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Two local beer festivals this week

The Star at Folly Hall, HD1 3PJ (map) will be holding their Spring Festival this week, held in the marquee as usual. The festival is open Wed 24th March, Thur 25th  5pm till 11pm and Fri 26th – Sun 28th 12noon till 11pm. Over 60 beers on, all cellar cooled and hand pulled.

The  Rose & Crown (Nook), Holmfirth, HD9 2DN (map) will be holding their Spring Beer Festival between Thu 25th – Sun 28th March.

Rat & Ratchet, 20 Continuous Years in the Good Beer Guide

This year marks a special anniversary for the Rat & Ratchet, one of Huddersfield’s most endearing real ale pubs. It is one of only a few local pubs to have featured continuously in every edition of the CAMRA Good Beer Guide for the last 20 years. This is an outstanding tribute to the succession of owners and landlords who have consistently served Good Beer Guide standard real ale since the late 1980’s.

More details here.