Website of the Paisley Beer Festival

The Biggest Beer Festival in Scotland has opened it doors at Paisley Town Hall. From Wednesday 30th April and for four days an expected 3,000 visitors will enjoy a huge variety of real ales from all over Scotland and the south of England with a full measure in their glass.

The 2008 Paisley Real Ale Festival takes place as usual within Paisley Town Hall in the very heart of Paisley town centre.

The festival opens to the public at 17:00 (5.00pm) on Wednesday 30th April, 2008. Thereafter the opening hours are as in previous years from 12 noon. The event closes on Saturday evening, May 3rd at 9:30pm.

Over 130 different real cask conditioned beers will be available with this year.

The site is currently under construction so other than the above times and dates, apologies for any incorrect information such as attractions etc. Sorry for any inconvenience.

 

2006 Gallery

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CHAMPION BEER AWARD 2006

The brewery at the head of Loch Fyne has won a top award at Scotland’s biggest beer festival.

Fyne Ales ‘Maverick’ has been voted as the ‘Champion Beer of the Paisley Beer Festival 2006’ in a blind tasting to the highest CAMRA specification.

The tasting panel consisted of real ale brewing industry experts plus members of the public, CAMRA members, Anne Phillips from the Economic Development team at Renfrewshire Council and Q96 radio DJ Paul McLoone.

The panel were looking for appearance, aroma, taste and after taste.

Fyne Ales owner Jonny Delap comment: "Our Maverick ale is robust ale and the fruity hop aromas give it a distinctive character. Everyone here at Fyne Ales including wife Tuggy Delap, are delighted at the prestigious award. It truly is a Maverick ale!"

Runner-up with the Silver Medal award, went to Renfrewshire’s Houston Brewery with their Killellan Bitter and in third place, the recently launch Strathaven Ales and their Claverhouse Red Ale.


Fyne Ales director Charlie Craig receives the ‘Beer of the Festival’ award from Eileen Mackinnon for Fyne Ales Maverick.


Carl Wengel, proprietor and head brewer of the Houston Brewing Company, received the 19th Paisley Real Ale Festival ‘Beer of the Festival’ Silver Medal award for Houston Killellan Bitter Photographed in the brewery making the presentation are Branch member Stuart Wallace (left) and Branch chairman, Danny Matheson as Carl took a break from the busy Fox & Hounds, Houston beer festival on Sunday 21 May 2006.