Swansea Bay Beer & Cider Festival

Date/Time
21/08/2014 - 28/08/2014
12:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Location
Brangwyn Hall

This year’s Beer and Cider Festival salutes Dylan Thomas with over 100 real ales and ciders featuring ‘Organ Morgan’, one of S.A. Brain and Co.’s Dylan Thomas range of beers.  Live bands will be on stage each day and hot and cold food will be available; the Lighthouse Theatre Company will also perform, from their entertaining repertoire of “Poems & Pints”, in homage to the great writer”.

Thursday – 5pm to 11pm; Friday and Saturday -12 noon to 11pm.

Tickets:- Available on the door. No advance tickets £3 Camra members and £5 non-Camra (includes souvenir glass and programme).

Further information:-  www.swanseacamra.org.uk

Swansea Bay Beer & Cider Festival 2014 Programme

Music & Entertainment

Thursday

9pm

Acoustic Beatles – Tribute Band

Main Hall Stage

 

Friday

2pm	Becky & Ben: Guitar – Gypsy Jazz	Main Hall Stage
4pm	Lighthouse Theatre Company: marking the Dylan Thomas centenary year, readings from their entertaining “Poems and Pints” repertoire	The George Hall
6pm	Gemma Krysa – Acoustic folk Singer	Main Hall Stage
9pm	Nomadic Ways – Rock / Pop	Main Hall Stage

Saturday

2pm	Tweke – Alan Lewis plays an hour of his ambient background guitar music	Main Hall Stage
4pm	Tweke – Another hour from Tweke	Main Hall Stage
6pm	Afternoon in Paris – Jazz	Main Hall Stage
9pm	Juzu Kings – Rock / Pop	Main Hall Stage

 

Fringe Programme

All in Committee Room 6 (behind George Hall).

A series of talks and tastings from renowned characters on the Welsh brewing and cider scene. A small charge will be made for tickets to cover costs – payable in drinks tokens. Tickets can be obtained from the “Tokens” desk in the Main Hall. Do turn up on time as unclaimed spaces, or any remaining, will be sold on the door.

Thursday

3pm	Meet the Brewer – Celt Experience
	With the new core Celt range nearly ready for launch, here’s a sneak preview of what’s been on the trial kit, among other things, with some tasty food matching. Celt owner, Tom Newman, is Wales’ first accredited beer sommelier and a director of the Association of Welsh Brewers.
5pm	Cider and Cheese Tasting
	James ‘Arfur’ Daley writes a weekly column on beers and ciders for the South Wales Echo as well as working for the multi-award-winning Gwatkin Cider of Abbey Dore in Herefordshire. He also makes cider and perry at Llanblethian Orchards near Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, the current winners of the CAMRA Champion Cider of Wales.

Friday

3pm	Meet the Brewer – Tiny Rebel
	The Tiny Rebel brewery in Newport have taken the Welsh brewing scene by storm over the last three years. They have taken the Champion Beer of Wales gong at the Great Welsh festival, not to mention many category prizes, for the last two years running. Brad & Gareth will bring you up to date, with some tasters to whet your appetite.
5pm	Cider and Cheese Tasting
	James ‘Arfur’ Daley writes a weekly column on beers and ciders for the South Wales Echo as well as working for the multi-award-winning Gwatkin Cider of Abbey Dore in Herefordshire. He also makes cider and perry at Llanblethian Orchards near Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, the current winners of the CAMRA Champion Cider of Wales.