Record number of breweries to attend Great Northern Beer festival in Manchester city centre
A record 80 breweries from across the North have entered beers in the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA), North Region Beer Competition 2011, ensuring an unprecedented choice of beers for this year’s Great Northern Beer Festival in Manchester.After judging, the doors will be opened to public to drink the entries at the Mercure Piccadilly Hotel in the city centre, October 27 - 29. The 80 breweries, 23 more than last year, have entered a total of 250 casks of beer, which translates to 18,000 pints. An entire temporary cellar, properly chilled, will be installed in the International