The Met’s first beer festival takes place on Friday 20 and Saturday 21 November from 12 noon featuring real ale, mouth watering food and lots of live music.
Outstanding, Leyden, Hobgoblin, Ringwood, Jennings, Banks, Moorhouses, Thwaites, Marstons and over seventy other real ales will be on offer and our restaurant Automatic will be serving a range of food including award winning sausage and hotpot throughout the weekend!
The weekend will also feature a lively mix of acoustic and roots music including blues, traditional Irish and a tribute to Fats Domino from noon each day. Bands appearing will be:
FRIDAY
12.45pm-2.15pm The House Devils
5pm-6.30pm 52 Skidoo – Fats Waller Revival
8.30pm-10.30pm Depot blues
SATURDAY
midday-1pm 52 Skidoo – Fats Waller Revival
1.30pm-3pm Jim Molyneux Duo
3pm-4pm Metro Jazz
5.45pm-6.30pm Molly Bloom Acoustic
7.15pm-8.15pm Findlay Napier and the Bar Room Mountaineers
9pm-10.15pm Foursquare
The festival will help to raise money for The Met, a registered charity since 1975 to help with its community work and building improvements.
Tickets on the door only.
Dates & Times
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