Tryanuary 2018 Events

Wednesday 31st

• Introduction to Craft Beer at Paper Duck — 7pm
• Gipsy Hill Brewing MTB at Park Fever (Craft beer & craft chocolate shop in Hither Green, London). Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to reserve your place.
• North London Beer Tasting at indiebeer
  • 6 very different beers, with guidance from beer judge Luke Slisz.  Profit from ticket sales to be donated to East Anglia's Children's Hospices.
• Wylam Brewery's WXY³ Launch + Can Release at The Town Wall, 7pm.

Tuesday 30th

• January Quiz night at Bluestone Brewing Co. 

Monday 29th

• Beavertown Tap Takeover (upstairs/free) and The Dead Good Bottle Society (downstairs/£15) at the Dead Crafty Beer Co.

Sunday 28th

• Battle of the Brewers - Green Duck vs Burning Soul at Paper Duck 
• Cullercoats Brewery Meet the Brewer // Blending Workshop at The Station House, Durham. 
• Rivington Brew Co. bottle tasting event at the Market Ale House, Leyland.
• Head of Steam Liverpool Scottish Beer Week (finishes)
• Top Rope Brewing vs. Glen Affric Tap Takeover WWE Royal Rumble night, 7pm at CRAFT Taproom

• Black Lodge Taproom Taster Session – 5 Drinks & Charcuterie. 

• Blind tasting event (also at Vessel Beer Shop). 

• Block & Bottle Pop Up at The Cumberland Arms, Newcastle, 5pm. Info here.

Saturday 27th

• Tryanuary TTO & MTB at West Berkshire Brewery Taproom – 6pm
• Beer Yeti Presents: Movies in the Brewery at
• Fierce & Noble Tryanuary Stout Brewery party
• Chester Beer Awards
• Partizan Brewing Tap Takeover at the Pilcrow Pub.
• The ElectroKemist presents: Battle of the Bottle Shops, 4pm at Craft Minded, Baltic Triangle
• St George's Hall Winter Ales Festival
• The King's Head in Billingshurst have a double MTB with Brook from Brolly Brewery and Gary from Kissingate taking over the bar.
• Greenside Winter Ale Festival, Gateshead, 4pm - 11.30pm.
• Wishbone Brewery Tap, Keighley – midday 'til 7pm.
• Joint social with Calderdale and Scarborough Branch at The Brewery Tap

Friday 26th

• MTB with Wild Weather Ales at The Inn At Home Newbury. 
• An evening with Little Beer Co at The Inn At Home Guildford. 
• Beer Gonzo Taproom 1st Birthday Party.
• Come celebrate Essex Beer Day at the Victoria Inn, Colchester, 7pm
• Leigh on Sea Taproom Meet the Brewers, 4-8pm. Leigh on Sea beers on cask and keg.
• Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery IPA feedback session!
• Sambrook's Brewery Tryanuary Party (1 of 10 to celebrate their 10th birthday!). 
• Glen Affric vs Liverpool Beer Collective Collaboration Beer Launch at Glen Affric Taproom, Birkenhead, 4pm.
• Six Degrees North Meet the Brewer at Head of Steam Liverpool, 7pm. 
• Credence Brewing Meet the Brewer at Coppers of Gosforth, 6pm. 
• Greenside Winter Ale Festival, Gateshead, 4pm - 11.30pm.
• Hafod Brewery Meet the Brewer at Wetherspoons Shotton. Hosted by our local champion Ceri Jones and Head Brewer, Phillip Blanchard.
• Rat Brewery TTO and MTB at Waggon & Horses.
• Lambic Weekend at Further North

Thursday 25th

• TryLocal at the Catherine Wheel – 8 additional local ales on stillage Thurs – Sun
• Brentwood Brewing Co. and Billericay Brewing Company MTB at the Teriss Bar, Brentwood.
• Partizan Brewing Tap Takeover at Clapton Craft (time tbc). Four beers on tap plus two specials in bottles, paired with charcuterie and cheese from local suppliers.
• Burns Night — beer, whisky and chocolate pairing at the Devonshire Cat. Beer pairings from Magic Rock Brewery.
• The Monro and Liverpool Beer Collective: An evening of Beer and Fine Food, 7pm (at the Monro)
• PSBH 7th Birthday Cloudwater Tap Takeover / Wizard King Stout Launch, 7-12
• Tiny Rebel MTB/TTO with Bradley Cummings at Heaton Hops, 1.30-11.00
• Tryanuary Tasting Notes: New Year, New You? Beer and book matching evening at 57 Thomas St, Manchester. All the details.

• Wander Beyond, Hawkshead and Tiny Rebel 3 way Tap Take over at Knott Ba

• Bottlecraft "Back to the Future" Tasting Night
• A guided tasting of some of the favourite beers from last year and a showcase of some exciting brewers for the year ahead. Ten samples, tasty food and a bottle of your favourite to take home. Ticket Price: £20. All the details.
• Ridgeside Brewery Meet the Brewer + Tap Takeover at The Town Mouse Ale House, 5pm.Ridgeside Brewery Meet the Brewer + Tap Takeover at The Town Mouse Ale House, 5pm.
• Black and Brew : Black Iris Brewery and Brew York Tap Takeover at North Bar Social in Otley
• Cross Keys Leeds are holding a Burn's Night dinner, serving up a five course Scottish inspired menu paired with some ace Scottish whiskys from the guys at Latitude Wine and Liquor Merchant.
• Leeds Night Market, Kirkgate Market, Leeds. Independent food and drink from some of the regions finest producers in the amazing Kirkgate Market.
• Pilot Beer Tap Takeover + Guided Beer Tasting at Head of Steam Leeds, 7.30pm. 
• Franciscan Well Brew Pub in Cork host their annual Cask & Strange Brews Festival
• Manchester Beer and Cider Festival at Manchester Central

Wednesday 24th

• Lines Brew Co Dual MTB at BeerDock Nantwich & BeerDock Crewe, 7-10pm
  • Head brewers from Lines are coming to the BeerDock Nantwich and Crewe to give a guided taste and background to their beers. All the details.
• Fierce Beer Tap Takeover + Guided Beer Tasting at Head of Steam Durham, 7.30pm. 
• Bottle Monkey Tryanuary Pub Quiz at Noa Bakehouse.
• As the Artist Intended – "Britpop". 7pm at Gibberish Brewpub, Baltic Triangle
• Bad Seed MTB at the Bath Hotel. 
•  Vibrant Forest MTB at Brooksteed Alehouse
• Anarchy Brew Co. Guzzolene Beer Launch at Bacchus, 6pm. Info here.

Tuesday 23rd

• Fallen Brewing Co. Meet the Brewer at Tilleys Bar, Newcastle. 6pm. Info here.

• Errant Brewery Parabola IPA launch at The Split Chimp. Info here.

Sunday 21st

• Crafty Sip Creative Session with Deborette.com at 1000 Trades — 2.30pm (book online)
• Winter Bottle Tasting at The Hop Garden
• Macclesfield beer showcase at RedWillow Bar
• Pop up Bottle Shop with local breweries at Head of Steam Liverpool, 6pm. More info here.
• Norwich Craft Beer Week x The Plasterers - Homebrew Sunday 14:00–20:00
  • For Tryanuary we've teamed up with The Plasterers to brew up a beer, at their pub, homebrew style! We will talk you through the equipment you need at home to start homebrewing yourself and some basics like mashing, making yeast starters and fermentation. All the details.
• Super Cider Sunday at Tucker's Grave Inn. More details.

Saturday 20th

• Mad Hatter Civilised P*ss up in a Brewery! 1pm til 4pm, Lightbody Street.
• Mad Hatter & Wild Weather Ales collab and TTO at the Craft Taproom.
• Beavertown Tap Takeover at The Wolf. Open all day. Full details.
• 6 Barrels 1st Birthday Tap Takeover at the Dog & Rabbit, 12 noon - 10pm.
• Baby Social at Tyne Bank Brewery, 11am - 2pm. Info here.
• Punchline Brewery Pop-Up Meet The Brewer at Stirchley Wines & Spirits
• Free beer tasting at Love To Brew ft. beers from @ArborAles @LHGBrewingco @lostandgrounded @WildBeerCo and @drinkmoorbeer
• Beer Ambleside Tryanuary tasting session, 12 noon till 4pm
• Bottle share at the Triangle, Shipley
  • Bring along a sharing bottle or two smaller bottles of your favourite/rarest/most interesting beer to share with others in a friendly atmosphere at the Triangle.
• Tryanuary Blackjack Beer Collab Launch & Greater Manchester Showcase — at Hop Hideout
  • Following the lead from Tryanuary's Beer Days we'll be celebrating all things Greater Manchester over Saturday and Sunday, across all five taps and our fridge. We will also be pouring our new Blackjack x Blacksheep Store collaboration brew. 
  • Tryanuary Raffle: We've pulled a fab prize selection hamper together and all ticket proceeds go towards Tryanuary's charity. Tickets available 19th to 30th Jan; winner announced 31st Jan. £2 per ticket.
• Tryanuary beer sensory evaluation masterclass at Independent Spirit of Bath
  • The science of beer with certified Cicerone and brewer at Lost and Grounded, Matt Thompson. Tickets are £15 per person, available from the shop or on 01225 340636. Full details.
• Alphabet Brewing Co. Tryanuary Tasting
  • Sit amongst the brew house, basking the shining glory of stainless steel and sample beers under the tutored guidance of our Head Brewer, Tom, giving history and words on the beer, it's origins and the process. Three half pints per ticket plus whatever surprises Tom thinks he can throw in along the way. The brew tap will be open before and after the event so there's plenty of time to try up to 12 different beers the tap will be offering on the day.

• Wander Beyond & Bakeorama: Barrels and Baking

  • Join us in the brewery to indulge yourself with four Barrel Aged Imperial Stouts, thoughtfully paired with a bespoke collection of sweet and savoury puddings.

  • Tickets £20 - all beer and baked goods included.

Friday 19th

• Flash House Brewing Co. Meet the Brewer at Coppers of Gosforth, 6pm.
• Northern Alchemy Beer Flights & The Future of the Brewery at the Cumberland Arms, 6pm. Info here.
• Black Storm Brewery IPA launch at CentrAle, 3pm - 7pm. Info here.
• Tryanuary Takeover at the Butcher's Hook, 6pm. Full details.
• Geeves Brewery MTB and Tap takeover at The Railway Hotel, 7pm
• Roam Brewing Co. (Plymouth’s newest brewery) MTB at Vessel Beer Shop. Expect to try their new range of fresh, modern beers.
• Otley Brewing Tap Takeover at 1 Town Hall Square – Cowbridge, South Wales
• Tap takeover with Grey Trees Brewery at St Canna's Ale House, 7pm
• Local Beer Showcase at Burning Soul with (at least) 6 other local breweries (also on Saturday 20th
• The Wolf's First Birthday Party! Featuring special collab beers from Burning Soul, Twisted Barrel and Black Jack. From 6pm.
• Ladies That Beer and the Clove Hitch – An evening of Liverpool Beer, 7pm (open to all!)

• Wild Weather Ales Tap Takeover at the 23 Club, Liverpool, 5pm

• McColls Brewery MTB at Caps Off Bottle Shop in Bishop Auckland
• Grub Winter Beer Festival (*20th includes a brewery crawl with MTB along the Piccadilly Beer Mile)
• Wild Weather Ales Tap Takeover at Brewed Boy
  • Six taps dedicated to Wild Weather for the weekend plus cans in the fridge. No tickets – first come, first served! Full details.
• Howling Hops Tap Takeover at the Crown and Kettle, 12-late

• West By Three Tap Takeover at the Smithfield Market Tavern, 7pm

  • From Swansea to Swan Street, West by Three are heading to Manchester. They'll be bringing keg and cask and some new additions to their lineup.

Thursday 18th

• Runaway to Beermoth – A Guided Tour of Beer (sold out)
• Stillwater Artisanal TTO at Brewdog Sheffield
• Tiny Rebel Tap Takeover at The Firkin Bar (Newton-le-Willows)

• Neptune Brewery Tap Takeover and MTB at Hard Times & Misery, Liverpool, 7pm

• TryEurope at The Catherine Wheel, Newbury, 7.30pm £15
• Stillwater Artisinal Showcase at Brewdog Leeds
• Wapentake Multiple Tap Takeover, Wapentake, Kirkgate, Leeds, with Nomadic Beers, Crooked Brewing and Eyes Brewing.
• Magic Rock Brewing Meet the Brewer/Tap Takeover at Idle Beerhouse. 6 casks and 4 kegs of Magic Rock's finest land at the Beerhouse in Idle for a cosy MTB.
• Beer tasting at Chester Beer and Wine
• Salopian Brewery MTB at Mold Ale House
• Totally Tapped 1st Birthday Party (dogs welcome too!)
• Beer Central bottle share at Ecclesall Ale Club. Limited to 14 people so get yourselves confirmed!
• Stillwater Artisanal Tap Takeover at Brewdog Newcastle, 6pm. Info here.
• January Cleanse Sour Bottle Share at Champion Bottles & Taps, Newcastle.
• Bad Seed Brewery BA Sour x3 launch and MTB at the Falcon Tap in York.
  • 1. Funk Vol. 2 - Funk Vol. 2 (the second edition of their barrel aged sour with brettanomyces, pediococcus and lactobacillus aged in barrel for a year before being blended back).
  • 2. Barrel Aged Bretted Saison White Wine Barrel
  • 3. Barrel Aged Bretted Saison Whisky Barrel
• Framework Brewery MTB/Beer showcase at The Needle & Pin, Loughborough, 8pm
  • Chance to meet the team and a selection of our beers at Loughborough's
    only micropub. 
• Framework Brewery MTB/Beer showcase at The Bakers Arms, Northampton, 8pm
  • A chance to meet the brewer and sample a selection of our beers and this lovely pub in the beautiful Northamptonshire countryside. Chance to pick up some merchandise too. Full details.
• #Tryanuary day at The Geese and Fountain, Croxton Kerrial, all day
  • Mention #Tryanuary when ordering your drinks on Thursday January 18th, and you'll get 10% off all your beers! We'll have special discounts on beers in bottle, can and on the bar. Come and try something new. All beers with a meal will be charged at take-away prices at lunch and dinner time! All month long, we will be featuring new and new-to-us breweries from around the East Midlands so there will always be at least one hitherto untried cask beer on the bar.
• Brewklopedia 10% off event
  • Enjoy 10% off bottles at Brewklopedia on the 18th when you flash a screenshot of this blog post.
• Tryanuary Leicestershire: Leicester Tweet Up Trail

  • Meet at The King's Head (7:30pm), who are big Tryanuary supporters. Sample the local beers on offer and tweet about them using #Tryanuary.

  • Where should we go after the King's? Perhaps a city trail via Broood, The Blue Boar and The Criterion before heading to the West End Brewery!

Wednesday 17th

• Bristol Spirit film night – showing Withnail & I
• Nirvana Brewery MTB at the Brave Sir Robin in Crouch Hill. Full details.
• Bottle Share at BrewDog Brighton, from 7:30pm. Bring a bottle!
• Kiln Brewery MTB at Brooksteed Alehouse

Tuesday 16th

• Tryanuary Local Ales (£2.50 a pint and free nibbles) at the Oddfellows

• Devon & Cornwall Showcase at The Maltings Taphouse & Bottle Shop

Monday 15th

• Founders Brewing Canadian Breakfast Stout: First UK Pour w/ Tim Traynor! 7pm @ Dead Crafty Beer Co, Liverpool (sold out)

Sunday 14th

• Bristol's volunteers will be drinking at the Moor Brewery Tap Room on Sunday 14th. Moor will host Bristol breweries, Tryanuary volunteers & those supporting the Bristol beer scene. 
• Chapter One Pub, Bath. We're celebrating Bristol, Somerset and Gloucestershire Beer Day by featuring local beers on tap and tastings of a range of beer styles throughout the day & evening (2pm-11pm). All the details.

• Pub of the Month Presentation at Oscars Bar, Queen St. Morley.

Saturday 13th

• Jewellery Quarter Bars and Breweries Walking Tour with Catherine Webber. 2pm at 1000 Trades.
• Mason & Company x Beer Boars Tryanuary Running Club. All participants will get 50% off The Five Points Brewing Company beer at Mason & Company afterwards! — All the details.
• Manchester Green Quarter bar crawl beginning at the Blackjack Tap. Full details.
• Like beer? Like gardening? Then join the Bridgend Hop Growing Club! Our aim is to establish a hop growing community to grow hops to supply our local brewery for a special community beer. First meeting of the year will be on Saturday 13th at Bang-On Brewery in Bridgend. 2pm start.
• Visit Bang-On Brewery #Tryanuary Tap Room 

Friday 12th

• Brew-denell Beer & Ale Festival at Brudenell Social Club.
• McColl’s Brewery MTB at Coppers of Gosforth
• We’ll host a tasting event of aged beers at Vessel Beer Shop. This will be a range of cellared beers, including the classic Thomas Hardy’s Ale bottled in 1996. This coincides with the death of Thomas Hardy who died on 11th January 1928.
• Mad Dog Brewing Co. Tap Room Reopening
• Taste a wide selection of Otley Brewery beers as well as other local beers and ciders at the Bunch of Grapes, Pontypridd
• The Pipeworks in Pontyclun is opening for the first time this year to tie in with the Tryanuary campaign after a spell of highly successful weekends in December.
  • 5-11pm Friday / 12-11pm Saturday and 12-10pm Sunday 
  • Expect a variety of beers and ciders to try including beers from Grey Trees and Tenby Brewing.
• Basqueland Brewing Tap Takeover at North Bar

Thursday 11th

• TryCraftcans at The Catherine Wheel, Newbury, 7.30pm
• Brewdog Sheffield ft. Abbeydale, Lost Industry and Steel City
• Locale tap takeover at The Queen including #Tryanuary Beery Quiz from 8pm. Full details
• North Brewing Co. Tap Takeover at Box Social
• Tap takeover with Boss Brewing at St Canna's Ale House, 7pm
• 'The Beer & Vinyl Art Club' at Loafers Piece Hall, Halifax in partnership with Elland Brewery. We will also be launching a special edition Coffee Porter at the event. Follow @loafersvinyl.
• Inn on the Green Beer Festival

Wednesday 10th

• Little Critters MTB at the Fox and Duck, 7pm – Bar snacks available. 52/52a bus goes to Broomhill.
• As the Artist Intended – LPs of 2017 @ Gibberish Brewpub, Baltic Triangle
• Introduction to Craft Beer at Paper Duck — 7pm
• Crafty Beer Girls meet-up at Kill the Cat bottle shop in Brick Lane, East London, from 6.30pm. All female beer lovers are warmly invited.
• Ascension Cider MTB at Brooksteed Alehouse  

Tuesday 9th 

• Ladies That Beer Social in the Ship and Mitre @ 7pm

Monday 8th

• Beer Without Fear beer tasting at Cellar Chester. Come and try 6 brilliant beers!

Saturday 6th

• Bradford – Leeds Tryanuary Pub Crawl organised by the mighty West Yorkshire team of LeedsBeerWolf @barrelagedleeds & @ViewsFromTheBar
• West Berkshire CAMRA Tryanuary Trail. Non CAMRA members welcome! 12pm-6pm
• Mason & Company Bottle Club: Tryanuary Challenge — All the details
• Mikkeller Run Club Liverpool Tryanuary Run and Beer Tasting from Black Lodge @ 11.45a
• Connoisseur Ales Taproom Open Day
• Stannary Brewing Co. from Tavistock tasting at Vessel Beer Shop.
• Stoke Beer Tour with Beer More Social

Friday 5th

• The Cluny Cheese Festival
• Elusive Brewing and London Beer Lab are launching their collab, a Stracciatella White Stout, at London Beer Lab in Brixton from 6pm to 9pm – All the details
• Berkshire Bottle Share at West Berkshire Brewery Taproom – 7pm
• Glasshouse Beer Co. tap takeover at Clink 
• Bristol Hoppers Tryanuary Tour
• Left Handed Giant Tryanuary party – 5pm 'til 10pm. New beers, food & music.
• Weltons Single Hop First Gold IPA brewed for Tryanuary first pour at the brewery

Thursday 4th

• TryBelgium at The Catherine Wheel, Newbury, 7.30pm £15
• Sheffield Hopcast launch (new beer based podcast)
• Larkin's Brewing Company TTO at The Underdog Pub 

Wednesday 3rd

• Books and Beer at the Triangle, Shipley, West Yorkshire. Drink fine beer and talk Literature with likeminded folks.

All month

• Every Saturday @ Wiper & True Brewery – Come and try a special "Tryanuary Tasting Flight".
• 20% off ALL DRAUGHT BEERS at H1780 Tap & Still. Just quote "Tryanuary" at the bar!
• Try some special Bristol Beer Factory Beers at the George & Pilgrims
• Special thirds tasting flight available during the whole month at Just Ales Micro Pub 
• Local beers showcase also all month at The Grape & The Good 
• Tryanuary Discovery Days — at Hop Hideout. Each day from Friday 19th Jan we will showcase a different UK region, country or beer style and run a one-day only discovery offer. With a big 20% discount for that day only, once the beers are gone, they're gone! Itinerary to be released in Jan.