The 31st Hanover Beer Festival was held on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th October 2018.
You can see photos from the event here.
To reminisce on past festivals you can always go to our previous year’s pages.
Our wonderful sponsors:
We couldn’t hold the festival without their generosity…

Raising a glass: Barrie Alderton, our glass sponsors
Family-run estate and lettings agent Barrie Alderton, along with property agents the HR Group, sponsored our drinking vessels again this year.
The Aldertons have branches on Southover Street (sales) and London Road (lettings), and have been sponsoring – and imbibing at – our festival for over a quarter of a century. This makes them our longest-serving sponsors.
As always, the ticket price included a souvenir pint or half pint glass, which means – thanks to Barrie – everyone got a Hanoverian keepsake, and we got to keep our festival environmentally friendly.
We are also tremendously grateful to our friends at:
- Electrical contractors AJ Taylor for sponsoring our printed tasted notes

AJ Taylor, sponsors of our tasting notes
- Q Estate Agents for sponsoring (and manning) the cider bar and tickets

Q Estate Agents, cider bar & ticket sponsors
Barrel sponsors!
By sponsoring a barrel, these public-spirited local businesses helped to make the beer festival a magnificent fund-raiser for the Hanover Centre. Our grateful thanks go to all of you:
- Tartle Media
- Curry Leaf Cafe
- Infinity Foods
- LoveLocalJobs
- Village Cafe
- Moggy Meows Cat Sitting
- Brighton Morris Men
- Healys
- Starfish & Coffee
- MatchboxMobile
- GB Construction
- Kemp Town Flooring
- Martin Nye Accountants
- Reeves Transport Planning
- SO Compliant
- DP Johnston LTD
- Rowdy Bird Media
- Everton FC Hanover Supporters’ Group
- The Green Party
- Holler Brewery
- Nicole and Dan Cozens
- City Ornate Mouldings
- The Picture Hanger
- The Annunciation Snooker Club
- Hanover Huddersfield Town FC Supporters’ Club
- Consec Risk Management
- Branch Out Tree Care