We're pleased to announce a new Sponsor for the festival.

Blackorange Management Ltd are sponsoring the Main Bar for the 2013 Festival.

Paul Miller of Blackorange has recently moved into Clifford and is delighted to be involved!

The theme at our fourth annual Champion Beer Festival is Past, Present and Future Champion Beers.

We are delighted to have assembled an exciting and varied team of UK beer experts to inspire the choice of Beers on our Champion bar.
   
They were all asked to choose their current favourite three beers. Their choices here have inspired us to put together an exciting range of Future Champions.

"Elland Brewery is delighted to be the main sponsor of the 2013 Clifford Champion Beer Festival. We have supplied beer and been involved with the event as glass sponsor since the first festival in 2010. Indeed, it was our brewery manager, Martin Ogley, who originally suggested the 'Champion' concept and we are pleased to see that his idea is still proving to be a worthwhile (and much copied) theme.

As proud recipients (again!) of the this year's Champion Winter Beer of Britain at CAMRA's National Winter Ales festival we hope you will enjoy drinking some of our 1872 Porter, along with some of the other champion beers that the team have carefully chosen for your delectation. Enjoy!"

Mark Smith
Co-owner of Elland Brewery
Traditional Award Winning Ales

Once again the Clifford Champion Beer Festival are working together with The All Party Parliamentary Save The Pub Group.

The Chair of this vital group is Greg Mullholland MP and, as well as us dedicating a Special "Save the Pub" Ale , Greg is hoping to be with us again on the day.

Just some of the nice comments sent to us after the great day:

"Great day on Saturday – our lot really, really enjoyed themselves so thank you to eveyone who help keep the (birthday) surprise going."

"Once again please pass on my thanks for a well organised event involving yourselves - not sure of all the individuals involved but it was my first festival experience and I thought it was great - really well run and a lot of fun – cheers"

"I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed today's event. Had circumstances been otherwise I would have liked to have stayed to the evening. In any case it was a worthwhile "do" and I appreciate the effort you and fellow organisers put into the Festival. Well done."

"Thank you for this. I would just like to say it was my first experience of the beer festival and I thoroughly enjoyed it!"

And  a few more quotes from our customer survey:

Cider was great
Outstanding Beer selection
It's ace!
More beer needed! (smiley)
Very good day - see you next year!
Brill!
One of the best village Beerfests
Good Beer and Good Food - Perfick!!
V.G. beerfest
V Good - loved the bands
One of the best beerfests - and I go to a good few!
Great Beerfest - relaxed
A really good mix of Beers and Ciders - date noted - in diary already!
Fantastic Festival - great choice of beer
Great Beerfest
Good festival
As well organised as always - great beer, good music and pies
THE CHAMP FEST!
Love the food!
First time here - really nice!

Check out the photos here

Beer of the Festival here