April has turned out to be a steady month for the UK’s Brewing Industry! As we are over halfway through spring, the industry now focuses on Summer which is inevitably the busiest period for pubs and breweries alike. The demand for beer increases hugely.
It also means that breweries will start to release a variety of sweet tropical beers which fit well for summer. It’s expected that the season will bring a fine choice of new pale ales and golden beers to the pumps.
Beer Business
Thornbridge Brewery fans will soon be able to enjoy a pint of the brewery’s flagship beer, Jaipur in a wide variety of JD Wetherspoons pubs across the UK. Having this relationship with the UK’s biggest pub chains, allows locals to enjoy this tremendous beer closer to home at a scaled back price.
Many pubs up and down the country will start to be making early preparations for Beer Day Britain which takes place in just under a month’s time. Beer Day Britain is a showcasing day where drinkers pursue a toast to the UK’s Brewing Industry which continues to thrive each year.
Beer Releases
Herefordshire based, Wye Valley Brewery have rebranded for their upcoming 40th Anniversary celebration their first beer which was produced at the site. Well known as Wye Valley Bitter, the new look brings the charming name called Pyoneer! Whilst the badge has had a face lift, the recipe is unchanged and the beer can be enjoyed by the locals who enjoy a pint of this refreshing bitter.
Upcoming Beer Festivals
Friday, 2 May 2025
- Albatross Beer Festival, Bexhill-On-Sea, Sussex, (Non CAMRA)
- The Queens Real Ale, Cider and Street Food Festival, Warwick-On-Eden, Carlisle, (Non CAMRA)
- Lolffest16, Treforest, Pontypridd, (Non CAMRA)
Saturday, 3 May 2025
- Albatross Beer Festival, Bexhill-On-Sea, Sussex, (Non CAMRA)
- The Queens Real Ale, Cider and Street Food Festival, Warwick-On-Eden, Carlisle, (Non CAMRA)
- Lolffest16, Treforest, Pontypridd, (Non CAMRA)
Sunday, 4 May 2025
- Albatross Beer Festival, Bexhill-On-Sea, Sussex, (Non CAMRA)
- The Queens Real Ale, Cider and Street Food Festival, Warwick-On-Eden, Carlisle, (Non CAMRA)
Monday, 5 May 2025
- The Queens Real Ale, Cider and Street Food Festival, Warwick-On-Eden, Carlisle, (Non CAMRA)
Thursday, 8 May 2025
- 18th Bexley Beer Festival, Bexley, London, CAMRA
- Biggleswade Beer and Cider Festival, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, CAMRA
- Potbelly Brewery Summer Beer, Cider and Gin Festival 2025, Kettering, Northamptonshire, (Non CAMRA)
Friday, 9 May 2025
- 18th Bexley Beer Festival, Bexley, London, CAMRA
- Biggleswade Beer and Cider Festival, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, CAMRA
- 33rd Yapton Beerex, Yapton, Sussex, CAMRA
- Potbelly Brewery Summer Beer, Cider and Gin Festival 2025, Kettering, Northamptonshire, (Non CAMRA)
- Tredegar House Folk Festival Real Ale and Cider Bar, Newport, Wales, CAMRA
- Sproughton Beer Festival, Ipswich, Suffolk, (Non CAMRA)
- Macclesfield Beer Festival, Macclesfield, Cheshire, CAMRA
Saturday, 10 May 2025
- 18th Bexley Beer Festival, Bexley, London, CAMRA
- Biggleswade Beer and Cider Festival, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, CAMRA
- 33rd Yapton Beerex, Yapton, Sussex, CAMRA
- Potbelly Brewery Summer Beer, Cider and Gin Festival 2025, Kettering, Northamptonshire, (Non CAMRA)
- Tredegar House Folk Festival Real Ale and Cider Bar, Newport, Wales, CAMRA
- Sproughton Beer Festival, Ipswich, Suffolk, (Non CAMRA)
- Macclesfield Beer Festival, Macclesfield, Cheshire, CAMRA
Sunday, 11 May 2025
- 33rd Yapton Beerex, Yapton, Sussex, CAMRA
- Tredegar House Folk Festival Real Ale and Cider Bar, Newport, Wales, CAMRA
- Sproughton Beer Festival, Ipswich, Suffolk, (Non CAMRA)
Thursday, 15 May 2025
- Rail Ale 2025, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield, (Non CAMRA)
- Clitheroe Beer Festival, Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, CAMRA
Friday, 16 May 2025
- Red River Inn, Gwithian Beer and Music Festival, Gwithian, St Ives, (Non CAMRA)
- Rail Ale 2025, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield, (Non CAMRA)
- Clitheroe Beer Festival, Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, CAMRA
- WR5 30 Mile Ale and Cider Festival, Norton, County Durham, (Non CAMRA)
- Beacon Hill Beer Festival, Hindhead, Surrey, (Non CAMRA)
Saturday, 17 May 2025
- Red River Inn, Gwithian Beer and Music Festival, Gwithian, St Ives, (Non CAMRA)
- Rail Ale 2025, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield, (Non CAMRA)
- Clitheroe Beer Festival, Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, CAMRA
- WR5 30 Mile Ale and Cider Festival, Norton, County Durham, (Non CAMRA)
- Beacon Hill Beer Festival, Hindhead, Surrey, (Non CAMRA)
Sunday, 18 May 2025
- Red River Inn, Gwithian Beer and Music Festival, Gwithian, St Ives, (Non CAMRA)
- Rail Ale 2025, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield, (Non CAMRA)
- Clitheroe Beer Festival, Clitheroe, Ribble Valley, CAMRA
Saturday, 22 May 2025
- Lincoln Beer Festival, Lincolnshire, CAMRA
- 2nd Dulwich Beer and Cider Festival, Dulwich, London, CAMRA
- Skipton Beer Festival, Skipton, North Yorkshire, CAMRA
Friday, 23 May 2025
- King Of The Beer Fests (King Of The Belgian Pubs), Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, (Non CAMRA)
- Lincoln Beer Festival, Lincolnshire, CAMRA
- 2nd Dulwich Beer and Cider Festival, Dulwich, London, CAMRA
- Skipton Beer Festival, Skipton, North Yorkshire, CAMRA
- Pymore May Bank Holiday Cider Festival, Pymore, Dorset, (Non CAMRA)
Saturday, 24 May 2025
- King Of The Beer Fests (King Of The Belgian Pubs), Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, (Non CAMRA)
- Lincoln Beer Festival, Lincolnshire, CAMRA
- 2nd Dulwich Beer and Cider Festival, Dulwich, London, CAMRA
- Skipton Beer Festival, Skipton, North Yorkshire, CAMRA
- Pymore May Bank Holiday Cider Festival, Pymore, Dorset, (Non CAMRA)
- Upwey Beer and Cider Festival, Upwey, Weymouth, (Non CAMRA)
- Hearts Of Oak Beer Fest 2025 Edition, Drybrook, Forest Of Dean, (Non CAMRA)
Sunday, 25 May 2025
- King Of The Beer Fests (King Of The Belgian Pubs), Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, (Non CAMRA)
- One Inn The Wood Beer Festival 2025, Petts Wood, Orpington, London, (Non CAMRA)
- Pymore May Bank Holiday Cider Festival, Pymore, Dorset, (Non CAMRA)
- Upwey Beer and Cider Festival, Upwey, Weymouth, (Non CAMRA)
- Hearts Of Oak Beer Fest 2025 Edition, Drybrook, Forest Of Dean, (Non CAMRA)
- One Inn The Wood Beer Festival 2025, Petts Wood, Orpington, (Non CAMRA)
Monday, 26 May 2025
- King Of The Beer Fests (King Of The Belgian Pubs), Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, (Non CAMRA)
- Pymore May Bank Holiday Cider Festival, Pymore, Dorset, (Non CAMRA)
- Upwey Beer and Cider Festival, Upwey, Weymouth, (Non CAMRA)
- Hearts Of Oak Beer Fest 2025 Edition, Drybrook, Forest Of Dean, (Non CAMRA)
Wednesday, 28 May 2025
- 38th Colchester Beer and Cider Festival, Colchester, Essex, CAMRA
Thursday, 29 May 2025
- 38th Colchester Beer and Cider Festival, Colchester, Essex, CAMRA
Friday, 30 May 2025
- 38th Colchester Beer and Cider Festival, Colchester, Essex, CAMRA
Saturday, 31 May 2025
- 38th Colchester Beer and Cider Festival, Colchester, Essex, CAMRA
Tuesday, 3 June 2025
- Thurrock Beer and Cider Festival 2025, Grays, Essex, CAMRA
Wednesday, 4 June 2025
- Thurrock Beer and Cider Festival 2025, Grays, Essex, CAMRA
Thursday, 5 June 2025
- Twyford Beer Festival, Berkshire, (Non CAMRA)
- Thurrock Beer and Cider Festival 2025, Grays, Essex, CAMRA
- Braintree Real Ale Festival, Braintree, Essex, CAMRA
- Hitchin Beer and Cider Festival, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, CAMRA
Friday, 6 June 2025
- Twyford Beer Festival, Berkshire, (Non CAMRA)
- Thurrock Beer and Cider Festival 2025, Grays, Essex, CAMRA
- Braintree Real Ale Festival, Braintree, Essex, CAMRA
- CAMRA KESR Railway Real Ale and Cider Festival, Tenterden, Kent, CAMRA
- Hitchin Beer and Cider Festival, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, CAMRA
Saturday, 7 June 2025
- Twyford Beer Festival, Berkshire, (Non CAMRA )
- Thurrock Beer and Cider Festival 2025, Grays, Essex, CAMRA
- Braintree Real Ale Festival, Braintree, Essex, CAMRA
- CAMRA KESR Railway Real Ale and Cider Festival, Tenterden, Kent, CAMRA
- Hitchin Beer and Cider Festival, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, CAMRA
- Holy Souls 100th Celebration Beer and Cider Festival, Adcocks Green, Birmingham, (Non CAMRA)
Friday, 13 June 2025
- Ale and Steam Beer Festival, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, CAMRA
Saturday, 14 June 2025
- Ale and Steam Beer Festival, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, CAMRA
Sunday, 15 June 2025
- Ale and Steam Beer Festival, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, CAMRA
Wednesday, 19 June 2025
- Stockport Beer and Cider Festival, Stockport, Manchester, CAMRA
Thursday, 20 June 2025
- Stockport Beer and Cider Festival, Stockport, Manchester, CAMRA
Friday, 21 June 2025
- Stockport Beer and Cider Festival, Stockport, Manchester, CAMRA
- Change is Brewing Beer Festival, Oxford, (Non CAMRA)
Thursday, 26 June 2025
- Leicester Indie Beer Festival, Leicestershire, CAMRA
Friday, 27 June 2025
- Leicester Indie Beer Festival, Leicestershire, CAMRA
- 12th Rutland CAMRA Beer Festival, Oakham, Rutland, CAMRA
- Iver Heath Beer and Music Festival, Iver, Buckinghamshire, (Non CAMRA)
Saturday, 28 June 2025
- Leicester Indie Beer Festival, Leicestershire, CAMRA
- 12th Rutland CAMRA Beer Festival, Oakham, Rutland, CAMRA
- Iver Heath Beer and Music Festival, Iver, Buckinghamshire, (Non CAMRA)
Sunday, 29 June 2025
- 12th Rutland CAMRA Beer Festival, Oakham, Rutland, CAMRA
Thursday, 3 July 2025
- Totnes Beer and Cider Festival, Totnes, Devon, CAMRA
- Chorlton Beer and Cider Festival, Chortlton, Manchester, CAMRA
Friday, 4 July 2025
- Totnes Beer and Cider Festival, Totnes, Devon, CAMRA
- Merchant Adventures’ Charity Beer Festival, York, Yorkshire, (Non CAMRA)
- Chasewater Railway Beer Festival 2025, Brownhills, Walsall, (Non CAMRA)
- Chorlton Beer and Cider Festival, Chortlton, Manchester, CAMRA
Saturday, 5 July 2025
- Haddenham Summerfest, Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury
- Totnes Beer and Cider Festival, Totnes, Devon, CAMRA
- Merchant Adventures’ Charity Beer Festival, York, Yorkshire, (Non CAMRA)
- Chasewater Railway Beer Festival 2025, Brownhills, Walsall, (Non CAMRA)
- Chorlton Beer and Cider Festival, Chortlton, Manchester, CAMRA
Sunday, 6 July 2025
- Chasewater Railway Beer Festival 2025, Brownhills, Walsall, (Non CAMRA)
Friday, 11 July 2025
- Shanty Town 2025, Portsmouth, (Non CAMRA)
Saturday, 12 July 2025
- Shanty Town 2025, Portsmouth, (Non CAMRA)
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
- Chelmsford and Mid Essex Summer Beer and Cider Festival, Chelmsford, Essex, CAMRA
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
- Chelmsford and Mid Essex Summer Beer and Cider Festival, Chelmsford, Essex, CAMRA
Thursday, 17 July 2025
- Chelmsford and Mid Essex Summer Beer and Cider Festival, Chelmsford, Essex, CAMRA
Friday, 18 July 2025
- Chelmsford and Mid Essex Summer Beer and Cider Festival, Chelmsford, Essex, CAMRA
- Cheese and Cider Festival, Sandford Park, Cheltenham, (Non CAMRA)
- 47th Cotswold Beer Festival, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, CAMRA
Saturday, 19 July 2025
- Chelmsford and Mid Essex Summer Beer and Cider Festival, Chelmsford, Essex, CAMRA
- Cheese and Cider Festival, Sandford Park, Cheltenham, (Non CAMRA)
- 47th Cotswold Beer Festival, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, CAMRA
Sunday, 20 July 2025
- Cheese and Cider Festival, Sandford Park, Cheltenham, (Non CAMRA)
- 47th Cotswold Beer Festival, Winchcombe, Cheltenham, CAMRA
Saturday, 26 July 2025
- Stanton Harcourt Beer Festival, Stanton Harcourt, Witney, (Non CAMRA)
Friday, 1 August 2025
- Music and Beer Festival at The Vulcan, Southend On Sea, Thames Estuary, (Non CAMRA)
Saturday, 2 August 2025
- Music and Beer Festival at The Vulcan, Southend On Sea, Thames Estuary, (Non CAMRA)
Tuesday, 5 August 2025
- Great British Beer Festival, Birmingham, West Midlands, CAMRA
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
- Great British Beer Festival, Birmingham, West Midlands, CAMRA
Thursday, 7 August 2025
- Great British Beer Festival, Birmingham, West Midlands, CAMRA
Friday, 8 August 2025
- Great British Beer Festival, Birmingham, West Midlands, CAMRA
Saturday, 9 August 2025
- Great British Beer Festival, Birmingham, West Midlands, CAMRA
Tuesday, 19 August 2025
- Peterborough CAMRA Beer Festival, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, CAMRA
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
- 33rd East Anglian Beer and Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, CAMRA
- Peterborough CAMRA Beer Festival, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, CAMRA
Thursday, 21 August 2025
- 33rd East Anglian Beer and Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, CAMRA
- Peterborough CAMRA Beer Festival, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, CAMRA
Friday, 22 August 2025
- 33rd East Anglian Beer and Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, CAMRA
- Mid-Norfolk Railway Beer and Music Festival, Dereham, Norfolk, (Non CAMRA)
- Peterborough CAMRA Beer Festival, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, CAMRA
Saturday, 23 August 2025
- 33rd East Anglian Beer and Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, CAMRA
- Mid-Norfolk Railway Beer and Music Festival, Dereham, Norfolk, (Non CAMRA)
- Peterborough CAMRA Beer Festival, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, CAMRA
Sunday, 24 August 2025
- 33rd East Anglian Beer and Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, CAMRA
- Mid-Norfolk Railway Beer and Music Festival, Dereham, Norfolk, (Non CAMRA)
Monday, 25 August 2025
- 33rd East Anglian Beer and Cider Festival, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, CAMRA
- Mid-Norfolk Railway Beer and Music Festival, Dereham, Norfolk, (Non CAMRA)
Friday, 12 September 2025
- Wedmore Beer Festival, Wedmore, Somerset, (Non CAMRA)
Saturday, 13 September 2025
- Wedmore Beer Festival, Wedmore, Somerset, (Non CAMRA)
Sunday, 14 September 2025
- Wedmore Beer Festival, Wedmore, Somerset, (Non CAMRA)
Friday, 19 September 2025
- Guildford Beer Festival 2025, Guildford, Surrey, (Non CAMRA)
Saturday, 20 September 2025
- Guildford Beer Festival 2025, Guildford, Surrey, (Non CAMRA)
Friday, 24 October 2025
- Time and Tide Rising Tide Craft Beer Festival, Canterbury, Kent, (Non CAMRA)
Saturday, 25 October 2025
- Time and Tide Rising Tide Craft Beer Festival, Canterbury, Kent, (Non CAMRA)
Background – Here at The Cask Connoisseur, even though we’re not subscribed to every potential newsletter or source of information, we receive around four hundred emails over the course of a month with various promotions, new release information, brewery newsletters,updates etc. Add on social media posts and that amounts to somewhere well over 1000 pieces of information being reviewed per month. The aim of this monthly round up is to provide a summary of the most interesting bits along with upcoming events that can be gleaned from them. The downside to a monthly review is a lot of “special offers” will have come and gone.
