In pictures: Bristol Craft Beer Fest 2023

In pictures: Bristol Craft Beer Fest 2023

Posted on: 12 Jun 2023

Bristol Craft Beer Festival was back again this year, once again basking in the sunshine falling upon Canon's Marsh Amphitheatre.

Brewers, volunteers, venue-owners and enthuiasts were all under one sky last Friday evening as they lapped up the end-of-the-day sun and delighted in the mind-melting smorgasbord of delectable craft beers available to anyone armed with a tasting glass - we were on hand to capture the scenes of indulgence and appreciation spread across the festival.

1. Amphitheatre Appreciation 

Beer-lovers colonised the harbourside Amphitheatre last weekend - spread across the beerhall-style benches and buzzing between tents, it was a hoppy hive of activity.

2. Groovy Glass

As always, all the beer samples at the festival are completely free, with every visitor handed a tasting glass on the way in - with the added bonus of getting to take the stylish little vessel with them to commemerate the event!

3. Stylish Stands

Some of the visiting breweries had pulled out the stops with their stands, bringing bold designs, bright colours and all varieties of signage - hoping to attract punters to their samples like bees to a flower, like Brixton's stand with cheery corrugated metal, their eye-catching logo front-and-centre, and the funky bartop with coasters trapped in clear plastic.

4. Beer!

We couldn't go much longer without mentioning the star of the show: beer! There was everything from pales to porters, lagers to lemon ales and more!

5. Beer! Again!

It felt like pint-pulling deserved at least two pictures.

6. Mead and More.

Of course, it wasn't just beer on offer at the event, with cocktails, aperetifs and - beer's bardcore cousin- mead all putting in a fantastic showing in the sunshine.

7. Local Legends

Of course, Bristol's (objectively superior) breweries were all there to present their fermented fancies - New Bristol Brewery, Bristol Beer Factory, Wiper & True, LHG and others were all stocking stands with their brightest and best brews!

8. Fantastic Food

Beer isn't just a solo act, and loves to share your stomach with a bite to eat - so it's a good thing some of Bristol & beyond's best bistro booths were on hand to satisfying beer-fuelled food cravings. 

9. Musical Magic

Like any good harbourside festival, BCBF has a stage full of musical offerings all night for drinkers to dance to - with bands in the day and DJs by night to dance off that drinker's drowsiness.

10. Unforgettable Festival (hopefully)

As always, BCBF is a special event in Bristol's summer calendar, and one that you won't easily forget - unless you had a few too many samples...

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Patrick Bate

Patrick is a filmmaker with so much Bristol in his blood the white blood cells are graffiti'd. Educated at the Northern Film School in Leeds, he’s returned home to be a Videographer and Reviewer for 365Bristol and BARBI. When he’s not messing about with cameras, he enjoys playing guitar, spending far too much time on tabletop RPGs, and being an awful snob about cider. Have a look at his work here, or get in touch at patrickb@365bristol.com.