Manchester beer events 2019
Returning for the fourth year for 2019, the Manchester beer events calendar is a list of all of the Manchester beer festivals, meet the brewers, tap takeovers, beer launches and more which take place across Greater Manchester. Are you hosting a Manchester beer festival or another event? You can send me the details or tweet me @kaleighpie with info on any Manchester beer events for potential inclusion. This page is updated regularly – last update on 11/12/2019.
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Reoccurring/weekly events:
Alphabet Brew Tap and Food Yard, 99 North Western Street – Saturdays 12-10pm.
Beatnikz Republic brew tap, 15 Red Bank, Green Quarter. Saturdays 12-9pm.
Beer Nouveau brew tap, 75 Temperance Street – Fridays 4-10.30pm and Saturdays 12-10.30pm.
Cloudwater brew tap at Unit 9, Piccadilly Trading Estate – Monday – Friday and Sunday 3-10pm, Saturdays 10-10pm.
Manchester Union (lager), 96D North Western Street – Saturdays 2-7pm.
Marble Brewery brew tap, Unit 7, Boston Court, Kansas Avenue, Salford – Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 4-8pm, Saturdays 12-8pm.
Runaway Brewery brew tap, Unit 4 Millgate, Dantzic Street – Saturdays 12-8pm.
Squawk Brewery tap, Crusader Mill, 64 Chapeltown Street. Fridays 3-10pm, Saturdays 12-10pm, Sundays 12-8pm.
Torrside Brewery tap, New Mills Marina – open April 19-20 and last Saturday and Sunday April to September.
Track Brewing Co brew tap, Crusader Mill, 64 Chapeltown Street – Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 3-10pm, Saturdays 12-10pm and Sundays 12-8pm. **Currently closed but Track have a pop up in Cloudwater Unit 9 from Oct 31**
A guide to Manchester’s brew taps
JANUARY
All month: Tryanuary
January 12: Tryanuary Manchester crawl, starting at Cloudwater Unit 9. 1pm.
January 13: Beer dinner with food from Mama Sue’s, Beatnikz Republic. Tickets £20.
January 13: Evolution of Ale event, Beer Nouveau
January 16: Blackjack Tryanuary tour, Beatnikz Republic.
January 17: Beer More Social bottle share, 57 Thomas Street. Tickets £10, all proceeds going to charity.
January 18-20: Grub Winter Beer Festival, Fairfield Social Club.
January 18: Hawkshead Tonka Shake launch, Cafe Beermoth.
January 18: Torrside Monsters showcase, Petersgate Tap, Stockport.
January 19: Beer More Social Manchester Tryanuary tour. Starting at Runaway at 2pm.
January 19: Beernomicon bottle share, Beermoth cellar, 1pm. Email Beernomicon@gmail.com for a place.
January 23: White Hag tap takeover, Cask Ancoats.
January 24: White Hag showcase, Cloudwater Unit 9. From 5pm.
January 24: Neptune tap takeover, The Trackside, Bury.
January 24-26: CAMRA Manchester Beer and Cider Festival 2019, Manchester Central (GMEX).
January 25: Blackjack Tryanuary tour, The Barking Dog, Urmston.
January 31: Port Street Beer House 8th birthday party featuring launch of Magic Rock collaboration and tap takeover. From 5pm.
FEBRUARY
February 1: Left Handed Giant tap takeover, Cafe Beermoth. From 5pm.
February 1: Torrside tap takeover, The Crown and Kettle.
February 1: Marble and Wander Beyond collab Point of Origin launch, The Knott and 57 Thomas Street. From 5pm.
February 2: Deya tap takeover, The Pilcrow.
February 7: Verdant and Deya showcase and Q&A, Cloudwater Unit 9. From 7pm, tickets £5 inc one beer.
February 8: Lost and Grounded tap takeover, Cafe Beermoth. From 5pm.
February 9: Odyssey tap takeover, The Pilcrow.
February 9: Pomona Island barrel aged Russian Imperial Stout launch, Beermoth. Tickets £10, including three pours.
February 12: Unbarred tap takeover, Beatnikz Republic.
February 13: Beer quiz, Port Street Beer House.
February 15: Burnt Mill tap takeover, Cafe Beermoth. From 5pm.
February 15: Arbor meet the brewer and tap takeover, Beatnikz Republic.
February 16: The Kernal tap takeover, Port Street Beer House.
February 20: Double-Barrelled tap takeover, Beatnikz Republic.
February 23: Beernomicon bottle share, Beermoth cellar, 1pm. Email Beernomicon@gmail.com for a place.
February 25: Against the Grain showcase, Cloudwater Unit 9. Tickets £5 including one beer (Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer fringe event).
February 26: Beavertown Brewery birthday event Seven Deadly Sins featuring seven collaboration beers, The Crown and Kettle.
February 27: Whiplash tap takeover, Port Street Beer House.
February 27: Half Acre tap takeover, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester (Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer fringe event).
February 27: Wild and mixed fermentation beers tasting, Cloudwater Unit 9. Tickets £15 (Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer fringe event).
February 28: Modern Times meet the brewer and tap takeover, Beatnikz Republic (Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer fringe event).
February 28: Jester King tap takeover, Port Street Beer House (Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer fringe event).
February 28: Bellwoods tap takeover, Cafe Beermoth (Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer fringe event).
February 28: Green Cheek and Cellarmaker tap takeover, Reasons to be Cheerful, Burnage (Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer fringe event).
February 28: Fyne beers showcase and meet the brewer, 57 Thomas Street.
February 28: Gluten free beers tap takeover, The Beerhouse Chorlton.
February 28: Roosters tap takeover, Cask Ancoats.
MARCH
March 1: Other Half tap takeover, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester (Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer fringe event).
March 1: Mikkeller tap takeover, Bundobust Manchester (Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer fringe event).
March 1: Verdant tap takeover, Cafe Beermoth. From 5pm.
March 1: Fonta Flora tap takeover, Port Street Beer House (Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer fringe event).
March 1: Siren tap takeover, The Crown and Kettle (Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer fringe event).
March 1: The Veil/Cloudwater Chubbles can release, Cloudwater Unit 9 (Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer fringe event).
March 1-2: Cloudwater Friends & Family & Beer festival, Upper Campfield Hall, Deansgate. Tickets £60.
March 2: Trillium tap takeover, The Pilcrow (Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer fringe event).
March 2: To Øl tap takeover, The Crown and Kettle (Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer fringe event).
March 3: Monkish, Other Half and Trillium can release, Cloudwater Unit 9 (Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer fringe event).
March 4: Pink Boots brewing day, Cloudwater Brew Co. More info.
March 4: Partizan showcase, The Smithfield. From 4pm.
March 6: Creature Comforts showcase, Cloudwater Unit 9. Tickets £5 including one beer (Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer fringe event).
March 7: North Brewing tap takeover, The Smithfield.
March 8: Loka Polly Augment range launch, Port Street Beer House.
March 9: Odyssey tap takeover, The Pilcrow.
March 9: Manchester Union brew tap opening, 96D North Western Street.
March 14: Siren Maiden 18 launch and tap takeover, The Smithfield.
March 14-17: Interboro tap takeover, Northern Monk Refectory.
March 15: To Øl Mr Series 2019 launch, Cafe Beermoth. From 12pm.
March 21: Salopian tap takeover, Port Street Beer House.
March 21-28: London Calling week featuring One Mile End, Hale Brewing, London Beer Factory and Pressure Drop, Beatnikz Republic bar.
March 22-23: Blackjack brew tap, 36 Gould Street.
March 22: Citizens of Everywhere collabs launch, Piccadilly Tap.
March 23: Orval Day. Events at The Pilcrow, Port Street Beer House and Beermoth.
March 28: The Pilcrow beer school – sour edition. The Pilcrow, 7pm. Tickets £5.
March 28: Kirkstall tap takeover, The Beer House, Chorlton.
March 29: Track American collabs launch featuring collabs with Other Half, Modern Times and Forest and Main. Track tap room, Crusader Mill.
March 30: Launch of Beatnikz Republic International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day with Projekts Manchester, Beatnikz Republic Bar.
March 31: Saltaire tap takeover, Cask Ancoats. From 5pm.
APRIL
April 1: Hill Farmstead showcase, Cloudwater Unit 9. From 12pm.
April 4: Wilde Child tasting, The Pilcrow. Tickets £20.
April 4: Lervig x Kirkstall tap takeover, Port Street Beer House.
April 4-6: Manchester Brewing Co tap takeover, The City Arms.
April 4-7: We Are Lager Festival, Upper Campfield Hall, Deansgate.
April 5: Yonder Brewing and Blending showcase, Cafe Beermoth.
April 5-6: To Øl/Brus/Mikropolis tap takeover, Northern Monk Refectory.
April 5-6: CAMRA Oldham Beer Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham.
April 5-7: Torrside Monsters release weekend, Petersgate Tap, Stockport.
April 7: Top Rope tap takeover, Brewdog Manchester.
April 9: Nevel Artisan Ales tasting, Beermoth, Tib Street. Tickets £18.
April 11: Marble tap takeover, The Brink. From 4pm.
April 11: Brick Brewery tap takeover, Port Street Beer House.
April 11: Dry and Bitter tap takeover, The Pilcrow. From 12pm.
April 13: Beernomicon bottle share, Beermoth cellar, 1pm. Email Beernomicon@gmail.com for a place.
April 17: Black Iris x Squawk x Port Street Beer House collab Bizarre Love Triangle launch, Port Street Beer House. From 12pm.
April 17: Pomona Island can launch, Jack in the Box, Mackie Mayor, Swan Street.
April 18: Opening of Runaway Brewery’s pop-up tap room at Honest Burgers, Bridge Street.
April 18: Against the Grain tap takeover, Port Street Beer House.
April 18: Cloudwater tap takeover, The Pilcrow.
April 18: Siren tap takeover, Nordie, 1044 Stockport Road, Levenshulme.
April 18: Black Iris tap takeover, Beatnikz Republic.
April 19: The Lock Inn pop-up pub, Withington Public Hall Institute, 2 Burton Road, Manchester. From 2pm.
April 19-20: Torrside Brewery tap, New Mills Marina.
April 19-21: Blackjack brew tap, 36 Gould Street.
April 21: Garage tap takeover, The Pilcrow.
April 21: Pastry stout event, beers tbc, Port Street Beer House.
April 21: “We’re going on a whale hunt” – imperial stouts, pastry stouts and barrel-aged beers tap takeover, Cloudwater Unit 9. 12-10pm.
April 21: Hop City after party, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester. From 12pm.
April 21: Brew Beer Like A Yeti author Jereme Zimmerman talk, Beer Nouveau. From 5pm.
April 21: Magic Rock tap takeover, Sandinista, 2 Old Bank Street, Manchester city centre. From 3pm.
April 22: Additional Blackjack brew tap, 36 Gould Street. 12-6pm.
April 23: White Frontier brewery showcase and Q&A with brewer Katie Pietsch, Cloudwater Unit 9. From 6:30pm.
April 25: Siren tap takeover, Beatnikz Republic.
April 25: Pressure Drop tap takeover, Port Street Beer House.
April 25: Hawkshead meet the brewer, Stalybridge Buffet Bar.
April 26: The Queer Brewing Project x Affinity Brew Co collab Queer Royale launch, The Marble Arch.
April 26: Launch of Surplus, a project to brew beer using waste food from Open Kitchen MCR. From 6pm, Beer Nouveau, 75 North Western Street.
April 27: Brew by Numbers tap takeover and meet the brewer, Beatnikz Republic.
MAY
May 1: Omnipollo tap takeover, The Pilcrow.
May 2: Squawk tap takeover, The City Arms.
May 3: Track tap takeover, The Beagle, Chorlton.
May 3-May 6: Heatons Beer Festival, the Scout Hut, St Paul’s Road, Heaton Moor.
May 4: Serious Brewing brew tap, Fieldhouse Industrial Estate, Fieldhouse Road, Rochdale. 2-8pm.
May 5: Bank Holiday Sundae featuring four Amundsen Dessert in a Can beers on draught, The Pilcrow. From 12pm.
May 8: Launch of Cloudwater x Dry and Bitter collaboration Mobile Speaker, Cloudwater Unit 9.
May 8: Garage Beer Co showcase. Cloudwater Unit 9.
May 9: Atom and Wander Beyond tap takeover plus launch of vegan marshmallow stout Into The Abyss, The Knott. From 6pm.
May 9: South coast breweries takeover featuring Staggeringly Good, Vibrant Forest, Moncada and Arundel Brewery, Northern Monk Refectory.
May 9-11: Forever Bury Beer Festival, Bury FC.
May 10: Cloudwater Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen showcase, featuring all the beers they’re taking to the festival and four ‘slushies’ based on Champagne cocktails, Cloudwater Unit 9.
May 11: Brewery of St Mars of the Desert showcase, Cafe Beermoth. From 5pm.
May 11: Stigbergets tap takeover plus Garage bottle pours, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester. From 12pm.
May 16: Elusive tap takeover, Beatnikz Republic.
May 17: Garage Beer tap takeover, Øl Brewery Bar, Hatch, Oxford Road.
May 23: Brew York tap takeover, Beatnikz Republic.
May 23: Vocation tap takeover and meet the brewer, The Brink. From 4pm.
May 23: Mills Brewing meet the brewer and bottle tasting, Port Street Beer House. 7pm, tickets £10.
May 24-27: Sour Fest, Beatnikz Republic.
May 24-26: Blackjack brew tap, 36 Gould Street.
May 25: Wander Beyond brew tap and can launch, 98 North Western Street. 12-10pm.
May 25: Stubborn Mule brew tap, Unit 2 Radium Works, Bridgewater Road, Altrincham. 1-8pm.
May 25-26: Runaway Brewery fifth birthday party including talks, tasting and panel events. Full details here.
May 25-26: Torrside Brewery tap, New Mills Marina.
May 26: Funkytown event featuring sour, mixed fermentation and spontaneous beers, Cloudwater Unit 9.
May 26: Pastry stout showcase including Omnipollo soft serve, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester.
May 26: Fairfield Craft Cider Fête hosted by Grub, Fairfield Social Club. Tickets £5.
May 26: Pomona Island tap takeover, Port Street Beer House.
May 26: Beatnikz Republic tap takeover, Sandinista, 2 Old Bank Street, Manchester city centre. From 3pm.
May 29: Liquid Light tap takeover, Port Street Beer House.
May 30-June 1: Stockport Beer Festival
May 31: Cloudwater x Other Half Collab Tremendous Ideas Re-Brew launch, Cloudwater Unit 9. Cans available from 12pm, on draught from 3pm.
JUNE
June 1: Serious Brewing brew tap, Fieldhouse Industrial Estate, Fieldhouse Road, Rochdale. 2-8pm.
June 4: Indy Man Beer Con (IMBC 2019) ticket launch and collaboration beer launch, Port Street Beer House and The Beagle, Chorlton. From 6pm.
June 6: Stillwater Artisanal Preternatural Cuvée Tasting, Beermoth. 8-9.30pm, tickets £30.
June 6: Temescal Brewing showcase and meet the brewer, Port Street Beer House.
June 6: Thirst Class Ale tap takeover and meet the brewer, House of Hops, 1 Pendlebury Road, Swinton.
June 7: Buxton Brewery tap takeover, The Pilcrow.
June 7-8: Elusive Brewing pop-up brewtap, Beer Nouveau 75 North Western Street.
June 7-9: Albert Club Beer Festival, Albert Club, 39-41 Old Lansdowne Road, West Didsbury.
June 7-16: Bolton CAMRA Bolton Beer and Cider Week. Full programme here.
June 13: Atom meet the brewer and tap takeover, Beatnikz Republic.
June 13-16: Gamma showcase, Track Brewing Tap, Crusader Mill.
June 14: Broaden and Build tap takeover, Bundobust Manchester.
June 15: Stubborn Mule brew tap, Unit 2 Radium Works, Bridgewater Road, Altrincham. 1-8pm.
June 15: Odyssey/De Molen collab launch, Beatnikz Republic.
June 17: Stone Brewing Enter Night Pilsner, Port Street Beer House.
June 20: Pomona Island and Brew York collab launch, The Gaslamp.
June 20-23: Brett your appetite bretted barrel aged beers showcase, Cloudwater Unit 9.
June 21: Track Brewing first can launch, Track tap room, 64 Chapeltown Street.
June 21: Opening of Brewdog Outpost Manchester, 144 Oxford Road. 12pm.
June 21-22: Ride Brewing pop-up brew tap, Beer Nouveau, 75 Temperance Street.
June 22: Beer yoga, Wander Beyond, 98 North Western Street. 11:30-12:30, tickets £13.
June 22: Wander Beyond brew tap, 98 North Western Street. 2-8pm.
June 27: Squawk tap takeover, The Brink. From 4pm.
June 27: Abbeydale tap takeover and meet the brewer, Beatnikz Republic.
June 28-30: The Pilcrow Summer Beer Thing 2019.
June 28-29: Blackjack brew tap, 36 Gould Street.
June 28: Wylam tap takeover, Cafe Beermoth.
June 28: Hawkshead Key Lime Tau day, The Smithfield.
June 28: Verdant showcase, Port Street Beer House.
June 29: The Lock Inn pop up pub, WPHI, Burton Road. From 2pm.
June 29: Pohjala showcase, Port Street Beer House.
June 29-30: Torrside Brewery tap, New Mills Marina.
JULY
July 4: Slim Pickens tap takeover, The Marble Arch.
July 5: Launch of Squawk Brewery taproom, Crusader Mill, 64 Chapeltown Street (above Track taproom). From 3pm.
July 6: Launch of Pomona Island taproom, 33 Waybridge Enterprise Centre, Daniel Adamson Road, Salford.
July 5-7: The Beer Up Here Northern beer festival, Fairfield Social Club. 5 July 3-11pm, 6 July 12-5pm and 6-12pm, 7 July 12-8pm. Tickets £5.
July 8: Barrier Brewing tap takeover and meet the brewer, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester.
July 11-13: CAMRA Chorlton Beer Festival, St Clement’s Church, Edge Lane, Chorlton.
July 12: Launch of Marble taproom at Honest Burgers.
July 13-14: Brewsmith Beer brewery tap, Unit 11, Cuba Industrial Estate, Ramsbottom. July 13 12-10pm, July 14 12-5pm.
July 17-21: Omnipollo Soft Serve Party, Beatnikz Republic.
July 18: Affinity Brew Co tap takeover, Port Street Beer House.
July 18: Brew Yonder tap takeover, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester.
July 25: Brew Yonder tap takeover, Port Street Beer House.
July 25: Black Edge Brewing tap takeover, The Brink.
July 26-27: Blackjack brew tap, 36 Gould Street.
July 26-27: Wilderness Brewery pop up, Beer Nouveau, 75 North Western Street.
July 27: Pomona Island boat party, starting at the Gas Lamp and onto the brewery. Tickets £15.
July 27-28: Torrside Brewery tap, New Mills Marina.
July 28: Wander Beyond brew tap, 98 North Western Street. 12-8pm.
July 31: Track meet the brewery, Prairie Schooner, Urmston.
AUGUST
August 2: Cloudwater Unit 9 first birthday party. Includes a cask bar at Unit 9 and special opening of the original brewtap in the brewery. Full details: https://www.facebook.com/events/206999446882909
August 2: Launch of Cloudwater Friends and Family and Beer tickets.
August 3: Beermoth rare bottles tastings, Fairfield Social Club. Full details and tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/full-fat-mcr-x-beermoth-charity-tastings-fairfield-social-club-mezzanine-tickets-66668237493
August 3: Northern Monk x Queer Brewing Co collab West Coast Routes launch, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester.
August 3: Vegan beer tap takeover, The Pilcrow.
August 3: Brewdog Overworks tap takeover, Port Street Beer House.
August 4: Trappist beer tasting hosted by John Clarke, Petersgate Tap, Stockport.
August 4: Manchester Home Brew Expo, Beer Nouveau, North Western Street.
August 7: Finback tap takeover, Track tap room, Crusader Mill.
August 14: Neptune x Gibberish tap takeover, Beatnikz Republic.
August 15: Cloudwater showcase and beer tasting, The Northern Type, Eccles. From 3pm.
August 16: Torrside pop-up brew tap, New Mills Volunteer Centre, 33-35 Union Road, New Mills.
August 17-18: Serious Brewing Co tap takeover, The City Arms.
August 22: Launch of Queer Brewing Co x Beatnikz Republic collab 1969, Beatnikz Republic. From 4pm.
August 22: Kirkstall Brewery cask takeover, Port Street Beer House.
August 23: Donzoko terrace takeover, The Pilcrow. From 4pm.
August 23-26: NY takeover featuring Interbro, Finback and Barrier Brewing, Port Street Beer House.
August 23-25: Blackjack brew tap, 36 Gould Street.
August 24: Amundsen tap takeover, The Crown and Kettle.
August 24-25: Torrside birthday brewtap, New Mills Marina.
August 24: Brewery block party featuring Alphabet, Beatnikz Republic, Manchester Union and Track, North Western Street. 12-10pm.
August 24: Stubborn Mule brew tap, Unit 2 Radium Works, Bridgewater Road, Altrincham. 1-8pm.
August 25: Track x The Pilcrow x Piccadilly Records collab launch, The Pilcrow. From 12pm.
August 25: Funky Town sour and spontaneous fermentation beers event at Cloudwater Unit 9. From 12pm.
August 25: Ticket release for Independent Salford Beer Festival 2019.
August 26: Chorlton Beer Mile including Siren takeover at The Beagle and Fierce takeover at The Font.
August 28: Squawk x Runaway x Pomona Island tap takeover, Jack in the Box, Mackie Mayor.
August 29: Saint Mars of the Desert showcase, Port Street Beer House.
August 31: Pomona Island boat party.
August 31: Opening of Keg, Cask and Bottle, Longfield Centre, Prestwich.
SEPTEMBER
September 4: Soft launch of new Marble taproom, Unit 7, Boston Court, Kansas Avenue, Salford. 4-8pm.
September 4: Little Earth Project showcase, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester.
September 5: Exhibition of Squawk illustrator Camille Smithwick’s work plus launch of collab beer, Port Street Beer House. From 6pm.
September 6-8: Florida tap takeover, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester.
September 7: Polly’s Brew Co tap takeover, Cafe Beermoth.
September 7: King’s County Brewery Collective showcase, The Pilcrow. From 12pm.
September 12: Fierce tap takeover, Port Street Beer House.
September 13-14: Mikkeller weekend showcase, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester.
September 13-14: Tameside Beer Festival, Stalybridge Civic Hall, Trinity Street, Stalybridge.
September 14-16: Greenmount cricket club beer festival, Greenmount, Bury. Friday 4-11pm, Saturday 12-11pm and Sunday 2-6pm.
September 16: Oregon showcase with Portland beer writer Jeff Alworth, Cloudwater Unit 9.
September 19-29: Stockport Beer Week. Full programme here.
September 20: International Rainbow Project launch, Port Street Beer House.
September 20: Farmhouse to Table – A Sour Beer Tap Takeover, Beatnikz Republic.
September 21: Manchester Union Oktoberfest beer launch, 96D North Western Street. 2-7pm.
September 21: Beernomicon bottle share, Beermoth cellar, 1pm. Email Beernomicon@gmail.com for a place.
September 26: Track x Bundobust collab launch, Track Brewing taproom.
September 27: Northern Monk Refectory Manchester first birthday event including Fieldwork Brewing showcase and Rare Barrel bottles.
September 27: Skyline Project (collabs between London and New York breweries) launch, Ol Brewery Bar, Hatch, Oxford Road.
September 27: Petersgate Tap third birthday, Stockport.
September 27-28: Blackjack brew tap, 36 Gould Street.
September 28-29: Torrside brew tap, New Mills Marina, New Mills.
September 30-October 3: French beer showcase, 57 Thomas Street. **
OCTOBER
October 1: Cascade meet the brewer, Cafe Beermoth. From 7pm, tickets £20.
October 2-6: Indy Man Beer City (IMBC Fringe). Various venues – events marked with **
October 2: Deya tap takeover, Port Street Beer House. From 12pm. **
October 2: Beatnikz NQ first birthday beer launch, Beatnikz Republic. From 7pm. **
October 2: Track NYC collab with Finback and Other Half release, Track taproom. From 3pm. **
October 2: Thin Man showcase, The Pilcrow. From 12pm. **
October 2: Verdant tap takeover, Heaton Hops. From 1:30pm. **
October 2: Pohjala tap takeover, Bundobust Manchester. From 5pm. **
October 2: Lervig tap takeover, The Quick Brown Fox, 1-3 Swan Street.
October 3-6: Independent Manchester Beer Convention 2019 (IMBC 2019). Six sessions running from 5:30pm on October 3 to 6pm on October 6.
October 3: Omnipollo tap takeover and Karl Grandin art piece, Station Hop, Levenshulme. From 5pm. *”
October 3: Broaden & Build tap takeover, Beatnikz Republic. From 12pm. **
October 3: Jester King showcase, Port Street Beer House. From 12pm. **
October 3: Overworks showcase, Common. From 10:30am. **
October 3: American Solera showcase, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester. **
October 3: Squawk Brewing can launch, Squawk taproom, Crusader Mill. **
October 3: Brew York x Amundsen collab Espresso Patronum launch, The Crown and Kettle.
October 3: Unity tap takeover, The Gas Lamp
October 3: Biere Galibier meet the brewer, 57 Thomas Street. **
October 3-6: Sour beer takeover, The Font. **
October 3-6: Gamma tap takeover, The Font Chorlton. **
October 4: Boundary Brewery takeover and tasting. Nordie, Levenshulme. From 12pm. **
October 4: Magnify can and bottle release, Port Street Beer House. From 12pm. **
October 4: Donzoko second birthday bash, Port Street Beer House. From 5pm. **
October 4: Squawk sour event, Squawk taproom, Crusader Mill. From 3pm. **
October 4: Gamma showcase, Cafe Beermoth. From 12pm. **
October 4: Verdant tap takeover, The Pilcrow. From 12pm. **
October 4: So Cal showcase featuring Bagby Beer Co, Green Cheek, and Modern Times, Cloudwater Unit 9. 12-11pm. **
October 4: Almasty takeover, The Smithfield. **
October 4: Gamma showcase and collab launch, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester. **
October 4: Good Things Brewing Co tap takeover, 57 Thomas Street. **
October 4: To Øl tap takeover, The Crown and Kettle. **
October 4: Amundsen tap takeover, Flok, Stephenson Square. **
October 4: Brew Yonder tap takeover, Ol Brewery Bar, Hatch, Oxford Road. **
October 4-5: The Lock Inn pop up pub, Withington Public Hall Institute, Burton Road.
October 4-5: Beers from the wood weekend, Beer Nouveau.
October 5: The Kernal tap takeover, The Pilcrow. From 12pm. **
October 5: Garage tap takeover, Port Street Beer House. From 12pm. **
October 5: Collective Arts Takeover, Common. From 10am. **
October 5: Squawk tap takeover, The Beagle, Chorlton. From 9:30am. **
October 5: Alvarado Brewing showcase, Northern Monk Refectory. **
October 5: 3 Fonteinen rare releases tasting, Beermoth cellar, Tib Street. 3pm, tickets £25. **
October 5: Runaway IMBC special brewery tap, Dantzic Street. 12-8pm. **
October 5: Fierce can tasting, 57 Thomas Street. 4-5:30pm. **
October 6: Hangover Club featuring beer cocktails and £3.50 pints of Schofferhofer, Common. From 10am. **
October 11: Gipsy Hill showcase, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester. From 5pm.
October 16: Spotlight on hops with Cloudwater, Reasons to be Cheerful, Burnage. From 7:30pm, tickets £16.22.
October 18-19: Oktoberfest event featuring German-style lagers from UK brewers, Beer Nouveau, North Western Street.
October 23: Dutch brewing showcase, Beatnikz Republic.
October 23: NZ hop showcase, Cloudwater Unit 9. Tickets £16.50, 7-9pm.
October 25: Fuerst Wiacek showcase, Cafe Beermoth.
October 30: Oktoberfest event, Stalybridge Buffet Bar.
October 31-November 2: Independent Salford Beer Festival (ISBF6), Hemsley House, The Crescent, Salford. Thursday 6-11pm, Friday 11:30am- 4:30pm and 6-11pm and Saturday 11:30am- 4:30pm and 6-11pm
October 31-November 2: Didsbury Beer Festival, St Catherine’s Community Centre, School Lane, Didsbury. Thursday 7-11pm, Friday 6-11pm and Saturday 12-11pm.
NOVEMBER
October 31-November 2: Independent Salford Beer Festival (ISBF6), Hemsley House, The Crescent, Salford. Thursday 6-11pm, Friday 11:30am- 4:30pm and 6-11pm and Saturday 11:30am- 4:30pm and 6-11pm
October 31-November 2: Didsbury Beer Festival, St Catherine’s Community Centre, School Lane, Didsbury. Thursday 7-11pm, Friday 6-11pm and Saturday 12-11pm.
November 1: Vegan tap takeover, Beatnikz Republic. From 12pm.
November 2: Re-opening of Beatnikz Republic tap room, 15 Red Bank, Green Quarter 12-9pm.
November 7: People Like Us showcase, Brewdog Manchester.
November 8: Odyssey v Almasty event, Port Street Beer House.
November 8: Belgian beer takeover featuring Alvinne, Fantome and Tilquin, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester.
November 8-9: Bury Beer Festival, The Met. Sessions 12pm and 6pm.
November 9-10: Torrside Smokefest, New Mills Marina.
November 14: Evil Twin showcase, Brewdog Manchester.
November 14: Vault City takeover, Cafe Beermoth.
November 14: Launch of Cloudwater x Wander Beyond x Ol x Brewdog outpost collab The Mancunian Way, Brewdog Outpost Oxford Road.
November 15: North Brewing tap takeover, The Pilcrow.
November 15: The Magnet 10th birthday celebrations, Wellington Road North, Stockport.
November 15: Collabageddon 2019, Crown and Kettle.
November 16: Pomona Island birthday party, Weybridge Industrial Estate, Daniel Adamson Road, Salford. From 12pm.
November 20: New Belgium and TRVE guided tasting, Cloudwater Unit 9. Tickets £20, 7-9pm.
November 21: Three Hills Brewing showcase, Port Street Beer House.
November 21: Grimm tap takeover, Track pop-up bar at Cloudwater Unit 9.
November 22: Gamma Brewing takeover, Nordie, Levenshulme.
November 22-December 1: Beardless Beer Week, The Crown and Kettle.
November 22-24: US showcase featuring Ology, Voodoo and Dancing Gnome, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester.
November 22-23: Pomona Island takeover, Port Street Beer House upstairs bar.
November 25: Brasserie Du Mont Saleve showcase, Cloudwater Unit 9.
November 28: Delirium tasting, Stalybridge Buffet Bar. Tickets £20 including cheese and Christmas cake.
November 28: Siren Chocolate Cake launch, Port Street Beer House.
November 29: History of lager tasting, Manchester Union. Tickets from £25.
November 30: Beer and art showcase curated by Pig’s Ears Beer, Cloudwater Unit 9.
DECEMBER
November 22-December 1: Beardless Beer Week, The Crown and Kettle.
December 1: Inaugural Marble annual release day, Marble tap room. 12-6pm.
December 4: Neon Rapter takeover, Beatnikz Republic.
December 5: Ontario showcase, Cloudwater Unit 9.
December 6: Homes/Speciation/Transient tap takeover, Northern Monk Refectory Manchester.
December 7: Weaste winter beer festival featuring Marble, Pomona and Hydes, 7 Brothers brewery, Daniel Adamson Road. Tickets £5, 2pm-midnight.
December 12: Duration Bedrock launch Cloudwater Unit 9.
December 12: Thirst Class Don’t Panic launch, Cask Ancoats.
December 14: Beernomicon bottle share, Beermoth cellar, 1pm. Email Beernomicon@gmail.com for a place.
December 14: Wander Beyond second birthday party, 98 North Western Street. 12-8pm.
December 14: Ol second birthday party, Hatch, Oxford Road.
December 19: Burning Sky tap takeover, Port Street Beer House.
December 21: Donzoko pop-up tap room, Port Street Beer House upstairs bar. From 12pm.
December 28-29: The Lock Inn pop up pub, Withington Baths.
December 31: Cloudwater NYE event. Tickets £25 including meal, 7pm-2am.
Planning ahead? Check out the 2020 Manchester Beer Events Calendar
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