Beer Expos at The Prairie Schooner
Urmston’s Prairie Schooner Taphouse let Beer Buzz know about a new series of events,
Although their main commitment will always be to local brewers, they are launching a series of regional beer showcases on the first weekend of every month.
Their first ‘Beer Expo’ at the start of April focussed on London brewers. This will be ,followed by Wales and the Peak District at the beginning and end of May respectively (latter forming part of a larger beer, cider and music festival)
Showcases dedicated to breweries from Newcastle, Bristol, Scotland and Leeds are also being planned.
Dates for your diary:
- Welsh Beer Expo is scheduled for the first weekend of May (brewers TBA)
- Spring Cider & Music festival will kick off with a cider & cheese night on Weds, May 22nd. Local bands will be playing live music daily on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday (acts and cidermakers TBA)
- Peak District Beer Expo will begin with a Thornbridge cask and keg tap takeover with street food on Weds, May 29th (other brewers TBA)
New craft beer bar & restaurant for King Street
As Beer Buzz Issue 2 went to press, news broke of a new venue set to open on King Street, Manchester.
The Mash Tun is due to open on April 19th in the site formerly occupied by Grafene Restaurant at 55 King Street.
The venue is being opened by Adam Regan who opened Stage and Radio bar beside Port Street Beer House in the Northern Quarter and Scott Martin who runs Fundamentum bakery on Piccadilly Place, working with Grafene’s former owners Paul & Kathryn Roden.
It promises a host of local ‘real ales’ and beers from local breweries including
Cloudwater, Runaway and Beatnikz Republic and a range of their own ales. Advertising a total of 26 taps along a 12m long bar, it’s not clear if there will be any cask conditioned beers available.
The menu will include a mix and match selection of ten different sausages and ten different mashes, with choice of gravies. There will also be ligher lunch options and baked goods from Fundamentum’s bakery.
The venue will feature live music Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights with the bar due to be open until 3am. at weekends.