Wakefield's Six Chimneys pub to host 12-day beer festival with 30 real ales

The Wetherspoon pub in Kirkgate will host the festival from Wednesday, March 5 to Sunday, March 16 inclusive.

The overseas brewers, all female, are from Italy, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and USA.

The beers on sale in the festival have not previously been available at the pub.

A number of beers have been brewed for the first time, exclusively for the festival.

Among the festival collection are vegan (also suitable for vegetarians) beers.

As well as featuring a range of different malt and hop varieties from around the world, there are also beers that include cherries and cocoa beans in their ingredients.

The beers will cost £1.99 a pint.

The international beers are Hey Pal (Terrapin Brewery, USA), Estuary Session Ale (Land & Sea

Brewery, Canada), Wallaby (Penny Red Brewery, Australia), Chocolate Porta (Birra Perugia Brewery, Italy) and Antiopdean (Brew Moon Brewery, New Zealand).

The festival line-up also includes Alpha Female (Rooster’s), Loopy Loo (Batemans), Chase the Sun (Vale), Cherry Nice (Greene King), Queen of Hearts (St Austell), Mocha Porter (Elgood’s), Grand Union (Hook Norton), Blossom (Black Sheep).

Pub manager Laura Mason said: “The festival is a great celebration of real ale.

“It will allow us to showcase a selection of superb beers, featuring beers not previouly available to our customers in the pub, including those from brewers as far afield as Australia and New Zealand, 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.”