THE LIONS BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL IS A CHARITY EVENT ORGANISED JOINTLY BY ACOCKS GREEN LIONS CLUB, SHIRLEY LIONS CLUB AND SOLIHULL LIONS CLUB.

THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY 12TH AND SATURDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2025 AT SHIRLEY BRITISH LEGION.

Opening times for both days are 12.00 noon to 11.00 pm

The entry fee is £10 which includes a souvenir beer glass, programme with tasting notes and a supply of beer/cider tokens.

Advance tickets for the Festival can be obtained from Shirley Royal British Legion or simply pay on the door by cash or card.

On both days entertainment will be provided by Ray's Open Mic Performers

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Some photos from previous festivals

Our visitors from Shaespeare Lions enjoying a pint. Some more happy drinkers The Committee

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As we source our beers and ciders for 2025 they will appear here but to give you an idea of what we may have here are the beers and ciders we had in 2024

	BEER/CIDER	ABV	TASTING NOTES	SPONSORS
1	Ashbourne IPA Leatherbritches Brewery	4.9%	An Irish coffee stout. A beautifully smooth dark ale, having a lovely malty taste combined with a light touch of vanilla and coffee, whilst at the back end we have a subtle hint of whiskey just like a good chaser. VF	Paragon Bank
2	Auld MacGowan Darklands Brewery	4.7%	An Irish coffee stout. A beautifully smooth dark ale, having a lovely malty taste combined with a light touch of vanilla and coffee, whilst at the back end we have a subtle hint of whiskey just like a good chaser. VF	Jan's Cafe
3	Blonde Bear Little Critters Brewery	4.2%	With a light body, light hints of tropical fruit, balanced with earthiness, making a satisfying, authentic and moreish blonde.	Station Fish Bar
4	Cwtch Tiny Rebel Brewery	4.6%	Champion Beer of Britain 2015. With tones of citrus and tropical fruit dominating, the taste is highlighted with caramel malts to balance the bitterness.	Plume Tyres
5	Dark Ruby Mild Sarah Hughes Brewery	6.0%	A dark ruby strong ale with a good balance of fruit and hops, leading to a pleasant, lingering hops and malt finish. This beer is an award-winning festival favourite.	William Painter Funeral Directors
6	Darwin's Original Salopian Brewery	4.3%	First brewed in 2009 to celebrate the bicentennial of Charles Darwin's birth in our hometown of Shrewsbury. A copper-coloured Bitter given an international twist with an eclectic mix of new and old-world hops that give the beer its distinctive lemony aroma and dry finish.	Solihull Windows
7	Everytime Bristol Beer Factory	3.8%	A session IPA, using a house blend of Cryopop and HBC 586 for that new-wave tropical groove and stone fruit undertones. Adding depth, the iconic Idaho 7 brings bold citrus and orange energy.	Pike Opticians
8	Farmer's Pale Bradfield Brewery	5.0%	A distinctive fruity pale ale, well balanced with a powerful floral bouquet, full-bodied and a predominantly dry aftertaste.	Langley Hall Social Club
9	Gold Ludlow Brewery	4.2%	Ludlow's flagship ale is a full-bodied soft and creamy golden pale ale. It packs wonderful flavours and aromas of citrus and tropical fruits � lemon, pineapple, papaya.	Paragon Bank
10	Gold Fownd Brewery	4.2%	A session golden bitter hopped with Cascade for a subtle floral hop character and thirst-quenching bitterness.	Shirley Round Table
11	Lit Beartown Brewery	4.5%	Beartown's hop forward super pale ale. Using the finest and freshest American hops, with Chinook and Mosaic added later in the boil, drinkers are greeted with a citrusy and fruity hop profile balanced on top of a bitterness that begs you to drink another. VF	The Pup & Duckling
12	Mystic Wolf IPA Byatt's Brewery	5.2%	An IPA brewed with Mystic and Wolf hops, known for juicy tropical flavours and aromas.	Chamberlain Surveyors
13	Nelson Pale Wily Fox Brewery	3.9%	A heavenly blend of English malts provides the sweet malty base and forms a harmonious union with a combination of Admiral, Olicana and Pioneer hops. The tropical citrus and resinous hop character leads to an exquisite linger on the palate.	C.Bastock Funeral Directors
14	Plum Porter Titanic Brewery	4.9%	This beer is dark, strong and well rounded; the richness of such a rotund beer is brought to an even keel by the late addition of Golding hops and natural plum flavouring. Take the opportunity and go for the low hanging fruit; this sumptuous beer really is a plum!	Melvyn Danes Estate Agents
15	Quack Me Amadeus Dancing Duck Brewery	5.0%	A Vienna style cask lager, amber in colour with a good body and hints of orange on the palate and nose.	Wadsworths Solicitiors
16	Raspberry Belter Leatherbritches Brewery	4.4%	Refreshing!!! Leatherbritches' new Raspberry Belter. Perfect for Summer! A golden, hoppy ale with a subtle pink glow, watch out for the seeds!	Paragon Bank
17	Sundown Castle Rock Brewery	4.3%	Dry hopped with Citra and Cascade. Pale gold and clear with aromas of tropical fruit and zesty citrus, as well as floral and pine notes. Thirst quenching, sweet and juicy on the first sip, the beer finishes with a resinous bite, leaving a pleasant lingering bitterness on the back of the palate.	Holiday Warehouse
18	Tortoiseshell Great Newsome Brewery	4.5%	Pale ale brewed with torrefied oats for a great mouthfeel. Gorgeous citrus aromas top off this beer all thanks to a couple of trendy British hops - Harlequin and Opus.	Acocks Green Lions Club
19	Norman Cider Gwatkins Cider Co	6.0%	A cloudy cider with no fizz, made exclusively from an apple variety called "Handsome Norman", a traditional vintage apple from Herefordshire. The colour is deep orange-brown and has a complex aroma of fruits, tannin and peaty whisky.	Steve Gilbert
20	Walloper Cider Hunts Cider Co	6.0%	The villagers knew when Squire Churchward had been to visit Mr Hunt as they'd see him wobbling towards the Manor. "Squires been on the Wobbler" they'd say knowingly, describing the still medium-sweet cider made here on the farm for more than 200 years.	Ken Hawkins
21	Pina Colada Cider Lilley's Cider Co	3.4%	You'll never get caught in the rain with this deliciously fresh and cool Pina Colada cider. Pineapple, rum and coconut are all blended with our crisp Somerset cider. Escape with this smooth, sweet and summery delight.	Paragon Bank
22	Bee Sting Lilley's Cider Co.	6.8%	A still, sweet perry, but incredibly refreshing. A glorious fresh tasting flavour and a wonderful pear aroma.	Emma McGann
23	Mango Cider Lilley's Cider Co	4.0%	An aromatic sweet cider expertly blended with exotic mango to create a mouth-watering tropical flavour.	Shirley Lions Club
24	Oddfellas Grandmaster Isle of Man Cider Co.	5.2%	Isle of Cider's very own branded cider. We teamed up with one of the best cider producers in Herefordshire to bring you a medium still cider made only from a blend of real Herefordshire cider apples.	Solihull Lions Club
25	Thistly Cross Whisky Cider Thistly Cross Cider Co.	6.7%	Our whisky cask-aged cider. Matured in ex-Glen Mora Distillery whisky casks, this is a dry and subtle cider. Infused with mellow vanilla oak of the cask. A refreshing complex drink to be savoured.	Shirley Lions Club
26	Flattler Original Cider Healey's Cider Farm	5.5%	Our famous Rattler Original without the fizz ! It's still cloudy , it's still cyder and it definitely still bites ! Slightly cloudy in character, it is a young, light, tremendously fruity and refreshing cyder with a distinctive bite.	Solihull Lions Club
27	Flattler Pineapple Cyder Healey's Cider Farm	3.4%	Time to get tropical but without the fizz ! Bursting with refreshing pineapple, blended with crisp apples and Healey's knowhow. Our Rattler Cornish Cyder with pineapple has the fresh, tropical and juicy flavour you'll love.	Acocks Green Lions Club
28	Flattler Peach Cyder Healey's Cider Farm	3.4%	Life's a peach ! Bursting with mouth watering peach, blended with crisp apples and Rattler knowhow. Our Flattler Peach Cornish Cyder has the fresh flavour you crave.	Acocks Green Lions Club