Beer lovers will be able to slake their thirst with an impressive array of brews at the 2016 Giffnock Beer Festival.
Held at the Braidholm Road grounds of Glasgow Hutchesons’ Aloysians Rugby Football Club, the festival takes place on Saturday August 27.
The inaugural Giffnock Beer Festival was a major success last year, with more than 1500 people attending the bash, and organisers said they expected this year’s beer festival to be bigger, better and busier than before.
The event is being organised in partnership with the Craft Beer Clan of Scotland.
Finest Scottish brewers
The full line-up includes Glasgow’s WEST Beer, Drygate, Clockwork and Jaw Brew.
Edinburgh Beer Factory will represent the east coast, while Tempest Brewing Co, who earlier this year won Brewery of the Year at the British Institute of Innkeeping Awards for Scotland, will be venturing north from the Borders.
Loch Lomond Brewery, currently holder of SIBA’s Champion Beer of Britain, also makes the GBF squad, joining stalwarts Ethical Ales, Strathaven Ales and Shetland’s Lerwick Brewery.
Also appearing will be the Bijou Wine Company, Dunbar’s Thistly Cross Cider, and the Glasgow Distillery Company, who will be unleashing their international star gin, Makar.
Local street-food innovators FireDog and Toni’s Pizzeria will provide food throughout the day.
Although the Giffnock Beer Festival boasts some of Scotland’s best craft breweries and distilleries, organisers stressed that the event would be family-friendly, with fairground rides and other activities taking place.
Family-friendly
Claire Marchelletta, Business Manager of GHA, said: ‘We’re focused on the Giffnock Beer Festival being a fun, family-friendly beer festival, with something for everyone.
‘The brewers are bringing some cracking beers, but we’ll also have fairground rides, live music, some rugby, face painting, balloon artists and glitter tattooists. And of course there will be cider, wine, gin and other drinks for those who don’t like beer!’
There will be free entry for children accompanied by an adult.
The event was established to raise funds for GHA and proceeds will be used to support the club which plays a vital part in the community through various clubs, school programmes, youth matches and junior leagues.