Autumn Real Ale & Cider Festival

Our Autumn Real Ale and Cider Festival will be held from Friday 9th to Sunday 11th October 2026.30+ stunning real ales and ciders/perry, plus craft keg, cans and bottles.
Snacks & rolls also available.

Free entry for Club/CAMRA members, else £1.00/day entry on the door.
Card payments only.

  • Thursday 8th October 6pm – 11pm (Preview night for Club/CAMRA Members Only)
  • Friday 9th October 12pm – 11pm
  • Saturday 10th October 12pm – 11pm
  • Sunday 11th October 12pm – 5pm

The Hartley Morris Men will dance and sing at the festival at 7pm on Saturday.

Pale Beers:

  • Twisted Wheel – Luca 3.8% A straw-coloured session pale ale well-hopped with just Citra for a vibrant finish. Providing flavours of mango, citrus and pithy grapefruit.
  • Hop Monster – Child of The Jago 4.4% Light in colour, aromatic on the nose, but a bitter bite on the tongue! Brewed with Simcoe, Citra, Mosaic and Centennial.
  • Tollgate – Red Star IPA 4.5% Modern smooth IPA with American hops to finish.
  • Wilde Child – Cape Flattery 4.8% Mosaic Session IPA – Well balanced bitterness, tropical fruit notes and very drinkable!
  • Big Smoke – Electric Eye 5.0% Our flagship pale ale represents everything we love about this style; clean citrus flavours, dry and crisp with subtle malt sweetness.
  • Stay Wild – Opie 5.5% A black IPA. Dark malts and citrus hops come together to deliver a beer that will deceive your eyes.

Amber/Brown Beers:

  • Surrey Hills – Ranmore 3.8% A straw coloured extremely moreish session beer that has a surprisingly full flavour for its strength.
  • Larkins – Green Hop Best 4.0% Made from hops that are brewed on the day they are picked and therefore not dried – the fresh hops add unique qualities to the beer.
  • McCanns – Straight Red 4.0% An Irish red ale, warm caramel on the nose followed by a strong roasted barley finish.
  • Leatherbritches – Dr Johnson 4.1% Traditional deep russet brown bitter with malty  caramel tones.
  • Brentwood – Common Sense 4.3% An English amber ale, it just makes sense.
  • Milestone – Newark Castle 4.5% A brown ale, nutty caramel with fruity notes and a crisp finish.
  • Hewitt’s – Un-Hung Hero 5.0% A pale golden ale, quite bitter with a long bitter aftertaste. Citrus note particularly bitter orange perhaps a hint of grapefruit.

Dark Beers:

  • Tatton – Pennine Dark Mild 3.9% Cheshire mild, full bodied and very smooth on the palate with subtle hop notes.
  • Campbell’s – Super Mild 4.0% A rich, smooth dark mild. The prefect amount of sweetness with a nutty finish.
  • Kent – Extra Stout 4.2% Traditional black stout with a dry-roasted barley flavour and complex bitterness from Kentish hops.
  • Front Row – Pause 4.5% A dark mysterious full of flavour stout with a twist of chocolate.
  • Portobello – Market Porter 4.6% This blend of six malts, five hops and roasted barley speaks to the diversity that has characterized the Portobello Road.
  • Xtreme – OatiX 4.6% Smooth and silky mouth feel with a subtle nose, chocolate malt and roasted barley are the opening notes of this traditional oatmeal stout.
  • Elephant School – Mallowphant 4.8% A Marshmallow Stout. Smooth and sweet stout with marshmallow aromas and flavours.

To Follow:

  • Goachers – Green Hop 3.9% Pale ale brewed using fresh Kentish green hops.
  • Wantsum – Green Hop Emperor 4.2% This pale ale showcases the Emperor hops in the best possible light with a simple malt bill of pale malt.

Keg Beers:

  • Tonbridge – Bohemia Pilsner Lager 4.1% Crisp, fairly dry lager with a bready maltiness and subtle floral, herb and spice hop flavours.
  • Podkováň – Czech Classic Bohemia Pilsner Lager 4.8% Golden colour. Clean, crisp taste. Delicate balance of malt and hops.
  • Tonbridge – American Pale Ale 5.0% Full bodied rich malty American pale ale brewed with four American hops providing a distinct refreshing citrus finish.

Ciders & Perry:

  • Turners – Rhubarb Cider 4.0% Blended with fresh-pressed Kentish rhubarb, this cider is sweet, juicy and very refreshing.
  • Turners – Apple Pie Cider 4.0% Gently spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves this really is like apple pie in a glass!
  • Snails Bank – Banoffee Pie 4.0% Apple cider rippled through with luscious toffee, sweet banana and vanilla.
  • Gwatkin – No Bull 4.5% Taste the heritage of our county in this medium fine cider. It is orange-brown in colour and has an apply aroma.
  • Gwynt y Ddraig – Two Trees 4.5% A pale, fruity medium perry with an aroma of fruit and a hint of honey on the palate.
  • Gwatkin – Silly Ewe 4.5% Taste the sense in this down to earth cider. This dry cider is very light brown in colour with oak and apples in the aroma.
  • Snails Bank – Orchard Dry 5.2% A more challenging cider for the connoisseur. Again, Dabbinett apples feature highly in the blend.
  • Gwynt y Ddraig – Farmhouse Scrumpy 5.3% Refreshing medium cider with a smooth and well balanced flavour.
  • Snails Bank – Apple Dappley 5.2% A sweet, lively cider that blends traditional bitter sweet apples with a more contemporary Russet apple.
  • Dudda’s Tun – Hop Grenade 5.7% Green hopped cider. Fermented from 100% freshly picked Grenadier apples and freshly picked Fuggles hops.
  • East Stour – Honey Cider 6.0% This cider is sweetened naturally with honey from our own bees.
  • East Stour – Lemon 6.0% Freshly pressed lemon juice gives this cider a fresh, sharp citrus flavour. Great on a summer’s day.
  • East Stour – Mango 6.0% Made with real mangos this cider captures the essence of summer. Fruity and refreshing.
  • Gwatkin – Yarlington Mill Cider 6.0% A rich, red medium cider. Smooth and rich with a spirit aroma and taste that resonates with the taste buds.

Click Here for details of our previous Real Ale & Cider festivals.