About Time: You Attended London Craft Beer Festival 2018By Cass Horowitz
London Craft Beer Festival is heading to Tobacco Dock this August (3rd-5th) armed with over 65 breweries from around the world, plus some of London’s restaurant scene big hitters and a stellar line-up of DJs across the weekend.
Arriving at their new home of Wapping’s Tobacco Dock, the three day celebration will see brewers from across the globe showcase their creations, many bringing limited-edition brews made exclusively for the festival, with ticket holders able to enjoy unlimited 100ml pours from a 100 strong selection of beers. The brewers will be joined by some of London’s best restaurants and chefs serving up a selection of London’s top dishes, all sound tracked by top-notch DJs.
London Craft Beer Festival: Food
Firing up their grills and readying their ovens will be Sri Lankan stars Hoppers, BBQ pros Pitt Cue, Luca who will be dishing up their signature ‘Britalian’ plates, Cantonese Bun specialists Bun House and a one-off seven course tasting menu from chef Tom Hunt, with beer pairings, for £45. Completing the line-up will be meat specialists L’onglet and favourites from the Summer festival circuit, Big Apple Hot Dogs.
London Craft Beer Festival: Music
The weekend will see a host of leading bands and artists take to the stage for Dj sets across the three days. Friday at the festival will take on a distinct disco feel with legend of the re-edit Greg Wilson joined by Hercules & Love Affair, whilst Saturday afternoon will see BBC 6 Music host and Fun Lovin’ Criminals front man Huey Morgan take the helm, ably supported by Hip Hop Karaoke. Indie heavyweights Two Door Cinema Club and Everything Everything will take over proceedings for Saturday’s evening session with Sheffield’s Toddla T, Trojan Sound System and The Heatwave rounding off the weekend on Sunday.
London Craft Beer Festival will be held on 3rd, 4th and 5th August 2018, tickets are available here, starting at £40 for Sunday, with regular tickets £46.50 which includes unlimited 100ml pours during the session.
Tobacco Dock, Wapping Ln, St Katharine’s & Wapping, London E1W 2SF
