BREWERS ASSOCIATION BRINGS 27 AMERICAN CRAFT BREWERIES TO UK BEER FESTIVALS THIS SUMMER

The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade association for small and independent American craft brewers, will be participating in the Manchester Craft Beer Festival (23-24 July) and London Craft Beer Festival (13-15 August) both for the first time this year with an exciting line-up of high-quality, innovative American craft beers showcasing a diverse range of beer styles, flavours, ingredients and brewing techniques.

Through their Export Development Programme, the Brewers Association will represent 27 American craft breweries including regular favourites and a number of breweries new to the UK market.   They comprise:

  • Anderson Valley Brewing Co
  • Baxter Brewing
  • Beards Brewery
  • Belching Beaver Brewery
  • Bell’s Brewery
  • Cigar City Brewing
  • Deschutes Brewery
  • Fifty Fifty Brewing Co
  • Firestone Walker Brewing Co
  • Fremont Brewing
  • Greater Good Imperial Brewing Co
  • Heretic Brewing Co
  • Hoppin’ Frog Brewery
  • Maui Brewing Co
  • Melvin Brewing
  • Nebraska Brewing Co
  • New Holland Brewing Co
  • Oskar Blues Brewery
  • Port City Brewing Co
  • Sierra Nevada Brewing Co
  • Springdale Beer Co
  • Stone Brewing Co
  • The Bold Mariner Brewing Co
  • The Virginia Brewing Co
  • Two Roots Brewing Co
  • Upslope Brewing Co
  • Warped Wing Brewing Co

Collectively, they will offer 80+ super-fresh American craft beers for sampling most of which are unavailable in the UK.  Beers range in style and strength from crisp Helles lager and fruity refreshing gose at under 5% ABV to Belgian style blond ales aged in chardonnay barrels and a quadruple oatmeal Russian imperial stout at 15.7% ABV.  Many of the beers available are award-winning or classic examples of their styles and will be air-freighted across from the States to reach beer lovers as fresh as the brewer intended

Lotte Peplow, Brewers Association American Craft Beer Ambassador for Europe, comments: “After the ravages of Covid-19 it’s great to see American craft breweries bouncing back and showing renewed interest in the UK market which accounts for 10.1% of all exports, behind Canada with 23.1%.  The Brewers Association is delighted to be participating in the inaugural Manchester Craft Beer Festival and London Craft Beer Festival both for the first time and can’t wait to showcase an exciting range of world-class, distinctive and incredible tasting beers to the UK beer lover.”

Masterclass tastings of American craft beer will also take place at BrewLDN on Friday 30th at 8.45pm and Saturday 31st July at 4.30pm.

Free downloadable resources to help you enjoy and understand American craft beer are available  at www.brewersassociation.org

American craft beer is available throughout selected national wholesalers.