More Abingdon Beer Festivals
Despite recent pub closures (Fitzharris, Ox, Nags Head and Plough), Abingdon is still a good place for pubs and real ale with many of the still open pubs offering a good range of real ales in good condition and frequent beer festivals. Following on from the recent beer festival at the Cross Keys, there are [...]
September 25, 2011
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Cross Keys Beer & Music Festival
The Cross Keys is holding its first Beer & Music festival next weekend. This is going to be a busy weekend for Abingdon as it is also Abingdon Heritage Weekend on Saturday and Sunday and Fun In the Park on Sunday afternoon. The list of beers will include: White Horse – Black Horse Porter West [...]
September 4, 2011
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Kings Head & Bell’s 2nd Summer Beer Festival
The King’s Head and Bell on East St. Helen’s Street is holding its 2nd Summer Beer Festival this weekend. On Saturday, the Hook Norton draymen (Taffy and Roger Hughes) brought their shire horses to the pub. On Sunday afternoon, Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers will be doing some dancing and playing music from 2pm. Hook Norton [...]
August 28, 2011
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Latest Beer at the Brewery Tap
Click the image to see the beers currently being served at the Brewery Tap in Abingdon, and what is in the cellar waiting to come on. If enough people are interested in this kind of info, I could set up a mailing list, forum or database and also ask other local pubs to provide information [...]
August 15, 2011
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E-petition to Protect diversity of our town centres
Saturday’s protest in Abingdon against Tesco turning the former Ox pub into a Tesco Direct as reported in the Oxford Mail yesterday and the Abingdon Blog seemed to go well, although unfortunately I was unable to attend as I was still working as a volunteer at the Great British Beer Festival. An e-petition has now [...]
August 9, 2011
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Quick Round up of Abingdon Pub / Brewery News
Loose Cannon Brewery The Loose Cannon Brewery is now selling Abingdon Bridge and Loose Cannon Pale in pint bottles. Currently available from the brewery shop in Suffolk Way off Drayton Road, at £2/bottle or case of 12 for £21.50. You can of course still buy it directly from the conditioning tanks in plastic PET bottles [...]
August 1, 2011
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October Issue of Oxford Drinker Available
The October Issue of The Oxford Drinker, the newsletter of the Oxford branch of CAMRA (Campaign For Real Ale) is now available. You can pick up a free copy from most good pubs in the area. There are currently copies in the Brewery Tap, The White Horse and The Loose Cannon Brewery shop. They should [...]
October 1, 2010
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Brewery Tap’s 3rd Beer Festival this year!
Abingdon is having a good share of beer festivals this year. We have recently enjoyed the King’s Head & Bell‘s 1st beer festival in August, and The Old Anchor’s beer festival in July. Starting today, the Brewery Tap in Abingdon is holding its 3rd festival this year (previously ones were in June and March. Incidently, [...]
September 24, 2010
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Brewery Tap Cider Festival
The Brewery Tap in Ock Street, Abingdon is holding a Cider festival this weekend (Friday 25th June – Sunday 27th June). It will feature 21 different ciders, including a rare breed of ciders from local sources and CAMRA award winners. The full list of ciders and perrys along with tasting notes can be downloaded here [...]
June 24, 2010
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Flowing Well in Sunningwell
The Flowing Well in Sunningwell near Abingdon has recently reopened with new management. They are currently serving Morlands Original, Olde Trip and GK IPA and awaiting new guest beer. They will be holding a Beer Festival from May 27th to June 6th. I haven’t visited yet since the new management took over, but previously it [...]
May 2, 2010
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