Manchester Beer Festivals 2026

4TS Brewery

Warrington

4T's Brewery, established in 2010 in Warrington, Cheshire, is a craft brewery known for its extensive range of cask, keg, and canned beers, including the popular Hop Monster series. Operating from John’s Garage, they upgraded to a 2,000L kit in 2018 and added a canning line in 2020, focusing on producing flavor-packed ales and lagers.

Balance Brewing & Blending

Manchester

Balance Brewing & Blending, founded in 2021 by James Horrocks and Will Harris in a railway arch by Manchester Piccadilly, is the city’s first and only brewery dedicated entirely to barrel‑aged, mixed‑culture beers. With a focus on wild fermentation using British‑sourced ingredients, they produce complex yet drinkable sours and saisons—like their flagship Saison des Maison—via traditional methods and months‑long barrel ageing. Their taproom, opened in mid‑2023 in a tasteful space of oak and visible barrels, offers six rotating draughts plus permanent lines, bottles to take away, and guided brewery tours, creating a welcoming community hub centred on exploration of funky, nuanced beer.

Bank Top Brewery

Bolton

Big Trip Brewery

Manchester

Big Trip Brewery is a Manchester-based microbrewery located in Little Ancoats, specializing in modern craft beers. They produce a variety of hazy, tropical, and hoppy IPAs, often focusing on sessionable pale ales, with several vegan-friendly and gluten-free options available.

Blackedge Brewing Co

Bolton

Blackjack Brewing Co

Manchester

Brewing just outside of the Northern Quarter Manchester - a stone’s throw away from Angel Meadows. Blackjack are all about brewing approachable, balanced beers - beers made to style - brewed with determined detail and steely eyed consistency. Our beers are a reflection of the British Pub culture, within which we grew up, where we discovered the unfussy - oak floored - drinking beers we never forgot about. Now we brew those classics for the modern audience with modern technique & a twist of the future.