What else are bank holidays for other than chilling out in the sunshine with a few beers and tunes? And there’s no better way to spend this weekend (August 23 & 24) than at some of Bristol’s very best independent breweries? Six of the city’s most highly respected breweries will open their doors for the East Bristol Brewery Trail.
Having started in 2016, the trail this year invites you too visit Arbor Ales, Good Chemistry Brewing, Wiper & True, Left Handed Giant, and Little Martha Brewing. All the breweries are within walking distance of each other—you’ll find them around the start of the Bristol and Bath Railway Path, near Lawrence Hill and a ten-minute walk from Temple Meads—and will open from midday both days.
The East Bristol Brewery Trail is best tackled starting from Arbor Ales on Easton Road and snaking over to Little Martha on Oxford Street, but you can approach it whichever way you want. On route, you’ll not only be invited to taste a delectable sampling of beers from each brewery, but also poke your head around with brewery tours and chat with these local brewers. Plus, there’ll be street food, DJs and live music too.
If you can’t make it down this bank holiday weekend, however, there’s no need to fret—you’ll be pleased to hear that many of the breweries’ taprooms will open for the remainder of the summer. BUT it’s one of only a handful of times Good Chemistry Taproom will open this year.
The East Bristol Brewery Trail:
Arbor Ales
181 Easton Road, BS5 0HQ
Wiper & True
Units 11-15, City Business Park, St Jude’s, Bristol BS5 0SP
Left Handed Giant
Unit 3, Wadehurst Industrial Park, St Philips Road, BS2 0JE
Good Chemistry
2 William Street, BS2 0RG
Little Martha
Arch 23, Oxford Street, Bristol BS2 0QT
For more information on the trail, times and the breweries head here.