Pictured above: Ken Gardner
A village pub will be doing its best to support local breweries
when it holds a one-day beer festival on February 19.
Eight locally-brewed beers will be on sale at The Fox and Hounds
in Shenstone, near Lichfield, with local CAMRA (Campaign for Real
Ale) members urging people to support the event.
Landlords Ken & Doreen Gardner said the event would show how
many brilliant micro-breweries there are in the region and give
people the chance to sample ales they wouldn't normally get the
chance to try.
"In these days of instant this and processed that it is great to
see the age-old tradition of beer brewing is still going strong.
The problem facing many of these micro-breweries is not having
enough outlets at which to sell their products.
"I'm hoping that people will enjoy the beers on offer and then
start asking landlords to look at stocking more local brews. It
keeps the local economy growing and cuts down on so called food
miles so it is also environmentally friendly," explains Ken.
Adam Randall Lichfield, branch secretary for the Sutton and
Tamworth Branch of CAMRA encouraged people to "give 'em a try".
"You won't like every beer on offer but you will discover some
real gems if you just keep and open mind," he says.
The festival will run from 12 noon to midnight and CAMRA members
will get 50p off each drink if they produce their membership
card.