17th Reading CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival

The 2001 Reading Beer Festival took place at King's Meadow, Reading, RG1 8BN from

Wednesday 27th April - Sunday 1st May 2011

Over 500 real ales, 200 ciders and perries, and a large selection of foreign beers and English wines.
Click on the links above to see full details of each.

Opening Times and Prices

Wednesday 27 April: 18:00 - 23:00: £7
Thursday 28th April: 14:00 - 23:00: £8
Friday 29th April: 11:00 - 23:00: £10
Saturday 30th: 11:00 - 23:00: £10
Sunday 1st May: 12:00 - 19:00 (while stocks last): £3

Trade Session: Thursday 28th April: 11:00 - 14:00

Concessions: Admission £3 Weds-Sat, £1 Sunday for card-carrying members of CAMRA, EBCU or RURACS.

Glass hire £3 (refundable)

Ale Trail tickets grant free entry for CAMRA members, or concession rate for non-members, as well as priority queueing. More details of the Ale Trail.

Festival Progress

Curious to know what's going on at the festival site? Like pretty pictures? Then take a look at the festival progress page!

Volunteers Wanted

As always, the Beer Festival is staffed entirely by unpaid volunteers. Want to get involved? See the Staffing Page

Festival Sponsors

We would like to thanks the many partners who have sponsored the festival. They can be found on the festival sponsors page.

Pre-festival volunteers' social

Thinking of volunteering for the beer festival? Don't know anyone else involved? Then come down to the Blagrave Arms this Thursday (April 21st) from 7pm and meet some of us. If you have any questions then feel free to ask one of the managers, otherwise just come and have a pint and a chat!

Real Ale Trail

Each year, Reading & Mid Berks CAMRA organise a Real Ale Trail. This year's trail started on Saturday 12th February. More details can be found on the branch website.

2012 dates

The provisional dates for 2012 are Wednesday 2nd May to Sunday 6th May.

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