One-off specially brewed beers, illness scrummy sausages and the only professional oompah band on the planet are coming to Gloucester Guildhall this October for a dose of Bavarian brilliance.
The inaugural Glostoberfest will be held at the Eastgate Street venue on Saturday 24th October bringing a slice of Munich’s infamous Oktoberfest right here to Gloucester city centre. The event is being organised by Gloucester Guildhall and by the team who put together the annual beer festival at Gloucester Blackfriars.
Lise Noakes, cabinet member for culture and leisure at Gloucester City Council said, “The annual beer festival at Blackfriars is hugely popular and we’re looking to build on that at the Guildhall with Glostoberfest.
“The aim is to make this an annual event for people to look forward to, and for the city to be proud of. We’re getting in the best beers; some are being brewed especially for this event, traditional German sausages and a superb oompah band too.”
There will be 12 real ales on offer (as well as a cider and a perry), including exclusive brews from local brewers, a German Alt Bier from Hillside Brewery in Longhope and an Oktoberfest Special from Popes in Worcester. There will also be a one off brew from Corinium in Cirencester and German style beers from Malvern Hills, Cotswold Spring, Bristol Beer Factory and Tiny Rebel.
Neil Richardson, one of the organisers, said: “The guys who have brought you the Gloucester Beer Festival for the last three years in Blackfriars are thrilled to be working with the chaps at the Guildhall in Gloucester again on what we are sure will be another great fun event promoting real ale in the city of Gloucester and who knows, this could become a regular event too.”
A £30 ticket gets you entry into the event, four pints of beer, food and entertainment.
Tickets go on sale on Monday 17th August and can be bought from www.glostoberfest.co.uk or from Gloucester Guildhall atwww.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk or on 01452 503050.