Halloween Beer Festival 2026

HALLOWEEN BEER FEST 2026
Saturday 31st October | 1pm–9pm
Drop the Anchor Brewery | BH23 7EF

Something spooky is brewing at Drop the Anchor!

Our Halloween Beer Fest is back for a full day of fantastic beer, delicious food and live music — and this year, we’re setting sail with a Pirates and Zombies theme!

Fancy dress is optional, but pirates, zombies and zombie pirates are all welcome. We’d love to see what you come up with!

LIVE MUSIC
Carley Varley
Milton Musical Society Choir
Mr Nodge
MLC

Plus DJs throughout the day — names announced soon!

FOOD & SPOOKY COCKTAILS
@originfirefood will be serving up the food to keep you going, and Pothecary Gin will be joining us with some spooky cocktails!

FROM OUR FIELDS TO YOUR GLASS
Come and taste the new Miraculous Beam, brewed with our own Hinton Admiral-grown barley. There’s something pretty special about enjoying a beer made with grain grown in the fields around us!

THE BEERS
Here’s a taste of what we’ll have on the bar:

• The Phoenix IPA – 6%
A smooth, moreish IPA brewed with pale malt, crushed oats and organic orange peel, finished with a Citra hop-tea infusion.

• Otakaro NZ Pale – 5.5%
Fruity New Zealand hops bring notes of lychee, mango and fresh gooseberry.

• The Miraculous Beam – 8.4%
Brewed with our own locally grown barley, this rich, velvety porter combines chocolate malt, roasted barley and orange peel, with a hint of orange sweetness.

• Turkish Delight Stout – 6%
Chocolate and rose water come together in this rich, distinctive stout.

• Tucktonia Pale – 4.7%
Our award-winning pale ale. You know it, you love it!

• Bonzo Tropical Fruit IPA – 3.8%
A tropical fruit punch of an IPA, brewed with Motueka, Pacific Jade and Citra hops.

• Misty Mountain Hop IPA – 3.8%
A crisp, refreshing IPA with Citra, Nelson Sauvin, Waimea and Mosaic hops.

• Silent Stones Amber – 4.7%
A rich, well-balanced amber ale with crystal malts and Fuggle and Cascade hops.

• The Admiral Brown – 5.2%
An easy-drinking brown ale with gentle bitterness and traditional English hops.

• Backroom English Pale – 3.8%
A single-malt English pale ale brewed with Jester hops.

• Black Dog – 4.9%
A smooth, traditional London-style porter.

• Lekka Weiss – 5.2%
A South African amber wheat beer and a firm local favourite.

• Pumpkin Stout – 6%
A seasonal stout brewed with pumpkin — just the thing for Halloween!

We’ll also have Dicky Cider and a fully stocked bar, with plenty to choose from.

Tickets are just £5 for a full day of beer, food, music and spooky fun.

Get your crew together and join us from 1pm!

Tickets and more information:
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