Museum raises a glass to beer festival return

Derby Museums has announced it has teamed up with Derby CAMRA to stage a new beer festival this winter.

Taking place at the Museum of Making from Wednesday 13 to Saturday 16 November, the Derby CAMRA Heritage Beer Festival, which will celebrate the city’s rich brewing heritage.

Held on the ground floor of the museum, it will bring together more than 130 real ales, alongside a selection of ciders, world beers and craft keg.

The Derby CAMRA Heritage Beer Festival is anticipated to become an annual event, marking the return of a beer festival to Derby after a four-year hiatus.

Dr Alex Rock, director of commercial and operations at Derby Museums, said: “The Museum of Making celebrates the making heritage of Derby and Derbyshire, and key to this heritage is beer.

“On Museum Square, outside Derby Museum and Art Gallery, is a statue to Michael Thomas Bass, the brewing magnate who financed the build of the Museum and Art Gallery.

“Beer flows through the DNA of the city – Derby is the best city in England to drink real ale, and we’re proud to be working in partnership with CAMRA to celebrate the heritage of beer and brewing, and the great culture of beer our city offers today.”

Tickets for the Derby CAMRA Heritage Beer Festival will go on sale in September.

For more information, visit https://derbymuseums.org/event/derby-camra-heritage-beer-festival/ .