Important Announcement Regarding Reading Beer and Cider Festival

Dear beer and cider enthusiasts,

There has been continued interest from the community for running a beer festival in Reading, unfortunately we do not have any volunteers able to take on the organisation of the festival. If you are a CAMRA member and feel that you could contribute to any events the branch might run, please come contact any of the named people on this site, or come along to one of the monthly branch meetings.

Your local beer and cider community needs you more than ever. Both the events industry and beer community are being hit by the cost-of-living crisis and some of the knock-on effects of the pandemic; we need only look at the number of pubs and breweries across the UK closing each week. We encourage you to show your support by visiting your neighbourhood pubs, getting involved with your CAMRA branch and participating in the Reading Ale Trail.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support, and we hope to see you in the pub soon!

Beer Festival Organising Committee

CAMRA also hold their Great British Beer Festival every year. If you're a local brewery and are interested in how they select their beer for that festival you can visit https://members.camra.org.uk/documents/10180/370622/2017-01-25+Beer+Ordering+Process+for+GBBF.pdf/5b251af0-38d0-4b2d-91c6-326c8216898a?version=1.0 (CAMRA member login required)