The Indie Beer Feast returns this year in Trafalgar Warehouse with a focus on the city’s synth music history. The festival runs from the 6 to the 7 of March with 14 breweries taking part in the whole event.
The Feast is a 2 day craft-beer festival which previews the Sheffield Beer Week being held from the 9 to 15 of March.
Festival Organiser and ‘Hop Hideout’ owner, Jules Gray, said: “The idea is it brings people to the city for a few days. They then go and enjoy events for the rest of the Sheffield beer week. It creates a bit of a bigger buzz and interest.”
He said: “there’s 11 collaboration brew beers coming out from local breweries and they’re all inspired by Sheffield electronic bands like Cabre, Voltaire and the Human League.”
One of the beers being sold at the feast that has been inspired by Sheffield’s synth music history is “Nag Nag Nag” by Bradfield Brewery.
Jules also spoke about the ethos behind the event, she said: “it’s not about over consumption or that kind of angle. We’re talking about community heritage. We’re talking about beer and food pairing.”
The festival will offer a range of food and drink for attendees with some pubs, like the Harlequin Pub offering their own select menu for the feast.
Established in 2018, the event originally took place in the Abbeydale Ballroom before moving to the the Trafalgar Warehouse in 2021.
Jules said that she wanted to, “showcase Sheffield breweries, but also the brilliant, independent beer scene has a really welcoming space. For people to celebrate beer and to enjoy it”.
“So, for me, it’s the community which is important for students as well. You may come to a city and not know anyone. How do you get to know people? It may be through third spaces like a pub and very much there are pubs within the heart of a lot of student places like the Hallamshire house is in a very student area.”
Tickets for the feast can be found on the Indie Beer Feast website.