Huddersfield Oktoberfest Beer & Cider Festival 2011

Huddersfield Oktoberfest Beer & Cider Festival 2011 will take place between Thursday 13th – Saturday 15th October 2011.

Once again, it will be at the Sikh Leisure Centre (APNA Venue), Spring Grove Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2NX (map).

Around 90 real ales will be available from local & regional breweries, and there will also be an extensive range of cider & perry.

We hope to see you there – either helping, drinking or both. More details can be found on our website here.

Or, you can download a poster here.

We need help from CAMRA members to run the festival – both when open to the public and during setting up on Tue 11th & Wed 12th Oct, and taking down on Sun 16th Oct. If you can help, then please fill in an online staffing form here, or download the PDF version here if you prefer.

Holmfirth Crawl on Wed 31st August

We will be doing a Holmfirth Crawl on Wednesday 31st August 2011 at 7:30pm.

We will meet at the Rose & Crown (Nook), Holmfirth, HD9 2DN (map) at 7:30pm.

We will then move on to the Carniceria at 8:15pm. Then on to Hervey’s, Old Bridge and Box Office.

Catch the 19:10 313 First Bus from Huddersfield Bus Station

Busy days ahead

We will be having a social day out on a Rail Crawl of the Penistone Line on Saturday 13th August 2011. We will be taking the train to Sheffield and then stop off at various stations on the way back to Huddersfield

  • 10:13 dep Huddersfield, 11:30 arr Sheffield and into Sheffield Tap
  • 13:06 dep Sheffield, 13:23 arr Elsecar
  • 14:23 dep Elsecar, 14:33 arr Barnsley
  • 15:01 dep Barnsley, 15:18 arr Penistone
  • 16:18 dep Penistone, 16:32 arr Stocksmoor
  • 17:34 dep Stocksmoor, 17:43 arr Berry Brow
  • 18:50 dep Berry Brow, 18:57 arr Huddersfield
  • Strict timings, as there is only an hourly service on the Penistone line

Our next Branch Meeting will be held at Berry Brow Liberal Club, Berry Brow, HD4 7NF (map) at 8pm on Monday 15th August 2011. Catch the 19:40 314 First Bus from Huddersfield Bus Station.

Huddersfield Food & Drink Festival in St George’s Square, Huddersfield has begun and runs until Sunday 14th August 2011. It is one of Yorkshire’s largest free food and drink festivals. Amongst the exhibitors are Elland Brewery, Little Valley Brewery, Natural Cider Company, King’s Head, Nook Brewhouse, Sportsman, Star. More details here .

There is a Beer Festival at the Foxglove, 6a Penistone Road, Kirkburton, Huddersfield, HD8 0PQ (map) from Friday 12th to Sunday 14th August. 20 beers will be available.

Huddersfield Food & Drink Festival Real Ale Trail

Real Ale Trail
25 July – 14 August
Sponsored by Mallinson’s Brewery

Taking in some of Huddersfield’s finest pubs, this trail is a must for fans of real ale. Buy a pint or half in eight or more of the participating pubs and swap your stamped card for a limited edition t-shirt at the festival.

The participating venues are:

Shoulder of Mutton
The Albert Hotel
The Barking Spider
King’s Head
The Star Inn
Rat and Rachet
The County
The Head of Steam
The Vulcan
The Sportsman
The Grove
The Aspley Table Table

More information on the Huddersfield Food & Drink Festival website.

Double Presentation on Saturday, Social on Sunday

On Saturday 23rd Jul7 2010, at 6pm there will be a double presentation at the Rat & Ratchet, Chapel Hill, Huddersfield, HD1 3EB (map). We will be presenting the Yorkshire Cider Pub 2011 (runner up) and Huddersfield Mild Pub of the Year 2011 awards.

On Sunday 24th July we will be having a Marsden afternoon crawl. Meet at the Railway, 34 Station Road, Marsden, HD7 6DH (map) at 1pm if you want to eat at the Railway before the crawl, or 2pm if you just want to do the crawl.

We will then move on to Puleside WMC, Conservative Club, Swan, Liberal Club & Riverhead.

Trains from Huddersfield Rail Station at 12:37 or 13:37. First Buses from Huddersfield Bus Station – 182 at 15 minutes past the hour, 185 at 50 minutes past the hour.

We hope to see you there.

The Huddersfield & District Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale