Take Part

It went so well last year we just have to do it again! On the Friday lunchtime, before the festival opens to the public, we're going to hold our tutored beer and cider tasting/judging event.

And we're going to extend it to wine tasting too this year - thanks to the addition of our super new wine bar. More about that nearer the time....

It will be open to sponsors, special guests, volunteers and and staff. So if you'd like to come, make sure you sign up as a sponsor or as a volunteer.

The idea is to taste the 100 or so different beers and ciders which we will be serving to the public over the festival weekend. People will taste a selection of drinks of a similar type in groups, allocating marks for taste, aroma, appearance etc. Guidance will be offered from our experts on what to look out for in each beer or cider type.  The drinks with the highest marks will be the winners - eg best country cider, best strong ale - and there will be one overall winner.

The This year, on the Friday afternoon before the festival opens to the public, we're going to hold a tutored beer and cider tasting/judging event.

It will be open to volunteers, sponsors and staff. So if you'd like to come, make sure you sign up as a sponsor or as a volunteer.

The idea is to taste the 100 or so different beers and ciders which we will be serving to the public over the festival weekend. People will taste a selection of drinks of a similar type in groups, allocating marks for taste, aroma, appearance etc. Guidance will be offered from our experts on what to look out for in each beer or cider type.  The drinks with the highest marks will be the winners - eg best country cider, best strong ale - and there will be one overall winner.

It's great fun and a good social event, but is also useful for the bar volunteers as it will enable them to give personal recommendations and advice to the public when they serve them. It's also a good way for sponsors to entertain their guests, and for everyone involved in the event to get to know each other before the hoards descend on us.

Complementary water and crackers will also be served! 

The tutored wine tasting and judging will be run in a similar way, with categories for Fair Trade wines, organic wines, Yorkshire wines, and fizz.

It's great fun and a good social event, but is also useful for the bar volunteers as it will enable them to give personal recommendations and advice to the public when they serve them. It's also a good way for sponsors to entertain their guests, and for everyone involved in the event to get to know each other before the hoards descend on us.