Cardiff to host fully independent craft beer festival
Breweries Otley and Tiny Rebel are staging a fully independent craft beer festival in Cardiff this bank holiday weekend.
The three-day event will see beers and ciders from 25 breweries, including Pontypridd’s Otley Brewing Company, Newport’s Tiny Rebel, which recently won the accolade for Britain’s top beer with its ale Cwtch, The Celt Experience, Hallet’s Cider, Bristol Beer Factory, Brecon Brewing,Crafty Brewing, Arbor, Heavy Industry, and the Tenby Brewing Company. There will also be streetfood stalls.
Beers from Pontypridd’s Otley Brewing Company
Each visitor gets entry to the venue, Depot, at 22, Dumballs Road, Cardiff, a programme, and their branded half pint tasting glass for £5.
Opening times; Friday – Trade – 12-3pm; Public – 3-11pm; Saturday – 12-5pm and 6-11pm; Sunday – 12-11pm.
Tickets can be pre-ordered online here, or you can pay on the door. For trade tickets please contact bradley@tinyrebel.co.uk
This weekend’s Big Swansea Food and Drink Festival is a feast of an event – with jams, gins, chef demonstrations, and entertainment.
Michelin-starred chef Jean Christophe Novelli heads up the demonstrations on offer, while producers include Avlaki Superb Organic Olive Oils, Big Fish Trading, and The Handmade Sausage Company.
An adult day pass for the event at Brangwyn Hall is £5, or £8 for the weekend, Under 12s go free.
Cooking live stage:
SATURDAY
11.30PM – CHEFS FROM THE MARRIOTT SWANSEA
1PM – JEAN CHRISTOPHE NOVELLI SHOW 1
2.30PM – CHEFS FROM THE SOSBAN RESTAURANT LLANELLI
The line-up of chef demonstrators at this year’s Newport Food Festival has been announced today.
Last year’s event attracted 10,000 visitors.
All demonstrations at the Admiral-sponsored event are free at Newport Indoor Market on October 3.
The line-up includes Hywel Jones, executive chef for The Park Michelin-starred Lucknam Park Hotel and Spa restaurant and The Brasserie, who has been the festival’s patron.
Jones started his career with David Nichols at The Royal Garden and then moved on to work as chef de partie in two Michelin 3-star establishments; Chez Nico at 90 and Marco Pierre White. He furthered his skills as junior sous chef at Michelin starred Le Souffle. He earned his first Michelin Star at Foliage restaurant at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park where he was head chef for five years. He was also executive Chef at Pharmacy Restaurant in Notting Hill.
UPSTAIRS
CHEF
TIME
Teenchef Final
11am
Hywel Jones- Lucknam Park Hotel and Spa
12 noon
Simon Crockford- Celtic Manor Resort
1pm
Rickie Ash – The Ridgeway Bar and Kitchen
2pm
Steve White – The Ruperra Arms
3pm
Curry Cook off – Poppadoms vs Rachel’s Curry Kitchen
The owners of Newport’s Tiny Rebel Brewery are celebrating today after winning the title of Champion British Beer with their ale, Cwtch.
The prestigious award comes at the Great British Beer Festival in Olympia, London, run by the Campaign for Real Ale,where there are 900 real ales, ciders, perries and international beers. There are 350 British breweries featured.
The brewery describes Cwtch as our very own untraditional Welsh Red Ale. Citrus and tropical fruit dominate the taste that is backed up with caramel malts that balance the moderate bitterness. Drinkability & balance makes this beer.”
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