White Horse Beer Festival, Sat 1 Oct

14 Sep

We’re looking forward to meeting you and raising a glass together at our White Horse Mini Beer Festival at Stonesfield Village Hall on 1 October from midday!

As well as enjoying the beers, food and music you’ll also be supporting our ongoing efforts to save The White Horse, the last pub in our village. We have been campaigning since July 2020 to try to secure the future of the pub.

We all know that a village needs a pub, but this event is a reminder that a pub needs a village to back it and support it. By coming to our beer festival, you’re showing that Stonesfield wants The White Horse open and thriving in the heart of our village.

To further support our campaign, you can buy a share in our community benefits society for just £50 each or you can make a donation. All the details and application forms are on this website and shares can be bought at the event.

The beer festival today is made possible by the kind support of all our volunteers, the collaboration of Stonesfield Sports and Social Club, Stonesfield Playing Field and the Village Hall, and the generosity of our sponsors. Our thanks go to all of them.

DOWNLOAD THE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME HERE

Where is the Festival?

Stonesfield Village Hall, Field Close, Stonesfield, Witney OX29 8HA. The festival will run until the beer runs out!

Meet our Beers and Ciders!

We’re staying local for this beer festival, here’s our line-up of beers:

Oxford Heritage (4.0%) from Chadlington Brewery (sponsored by Chadlington Brewery)
A Beer for Doug (5.3%) from Church Hanbrewery (sponsored by Blenheim Estates)
Off the Hook (4.3%) from Hook Norton (sponsored by The Woodstock Bookshop)
Ox Blood (4.3%) from Little Ox (sponsored by The Rudlins)
42 Pounder (4.2%) from Loose Cannon (sponsored by 123ICT)
Vivid Dreams of Motueka (4.2%) from Oxford Brewery (sponsored by Breckon & Breckon)
Golden Citrus (4.2%) from Turpin Brewery (sponsored by Turpin Brewery)
Village Idiot (4.1%) from White Horse Brewery (sponsored by Food Alert)
Full Tilt (4.3%) from Wriggly Monkey Brewery (sponsored by Wriggly Monkey Brewery)
Farmhouse Saison (5.5%) from Elements Brewery (sponsored by Elements Brewery)
Time Better Spent (5.1%) from Tap Social (sponsored by The Woodstock Bookshop)
Yellow Hammer (6.0%) from Cotswold Cider (sponsored by UKTech2020)
Farmhouse Cider (4.0%) from Oxford Farmhouse (sponsored by Eutopia Films)
Medium Cider (4.5%) from Hitchcox Cider (sponsored by Blenheim Estates)

Lager and soft drinks will be available from the Stonesfield Sports and Social Club which is next to the Village Hall.

Meet our Bands

Franklin’s Tower - play songs that the Grateful Dead played, or might have played in an alternate universe.
Kim & Maff - Kim has been singing since her teens, originally classically trained, but then fell in love with jazz and has been singing it ever since. From sultry ballads to ballsy blues, she loves them all. She is lucky to be joined today by pianist Maff Potts, also going since his teens! Maff has a unique style that will have you tapping your feet in no time at all. They both live in Oxfordshire with their prospective families and are delighted to be able to perform together again.
Mingus Tree - Mingus Tree plays original dance-time jazz featuring the tunes of Alan Fraser and the lyrics of John Lanyon. The group was formed as a street band but has since found a regular home at the Shed in Charlbury.
CBY Vinyl

Feeling Hungry?

Sartorelli Pizza – partnering with Church Hanbrewery, Sartorelli launched in April 2020 to support the local community with a quality pizza service during the difficult days of Covid. With a larger oven, Christian and Magnus now serve their wood-fired, sourdough pizza for delivery or collection outside at the brewery, using Italian recipes, fresh ingredients, herbs from their garden and flour from local mills.
Stonesfield Scouts’ BBQ – burgers and hot dogs, kindly supplied by our very own village Scouts, who provide fun, adventure and development for almost 100 local young people. They are raising funds for a new hut by the village green of Stockey Woods. Please support them as generously as you can.