Rail Ale 2026

 15/5/26

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 I travelled here by train from Sheffield.

Then a free bus to the site from outside Chesterfield station. 

To join the queue to get in.

 The roundhouse and beer festival

 The trains

Here is a list of the beers I had:

Alter Ego Brewing Co	Echo Chamber	3.4	Cask
Beermats Brewing Co	Hawkwind Levitation	5.3	Cask
Dungeon Brewing	Treasure Island	4.5	Cask
Golden Duck Brewery	Extra Pale Ale	4.2	Cask
Jacaranda Brewing Co.	Starling	4.2	Cask
JUBEL	Beer cut with Peach	4.0	Draft
Pour Me Brewing Co	Tomfoolery	4.0	Cask
Resting Devil	Marie Laveau	5.2	Cask
The Bentley Brook Brewing Co.	Down Dale	4.7	Cask
Zapato	Onwards	4.0	Draft

 

This beer festival is now off my bucket list, would I go again? probably not.

Only halves or pints, no thirds. Also you can only buy beer tokens in multiples of £5 and £10. 

 

Triple fff Brewery Beer Festival

 2/5/2026

A visit to Triple fff brewery in Four Marks in Hampshire.

A beer festival had been organised so I bought a ticket for £5 which gave me a free pint when I got there. I think they did tickets to control admission numbers.

 Located just 5 minutes walk from Four Marks station on the Watercress Line which was handy.

As the festival opened at 1300 I decided to do a trip to Alresford on the Watercress Line and get off at Medstead & Four Marks on the way back.

The empty stock train arrives at Alton.

 More photos at Alton

 

Alresford

 Medstead & Four Marks

 Triple fff

Festival beers

 The brewery

 Misc other photos