Ludlow Brewery's Beer Festival: Everything you need to know – including full list of ales
Love is in the air at the Ludlow Brewery Co, which is celebrating their passion for beer at their much-anticipated 13th annual beer festival this weekend.
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Dubbed the Valentine’s Ale Massacre, the free to attend festival began on Friday and it's running until the end of Sunday (February 16).
The three day beer festival features more than 20 cask and keg beers and ciders.
The festival is being held at the Ludlow Brewery Co in south Shropshire, during opening hours of 11am-6pm Friday, 10am-5pm Saturday, 12pm-8pm Sunday. There will also be street food and entertainment during the weekend. The event is extremely popular with local beer aficionados and visitors.
The Pizza Girls will be firing up the oven on the 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 takes place from 4-8.30 pm (free entry).
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.
These include:
Steam Lager
Liquid Illuminati
Lord Marples
Caramel Stout
Shire Horse Bitter
Sequoia
Grow On You
West Coast Pale Ale
Bull Of The Woods
Cinder Toffee Stout
Neepsend Blonde
Wildest Dreams
Farrier
Steam Shed
Norfolk Topper
Chatsworth Gold
The Kernal
And of course Ludlow Brewery Co's own ales will also be available all weekend.
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% 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!”
Ludlow Brewery is housed in a converted Victorian railway shed at Station Drive, a five-minute walk from Ludlow Train Station.
