"A great celebration" - Wetherspoon pubs announce 12-day beer festival with brewers from all over the world

The nine JD Wetherspoons pubs will be stocking up to 30 real ales for the festival, including five from international brewers and some that have been brewed exclusively for the event. The “celebration of real ale” starts on Wednesday, March 4 until Sunday, March 15.

It is an event that will mark a first for Wetherspoons pubs as it serves a Session IPA from Mexico for the very first time. Other overseas brewers are from Brazil, Italy, Spain and the USA.

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The John Jacques on Fratton Road is one of the participating stores, its manager Chris Read said: “The festival is a great celebration of real ale. It will allow us to showcase a selection of superb beers, featuring many not previously available to our customers in the pub, including those from brewers as far afield as Mexico and Brazil as well as those closer to home, over a 12-day period.

“All of the beers will be available at great value-for-money prices.”

The beers will cost from £2.20 to £2.89 and will include three vegan beers.

As well as featuring a range of different malt and hop varieties from around the world, there are also beers that include coffee, elderflower, hibiscus, maple syrup, orange and vanilla, in their ingredients.

The other participating pubs are The Sir John Baker in London Road, North End, Sir Alec Rose in The Boardwalk, Port Solent, The First Post in High Street, Cosham, The Crown Inn, in West Street, Fareham, The Star in High Street, Gosport, The Parchment Makers in Park Road North, Havant, The Lord Palmerston in Palmerston Road, Southsea and The Denmead Queen in London Road, Waterlooville.