From 13 to 15 October, Grain is filling the Corn Hall with beer from near and far. Add to this a great selection of gins and rums, along with live music, games and entertainment, and you have a great weekend ready for you.
The Corn Hall is hosting live music on the Friday and Saturday evenings, including Dave Thomas, followed by the Telekasters from 7pm on Friday evening (Saturday acts tbc).
Here’s the beer list, headlined as ever by yours truly, and look out for some modern classics from Beavertown and Hardknott, as well as brand new local breweries Ampersand and Bull in the Woods on keg and cask.
On CASK:
Grain – Best Bitter
Grain – ThreeOneSix
Grain – Rye Pale Ale
Grain – Redwood
Grain – Slate
Grain – Homegorwn
Grain – Lignum Vitae
Bull in the Woods – Twisted Wheel
King Head, Bildeston – Hop Baby
Tombstone – Cherry Creek
Briarbank – Cardinale Wolsey
Panther – American Pale
Winters – Mild
Brewshed – Route 84 IPA
Tindalls – Summer Lovin’
Golden Triangle – Hoptriptic
Earl Soham – Three Sheets to the Wind
Chalk Hill – CHB
Humpty Dumpty – Hop Harvest Gold
Green Jack – Golden Best
Three Blind Mice – Lonely Snake
Summer Wine – Zenith Pale Ale
Kings Head, Bildeston – Gold
Hardknott – Lux Borealis
On KEG:
Grain – Weizen
Beavertown – Gamma Ray
Ampersand – Umlaut
Ampersand – Hopwell
CIDER:
Harleston Cider – HedgeFund
Harleston Cider – CiderLite
Gin and rums, wines, lager and soft drinks, as well as food will be available in the ‘pay-as-you-go’ bar, but buy your starter pack of a festival glass and beer tokens for the Big Grain Bar in the hall.
Diss Beer and Gin Festival
The Corn Hall, St Nicholas St, Diss, IP22 4LB
Friday 13 October 5pm – 11pm
Saturday 14 October noon – 11pm
Sunday 15 October noon – 4pm