BrewDog plans biggest festival yet with small-batch brewers

The festival, which takes place between 21-23 October, sees small breweries paired with a local BrewDog bar to create a limited edition beer. These brews are then showcased during the festival at all 27 BrewDog bars across the country.

The event is the fourth of its kind and some of the top craft brewers in the country are taking part, such as Cloudwater, Fyne, Siren and Brew By Numbers.

The brewer is using the hashtag #Collabfest2016 to promote the event on social media.

Beacons of craft

Tracy Lee, head of marketing at BrewDog, said: “#CollabFest2016 is our chance to give new beacons of craft a platform to shout about the exciting beer they’re creating. We love beer, and we’ve chosen independent breweries who love it as much as we do.

“The festival is the public’s chance to taste the most exciting new creations in craft. This beer game is all about being collaborative, sharing expertise, throwing people together and seeing what gems they come up with, and we’re nothing short of psyched to test this year’s eclectic range of 'badass' brews.” 

Beer list

The BrewDog bar venues and beers for the festival are:

1. Aberdeen and Fierce Beer – Black Flagship (6.5%), bramble and chocolate porter

2. Birmingham and Fixed Wheel Brewery – Coffee Fix (6.1%), coffee-infused stout

3. Brighton and Brighton Bier – Hung Like a Gorse (7.0%), toasted coconut imperial stout

4. Bristol and Wiper & True – Don’t Get Lemon (9.5%), double IPA

5. Camden and Howling Hops – Raspberry Ripple Ice Cream Pale Ale (5.5%), lactose pale ale with raspberries

6. Cardiff and Crafty Devil Brewing Co – No Ifs, No Buts, Just Coconuts (5.2%), coconut and vanilla milk stout

7. Castlegate and Stewart Brewing – They’re Coming to Get Rhu Barbra (4.5%), sour pale ale with rhubarb

8. Clapham and Anspach & Hobday – The Marmalade Saison (5.6%), saison with Bermondsey marmalade

9. Clerkenwell and Affinity Brew Co & Elusive Brewing – Brimful of Masha (7.2%), coffee and maple US red ale

10. DogHouse Glasgow and Fyne Ales – Heather Loch Beer (5.5%), smoked pink peppercorn and heather-infused witbier

11. Dundee and Alechemy Brewing – Chocorange is the New Black (4.7%), orange-infused milk stout

12. Edinburgh and Top Out - Blond Peanut Mild (4.2%), blond peanut mild

13. Glasgow and Dead End Brew Machine - The Glasgow Project (6.4%), cherry and Bourbon-oaked saison

14. Leeds and Rooster’s Brewing Co - I’m A Lumberjack (And I’m Oak-Aged) (5.7%), oak-aged IPA

15. Leicester and Alphabet Brewing Co - King's Blood (5.3%), pomegranate Irish red ale

16. Liverpool and Liverpool Craft Beer Co - Manolis IPA (6.0%), IPA brewed with Waimea, Nelson Sauvin, Chinook, Centennial and El Dorado hops

17. Manchester and Cloudwater Brew Co – Colourblind (4.5%), session amber ale

18. Newcastle and Almasty Brewing Co (ft. Modern Times) - Morning Wood (6.0%), brown Ale with Modern Times barrel-aged coffee

19. Norwich and Brew By Numbers - 17|08 Table Saison – Mustard & Sea Salt (3.0%), mustard & sea salt saison

20. Nottingham and Black Iris - Satan's Lollipop (5.5%), chilli and cherry stout ‘dry-hopped’ with cherry blossom

21. Sheffield and Abbeydale Brewery - Iced Tea Dead People (4.6%), peach iced-tea beer

22. Shepherd’s Bush and Siren Craft Brew - Ten Dollar Shake (6.6%), fruit smoothie IPA

23. Shoreditch and Weird Beard Brew Co - Dead By Dawn (5.5%), cherry breakfast stout

24. Soho and Fourpure Brewing Co - Mangoes into a Bar (5.0%), sour mango wheat beer

25. Southampton and Dancing Man Brewery - Black's the New Orange (4.1%), orange Jaffa Cake stout

26. Stirling and Fallen Brewing Co – Malibru (4.1%), pineapple and coconut sour

27. ShuffleDog and Brew York - Black Dog of White Horse Bay (5.6%), India stout