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  • Pubs of the Year 2025 Thursday 13 March 2025

    Congratulations to our Pubs of the Year for 2025, certificates will be with you in due course!:

    Overall Branch Pub of the Year Winner: Wheatsheaf Beer House, Tattingstone

    Ipswich Pub of the Year Winner: The Arbor House Runner-up & Commended: Dove Street Inn & The Fat Cat

    Urban Pub of the Year: Royal William, Stowmarket

    Rural Pub of the Year: Wheatsheaf Beer House, Tattingstone

    Cider Pub of the Year: Steamboat Tavern, Ipswich

    Our Pubs of the year for 2025 have been confirmed!
  • Ipswich Beer Festival 2025 - Volunteers Needed Monday 23 December 2024

    Regarding a possible Ipswich Beer Festival 2025, we have a small team who have been working towards getting this up and running. Unfortunately due to other commitments, Briarbank will not be able to support the festival if we are to have one, so this is a call for volunteers to help with organising the festival (should we go ahead volunteers will also be required to work at it). We will not be able to do it without extra help, so if you can help in any way please contact me at ku.gro.armac.hciwspi@namriahc ASAP. Help will be needed with things like marketing, advertising, website/ticketing, beer selection & ordering, logistics etc. There are lots of things to do, but if a few more of you would be kind enough to get on board it should only be a few hours a month you need to put aside, and it would be much appreciated. cheers, Gordon

    We *might* be having a beer festival in 2025, but we need volunteers in order to get it up and running!