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London breweries line up for Croydon Craft Beer Festival

More than 20 London breweries have signed up to appear at the inaugural Croydon Craft Beer Festival.

The event has been organised in response to the increasing number of breweries in the capital.

Held on Friday 16 and Saturday 17 October, in the Croydon Clocktower’s Braithwaite Hall, the festival will feature Croydon’s own The Cronx Brewery, as well as beers from Belleville, By the Horns, London Beer Factory and other London breweries at the forefront of the current hop renaissance.

Mark Russell, Cronx director and brewer, said: “The beer revolution has swept London by storm, and we thought it was about time we brought London’s best beers to Croydon.

“We’ve been brewing at The Cronx since 2012 and it’s been great to be part of this community. This festival will be a fantastic opportunity for local people to try lots of different beers – and we’ll be supplying plenty of our own from The Cronx!”

Councillor Mark Watson, cabinet member for communities, safety and justice added: “I’m absolutely delighted that we’re hosting Croydon’s first craft beer festival in the wonderful Braithwaite Hall.

“Events like this show off Croydon’s thriving cultural scene, as well as dynamic small businesses like local breweries. They make brilliant beer, and I hope that lots of residents, visitors and workers will come down and join me for a pint at the festival.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ellen Forster .