The festival is an key date in The Met’s calendar as an important charity fundraiser, helping it to continue to run its successful year-long programme of events and community activities.
The Beer Festival is a favourite with the region’s beer drinkers, and also provides support to local breweries. This year The Met is delighted to welcome:
Brewsmith, family-run microbrewery based in Ramsbottom.
Brightside: Award-winning beers from Radcliffe.
Deeply Vale: Family business established in central Bury in 2012.
Northern Monkey: Fine craft beers from the Bolton brewery.
Strange Times: A Salford-based brewery with over fifty years of collective experience in thebeer industry and a desire to experiment.
Red Rose: Beer done good. Made in Lancashire with British hops.
Northern Whisper: Northern Whisper Brewing Co. are all about inclusivity and aim to have a beer in their range and a seat in their venues to suit all tastes.
Marble Beers: The Manchester based brewery behind The Marble Arch and The Tap Room come to Bury Beer Festival with their range of popular brews
The Met will also be running its own cider bar and there will be live music throughout the weekend.
Drinkers will also get the chance to vote for the coveted Bury’s “Beer of the Year” award.
Victoria Robinson, CEO, The Met said:
“We’re so pleased that the Bury Beer Festival is back and we’re delighted to be hosting this annual celebration at The Met – the perfect place to meet and enjoy some fine ales. We’re looking forward to welcoming our regular line-up of brewers who’ll be serving a great selection of beers and this year we’d like to say a special welcome to the excellent Manchester- based Marble Arch Brewery who will be joining us for the first time”
The festival sponsors are: Bury BID; Avoira; Butcher and Barlow; Clough and Willis Solicitors; JM Architects; PM&M; WHN Solicitors; Thumbs Up Ltd; Apollo Insurance Brokers; GLP Law & I&F Enterprises.
