Eighty-plus ales in battle for top title
By: JimOldfield
February 29th, 2012
A staggering 80-plus Yorkshire ales lined up at Rotherham’s Real Ale and Music Festival at Magna last night to do battle for the proud title of Best Beer in the country’s biggest county. A huge team of some 30 judges, spent over two hours tasting the ales in seven different categories in a blind test. Read the full post…
Baa-nds turn out in force for South Yorks ale fest
By: JimOldfield
February 20th, 2012
Rotherham’s giant “Baa’s of Steel” beer festival organisers have announced a record number of live acts to rock next week’s four-day real ale and music spectacular. Drinkers at the 20th Rotherham Real Ale and Music Festival can watch 28 different live acts on three stages, as they sample more than 230 real ales at the Read the full post…
You’ve been Tango’d! Geeves beats them all at real ale festival
By: JimOldfield
December 4th, 2011
A fledgling Barnsley micro-brewery sailed into first place at the Mexborough Imperial Club & Brewery’s first-ever real ale festival, with its stunning dark ale, Tunnel Mouth. The Imperial team delivered a hugely ambitious first festival, in its own first year in business – showcasing no fewer than 20 other breweries launched within the past Read the full post…
