We're Oompah Stomping at @redwillowbrewery.bsky.social! Prost!

A fabulous day with the excellent team @amitybrewco.bsky.social Making one beautiful beer. Read on. Please share. And grab one of the few remaining tickets while you still can. #ISBFX #Brewday2 #Tickets #DontMissOut

2nd Down & 9… #ISBFX Brewday 2: @amitybrewco.bsky.social You can now read about our second brewday this year over on our blog: www.salfordbeerfest.com/news/isbfx-b...

Great to see some of our favourites on this list from @melissacolebeer.bsky.social for #CaskAleWeek! www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/bc762ff3b6f5aa2c

Wanna Go To The Sun Wins Gold!✨ We’re blown away by the news that we have won a Gold award at the European Beer Star competition 2025 with our Wanna Go To The Sun Pale Ale in the International-Style Ale category! Find out more on our blog! www.lostandgrounded.co.uk/news/wanna-go-to-the-sun-gold

Today marks the start of Cask Ale Week! We've rustled up a Yorkshire Bitter for the occasion, and we hope you join us in raising a glass to our national drink - we'd love to hear about your favourite places to enjoy a pint. Head here to find out more: abbeydalebrewery.co.uk/cask-ale-week/

WE ARE HIRING!

Read. Share. Grab one of the few remaining tickets. (Thursday evening close to selling out) Something. Monstrous. This. Way. Comes.

Over The Hills & Far Away Where Monsters Come Out To Play… #ISBFX Brewday 1: @torrside.bsky.social Read all about our first brewday for the festival this year over on our blog: www.salfordbeerfest.com/news/isbfx-brewday-1-or-over-the-hills-far-away-where-monsters-come-out-to-play

This week at Tom's... Wed: Midweek Pints. Thurs: Crib Night (7pm). Fri: It’s an Album Party – we’ll play your favourite album for a charitable donation (7pm). Sat: It’s Another Album Party (7pm). Sun: Boardgames (3-6pm) Pub Quiz – entry £1 cash per person, max of 6 to a team (6-8pm)

Gale Beer, an historic Yorkshire brew almost lost to the mists of time. Thomas Soden picks some bog myrtle and makes some, and speaks to those committed to keeping its tradition alive. www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/9/...

PSA: The first blog post from the first brew day of #ISBFX shall be coming very soon!

If you already have a ticket for the #ISBFX Friday Evening Session, this talk will be fabulous - and highly recommended. Great beer people talking about great beer. @amitybrewco.bsky.social @elusivebrewing.com @runawaybrewery.bsky.social #ISBFX #BeerPeopleAreGoodPeople

After a week of bad news for GBBF, some good news for cask.

In honour of our 16th Birthday we delved deep into the Barclay Perkins Archives to find a recipe from the 18th Century. Brown Stout - London 1812 You can read more about this new beer here: tinyurl.com/4reytpnc It's available now on our online shop and to drink at Spa Road from next week

Laura Hadland (@morrighani.bsky.social) said some very kind things about us in her book Beer Festivals: A Great British Tradition. On the Friday evening session at #ISBFX, Laura is hosting a chat & tasting featuring three of this year's collab. beers, comparing and contrasting cask with keg.

Back by popular demand, Honeycomb Mighty Stout returns to tap 14.... We're open today 4pm-8pm ..... You know you want to.

Well. Not only a post to melt any heart but a brilliant explanation by Hannah of why #ISBF is so important. Come for the beer, stay for the lovely people you’ll meet and know that you’re helping people to help people #mentalhealthmatters

This Is What Doing Good Looks Like… www.salfordbeerfest.com/news/vvgjlq4...

We’ll have the usual fabulous tunes from Mike & Jo’s Rebellious Jukebox at #ISBFX, so make sure to add your jukebox selection, and hand it to @ziggystairlift.bsky.social to add to the playlist. 🎟️: www.universe.com/events/independent-salford-beer-festival-isbfx-tickets-Y6KWQ4

Our first tasting on a Friday Lunch Session at Hemsley House! Those with a ticket for that session are lucky indeed..... #ISBFX

The most wonderful time of the year... FRESH HOP BEERS!

Coming up here at the Tap Room this month...

On the Friday Lunch session of #ISBFX we’ve got a tasting of beers from Richard, founder of @tunbrewing.com. We’ve never had a tasting on a Friday afternoon at Hemsley House, so we’re really looking forward to it!

Another post on the re-opened Crown in Stockport but worth a reminder of what a good pub it is again. Nicely refurbished preserving the heritage interior & with 8 cask ales including Bass as a regular. Shame most of the etched glass has gone in recent years, but definitely up there with the best.

#ISBFX tickets are on general sale…now! Read all about it and get yours here: www.salfordbeerfest.com/news/isbfx-y...

It’s our 10th Brewery Anniversary, we’d love to see you all tomorrow for a pint or two youtube.com/shorts/X6PVf...

I seem to have inadvertently arranged a mini book tour. Come see me for talks and tastings at: 31st August - @rosscider.bsky.social Cider Fest 12th September - Ludlow Food Festival 1st November - Beer is for Everyone by @glasladiesbeer.bsky.social 7th November - @salfordbeerfest.bsky.social

Friday day is now SOLD OUT! If you’d like to come along to #ISBFX there are very limited tickets left for Friday night, or you can join us on Thursday or Saturday night instead: www.universe.com/events/independent-salford-beer-festival-isbfx-tickets-Y6KWQ4

Please note we actively encourage photographs of our merchandise in action and will gladly reward any new canine brand ambassadors with a discount code for their humans to use on a future order. Cheers!

I had a couple of friends around for some beers on Sunday - these, from @heritagebrewingco.bsky.social and @burtonbridgebrew.bsky.social were a delight.

If you’re looking for more great breweries and beer people to follow here on Bluesky, we’ve made a list of everyone on here who’s at #ISBFX go.bsky.app/K4KoJRf

See you all Saturday 30th August 12 til 8pm for our 10th Anniversary Bar! www.wishbonebrewery.co.uk/2025/08/22/d...

Quite frankly, I'm just going to be crowd control with that volume of expertise on the stage!

Okay, you insatiable SOBs have convinced me to go to @salfordbeerfest.bsky.social. Got one of the last 3 tickets to the Friday early session, too!

We’ve got some brilliant talks & tastings lined up for #ISBFX: • Friday Day – Tūn Brewing • Friday Night – Cask vs Keg, hosted by @morrighani.bsky.social with Russ (Amity), Andy (Elusive) & Mark (Runaway) • Saturday Day – Discussion on Indie Drinks Retail, led by @totalcurtis.bsky.social (Pellicle)

You’ll find the full list of breweries pouring at #ISBFX this year over in our latest blog post: www.salfordbeerfest.com/news/isbfx-youre-not-in-kansas-now-dorothy-aka-theres-no-place-like-home

One of my favourite days of the year tomorrow as we judge our birthday home brewing competition. Good luck if you've entered! Results will be posted from Elusive socials, probably around 5pm! :)

If you've been before, you know. If you haven't, love beer and friendly feels, why not? #ISBFX #Tickets #DontMissOut

Time for a ticket update! 🎟️ Want in? This is the link you need: www.universe.com/events/independent-salford-beer-festival-isbfx-tickets-Y6KWQ4

Look at that list! So proud to be on it… and so looking forward to being back in Hemsley House 🍻

Officially the best beer festival in Salford 1 session Thurs + 2 sessions Fri/Sat(price includes a glass and £10 of vouchers) *Sat afternoon has sold out and other sessions selling fast. You can also come and say hi to me and @buntybuntyness.bsky.social as I will be dj’ing all sessions

Think 3 was my first. Turned up on my own. Everyone was lovely. Made to feel so welcome. Been doing them ever since..even virtually. ❤️

I woke up this morning and Saturday Lunch Session tickets were almost sold out! Come join us at the beer evert where ".... you go in as a customer and leave as a friend" (Daisy Turnell) #ISBFX #Tickets #DontMissOut

BEERY FRIENDS! I know a bunch of you are regulars but, for the rest of you, go and have a look at the brewery list Jim has put in this post and then BUY A TICKET!

Thanks to everyone who came to the launch party at The Marble Arch yesterday! Tickets for our beer festival in November are on sale now, and you’ll find loads more info over about #ISBFX in our latest blog post: www.salfordbeerfest.com/news/isbfx-y...

We’ve got our tickets (and are looking forward to joining @beersmanchester.bsky.social for a collab brew day at First & Last!) #ISBFX info here ⤵️

Tickets for @salfordbeerfest.bsky.social procured! My favourite beer festival, well worth the 4 alarms I set so I didn't forget the launch.

Ticket launch tonight in the Marble Arch for @salfordbeerfest.bsky.social #ISBFX #Manchester #BskyBeer