Neepsend’s Craft Beer Festival returns and could become regular fixture in Sheffield's events calendar
The second Neepsend Craft Beer Festival has been hailed a huge success - with new vendors and unique flavours to celebrate Sheffield’s thriving brewing scene.
The festival offered a modern twist on the traditional beer festival, giving visitors the chance to sample brews poured directly by the teams behind some of the UK’s most innovative craft breweries.
By bringing brewers and drinkers together, the event aimed to make craft beer more approachable while showcasing the creativity driving the industry.
Naomi Buckland, the managing director of Peddler events, hopes the festival will become a permanent fixture in Sheffield’s calendar.
“We’re always looking for ways to bring people together and curate more events,” she said.
“Beer is always a good idea, having all these independent brewers under one roof at the start of the year is really important, and really lovely.”
The Peddler Market based festival in Neepsend took place last weekend, selling out tickets for both dates.
Returning traders also highlighted the enthusiasm and demand for the festival, such as Nick from The Pangolin, an independent craft beer business from Hillsborough.
“The brewery line up this year is amazing, we’re hoping to gain some news fans in Sheffield, as well as meeting some new people who want to try new flavours,” he said.
Nick stated that events like this mean a lot for small businesses.
“Personally, we get a lot from these kinds of events, it has a bit of a knock on effect with us as we always get more customers who want to spend their money with us,” he explained.
Among the breweries pouring for the first time this year was Vault City, where Marco Zavaroni sees festivals like these as vital for connecting with new customers.
“Vault City is more of an adventurous brand, which is why events like these help us get our name out there especially in an area like Neepsend, we want people to come along and enjoy some good beer,” Marco said.
Festival goers reacted positively to the event’s comeback this year.
“I think this is brilliant, since there's not a lot going on at this time of year, they’ve also managed to get some really good breweries down here,” said Ryan Fackerell,who lives in Kehlam Island.
With a strong lineup, a sold out venue, and ambitions to become an annual event, the Neepsend Craft Beer Festival is quickly establishing itself as a highlight of Sheffield’s event calendar.