October 23-28, 2023
Organiser: Craig Harmer, deputies Sandy Gooch, Chris Rouse.
The Festival was in doubt until around July, as structural issues had been discovered at The Halls, which it was thought would mean their closure for an extended period. In the end, the works to repair the roof and windows were scheduled to start in January 2024, and the Festival was given the go-ahead.
Barriers put up beneath the windows meant it was impossible for customers to queue down St George’s St, so the main queue was directed along Princes St, where it had been until about a decade earlier. An additional queue was introduced at the start of each session, for advance ticket holders, entering through the St George’s St entrance, where they were able to collect the Starter Pack included in the price of their ticket (another new feature this year).
Programme
Edited by Ian Stamp
Opening Times and Prices
Date | Session | Times | Price |
Monday 23rd | CAMRA Preview | 4-5pm | Free to CAMRA members |
Evening | 5-10.pm | £4 | |
Tuesday 24th | Lunchtime | 11.30-3pm | £2 |
Evening | 5-10pm | £4 | |
Wednesday 25th | Lunchtime | 11.30-3pm | £2 |
Evening | 5-10pm | £6 | |
Thursday 26th | Lunchtime | 11.30-3pm | £2 |
Evening | 5-11pm | £7 | |
Friday 27th | Lunchtime | 11.30-3pm | £4 |
Evening | 5-11pm | £7 | |
Saturday 28th | All day | 11.30-9.30pm | £4 |
Halls Layout
Products
Beers of the Festival
1 | Fengate | Imperial Extra Double Stout |
2 | Little Critters | Nutty Ambassador |
3 | Duration | Turtles All The Way Down |
4 | Old Chimneys | Henry V |
5 | Fengate | Three Threads Smoked Porter |
6 | Loch Lomond | Lost Monster |
7 | Play Brew | Waffle & Maple Syrup Blueberry Stout |
8 | North Riding | Chocolate & Toffee Porter |
9 | All Day | Devil’s Moon |
10 | Fat Cat | Plum Porter |
Charity