Rotherham Real Ale and Music Festival
rotherham real ale music festival formerly oakwood real ale music festival annual real ale festival take place rotherham south yorkshire event take place annually magna centre rotherham former steel work largest indoor beer festival taking place outside london unlike many festival serf cask ale using traditional gravitybased hand pump proceeds festival used support work local charity good cause since festival relocated magna raised excess £ local good cause charity benefitted festival included rotherham hospice weston park cancer hospital bluebell wood childrens hospice safelast well number smaller rotherhambased good cause unlike many beer festival rotherham real ale music festival organised camra although festival enjoy close link rotherham branch organisation inside festival rotherham real ale music festival regularly feature selection different variety real ale well different type cider wine perry pear cider lager first festival hosted magna centre attended visitor raised £ local good cause glass beer sold festival sold half pint measure making rotherham festival one largest festival uk based upon volume beer consumed festival opened local world superbike champion james toseland toseland featured following year festival making surprise guest performed band toseland festival typically opened local dignitary included rt hon john healey mp former minister pub well mayor rotherham oakwood real ale music festival began initially oneoff fundraiser celebrate th anniversary opening oakwood high school success festival event repeated every year helping raise money school early day festival saw different real ale feature event many teacher parent working behind bar help make event success last event take place oakwood school took place featured different real ale cider perry lager wine festival well known quirky theme used introduce different type real ale festival yearonyear selection real ale grown original largely due growing visitor number popularity event festival relocated oakwood school magna centre well providing space event continue grow size proceeds event donated supporting work school since proceeds event used support charitable cause following move magna festival continued charitable ethos supporting selection charity within rotherham south yorkshire attendance growing baasil sheep featured festival logo official festival mascot first appeared festival chose real ale sheep county around uk baasil provides tasting note different type real ale feature festival appeared every subsequent festival addition providing tasting note joke trivia attributed baasil appear around festival real ale yorkshire feature festival eligible enter festival champion beer competition open beer brewed least six month year brewery based yorkshire organised rotherham branch camra prize highly sought brewer region contest carried entirely blind tasting eligible beer year festival selects theme ensures visitor event able enjoy selection real ale around uk previous theme festival baa tat yorkshire themed festival festival hero lambusters baa band beer mine pint baawatch ale festival baasil go west baa steel white rose festival great northern festival day race legendary festival yorkshire championship festival hero back baa great baa london yorkshire yorkshire championship barr soap yorkshire greater ale magnificent seventh sporty sixth fabulous fifth fantastic fourth third smashing year first year festival referred rotherham real ale music festival nd real ale festival unthemed th anniversary oakwood school hall michael sharples liz food wine festival event around world oxford butterworth heinemann p isbn httpwwwmorningadvertisercoukbrandsnewsbumblebeercomesouttopatoakwoodbeerfestival httphopheadcoukarticlehtml httpwwwyorkshirecomwhatsonrotherhamrealalemusicfestival httpwwwdinningtontodaycouklifestylecolumnistsrotherhamrealalefestival httpwwwsouthyorkshiretimescouknewslocalfestivalarealhitwithbeerfans httpnewsbbccouklocalsheffieldhipeopleandplacesnewsidstm httpwwwrotherhamadvertisercouknewsoakwoodbeerfestivalonthemoveaspx official festival website httpwwwmagnarealaleuk httpswwwyoutubecomwatchvpurnnwxy