‘Cask is Craft?‘

A tutored beer tasting and discussion led by beer expert, Julia Gray.

Friday 20th October 2023: 16:30-17:30

This event is part of the Sheffield CAMRA Steel City Beer Festival 2023 (SCBF47).

This tutored tasting will explore the depth and breadth of modern beer. You will be:

• introduced to four beers, two cask (gravity and hand-pull), one key-keg and one from a small pack (bottle or can).

• provided with 1/3 pint of each beer, plus water and water biscuits.

The beers selected will provide a variety of beer styles and a range of strengths.

Jules is an experienced beer trade professional with almost twenty years in the field. She owns a local independent award-winning beer shop and tasting room, Hop Hideout (established 2013). In 2015 she set-up a city-wide beer celebration in her hometown: Sheffield Beer Week. As director she has led the beer celebration to grow to over ten days across over 30 venues: showcasing both local and international breweries. The core strands promote beer and food pairings, community and heritage.

In 2018 she launched a new craft beer festival in Sheffield: Indie Beer Feast, attracting over 700 attendees at the one-day event. This grew to two days in 2019 and, in 2020, welcomed over 1,500 beer lovers. Successful events in both 2022 and 2023 have followed.

Julia is a member of the British Guild of Beer Writers and has regularly judged beer in the World Beer Awards and SIBA national competitions. In 2021, with a group of like-minded beer shop owners, she launched Indie Beer Shop Day.

This event will take place in the Power Room: over the bridge from the Main Hall, then turn left.

‘Cask is Craft?‘ is part of the 2023 Sheffield Steel City Beer Festival. There is an extra charge of £9.95 per person.

You will need to enter the Beer Festival in advance of the tutored tasting. This entry will incur the normal Beer Festival admission fee:

non-CAMRA members: £19.00 - CAMRA members: £15.00 (entry includes £10.00 beer tokens and £3.00 glass deposit)