ekeg have partnered with We Are Beer to serve as the official keg partner of the London Craft Beer Festival and the Bristol Craft Beer Festival in 2026.
Together, the two festivals will welcome more than 30,000 beer lovers and industry visitors, pour close to 55,000 litres of beer, and move more than 2,500 kegs. It’s a monumental logistical undertaking, and a natural home for a company redefining how the UK manages its kegs and casks.
ekeg provides renting, leasing, servicing, and tracking for more than 600 customers daily, owns more than 1 million kegs and casks, and services close to 4 million kegs and casks every year.
Their award-winning proprietary tracking technology monitors more than 10 million keg and cask trips from brewery to bar and back again.
“Partnering with We Are Beer is a statement of our ongoing commitment to draught beer,” said Christian Barden, chief executive of ekeg. “These festivals are where the industry and its consumers gather, where brewers pour their best work, and where tens of thousands of people meet their heroes and fall further in love with great beer.
“Being the draught ecosystem that underpins that, from brewery to each festival, is exactly what ekeg is built for. More draught, less carbon, and a lot of fun at We Are Beer.”
ekeg’s ‘more draft, less carbon’ philosophy aligns directly with We Are Beer’s commitment to running responsible, forward-thinking festivals. By keeping kegs and casks in optimised circulation rather than single-use alternatives, the partnership actively reduces the carbon footprint of the beer being poured across both events.
Daniel Sylvester, co-founder of We Are Beer, said: “Ekeg’s support is a critical underpinning to the UK’s most important beer weekends. What we do at We Are Beer only works because of the brewers, and the brewers only flourish when the infrastructure around them does, too.
“ekeg are reshaping how kegs and casks are managed across this country — and we’re proud that the biggest consumer craft beer festivals are part of that story. This is a partnership with real substance, and we can’t wait to bring it to life in Bristol and London.”
The Bristol Craft Beer Festival takes place on 12th 13th June at Lloyds Ampthitheatre, Bristol, followed by the London Craft Beer Festival, on 17th and 18th July, at Southwark Park. Tickets and further information are available at wearebeer.com.
