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Stunning pop up menu in Sheffield

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With Sheffield Vegan Beer Fest only a week away, we are starting to knuckle down and fine tune the details for the day.

One of our food traders for the August 18 event is the legendary Make No Bones.

Check out this phenomenal one-day-only menu they have planned for our event.

That is truly sensational.

You can follow Make No Bones on Instagram and click here to buy your cheap advance tickets for Sheffield Vegan Beer Fest.

Keep watching for other food and drink updates for the event over the coming days.

Vegan wine and cheese event in West London

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Vegan Chef Day and The Retreat Kitchen are hosting their very first Cheese and Wine Evening on August 17, 2018 in Richmond.

Missing Camembert? Lost without Brie? Get along and savour New Roots spectacular artisan vegan cheeses and wow your taste buds! You’ll sample five different plant-based cheeses and five different wines over the course of the evening, and learn all about pairing along the way.

Spaces are limited, so book your tickets early to avoid missing out. This Vegan Wine and Cheese Evening makes for a perfect date night alternative or a fun evening out with friends. It will be wine and cheese heaven!

New Roots cheeses are vegan, organic and gluten-free and will be available to buy and take away on the night.

Click here to buy tickets.

Drink list for Glasgow Vegan Beer Fest

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For a lot of people, summer means attending beer festivals.

For me, summer means attending vegan beer festivals! My series of Vegan Beer Fest UK events has become synonymous with this time of year and I’m thrilled to be heading back to Scotland next weekend for the third annual Glasgow Vegan Beer Fest.

Run in conjunction with Mono and William Bros, this event is set to be a rollicking Bank Holiday Sunday celebration of beer, cider, food, and karaoke!

Almost 25% of tickets have already been snapped up so book online now if you want a £4 advance ticket (£7 on the door).

We are excited about the food and karaoke, but of course it is all about the beer.

Check out the INCREDIBLE beer list for the Sunday August 5, 2018 event below:

On draft

  • WILLIAMS BROS – Birds & Bees – 4.3% ABV – Summer Ale – Brewed for the summer evenings when we down tools for the day and retire to the beer garden. This bright, golden ale is a blend of lager malt, Cascade, Amarillo & Nelson Sauvin hops with a late infusion of elderflower. Fruity, aromatic and deliciously refreshing
  • WILLIAMS BROS – Caesar Augustus – 4.0% ABV – Lager/IPA Hybrid – This Lager /IPA hybrid is a revolution in refreshment and flavour. All the crisp clean notes of the finest lager but with the discrete bitter finish of a well-balanced IPA. It’s not confused about what it wants’ to be, it’s just the best of both worlds
  • WILLIAMS BROS – March Of The Penguins – 4.8% ABV – Stout – This creamy dark stout, deep chocolate in colour has a nose of roast malts, coffee, liquorice & orange peel. The aromas carry on into the flavour with a smooth mouthfeel, rich malty start, fresh hoppy middle & a delicious lingering sweet orange after taste. Sure to get you marching again
  • BOON – Framboise – 5.0% ABV – Lambic – Boon Framboise is a blend of old & young lambics with added raspberries. It pours with a high-rise, pink fluffy head. Though obviously full of raspberries, the nose isn’t sweet. A sherberty character is in the forefront, along with a characteristic sour lambic smell & a tart raspberry hint. On the palate though, the raspberries almost taste fresh, and the faintest impression of wheat character. Boon Framboise is clean in the finish, leaving a gentle fizz and a hint of tartness
  • BURNT MILL – Steel Cut (GF) – 4.8% ABV – Gluten Free Pale – A gluten free pale ale brewed with a blend of oats, buckwheat, maize & sorghum to give the beer a smooth base. Dry-hopped during fermentation with Summer and Enigma hops
  • CLOUDWATER – DDH Pale Centennial Mosaic – 5.5% ABV – DDH Pale Ale – Centennial takes the lead in this 16 g/L double dry hopped Pale, backed up by Mosaic & Citra. The malt base includes Dextrin Malt, Flaked Oats & Wheat malt for body and texture
  • CROMARTY – Hit The Lip – 3.8% ABV – NZ Session – A summer session beer packed with juicy hoppy flavours of peach and pine. Let this nectar hit you in the lips and you’ll be lying back in fruity hoppy heaven!
  • DRYGATE – Anima – 4.5% ABV – Wit – Belgian tradition Glaswegian spice. Coriander seed, orange and lime. A refreshing Wit with a fruity twist
  • DRYGATE – 7 Peaks – 5.0% ABV – IPA – A riotous, uncompromising, and bold cacophony of mosaic hop aromatics on a crisp malt backbone
  • FALLEN – Local Motive – 3.9% ABV –Session IPA – A session beer turbo-charged it with Mosaic dry-hops. Easy-drinking but loads of flavour. Mango, citrus, earthy pine, stone fruits
  • FIERCE vs DEVIL’S PEAK – Imperial Café Racer – 8.5% ABV – Imperial Porter – Devil’s Peak brewery have taken Fierce’s deep, dark coffee porter to another level with rich roasted Kenyan espresso & Madagascan bourbon vanilla for a sweet little lift
  • FYNE ALES – Twilight Haze – 5.7% ABV –Vermont Ale – Twilight Haze is a hybrid fusion of traditional wheat beer and juicy new world IPA. Brewed with lots of wheat, orange peel and coriander, Twilight Haze was given a liberal dry-hopping with Mosaic, Citra and Calypso and left unfiltered and unfined to deliver big, bold, juicy flavours
  • MAGIC ROCK vs GIGANTIC – Robots vs. Clowns – 5.3% ABV – Oaty India Pale Lager – Golden promise along with two types of oats give a simple but smooth mouthfeel. De-bittered Mosaic hops were added in the kettle and then Amarillo was added to the FV before transfer. The beer was then fermented cold using lager yeast before undergoing an extended maturation of 6 weeks and further dry hop additions of Amarillo and Mosaic. Crisp, fruity and drinkable just as all lager should be
  • LOCH LOMOND – Southern Summit – 4.0% ABV – American Pale Ale – A tropical pale ale. A stone fruit aroma leads to a light citrus flavour that is rounded off with a clean & refreshing finish
  • OVERTONE – NEIPA – 4.5% ABV – New England IPA – Soft & juicy New England IPA made from a combo of Citra & Mosaic hops. Glasgow’s newest brewery
  • PILOT – Blue Lady – 5.0% ABV – Specialty Pale – A refreshingly floral pale, brewed with Edinburgh’s own Blue Lady blend, a variation on Earl Grey made with grapefruit oil and marigold flowers
  • TINY REBEL – Bucky – 4.8% ABV – Amber/Red Ale – Bucky is an American Amber hopped with Amarillo, Citra and Mosaic
  • TRACK – El Dorado Table Beer – 3.2% ABV – Table Beer – A lightly toasted malt base combines with the citrus and floral hop notes for a refreshing, beer with a light mouthfeel and plenty of hop punch!
  • UP FRONT – Funk Punch – 6.2% ABV – Bretted Fruit Saison – Cranberry & pomegranate bretted saison, brewed with De Ranke yeast & a blend of wild brett strains, left to age for 9 months & finished with organic cranberry juice & pomegranate molasses
  • UP FRONT – Funk Punch – 6.2% ABV – Bretted Fruit Saison – Cranberry & pomegranate bretted saison, brewed with De Ranke yeast & a blend of wild brett strains, left to age for 9 months & finished with organic cranberry juice & pomegranate molasses

Ciders on tap

  • THISTLY CROSS – Cloudy – 5.5% ABV – Dry Cider – Medium dry farmhouse style cider
  • THISTLY CROSS – Elderflower – 4.0% ABV – Floral Cider – Sweet & floral cider infused with elderflower
  • THISTLY CROSS – Strawberry – 4.0% ABV – Fruit Cider – Sweet & fruity cider with pressed Scottish strawberries
  • THISTLY CROSS – Traditional – 4.0% ABV – Sweet Cider – Sweet session cider

Bottles & Cans

  • ALMASTY – Raspberry Saison – 5.0% ABV (33cl bottle) – Fruit Saison – Bursting out of the bottle with classic Belgian esters laced with masses of fruit
  • AUGUSTINER – Helles – 5.2% ABV (50cl bottle) – Helles – Made according to the German Purity law its made with all Bavarian hops and malt, then given a long secondary fermentation to make for a crisp, smooth beer with a lightly hoppy finish. It’s the ultimate summer beer and absurdly drinkable
  • BASQUELAND / NØGNE – Kveik Table Beer – 3.6% ABV (33cl bottle) – Kveik – The boys of Basqueland went to the Whats Brewing festival in Norway where they met up with the team from Nøgne – the pioneers of Scandinavian craft beer. Thus was born a collaboration, Kviek, named after a traditional Norwegian farmhouse yeast. This is a table beer made with Mosaic & Ella hops
  • BELLFIELD – Bohemian Pilsner – 4.5% ABV (33cl bottle) – GF Pilsner – A classic Czech pilsner style, featuring Saaz, a noble hop, pale with a light body, background bitterness and gentle floral tones leading to a soft finish. The Bohemian Pilsner was our first beer to go into production
  • BELLFIELD – Lawless Village IPA – 4.5% ABV (33cl bottle) – GF IPA – Named after our neighbourhood of Portobello. A copper coloured, aromatic beer brewed as a traditional American IPA made with pale crystal malts and Cascade and Centennial American hops for a modern, citrusy finish. Enjoy this renegade chilled with friends
  • BLACK ISLE – Goldfinch – 3.5% ABV (33cl bottle) – GF Session IPA – Goldfinch beer is bursting with citrusy zing. A multiple award winning beer, it’s a light, refreshingly hopped session IPA, & comes with the added bonus of being certified gluten-free
  • BURNING SKY / TWO ROADS – The Call – 5.0% ABV (33cl bottle) – NEIPA – New England ish IPA brewed with Two Roads Brewing from Stratford, Connecticut USA. Brewed using ingredients and techniques from both breweries to produce a juicy session IPA with double dry hopping to up the flavour
  • CAMDEN – Strawberry Hells Forever – 4.6% ABV (33cl can) – Strawberry Lager – We have a confession. Strawberry Hells isn’t really forever. Because we brew this beer with British strawberries, we can only make it in the summer. So while it’s tart, crisp and well rounded, it’s not around for long. We could have called it ‘Strawberry Hells sometimes’ but it didn’t have the same ring to it
  • DE LA SENNE – Taras Boulba – 4.5% ABV (33cl bottle) – Belgian IPA – Light blonde with 4.5% alc., generously hopped with the finest aromatic hops, giving it a very refreshing character and a scent reminiscent of citrus
  • DRY & BITTER – Great Gig In The Sky – 8.5% ABV (33cl bottle) – DIPA – Take on a modern Imperial IPA. They infused fruity American hops with Australian Galaxy hops with a double dry-hop to make this interstellar IPA reach even higher altitudes of hoppiness
  • DUPONT – Saison Dupont – 6.5% ABV (33cl bottle) – Saison – A coppery blonde beer, with aromas of fine hops, with marked bitterness, dry and very refreshing as it was originally. Coppery blond, the finest aromas and a strong bitterness transform this beer into a thirst-quencher with no equal, just the way it was created
  • FRANK BOON – Boon Oude Gueze – 7.0% ABV (37.5cl bottle) – Gueze – Discover the fruity grapefruit and cheese-like flavour with a touch of Muscat grapes. Let yourself be pleasantly surprised by the round body. The sour mellowness and touches of dry oak are characteristic. The colour is light-yellow/amber, crowned with a firm head. The aftertaste is long, dry and intense
  • HITACHINO NEST – White Ale – 4.0% ABV (35cl can) – Wit – This White Ale is brewed with wheat malt, and flavored with coriander, orange peel and nutmeg
  • MAGIC ROCK – Fantasma – 6.5% ABV (33cl can) – Gluten free IPA – A dank and juicy IPA using Golden Promise, wheat and Cara Munich malts in the mash for a sweetly smooth body. For the hops we judiciously bittered with Magnum in the kettle followed by Citra T90 in both the whirlpool and in dry-hopping. The aroma/flavour is fruit-filled, dank and resinous, with plenty of tropical mango giving a moreish drinkability. Fermented with our house American ale yeast (WLP001) for a refreshingly clean finish, this IPA is also our first gluten-free beer using Brewers Clarex®
  • MIKELLER – Drink’in The Sun – 0.3% ABV (35cl can) – Low/No alcohol – Rich and hoppy with nice tropical fruit notes to take your mind off the lack of alcohol!
  • NORTHERN MONK – Heathen – 7.2% ABV (44cl can) – IPA – The American-bred Citra hops made their entrance into the industry with a bang, taking the craft brewing scene by storm with their otherworldly tropical fruit flavour and aroma. Our take on this juicy hop takes the best of its exceptional characteristics to brew a bold yet balanced IPA. A simple base of British pale malt is coloured by small kettle additions of our UK and US hops blend for a soft, fruity bitterness
  • ORVAL – Orval – 6.2% ABV (33cl bottle) – Low/No alcohol – A world-class Belgian Trappist pale ale. Famous for its beautiful “Belgian lace” left on the glass from its huge head, this orangey-amber coloured ale is as complex as they come. It’s smooth yet crisp, tart yet dry. It carries with it flavours of lemon rind, freshly-cut hay, notes of spice and aromas of flowers and lemon
  • SCHLENKERLA RAUCHBIER – Helles Lagerbier – 4.3% ABV (50cl bottle) – Smoked Lager – Brewed with fine Bavarian aroma hops from the area around the city of Nürnberg. It’s lagered in century old caves underneath the historic Schlenkerla brewery and maltings. Schlenkerla Helles is boiled in the same copper kettles and bottom fermented by the same yeast as the historic Schlenkerla Smokebeer. Its subtle smokiness without using smoke malt makes “Helles Schlenkerla Lager” a unique representative of the classic lager beer style “Bavarian Helles”
  • STILLWATER – Classique – 6.0% ABV (35cl can) – Farmhouse Ale – A postmodern deconstruction of the American industrial lager made with naughty ingredients like corn and rice, completed with pilsner malt and lots of your favorite old-school American hops and farmhouse ale yeast.. “your Grandfather’s new beer”
  • STONE BREWING (USA) – Tangerine Express – 6.7% ABV (35cl can) – Tropical IPA – An india pale ale packed with whole tangerine & pineapple. A tropical IPA that transports you to a hop-induced state
  • TINY REBEL – Gin & Juice – 4.5% ABV (33cl bottle) – Botanical Pale – Bucket loads of juniper berries, citrus peel and aromatic spices give the beer a delicious, dry note, which is balanced out by the juicy fruit flavours from some punchy hops. It’s like an afterparty in your mouth!
  • TRACK – Half Dome – 5.3% ABV (33cl bottle) – American Pale Ale – They added lime zest to the kettle and the dry hop to give it a little extra edge & hopped it extensively with Ekuanot, Vic Secret & Galaxy. The big punchy hops give way to a delicate citrus finish. A totally crushable killa
  • UP FRONT – Ahab – 6.0% ABV (33cl can) – Stout – A complex, deep & rich fusion of dark malts w/ the fruity hop finish of an American Stout. Roasted chocolate & coffee malt notes, balanced w/ a fruity & spicy hop finish. Unfined, unfiltered & vegan friendly
  • UP FRONT – Ismael – 6.0% ABV (33cl can) – IPA – Showcases the subtly sweet malt characteristics, heady hop notes & robust bitterness of an American IPA. Bitter, floral, piney, resinous, fruity & dank with a clean and crisp malt backbone. Unfined, unfiltered, & vegan friendly
  • WILLIAMS BROS – Roisin – 4.2% ABV (33cl bottle) – Tayberry Ale – We brew a light, crisp blonde ale and add bucket loads of fresh Tayberries into cold tank & leave the two to mingle for 3 weeks. Róisin pours champagne pink with sweet hop & berry aromas which also carry through to the taste, with a satisfyingly lightly tart finish

You can RSVP and invite friends over on the Facebook event page.

Book tickets online here.

Beer list for Coventry Vegan Beer Fest

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I have rarely been as excited for an event as I am for the first-ever Coventry Vegan Beer Fest.

Taking place in the gorgeous FarGo Village, the event this Saturday (July 28, 2018) is set to be a whole lot of fun.

We have stunning food being served by Temple of Seitan and PhungKay, a discount special and Follow Your Heart giveaway at on-site vegan grocery store The Green Unicorn, a karaoke performance space, and special menu items from on-site café Totally Vegan.

Oh yeah, there is also the beer.

Check out this INCREDIBLE line up to be served on the day.

On the taps

Twisted Barrel Ale – Sine Qua Non – 4.50% ABV – Session IPA  – Dry, easy drinking IPA with citrus and pine flavour and light biscuit malt character
Twisted Barrel Ale – Naido – 5.00% ABV – New England Pale – A juicy, New England style pale ale with a soft body and classic stone fruit and citrus flavour
Twisted Barrel Ale – Raspberry Ripple Sour – 3.50% ABV – Ice Cream Sour – Oats and vanilla pods combine for an ice cream like body, combined with the tart sweetness of raspberries
Twisted Barrel Ale – Beast of a Midlands Mild – 3.50% ABV – Vanilla Mild – A traditional dark mild, made with a variety of malts for a complex, roasted body, fermented with vanilla pods for a smooth, creamy finish
Twisted Barrel Ale – Wrapped in Amarillo – 6.00% ABV – New England IPA – a soft body and smooth mouthfeel provide the base for an explosion of orange and peach flavour
Twisted Barrel Ale – Saison From A Hoppy Place – 5.00% ABV – Dry Hop Saison – A delicate, light and refreshing saison, brewed with Citra, Ahtanum and Huell Melon hops. Lashings of strawberry, mango and grapefruit pair delightfully with the spicy pepperiness of the Belgian yeast for a supremely easy drinking Summer brew
Twisted Barrel Ale – Call of Korriban – 5.50% ABV – Black IPA – Subtle roasted malt backrgound, classic West Coast style bitterness and an orange, grapefruit hit from the combination of Amarillo and Cascade hops
Twisted Barrel Ale – Detroit Sour City – 4.00% ABV – Dry Hop Sour – A dry, refreshing Berliner Weiss style kettle sour, with lemon sherbet character from the lactobacillus and a juicy, mango flavour from the Mosaic dry hop
Twisted Barrel Ale – Doom of Valyria – 6.00% ABV – Rye Porter – A strong, light brown porter, brewed with heaps of Dark Crystal and Rye malts for a spicy, sweet flavour
Twisted Barrel Ale – When The Fever Broke – 4.50% ABV – Peach & Apricot Sour – Refreshing, dry kettle sour with an intense stone fruit flavour and soft, creamy finish
Bone Machine – Funny Bone – 4.00% ABV – Gruit Pale – floral ale brewed with hibiscus, elderflower and lavender
Burnt Mill – Pintle – 4.30% ABV – American Pale Ale – Pale ale brewed with Cascade and Citra hops, with a restrained bitterness and dry finish
Chorlton – Amarillo Sour – 5.40% ABV – Dry Hop Sour – Hybrid of a traditional Germanic sour beer and a hoppy pale ale
Cloudwater – IPA Citra Enigma – 6.50% ABV – IPA – Hazy IPA brewed with Citra and Enigma, soft body and juicy mouthfeeel
Raw Talent – Citra IPA – 7.40% ABV – IPA – Citra and Amarillo hopped strong pale, fermented with sweet citrus rinds
Salopian – Midnight Express – 5.20% ABV – Stout – Pitch black with a complex tapestry of dark malts laden with mocha, bitter cocoa and oats
Kirkstall – Virtuous – 4.50% ABV – Gluten free Session IPA – Fruity undertones with a classic bitter finish
One Mile End – Wisdom – 4.60% ABV – Gluten free Lager – Beautifully crisp, full bodied and packed with German hops with notes of fruity honeydew melon
Redwell – Kofra – 5.90% ABV – Gluten free Stout – Roasty stout with bitter coffee notes and a sweet finish
Hogans – Draught Cider – 4.50% ABV – Gluten free Medium Dry Cider – distinctive appley aroma and peaty notes
Hogans – Wild Elder – 4.00% ABV – Gluten free Elderflower Cider – Locally foraged elderflower blended with a bittersweet and delicately refreshing cider
Weihenstephan – Hefeweiss – 5.40% ABV – Wheat Beer – Golden yellow wheat beer, with a full body, hints of clove and smooth banana flavour
Weihenstephan – Helles – 5.10% ABV – Lager – Yellow lager with mild hoppy note and fresh spicy taste
Frizzenti – Prosecco – 11% ABV – Wine – Lightly carbonated delicate white Italian wine (Prosecco)

Neon Raptor – Fly The Nest – 4.00% ABV – Pale Ale – A modern, juicy American pale ale brewed in collaboration with students at Nottingham University Brewing Science MSc
Neon Raptor – Atlas Crash – 5.90% ABV – IPA – Soft, delicate, smooth and juicy pale ale
Neon Raptor – Somewhere I Belong – 6.80% ABV – Coconut Porter – Dark, rich porter brewed with seven malts and flaked oats, matured and conditioned on huge amounts of toasted coconut
Neon Raptor – Very Naughty Luggage – 8.20% ABV – DIPA – Fruity, dank double IPA

Renegade – Session IPA – 4.20% ABV – Session IPA – Brewed with Citra and Mosaic for a smack of tropical fruit and a well balancd bitterness
Renegade – Tropic Like Its Hot – 4.70% ABV – Pineapple Pale – Pale ale brewed with pineapple. Hoppy, bitter, crisp and refreshing
Renegade – Vienna Lager – 4.80% ABV – Lager – Complex hop aroma with balanced maltiness
Renegade – Dead Men Brew No Ales – 6.00% ABV – Black IPA – Surprisingly light in body, with tropical hops and a roasted malt background

Three Hills – Small Steps Prototype – 3.00% ABV – Pale Ale – Ultra fruity and juicy for the ABV! Fermented with New England IPA yeast and dry hopped with 10g/l Chinook, Citra and Mosaic BBC.
Three Hills – South Pacific Wheat – 5.50% ABV – Wheat Beer – A vibrant and refreshing Wheat beer using two hops hailing from the South Pacific region: Nelson Sauvin and Vic Secret.
Three Hills – Braybrooke Keller Lager – 4.80% ABV – Lager – Brewed to the purity law using all German hops, malt and yeast. Lght amber in colour, refreshing with a rich malt body.
Three Hills – Elderflower Saison – 5.20% ABV – Saison – A delicately infused Saison brewed in collaboration with Jelley’s Vodka Distilleries.
Three Hills – Bretted – IPA 6.00% ABV – IPA – Fermented with New England IPA yeast then Brettanomyces. Beautiful citrus, tropic tang with a delicate funkiness.
Three Hills – Black: Salted Caramel – 9.00% ABV – Imperial Stout – An imperial stout brewed with additions of treacle, demerara sugar and caramel flavour. Viscous, rich with a boozy hit and loads of stout umami.

Can and bottles

Renegade – Craft Lager – 4.50% ABV – Lager – Crisp, clean and refreshing, brewed with Progress and Fuggles hops and matured for six weeks
Renegade – Tropic Like Its Hot – 4.70% ABV – Pineapple Pale – Pale ale brewed with pineapple. Hoppy, bitter, crisp and refreshing
Renegade – Vienna Lager – 4.80% ABV – Lager – Complex hop aroma with balanced maltiness
Renegade – Dead Men Brew No Ales – 6.00% ABV – Black IPA – Surprisingly light in body, with tropical hops and a roasted malt background
Renegade – West Coast Pale Ale – 5.10% ABV – Pale Ale – Shedloads of Summit, Cascade, Chinook and Columbus result in a hop bomb of a beer
Renegade – Whitness The Citrus – 4.50% ABV – Tangerine Wheat Beer – Uplifting juicy brew with freshly cut grass aroma and mouth watering citrus flavour
Renegade – Mashed and Wired – 4.10% ABV Coffee Pale Ale – Crisp and light on the pallette, with immediate coffee hit and rich earthiness
Twisted Barrel – Detroit Sour City – 4.00% ABV – Dry Hop Sour – A dry, refreshing Berliner Weiss style kettle sour, with lemon sherbet character from the lactobacillus and a juicy, mango flavour from the Mosaic dry hop
Twisted Barrel – The Great Went – 4.50% ABV – Hefeweizen – A classic German wheat beer with banana and clove flavour
Twisted Barrel – Kazan – 5.50% ABV – Pale Ale – An incredibly juicy, easy drinking American pale
Twisted Barrel – I Am The Muffin – 5.50% ABV – Belgian Blonde – Traditional Belgian blonde with bubblegum aroma, floral body and tropical finish
Twisted Barrel – Sine Qua Non – 4.50% ABV – Session IPA Dry – easy drinking IPA with citrus and pine flavour and light biscuit malt character
Three Hills – Super Thai PA – 5.50% ABV – Pale Ale – An aromatic and light Pale Ale infused with double the amount of Lemongrass, Ginger, and Kaffir Lime.
Three Hills – Sekhmet Rye Amber – 5.50% ABV – Rye Beer – Sweet malt body underpinned by a herbal, woody and spicy pallete. Hopped with EKG and Willamette. One for the traditionalists.
Three Hills – Pepperberry Saison – 5.50% ABV – Saison – A fruity and spicy Saison infused with Strawberries and Pink peppercorns.
Three Hills – Trium Florum – 6.00% ABV – Saison – Farmhouse Saison infused with a blend of Hibiscus, Marigold & Elderflower. The appearance is bright pink and palette delicately floral, fruity and spicy.
Dark Revolution – Sonic – 4.90% ABV – Small IPA – brewed with Citra and Ekuanot hops
Oude – Boon Gueze – 7.00% ABV – Lambic – Blend of aged lambics, fruity grapefruit and ginger flavour with a hint of Muscat grapes
Hogans – Dry Cider – 5.80% ABV – Gluten free Cider – Deep gold, slightly sparkling, dry cider
Hogans – High Sobriety – 1.00% ABV – Low Alcohol Gluten free Cider – Light, refreshing and gently sparkling low alcohol cider
Bumble Bee – Hard Cider – 4.50% ABV – Gluten free Cider – Medium dry, lightly sparkling cider
Bumble Bee – Regatta – 4.00% ABV – Gluten free Strawberry & Mint Cider – Lightly sparkling cider twisted with strawberries and a hint of mint
Magic Rock – Fantasma – 6.50% ABV – Gluten free IPA – Dank and juicy Citra IPA
Arbor – Simcoe – 4.00% ABV – Gluten free Pale Ale – Balanced pale with pine and citrus flavour
Brass Castle – Hoptical Illusion – 4.30% ABV – Gluten free Pale Ale – Hop forward, gluten free pale beer
Mongozo – Pilsner – 5.00% ABV – Gluten free Lager – Traditional style Czech pilsner brewed to a gluten free recipe
Nirvana – Chakra – 1.00% ABV – Low Alcohol IPA – American hopped pale with hints of passionfruit and pine and a light bitter finish
Nirvana – Tantra – 0.00% ABV – Alcohol Free Pale Ale
Nirvana – Kosmic – 0.00% ABV – Alcohol Free Stout – rich malt flavour
Nirvana – Karma – 0.50% ABV – Alcohol Free Pale Ale – light, refreshing pale ale with classic citrus and floral hop aromas
Erdinger – Weissbrau – 0.50% ABV – Alcohol Free Wheat – Aromatic, full bodied German style wheat beer
Fit Beer – 66 – 0.30% ABV – Alcohol Free Lager – Natural isotonic lager, full of B vitamins and only 66 calories per bottle

That’s a solid selection with something for everyone including cider, low alcohol beer, and alcohol free beer.

The two beer areas, as well as the hot food and karaoke, are only available for ticket holders. Twisted Barrel Brewery and Tap Room will not be open to the public on the day.

Advance tickets are just £4 plus tiny booking fee. Book online now.

If we have tickets remaining on the day, they will be £7.

Book now and save!

Vegan options at a London cider festival

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There is a cider festival this weekend in London and there is set to be a lot of vegan options!

After the success of last year’s festival, Ciderdog returns for its sixth year​ on Saturday July 21, 2018 between midday and 1am.

Entry is free and all festival ciders are served at £3.50 per pint ​on the day.

Held in the heart of London Bridge at The Miller pub’s outside bar, Ciderdog features a staggering 100+ British ciders & perries on tap, expertly picked from makers including SeaCider, Turners and Abrahalls. Every taste is catered for — from super sweet to dry, cloudy scrumpy, single varieties and blends. Expect award winners, special one-off collaborations​, and cider mixed with everything from passionfruit and blueberry, to chilli and
ginger.

All ciders on tap are suitable for vegans!

Ciders are supplied by independent producers from across the UK alongside a selection of ales. You can also try exclusive Ciderdog Festival cider cocktails​, or take advantage of The Miller fridges stocked with a vast selection of London brewed craft beers.

The food menu will be packed with delicious burgers and loaded chips​ including plenty of vegan options.

Enjoy ping pong and garden games while you soak up the sunshine and discover your new favourite ciders. The Solid Steel Band will be performing music all afternoon. Then expect a mix of party classics to take you into the night.

Click here to see the exact location of the festival thanks to Google Maps.

London Vegan Beer Fest 2018 was a huge success

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Wow. What a day.

The day after a big event like London Vegan Beer fest is what I imagine the day after a wedding might feel like.

We work extremely hard for months and months to make London Vegan Beer Fest a reality. We want it to be a day to remember for our guests but it all seems to be over so quickly.

I popped over to Instagram this morning and collated some of the best pics posted by attendees yesterday.

There was beer. A lot of beer. There was an incredible line up of food. There was an amazing and raucous karaoke room. There was face painting.

Actually, this was more fun than a wedding!

Check out the photos below and be sure to buy tickets for our Coventry, Glasgow and Sheffield versions of this event online here.

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London Vegan Beer Fest sold out

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Just a super quick note to let you know that all advance tickets for the 6th annual London Vegan Beer Fest have sold out.

This is the third year in a row we have been sponsored by the incredible Follow Your Heart. Their support has mean so much when it comes to making these events happen.

At the London event on Saturday July 14, the company will be handing out samples of their incredible vegan products so get along early if you want some free cheese and other goodies.

We have kept a very limited number of £9 tickets back for selling on the gate. These tickets come with a retro 2017 London Vegan Beer Fest collectible pint cup to use on the day and take home forever.

If you have tickets and would like to see the food and beer line up, click here for food and here for beer.

See you at Hackney Downs Studios!

Click here for full beer fest details.

LVBF food menus

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With the 6th annual London Vegan Beer Fest just days away, it is time to show you the incredible hot food menus from our food traders.

Click here to book your cheap online tickets or keep scrolling to see what is available to eat on Saturday July 14, 2018.

And don’t forget there will also be tasty sweet treats and more than 70 beers!

Beer list for London Vegan Beer Fest 2018

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Here it is.

This is an amazing line up of vegan beer and I can’t imagine how you are all going to choose.

Before we get started, a gentle reminder that online tickets are £5 and if we have any tickets remaining on the day they will be £9.

Click here to book and save money.

Now the beer.

INDOOR BEER HALL – run by Brass Castle Brewery, Malton, Yorkshire

  • BRASS CASTLE – Bad Kitty – Vanilla Porter – 5.5% ABV (keg & can) – a chewy chocolate-vanilla dream of a porter
  • BRASS CASTLE – Black Russian – Porter – 7.0% ABV (keg) – Baltic porter with added coffee beans
  • BRASS CASTLE – Disruptor – IPA – 7.4% ABV (keg) – New England IPA crammed with hops. Dangerously drinkable!
  • BRASS CASTLE – Eclipse – IPA – 5.7% ABV (keg) – Black IPA for those who want a dark, hoppy beer
  • BRASS CASTLE – Hazlenut Mild X – 10.00% ABV (keg) – Fulsome sweet nut-brown hazelnut mild, at traditional strength
  • BRASS CASTLE – Helles Lager – 4.4% ABV (keg) – refreshing malt-forward Munich-style Helles lager
  • BRASS CASTLE – Hoptical Illusion – Pale Ale – 4.3% ABV (keg & can) – certified gluten free hop forward pale ale
  • BRASS CASTLE – Life’s a Beach – 3.6% ABV (keg) – Pineapple & coconut wheat beer. It’s a piña colada – only it’s not!
  • BRASS CASTLE – Misfit – Pale Ale – 4.3% ABV (cask) – bursting with juicy citrus and classic pine hop notes
  • BRASS CASTLE – Ready, Grisette, Go – 4.0% ABV (keg) – Grisette-style beer. Azacca hop-fuelled refreshing mini-saison
  • BRASS CASTLE – Session – 3.6% ABV (cask) – Mini IPA. Fulsome, hoppy, but easy on the conscience
  • BRASS CASTLE – Sunshine IPA – 5.7% ABV (cans) – SIBA 2013 ‘Champion Beer for the North East of England’
  • BRASS CASTLE – Yorkshire Lavender – 4.0% ABV (cans) – oatmeal pale with Yorkshire lavender
  • BLACKJACK BREWERY – Dragons’ Tears – 5.2% ABV (keg) – Golden saison. Ella hops and Dragons’ Tears jasmine green tea
  • GIBBERISH – Murky Mersey – 6.2% ABV (keg) – Dank, juicy New England IPA from this Liverpool brewpub
  • MARBLE BREWERY – Lagonda IPA – 5.0% ABV (keg) – Contemporary classic IPA with citrus and floral hop character
  • SHINDIGGER – Summer – 4.8% ABV (keg) – Lager blended with watermelon. Perfect for a hot summer day!
  • TINY REBEL – AK47 – 4.7% ABV (keg) – Kvass style rye beer with strawberry, lemon & mint
  • TINY REBEL – Bucky – 4.8% ABV (keg) – Amarillo, Citra & Mosaic hopped American amber ale
  • WYLAM BREWERY – Hickey The Rake – 4.2% ABV (keg) – ultra pale with lime, lemon and pineapple notes

All Brass Castle beers are brewed gluten-free. All of their cans and the Hoptical Illusion keg beer are certified gluten-free

OUTDOOR BEER MARKET

BAD SEED BREWERY: award-winning, hand-crafted vegan brews from Malton, Yorkshire

  • Become The Legend – 3.9% ABV (keg) – Collaboration with Wild Weather Ales. Rhubarb & Hibiscus Grisette. Rich peach colour with huge Rhubarb sweetness mellowed with lemony character from the hibiscus. Dry Belgian yeast stops this beer being too sweet and makes for a fun flavour combination
  • Code Blue – 5.0% ABV (keg) – Blueberry Wit brewed in collaboration with the Rook and Gaskill to celebrate our 5th birthday. A huge hit of blueberries meets a soft wheat and oat base in this American style wit beer. A taste of summertime!
  • Funk Vol II – 6.2% ABV (keg) – The second generation of our blended barrel aged sour. Aged on wood with brettanomyces, pediococcus and lactobacillus. Then blended back to a complex rich and distinctive sour character
  • Murk Merchant – 5.8% ABV (keg) – Ultra hazy, ultra hoppy crushable IPA. Super soft bitterness with a pale malt and oat base and huge juiciness from Mosaic, Cascade, Chinook & Columbus. Similar to a NEIPA style but drier. A huge hit of US hops with big tropical fruit characteristics
  • Rule The Roost – 5.6% ABV (cask) – Espresso stout. We cold steep the beer on the delicious Tonto espresso blend from Roost Coffee in Malton, just down the road from the brewery. A bewitching blend of two rich, roasted flavours. Dark and complex
  • Session IPA – 4.0% ABV (cask) – Easy drinking abv, full on hop flavour. Bravo, Comet and Azacca hops combine to give flavours of citrus and tropical fruit with a grapefruit aroma
  • Short Stop – 3.0% ABV (cask) – Hoppy Table beer. All day abv, big hop character. Notes of grapefruit & citrus from Centennial, Columbus, Cascade & Comet hops. Soft malt & oat base makes for a big mouthfeel and perfectly delivers a juicy beer

CLARKSHAWS: microbrewery in Brixton, London doing modern takes on classic British beers

  • Gorgons Alive – 4.3% ABV (bottle) – golden bitter, summery, spicy and refreshing
  • Hell Yeah! Lager – 5.3% ABV (keg) – award winning flavourful craft lager with a sweet honeysuckle and elderflower taste
  • Hellhound British IPA – 5.5% ABV (keg) – strong and spicy with hints of citrus orange and caramel
  • Session IPA – 4.5% ABV (cask) – Mandarin and tropical fruits deliver a sweet taste with a lightly bitter finish. A classic US style IPA made with UK grown hops
  • Steam Beer – 3.9% ABV (keg) – Clean and crisp taste as light as lager but with a hoppy kick
  • Strange Brew – 4.3% ABV (bottle) – our award-winning pale ale with a hoppy floral flavour from UK cascade hops
  • Vegan Milk Stout – 5.0% ABV (cask) – properly milky, although without lactose! A vegan take on a favourite classic

HALF CHOP: classic brews from Stourbridge in the West Midlands. Check out their hop randall!

  • Grapefruit IPA – 4.2% ABV (keg) – we took our rock solid recipe for the Session IPA and had some fun adding the zest from fresh grapefruits to add to the already fruity flavours and aroma added by the hops. Seriously Summery
  • NEIPA (DDH) – 4.8% ABV (keg) – New England IPA brewed with a generous amount of late addition hops. Dry Hopped at two stages with Citra & Mosaic, a high percentage of oats in the grain bill to give a signature to give a full bodied and pillowy mouthfeel
  • Raspberry Wheat Beer – 5.5% ABV (keg)– American Wheat Beer, paired with the finest sweet British raspberries to give a tart bite to this crushable summer number
  • Session IPA – 4.2% ABV (keg)– Sessionable beer where Citra & Mosaic hops are allowed to shine in all their the glory using a grain bill & yeast that back up the hop combo, allowing you to appreciate the refreshing bitterness, zesty aroma & flavour of your favourite stone fruits

MONCADA: Ingredients are sourced within 100 miles from London for this Notting Hill brewery

  • Apricot Sour – 2.7% ABV (keg) – tart and fruity with apricot sweetness throughout to balance out the sour flavours. This is both a staff and customer favourite
  • NottingHill Pale – 4.5% ABV (keg) – American style pale ale with subtle hop bitterness & citrus notes. Wonderfully easy-drinking
  • Pink Grapefruit Sour – 2.7% ABV (keg) – strong flavours of pink grapefruits blended with mellow sourness make for a real thirst quenching beer
  • So Sorry Julio Saison – 4.8% ABV (keg) – classic take on the crowd-pleasing Belgian style. Hints of fruity, spicy and floral flavours are all present in this refreshing summer beer

MOOR BEER: Bristol-based all vegan brewery focussing on modern real ales

  • All Dayer – 3.5% ABV (keg) – highly drinkable session IPA
  • Claudia – 4.5% ABV (keg) –Hefeweizen, banana and lemon cloves with herbal and citrus hop character
  • Do It Together – 5.2% ABV (keg) – a luscious pale ale infused with mango tea from Canton Tea, brewed with the Basque rock legends Berri Txarrak
  • Hoppiness – 6.5% ABV (keg) – crossover IPA with rich caramel malts and a burst of tropically fresh and fruity hops
  • Nor’Hop – 4.1% ABV (keg) – ultra pale ale balancing rich British floor malt with citrusy Northern Hemisphere hops
  • Stout – 5.0% ABV (keg) – dark, smooth and rich with roasted barley and bitter chocolate

OFF THE WAGON/SIGNATURE BREW: A converted trailer serving brews from Leyton, East London

  • Backstage IPA – 5.6% ABV (keg) – an ambitious and noteworthy IPA with a myriad of tropical flavours, including passion fruit, tangerines and berries. Crisp with pine and citric notes
  • Banfi – 3.8% ABV (keg) – a powerful grapefruit sour brewed in collaboration with London pop alt band Banfi. Defined by its pleasant bitterness courtesy of the zest and juice of 281 grapefruits
  • Festival Saison – 4.8% ABV (keg) – a delicious dry hopped saison with big mosaic hop flavours. Brewed with wheat, oats and a spicy Belgian yeast character
  • Roadie – 4.3% ABV (keg) –refreshing road dog of a beer. This all-night IPA has notes of citrus including grapefruit & lime
  • Studio Pilsner – 4.0% ABV (keg) – the highest quality European noble hops are amplified by the simple clarity of water, yeast, malt and rye resulting in unmistakable floral hits and a pleasingly bitter finish
  • White Keys – 4.7% ABV (keg) – A classic Hefeweizen styled beer, flavoured with blackcurrants and lemon thyme. Pleasingly cloudy and brewed at a low temperature to develop sophisticated clove notes

THREE HILLS: Small batch nano brewery based in Northamptonshire

  • Black: Salted Caramel – 9.0% ABV (keg) – an imperial stout brewed with additions of treacle, demerara sugar and caramel flavor. Viscous, rich with a boozy hit and loads of stouty umami
  • Braybrooke Keller Lager – 4.8% ABV (keg) – brewed to the purity law using all German hops, malt and yeast; Braybrooke Keller lager is light amber in colour and refreshing with a rich malt body
  • Brut IPA – 7.5% ABV (keg) – a new style IPA hailing from San Francisco. It’s fermented dry with champagne yeast and dry hopped with Mosaic, El-dorado, cryo-citra, Vic Secret and Nelson sauvin. A refreshing change to the NEIPA style
  • In Pursuit V3 – 6.0% ABV (keg) – a New England IPA classic double dry hopped with Cryo Mosaic, Cryo Citra and Galaxy. Juicy, Hazy, hoppy with low bitterness
  • Pepperberry Saison – 5.5% ABV (keg) – a fruity and spicy Saison infused with Strawberries and Pink peppercorns. Dispensed through our randall full of fresh strawberries!
  • Session IPA – 4.8% ABV (keg) – dry hopped with Citra, Mosaic and El dorado, this sessionable India Pale Ale is packed full of citrus and tropical fruit aroma with a well balanced piney back bitterness
  • South Pacific Wheat – 5.5% ABV (330ml bottle) – a vibrant and refreshing Wheat beer using two hops hailing from the South Pacific region: Nelson Sauvin and Vic Secret
  • Tangential Thinking – 4.5% ABV (keg) – a Rauch Rye Pale Ale: subtle smoke meets spicy rye with a trio of piney hops (Chinook, Zyphos and Ekuanot)
  • Thai PA – 5.5% ABV (330ml bottle) – an aromatic and light Pale Ale infused with Lemongrass, Ginger, and Kaffir Lime
  • Trium Florum – 6.0% ABV (750ml bottle) – farmhouse saison infused with a blend of Hibiscus, Marigold & Elderflower. The appearance is bright pink and palette delicately floral, fruity and spicy

TWISTED BARREL ALES: Coventry-based brewery mixing modern and classic styles and methods

  • Detroit Sour City – 4.0% ABV (can) – this was a crowd favourite at least year’s beer fest! A dry hopped sour, lemon sherbet paired with mango Mosaic hop flavour
  • Doom of Valyria – 6.0% ABV (keg) – a sweet, smokey, spicy dark brown porter
  • I Am The Muffin – 5.5% ABV (can) – a Belgian Blonde ale, light body with floral hops and a dry finish
  • Kazan – 5.5% ABV (keg) – an incredibly juicy pale ale brewed with Citra, Mosaic and Amarillo hops
  • Naido – 5.0% ABV (keg) – New England style pale ale, plenty of oats and wheat for a thick, soft body combined with Mosaic, Azacca and Cascade hops
  • Raspberry Ripple Sour – 3.5% ABV (keg) – an ice cream sour, brewed with bags of oats, vanilla pods and raspberry puree
  • Sine Qua Non – 4.5% ABV (can) – citrus and pine hop flavours layered on a light biscuit base
  • The Great Went – 4.0% ABV (can) – a traditional German style wheat beer
  • Wrapped In Mosaic – 7.0% ABV (can) – a New England style IPA brewed solely with Mosaic hops, with a soft, juicy body and huge stone fruit and peach flavour and a sweet finish

Outside the karaoke room

BUMBLEBEE CIDER: made from British apples, paying homage to the bees doing all the hard work!

  • Hard Cider (original) – 4.5% ABV (500ml bottle) – medium-dry, lightly sparkling. Robust and complex tannic structure, rolling from sweet to dry with a sun-baked West Country aroma
  • Regatta Strawberry & Mint Cider – 4.0% ABV (500ml bottle) – medium Somerset cider twisted with strawberries & a hint of garden mint. Unmistakably cider – with a summer twist. Enjoy chilled, for a real treat, add ice and chopped fruit (available)
  • BumbleBee Dab21 – 5.5% ABV – still, cloudy, medium-dry. Made with 21% Dabinett for the perfect amount of zing!
  • BumbleBee Gribble – 4.8% ABV – Medium-dry easy drinking still somerset cider, inspired by long, lazy days in the Westcountry

What a list!

Click here to book tickets now.

Vegan food in a vegan pub

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London, do you know how good you have got it?

If you haven’t been along to the Club Mexicana kitchen located in vegan pub The Spread Eagle, you don’t know what you are missing.

It is sensational.

I popped along for the first time yesterday and was thrilled by the incredible food, the huge range behind the completely vegan bar, and the super cool ambience of the place.

Take a look at some of my photos from the day.

Everything being served by Club Mexicana and The Spread Eagle is exceptional and world class, from the smoked pineapple cosmo to the popcorn chick’n salad.

If you live locally to the pub, I recommend you make it your local. If you aren’t local, grab your Oyster card and get over there ASAP.

You can see the exact location of the pub online here thanks to Goole Maps.

You can and should follow both businesses on Instagram: Club Mexicana and The Spread Eagle.

Extra news: Club Mexicana will be serving their incredible cuisine this weekend (Saturday July 14, 2018) at the 6th annual London Vegan Beer Fest. Click here to buy tickets.