The First
South Shields
Beer Festival
August 2007
Opening Hours:
- Thursday 16th August - 4.00 pm till 10.00 pm
- Friday 17th August - 12.00 noon till 10.00 pm
- Saturday 18th August 12.00 noon till 10.00 pm
The Beer Festival was a great success!! Follow this link for some pics of the event......
South Shields Beer Festival is a big success
There was only 6 pints of beer left when the first South Shields Beer Festival closed.
Over the 3 days of the festival, over 200 ale lovers drunk their way through 25 different beers, a real cider and perry.
We would like to thank everyone who came along and helped make the festival a success .
- Jess McConnell of Jarrow Brewery for the loan of cooling equipment, festival glasses, publicity, technical help and beer sponsorship.
- Bruce Storey of LWC for supplying and sponsoring beer and cider
- Kay Masson of the William de Wessyngton for beer sponsorship by J D Wetherspoon
- Dick Attlee of RATS (Real Ale Technical Services) for loan of equipment
- Tyneside & Northumberland CAMRA for the loan of handpumps and help and support before, during and after the festival
- Mark Horn of the Alum Ale House for the supply of beer and helping with the set up.
- Local licensees who displayed the festival posters.
- The Mid Boldon Club who hosted our planning meetings
by Washington Beers 
and by J.D. Wetherspoon