I tried the Manchester Craft Beer Festival 2025 - I loved it
This year, the Manchester Craft Beer Festival was located in Mayfield Depot and we went along to see exactly what you can do and get at the festival.
The festival changes it’s location each year and is made up of local and national and international vendors.
We talked to some of the vendors, to understand a little bit about why Manchester is such a great place for an event like this.
Al Coller from the Pulpt Cider Company, said: “So we're a cider maker. We're based down in the South of England in Somerset. We make real cider, quality cider, 100% fresh pressed apples and we're trying to push forward the craft cider category. You've already got some amazing craft beer breweries up in Manchester. People like Cloudwater and people like that. So Manchester is a very happening city. Bristol where we're from is like Manchester. It feels like it's kind of very progressive and got a real kind of progressive view on things like beer and cider.”
Adding: “So for us being in Manchester was really important. And you know what we've seen so far is really encouraging. It's a great place.”
Kaleam Razak from Brixton Brewery, said: “It's amazing to be here because there's a lot of companies here that I didn't know about. I just feel like trying their beer and speaking to them, means I can connect to them. And you know, we don’t know what’s going to happen in the future but it's something that's really important. You know it opens up smaller brands to a new audience and that's super cool. So as a company the mission is a love letter to Brixton and that's what makes it so special.
Adding: “So when you think of all the cultures that come together in London and you walk through the market and you just hear the music. When you see that everyone is welcome, that’s what Brixton Brewery is about.”