Thirsty Work at Worcester Beer Festival

Worcester CAMRA held its seventeenth beer, cider and perry festival in the city’s racecourse in the first week of August. Over 170 real ales were served in a giant air hanger-styled marquee, alongside a huge range of cider, perries and fruit and grape wines. Worcester Mayor Paul Denham officially opened the festival which saw over eleven thousand people pass through the gates.

Volunteer CAMRA members worked extremely hard over the three-day event to ensure that a good time was had by the drinking public. A new range Come Together, Underground Ocean and The Outcasts.

of fruit ciders proved to be very popular which included Barbourne’s Strawberry Cider, and the crowds were also entertained by top bands such as

Generous drinkers also donated beer tokens to support the Midlands Air Ambulance, the Severn Freewheelers Emergency Volunteer Service; and Acorns Children’s Hospice. Saturday evening saw a little beer left and a fair bit of cider and perry, but not much considering how much there was to start with.