Emma Mykytyn 
Tickets released for Giffnock Beer Festival
Glasgow breweries WEST, Drygate, Jaw Brew and local micro-brewery Clockwork will be joined by Edinburgh Beer Factory, Tempest Brewing Co and Loch Lomond Brewery PLUS Bijou Wine Company, Dunbar’s Thistly Cross Cider, and the Glasgow Distillery Company, phew!
And!, food from Toni’s Pizzeria as well as street food faves Firedog.
The Giffnock Beer Festival, which takes place on Saturday, August 27, will take place at Glasgow Hutchesons’ Aloysians RFC.
The early-bird ticket offer, which starts today for a limited period, will see entry costs for adults reduced from £8 to £6 and concessions (students/pensioners) from £5 to £4. Under-18s, parents will be delighted to know, go free. Tickets can be bought from the GHA website, www.gharugby.co.uk and https://billetto.co.uk/giffnock-beer-festival-2016
The GBF will coincide with a major rugby match between GHA’s first XV team and a league rival, with the opportunity to spectate the crunch game included in the beer festival’s entrance fee.
