About Craft Beer Rising
Rolling into our third and biggest year so far, Craft Beer Rising returns in February with 70 breweries in attendance at The Old Truman Brewery E1, all vying for your taste buds attention...
Continuing in our theme of representing the new, we'll be the showcase for some exciting new product launches as well as acting as a launch pad for the likes of the new (and hotly tipped) Mondo Brewery alongside other newbies such as 8 Wired, Bad Seed, Northern Monk, Bedlam Brewery, Fourpure, Hop Stuff, Purity and Portobello Brewing.
Returning breweries to the fold also include: Beavertown, Belhaven, BrewDog, Celt, Camden Town, Duvel, Dominion, Harveistoun, Fordham, Hiver, Ilkley Brewery, Lagunitas, Meantime, Palm, Renaissance, Sharps, Thornbridge, Thwaites, Tuatara, and the Yeastie Boys.
Other international brands will also be represented by the likes of Cave Direct (who will be bringing their US selection this year), American Craft Beer Company and Pierhead Purchasing (Importer of the year 2014).
All in all there will be more than 350 beers to try, including several ciders (from the likes of Thistly Cross, Hogan's, Aspall's and Vermont) alongside CBR Ice Tea faves Harry Brompton's and Hawkes Ginger Beer.
All in all its set to be a cracking show, where you can not only sample but meet and greet the faces behind the brews. With talks on the rise of Mead headed up by Tom Newman and a chance to hear about the NZ brewing revolution courtesy of our 5 brewery strong Kiwi contingent they'll be plenty of food for thought to go alongside those beers. So don't delay, grab a ticket (or two) today!
We look forward to seeing you there...
Craft Beer Rising are proud to announce that Soul II Soul Founder and North London legend, Jazzie B will be gracing the decks as our headliner on Saturday 21st February 2015, as part of the 3rd Craft Beer Rising festival at The Old Truman Brewery.
Expect the classic to the contemporary from this music icon as he follows in the footsteps of Norman Jay and Mr Scruff as previous headline acts. And following the Funki dread on the Saturday night, we also have the original Rebel Dread, Don Letts for our Sunday session. Now residing on BBC Radio 6, the DJ, film director and musician will be providing our Sunday soundtrack alongside Channel One Sound System. Friday nights session see's the ever dependable Andy Smith and Boca 45 going back to back as they did in our Glasgow event, adding the necessary 7" vibes to London's favourite Craft Beer Festival.
Also joining us for the ride throughout the festival will be the London Disco Society, CBR mainstay Pete Pahides, Rinse FM's Dappa (aka Dusty Fingaz) and MogaDisco who will all be sharing the vinyl / digital love for all to enjoy alongside the usual array of fine beers and street food at London's favourite Craft Beer Festival.
No Craft Beer Rising event would be complete without our well matched food offering. This year is no exception with enough choice to satisfy all taste buds (we hope!).
From the origins of the good ol' pub snack we welcome Meat Merchants to their first London event after debuting with us in Glasgow. They specialise in dried meats such as chorizo bombs (yes please) and hot snacking beef. Perfect as an on the hoof snack.
Following in a similar vein we'll also have Moons Green Charcuterie who add more variety to the mix with their infamous beer sticks, and plethora of dried and cured produce. All locally sourced and made with that true artisan touch.
Weighing in with their pastry and pie specialities will be Little Jack Horner's from Frome in Somerset. GQ Magazine claimed there were the best sausage roll's they'd ever tasted. We're inclined to agree. As they say, 'British comfort food. Done properly'.
To balance things out we'll have the wonderful Dosa Deli who'll be dishing up all manner of Asian inspired vegetarian delights. In the meantime check their website for some cool recipes that run alongside their culinary travel blog.
Making a welcome return appearance from last year is Fleishmob, the self professed 'Austrian street food slingers' - translate that as wood roasted pork shoulder and shnitzels amidst other alpine influenced fare.
And finally but certainly not least, Prairie Fire BBQ will be giving us their traditional Kansas City smoked BBQ offering. Prepare yourselves for lip smacking ribs and top notch brisket all with their own unique sauce.
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