Ludlow Brewery to hold three-day 'Valentine’s Ale Massacre' beer festival
A Shropshire brewery is to hold the latest edition of its popular beer festival - set to begin on Valentine's Day.
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Ludlow Brewery's three-day festival is in its 13th year and this time will feature more than 20 cask and keg beers and ciders.
The festival is being held over three days from Friday (February 14) to Sunday (February 16) at the brewery off Station Drive.
As the festival is starting on February 14, the brewery has branded it a "Valentine’s Ale Massacre".
The event is extremely popular with local beer aficionados and visitors. A variety of craft beers and real ales from independent breweries in the UK will be pouring for punters.
Managing director Gary Walters said: “We are looking forward to showcasing around 15 cracking guest beers, as well as our range of beers. It’s particularly exciting this year to be launching a collaboration beer with Nothing Bound brewery, a hazy 6 per cent ABV ale called Concordia. Nothing Bound is a fantastic brewery, within 20 miles of Ludlow Brewery.
”There’s always a brilliant atmosphere at our Valentine’s beer festival. With over 20 beers, lagers and ciders, as well as street food, a comedy night, gig, and open mic, there should be something for everyone to enjoy. The line-up for this year is looking really good!”
The beer festival is free entry, being held during normal opening hours in the daytime: 11am-6pm Friday, 10am-5pm Saturday, 12pm-8pm Sunday. There will also be street food and entertainment during the weekend.
The Pizza Girls will be firing up the oven on Saturday to provide a range of pizzas, while The Beefy Boys will be grilling their popular burgers on the Sunday.
Live comedy and music events will be held on the Friday and Saturday nights with tickets available from the brewery for the Friday Night Comedy Club, and Live Music Night on the Saturday night. The brewery’s popular monthly open mic Sunday Sessions take place from 4pm-8.30pm (free entry).
Previous events have featured beers from guest breweries including Oakham Ales, Purple Moose, Titanic, Tiny Rebel, Deya, Wily Fox, Bristol Beer Factory, Mad Squirrel, Fixed Wheel, Vocation. The Valentine’s Ale Massacre 2025 will be pouring real ales and craft beers from breweries in the Peak District and Norfolk, including fan favourite independent brewers Thornbridge Brewery.
Ludlow Brewery is housed in a converted Victorian railway shed off Station Drive, a five-minute walk from Ludlow Station. To find out more about the brewery’s upcoming events, including open mics and Shropshire Blues Club bi-monthly gigs, and buy tickets online for most events, visit ludlowbrewery.co.uk/events.
