “It took little thinking about to agree to this and the wheels were set in motion”.
Craig says "We are really excited to bring this beer to the festival. It’s our first time having our own bar at the festival we really wanted to showcase what we are capable of also, of what we produce on a weekly basis at the brewery. It was simple for us, taking the crown of strongest beer ever at the festival is the only way to do it!”.
“Terror from the Sky” weighs in at 26% and is described as full-bodied stout using a combination of chocolate malt and oats to give it a rich chocolatey flavour with a roasty finish. It will be available from the Liquid Light brewery bar only.
There is only around 140 pints of this beer as it is pushing brewing limits to the extreme, therefore we have 4 x small 36 pint casks available for the festival which is the whole brew. One cask will be “tapped“ at 3pm, every day of the festival Wed – Sat and will be sold on a first come first served basis. There will be no tasters and it can be purchased in a third pint measure only.
This year has seen the introduction of a Season Ticket, allowing access to all four days of festivities, along with a Saturday night ‘Party Night’ ticket for the festival’s finale, which will feature music on two stages and live DJ’s.
“We’re always seeking ways to make our staging of the Beer Festival bigger and better – and hosting a bar on the outfield was the obvious next step,” said Nottinghamshire’s Commercial Director Michael Temple. “This opportunity to extend the event onto the field will bring something new to the experience for seasoned festivalgoers and regular visitors to Trent Bridge alike.
“It’s really special to see our venue come to life during what were once seen as our quieter months as a cricket venue, so I can’t wait to see the festival take shape again this October.”
Opening hours
- Wednesday 9 October, 4pm-11pm
- Thursday 10 October, 11am-11pm
- Friday 11 October, 11am-11pm
- Saturday 12 October, 11am-11pm
- Saturday Party Night ticket after 7pm.