Manchester Beer Week- a Taste of Manchester's Brewing Past- old beers recreated!

An opportunity to taste some long-forgotten beers, revived as a one-off specially for Manchester Beer Week with reference to the traditional recipes.

"Long-forgotten beers from Manchester’s past are being given a new lease of life by four of the city's modern breweries.

So this is your chance to get a taste of Manchester's rich brewing heritage.

What's more, beer historian Ron Pattinson will be on hand to speak about the beers and provide some insight into the city's brewing past.

Three of the recipes have been plucked from the history books of Manchester’s oldest surviving family brewer, JW Lees, and adapted to account for modern tastes and techniques with Ron's help.

Blackjack Brewery will recreate the 1951 C Ale, a style of dark, strong ale that was specific to Manchester, Squawk Brewing Co is creating an interpretation of Lees’ 1952 Stout, while Beer Nouveau is looking back as far back as 1903 to brew a XXX strong ale.

Meanwhile, Stalybridge-based Tickety Brew will revive the Invalid Stout from now-extinct brewery Heginbotham’s."

The beers will be available from 6pm, with Ron Pattinson giving a talk at 7.30pm.

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*The Manchester Beer Week logo features a worker bee in the centre. This has been used as a symbol of the city since the Industrial Revolution. It appeared on Boddington's Brewery's logo and bees also feature in the city's coat of arms, along with an antelope and a lion! (http://www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/content/articles/2009/02/11/110209_manchester_coat_of_arms_feature.shtml)

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Other Meetups during Manchester Beer Week:

Friday 10 June: Manchester Beer Week Launch Party at Cafe Beermoth 7 till late
https://www.meetup.com/Manchester-Beer-and-Pubs/events/231016592/

Thursday 16 June: Collabfest at Port Street Beer House 6.30 onwards One off beers from collaborations between pairs of brewers
https://www.meetup.com/Manchester-Beer-and-Pubs/events/229749847/

Friday 17 June Buxton Tap Takeover at Magnet, Stockport 7-11
https://www.meetup.com/Manchester-Beer-and-Pubs/events/231017279/