One long night, six great pubs – the Midsummer Real Ale Trail is almost upon us!
Following the popularity of last year’s trail to celebrate the summer solstice, the team behind the Stone Food and Drink Festival has organised another evening of beer-themed festivities, taking in the sights and sounds of watering holes around Stone’s outlying villages, with chauffeured transport for ticket holders via the famous Midsummer Minibuses.
On Friday 19th June, revellers will get the chance to sample some of the finest pubs in the Stone area. Beginning at The Borehole – Lymestone Brewery’s new pub next to the brewery on the Mount Industrial Estate – and departing at 6.30pm prompt, the trail will tour The Boar at Moddershall, The Shoulder of Mutton at Fulford, The Hunter at Saverley Green, The Roebuck at Hilderstone, The Green Man at Milwich and The Red Lion at Day Hills; with enough time allowed for a pint – or two – in each. Included in the ticket price is a seat on the minibus and some light refreshments provided by each establishment.
Looking ahead to another popular night of frivolity, Stone Food and Drink Festival Chairman Richard Stevens said: “The Midsummer RAT has become a hugely popular annual event – no surprise really as what better way is there for real ale fans to spend Midsummer’s eve?! However, there is another facet to the occasion which has a wider impact upon the town and the surrounding area. Our aim, like the festival week trails, is to take business out to some of the great village pubs we’re lucky enough to have nearby. We’re especially delighted that this year the event will start at Stone’s newest pub, The Borehole, and that we will be helping to support our local brewers Brad and Viv in their new venture.”
Tickets for the Midsummer Real Ale Trail are £15 per person, inclusive of minibus transport and light buffet refreshment in the pubs. To book call 07564 378 916, visit www.stonefooddrink.org.uk to buy tickets online or pop into Follwell’s Estate Agents in Granvilles Square during office hours.
