Real ale festival planned at Eastwood pub

The Lady Chatterley pub in Eastwood is hosting the festival,– featuring ales brewed using only British-grown hop varieties.

The JD Wetherspoon pub, on Nottingham Road will host the festival from Wednesday, October 12, until Sunday, October 23.

A selection of 15 real ales, including three from brewers in South Africa, Norway and Australia – but who have brewed their beers in England for the festival – will be available during the festival, all priced at £1.99 per pint.

A number of the ales will also be available in the pub for the first time, including some brewed especially for the festival.

The festival line-up includes: Jester, from Green Jack Brewery; Shepherd Neame’s Rebel Flame; All the Leaves are Brown, from Brewster’s Brewery; Green King’s Bonkers Conkers; Hoptober, from Coach House Brewery;

Lancaster Brewery’s Kaleidoscope; and Victory Ale, from Batemans Brewery.

The overseas ales are Autumn Amber, from Mad Giant Brewery in South Africa, Rav, from Norway’s Telemark Bryggeri; and Wungong from Nowhereman Brewery in Australia.

Kim Dean, pub manager, said: “The festival is a great celebration of real ale all made using only British-grown hop varieties.

“It will allow us to showcase a selection of superb ales over a 12-day period and support the British hop industry too – hhe hop varieties include Jester, Fuggles, First Gold, Opus, Goldings and Godiver.

“The ales will be available at great value for money prices.”

Customers will also be able to enjoy three one-third-of-a-pint ales for the price of a festival pint.