The event, held at the Winding Wheel, returned for the first time since 2020 when the pandemic put a stop to large-scale gatherings.
Jane Lefley, from Chesterfeld CAMRA, said: “We’ve got over 60 beers produced by brewers from Scotland to Norfolk. There will be 26 brewers from within a 25-mile radius of the Winding Wheel and a Thornbridge bar selling four cask beers and four keg beers.”
The festival runs from 11.30am to 5pm and from 6pm until 11pm on both Friday and Saturday, February 3 and 4..
Admission is by ticket only. Tickets for the lunchtime sessions are £6 and for the evening sessions are £7.50. They are on sale at various outlets including the Arkwright Arms at Sutton cum Duckmanton; Chesterfield Arms, Newbold Road; Rose and Crown, Brampton; Glassworks, Whittington Moor; Pig and Pump, Chesterfield. Book online (booking fee applies) at www.seetickets.com/event/winding-wheel-beer-festival-2023/winding-wheel-camra-/2463121
We went along to the Friday afternoon session and got these great images..