This year we've assembled an incredible selection of 30 cask ales from some of the UK's finest breweries, featuring everything from crisp blondes and hop-packed pale ales to traditional bitters, refreshing golden ales, fruity favourites and rich, indulgent stouts.

Whether you're a seasoned ale enthusiast or simply looking to discover something new, there's a pint waiting for you.

Many of these beers are available in limited quantities and some favourites are sure to disappear quickly, so make sure you join us across both Friday and Saturday to sample as many as you can.

Take a look at what's pouring at Hopfest 2026, grab your tickets from Skiddle and start planning your tasting list!

The Beautiful Blondes

Crafty Monkey Brewing Co: Blonde, James Blonde
Shaken from a suave malt base and stirred with El Dorado hops, this undercover blonde delivers a smooth, easy-drinking mission with a twist of stone fruit. Light, crisp and dangerously drinkable. Licence to chill.

Farm Yard Brew Co: TVO 54
A classic beer made using all British hops, malt and yeast. This blonde ale is built around a light malt bill which allows the fruity and floral character of the hops to shine culminating in a refreshing crisp finish.

Anarchy Brew Co: Blonde Star
Crisp and fresh, Blonde Star is light in body but certainly not in flavour. Brimful of lemon, grapefruit, and passion fruit. Refreshing and bready, with a bright finish. Vegan-friendly.

Three B's Brewery: Bee Blonde
Pale Bitter

Long Man Brewery: Long Blonde
Light, golden, hoppy

Turtle Head Brewing Company: Smooth
Easy drinking, smooth and crisp with a subtle citrus aroma from the combination of Celeia and First Gold hops.

Ludlow Brewing Company: Blonde
Blonde is an exceptionally refreshing pale ale. The aroma is a fusion of lemon and citrus fruit, and is balanced with light, floral and crisp citrus notes in taste.

The Pale Ales

Skinners Brewery: Sennen
Sennen is a session strength IPA with zesty notes of lemon and pineapple enhanced with the bittersweet kick of pink grapefruit. By dry hopping the pale ale during fermentation stage, we have created a brew with great hop intensity and flavour.

Thirsty Moose Brewing Co: Oot n' Aboot
This Silver SIBA award-winning IPA boasts robust North American hops which yield a vibrant array of citrus, mango, and pineapple notes. The result is a magnificent blonde hue with a hint of haze. Vegan-friendly.

Hop Union Brewery: Whakapapa
A bright, modern New Zealand IPA bursting with character. Extra pale and Vienna malts build a light, crisp backbone, while Nelson Sauvin and Nectaron hops deliver white grape, citrus zest, and ripe peach. Dry-hopped for vibrant aroma and a refreshing finish that’s clean, juicy, and irresistibly drinkable.

Saltaire Brewery: Cascade
A local legend and one of our classics! Packed with iconic Cascade hops, it’s got punchy citrus and a bitterness that bites back...in the best way.

Dancing Duck Brewery: Ay Up
An eminently drinkable pale session ale. Subtle malt and floral notes are matched splendidly with citrus hop, rounded off with a slightly dry finish.

Seven Bro7hers Brewery: Sunset IPA
An American style IPA at an easy-drinking ABV. The classic combo of Chinook, Centennial, Columbus and Simcoe hops provide plenty of pine and resinous flavours with a fruity top note. Goes down beautifully at the end of the day.

Bowness Bay Brewing: Fell Walker
A traditional, thirst-quenching golden ale brewed with a combination of European and English hops. The mellow bitterness paired with a crisp citrus aroma makes this pale ale so popular.

Glamorgan Brewing Co: Thunderbird
Named after the red kites which are often spotted soaring in the skies above the brewery, Thunderbird is a proper Welsh IPA: complex, finely honed and refreshingly bitter.

Wiper and True: Between Rivers
A light golden, clear pale ale built on a base of premium Maris Otter malt.

Four Bold Bitters

Bank Top Brewery: Flat Cap
Bank Top’s most popular beer – a well-balanced straw-coloured beer where floral, earthy, and citrusy hop notes are perfectly complemented by a clean malt character that lets the hops shine through.

Amity Brew Co: Red Lane
Red Lane is malt-forward and beautifully balanced, with earthy hops and a warmth that makes it the perfect pint to settle into. Rich aromas of caramel and biscuit meet you as you take a sip, with flavours of sweet marmalade and a smooth bitterness on the finish.

Renegade Brewery: Good Old Boy
A true British classic. Good Old Boy is Renegade’s award-winning Best Bitter; smooth, balanced and packed with traditional malt character. Gluten Free

Acorn Brewery: Barnsley Bitter
brewed using the finest quality Maris Otter malt and English hops. Chestnut in colour, having a well-rounded, rich flavour, it retains a lasting bitter finish.

Barrels of Gold

Bowland Brewery: Bowland Gold
Golden Ale, hoppy and zesty, light, bright and uplifting.

Farm Yard Brew Co: Haybob
A classic beer made using all British hops, malt and yeast. This light and refreshing
golden ale boasts a sweet character and a medium bitterness that highlights
the fruity, floral notes of the hops used.

Brains Brewery: SA Gold
Brewed with Cascade and Styrian Goldings hops, SA Gold delivers a smooth, easy-drinking experience with distinctive citrus notes.

Salcombe Brewery Co: Salcombe Gold
Salcombe Gold is a light straw gold ale with a long hoppy finish thanks to some of the USA’s finest exports: Amarillo, Chinook and Citra. A sweet citrus aroma followed by subtle flavours of melon, apricot and peach.

Pennine Brewing Co: Northern Soul
Our lager is a clean and refreshing traditional pilsner style lager.
A light refreshing triple filtered lager.

Great Newsome Brewery: Pricky Back Otchan
Otchan’s a wonderfully robust beer with a beautiful depth of smooth, malt flavour, as well as just a hint of sweet citrus on the nose.  

A few fruities

Titanic Brewery: Raspberry Pale
Refreshing and easy-drinking, raspberry flavours bounce off the hops perfectly to result in a unique, balanced beer.

Enville Brewery: Enville Ginger
Produced using root extract ginger this ingeniously created ginger beer has a flavour which is not overpowering and is very refreshing.

And Ruby Red and a Stout

Tiny Rebel: Cwtch
Six malts melding to form a smooth caramelly note and three bold hops delivering a big citrussy punch.

Titanic Brewery: Cappuccino Stout
With strong coffee aromas and flavours, Cappuccino Stout delivers a smooth, roasted and sweet taste to savour.

We also have a range of ciders at the festival:

Aspalls Blush
Cornish Orchards Raspberry and Elderflower
Lilleys Gladiator
Lilleys Rum Cider
Lilleys Mango
Lilleys Berries & Cherries
Lilleys Rhubarb
Lilleys Raspberry Lemonade
Dog Dancer
Celtic Marches – Cuckoo Penny
Flattler Original
Seacider White Peach
Seacider Blood Orange
Seacider Bakewell Tart

And don't forget there's gin and prosecco too! Further news to follow on the music line up and gins on offer.

Running from Friday July 10th and Saturday July 11th, Hopfest offers a great venue to spend time with family, work colleagues and friends and enjoy the sociable atmosphere that's synonymous with this popular annual event.

We have a number of beers on tap to choose from, a range of ciders, plus a selection of gins. And of course - our regular list of lagers and spirits in our main bar. With food vendors onsite as well, and live entertainment and a touch rugby tournament - there's something for everyone!

Don't miss out, tickets need to be booked in advance and this popular event nearly always sells out!

Entry includes a commemorative glass with beers list and tasting notes.

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE

Hopfest is a fund-raising event to support Preston Grasshoppers Rugby Football Club