Keg Bar

The dedicated bar for keg & membrane keg beers will be located in the Church Hall.

The bar will feature 35 different beers over the festival with 15 lines available at any one time. Beers will rotate as lines become free. Please check back on this page to see which are on sale at any one time (at busy times there may be a delay in updating the page).

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Availability	Brewery	Location	Beer	Style	ABV	Notes (Long)
SOLD OUT	Blackjack	Collyhurst, Manchester	Jeune - Sour Cherry	Cherry saison	4.0	A well-balanced and refreshing saison that creatively blends the tartness of sour cherries with the spicy and fruity complexity of Belle Saison yeast. The hop blend adds subtle layers of earthiness, citrus, and herbal notes, making for a complex yet highl
SOLD OUT	Blackjack	Collyhurst, Manchester	Peelers Pils	Pilsner	4.4	A super crisp, super clean, super bright snappy Pilsner
COMING SOON	Brightside	Radcliffe	Keller Lager	Helles lager	4.0	Helles Lager using the classic European noble hops Hallertauer and Saaz which are synonymous with the traditional European style. The beer is straw coloured with very mild bitterness, has a clean and fresh taste, and shows delicate hop aromas and flavours
SOLD OUT	Brightside	Radcliffe	Maverick IPA	IPA	4.8	A light amber IPA based on American hops. The bitterness out-weighs the malt as you would expect with an American style IPA, but is not bitter for bitters sake
ON SALE	Buxton	Buxton	Axe Edge	IPA	6.8	Our refreshingly hoppy, grapefruity flagship IPA is named after a moor close to England’s highest village, and was once roamed by some pretty edgy characters including counterfeiters, prize fighters and hawkers. And maybe still is
ON SALE	Cloudwater	Ancoats, Manchester	Fresh	AF IPA	0.5	The ultimate thirst-quencher, this AF IPA is absolutely brimming vibrant hop flavours and refreshing notes of zesty orange and succulent peach.
SOLD OUT	Cloudwater	Ancoats, Manchester	Fuzzy	Pale ale	4.2	Fuzzy has a soft, smooth mouthfeel. It's fruit-forward and juicy with loads of peachy character.
ON SALE	Cloudwater	Ancoats, Manchester	Sangria Breeze	Fruited sour	4.5	Let´s jumpstart spring! Sangria Breeze is a delightful medley of fruits that whisk you away to sun-kissed destinations. We are talking bold orange, succulent plum, and tangy raspberry, creating a deliciously vibrant, tart and sour beer.
SOLD OUT	Cloudwater	Ancoats, Manchester	Splash	Pale ale	5.0	The 2023 Lorien hops have burst onto the scene with the arrival of the latest crop from Indie Hops. Originally crafted as a clean and crisp New World craft lager hop, we've decided to showcase its potential in our classic soft and hazy Pale Ale. The resul
ON SALE	Cloudwater x Elusive x Pellicle	Ancoats, Manchester	Together We Will Devour The Very Gods	Imperial red IPA	8.0	Raucous, rambunctious Red IPA, packed with classic North American hop varieties for a bitter, citrus hit, and balanced with oodles of biscuity, sweet barley malt.
ON SALE	Craven	Skipton	Romille	Pale ale	4.1	Hoppy pale ale, brewed with Chinook, Centenial and Cascade hops
COMING SOON	Elusive x Amity	Finchampstead	Cosmic Void	Nitro stout	4.2	Here’s a Nitro stout with a malt bill that shines with notes of raisins and hops that bring blackcurrants and berries to the party. This is packed with nitrogen in the key keg, so there’s no need for a dedicated draught line.
COMING SOON	Elusive x Mysterious Brewing	Finchampstead	Together In The Light	White IPA	4.8	Fresh orange peel was used in the whirlpool along with some lemon zest to give a citrus note which complements the Mandarina and Motueka hops, which bring more notes of orange with a twist of lime.
SOLD OUT	Fell x Hardknott	Flookburgh	Azimuth	Fruity IPA	5.8	Hardknott's Dave Bailey was a brewing pioneer showcasing American style hoppy ales back in the "noughties", way before the rest of UK brewing caught on. Dave sadly passed away in 2022 but CBCF were delighted when his partner Ann agreed to team up with h
ON SALE	Fell x Zingi Bear	Flookburgh	Switchel Radler	Lemon & ginger radler	2.8	Taking inspiration and advice from our friend Laurie at Zingi Bear, this is a fun, bright lemon and ginger shwitchel radler made with finished Helles beer blended with lemon juice, ginger puree, root ginger, lemon peel and a small amount of sea salt – a s
SOLD OUT	Green Arches	Manchester	Sunlight	Session pale	3.8	Idaho 7 & Waimea Session Pale
COMING SOON	Hideaway	Salford	Melita Pineapple Weisse	Americal wheat	4.0	A sessionable and light American Wheat Beer
SOLD OUT	Hideaway	Salford	Tailgate	West Coast IPA	5.6	Citrus, pine and spice above a clean and rounded bitterness
ON SALE	Lost Cause	Castleford	In The Club Style	Robust stout	6.0	Robust stout; Coco ; Hedgerow Fruit ; Espresso
COMING SOON	Lost Cause x Moor	Castleford	Since When Are You An Eagle	Hazy IPA	6.5	A refreshingly drinkable IPA that’s naturally hazy and free from additives. Hitting all the right notes with its floral aromas, bursting with enhanced citrus, pine, and grapefruit. On the tongue, you'll get a crisp citrus flavour complemented by resinous
ON SALE	Manchester Union	Manchester	Black	Black lager	4.5	Big roasty malt bitterness with a crisp refreshing finish. Notes of chocolate, coffee and raisin-like sweetness give way a fresh and dry finish reminiscent of a dry Irish stout, just way more refreshing.
COMING SOON	Manchester Union	Manchester	Pale	Pale ale	4.2	Hopped to IPA levels of bitterness. Motueka adds a zippy lime backbone while rakau brings fun tropical vibes for a refreshing juicy fruit finish.
COMING SOON	Marble	Salford	Clyde	DIPA	7.3	Indulge in tantalizing depths of flavor with Marble Beers' CLYDE. Infused with Citra, El Dorado, and Bru-1 hops, this brew offers a symphony of tropical fruit and citrus notes, creating a rich and satisfying experience laid on a lustrous oat laden male ba
ON SALE	Neptune	Maghull	Coffee IPA	Coffee IPA	5.5	KIrinyaga coffee beans have been used in this IPA, sourced from an independent farm based in central Kenya. Juicy tropical flavours of ripe fruit are at the fore, with hints of apricots followed by notes of coffee leading to a light bitterness.
SOLD OUT	Offbeat x RedWillow	Macclesfield	Way Out Wheat, More Or Less	Award winning wheat beer	4.5	Offbeat Brewery began brewing in Crewe in 2010, an early pioneer of the micro-brewing boom. Brewer Michelle was ahead of her time brewing hop forward pale ales, IPAs and speciality styles in a world of bitters and golden ales. Offbeat closed in 2018 but
ON SALE	RedWillow	Macclesfield	Faithless 198 - Ten Nineteen	Session IPA	4.2	Session IPA using new HBC1019 hops for a potent but pleasing mix of citrus, tropical, and stone fruits. With notes of coconut, Valencia oranges, caramelized bananas, peaches, and honeydew melon
COMING SOON	RedWillow	Macclesfield	Tayberry Berliner Weisse	Fruited sour	3.8	This Tayberry Berliner Weisse is a refreshing, tart beer that blends the sour base of a Berliner Weisse with the rich, fruity flavours of tayberries. With a vibrant ruby colour and crisp, slightly dry finish, it's a distinctive and satisfying drink.
ON SALE	Runaway	Stockport	Punnet	Strawberry & Pomegranate Sour	5.0	Fruited sour with British strawberries, pomegranate molases & a hint of black pepper.
ON SALE	Runaway x Honest Crust	Stockport	Pomodoro Gose	Tomato infused sour	4.4	German Gose with an Italian twist! Slightly sour, slightly saline and slightly hazy, our collab with Manchester pizza royalty Honest Crust finds a deliciously refreshing balance between sweet, sour and savoury. Contains Italian tomato, fennel seed, Maldon
SOLD OUT	Steelfish x Doomed Brewing Project	Ardwick	Doomfish	West Coast IPA	5.5	A bright, crisp West Coast IPA, copper appearance, crystal malt character, featuring Ekuanot, Mosaic and El Dorado Incognito in the whirlpool and generously dry hopped with Cascade & El Dorado.
ON SALE	Stubborn Mule	Timperley	Blackberry Wheat Beer	Fruited German Wheat	3.5	A German Wheat beer dosed with fresh Blackberries. Soft notes of fruitiness at the end of each sip give this wheat beer a clean finish. Light and refreshing at 3.5% with blackcurrant liquorice undertones. Hopped with liberty hops.
COMING SOON	Sureshot	Manchester	Milson	New England pale	5.2	Built on an oaty body for a satusfying gulp, full of tropical fruitiness from a high dry hop
SOLD OUT	Sureshot x Bundobust x Polyester	Manchester	His Girl Friday	Sour	4.5	Sour with Mango, Peach & Passionfruit. Collab with Bundobust X Polyester
ON SALE	Tom's Tap and Brewhouse	Crewe	Nearest Flat Surface	Double IPA	8.2	Big double IPA - expect peach, mango & passionfruit flavours
ON SALE	Torrside	New Mills	Bring Me A Shrubbery	Orange & szechuan pepper pale	4.4	Light and easy-drinking pale brewed with Bobek hops, orange, and touch of Szechuan pepper