Edinburgh venue Cold Town House have announced the return of its popular craft beer festival in the city’s Grassmarket, on Saturday, 4th October.
Left to right: Marc Dickson (on-trade sales manager for Williams Brothers); Ellie Lyon (key account manager for Thistly Cross); Michael Johnstone (managing director and co-founder of Walkie Talky); and Andrew McKnight (vice-chairman and chief executive of Harviestoun Brewery outside Cold Town House in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket. Photograph: Cold Town House/Signature Group
The Grassmarket Craft Beer Festival, from noon until 6pm, promises to deliver a fun and vibrant experience, with 10 Scottish craft breweries showcasing their finest seasonal drinks.
This year’s line-up features some new faces, including Falkirk’s Not That California Brewing Company, Thistly Cross from East Lothian, Harviestoun Brewery and Williams Brothers from Clackmannanshire, and Edinburgh’s Walkie Talky Brewing. Local breweries Closet and Moonwake will be returning.
This fully immersive festival will give people the opportunity to get a close-up view of Cold Town’s own microbrewery, and enjoy some of their famous street food, as well as listen to some great live music.
“We’ve gone bigger and better, with more tickets on sale, and amped up the live music with a five-piece brass band for this autumn’s Grassmarket Craft Beer Festival,” said Cold Town Brewery brand and marketing manager Ruth Reid.
“We’re really excited to be welcoming a fantastic line-up of breweries to the home of brewing in Edinburgh. Time and again, this event has proven to be a brilliant celebration of the Scottish craft beer community, and this year’s edition is no exception.”
Andrew McKnight, vice-chairman and chief executive of Harviestoun Brewery, said: “We’re excited to be participating at the Grassmarket Craft Beer Festival this year and look forward to bringing some old favourites, and maybe a couple of newer brews. It will be great to catch up with some other breweries, too.”
Michael Johnstone, managing director and co-founder of Edinburgh’s Walkie Talky, added: “We can’t wait to be pouring for our first time at this year’s Grassmarket Craft Beer Festival. We’re so hyped to share a couple of our core offerings on draught, along with some tasters of two of the big collaboration beers we brewed in Italy and France earlier this year.”
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