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Craft Beer

The Craft Beer Bar will serve a specially selected range of craft beer from our amazing local brewers. The full list will be published shortly.

Craft Beer is 1 token per 1/3 pint. Lager is 1 token per 1/2 pint.

Cider

The Cider bar will serve a specially selected range of cider from our amazing local cider makers. The full list will be published shortly.

Cider is 1 token per 1/2 pint.

Sponsor

Sponsoring Burghfest is a great way to show that you support the local RG7 community and Thames Valley Air Ambulance.

We are expecting 2,000 visitors so take advantage of this opportunity now.

Find out More

Sponsorship opportunities start from as little as £100 and include:
  • Sponsoring a beer or cider barrel
  • Display your advertising banner or flag
  • Exclusive: Sponsorship of the Beer Bar SOLD
  • Exclusive: Sponsoring the Craft Beer and Cider Bar
  • Exclusive: Sponsorship of the Prosecco  Bar SOLD
  • Exclusive: Your logo on Volunteer Vests SOLD
  • Exclusive: Your logo on Burghfest Beer or Wine Glasses
  • Exclusive: Main Stage Sponsor SOLD
  • Band Sponsor
  • Exclusive: Sponsorship of the Ticket Desk and festival wrist bands SOLD

All sponsors get discounted admission tickets, receive a framed certificate, and appear on our event web-sites allowing you to publicise your involvement.

For more details email admin@burghfieldsantas.org.uk.

Thank you to all the local businesses who have sponsored us. Without their support the event would not be possible.

Amwell Springs – Chairman Dave

Sponsorship Available

Extra Pale Ale

ABV 3.5%

Pale
Made with local Spring Water
Chairman Dave has noble quality; a sweet, crisp pale ale with a zesty bitterness that is complemented by a vibrant floral hop flavour. With a low ABV this is a true session ale. chocolate malty finish. Quintessentially British. Amwell Springs Brew Co, Cholsey, Oxon.

Amwell Springs – Mad Gaz

Sponsorship Available

IPA

ABV 5.2%

Pale
Mad Gaz is an eccentric fellow, with a heart of gold. A genuine IPA, stacked full of grapefruit and resinous flavours, derived from heaps of cascade and centennial hops. The floral aroma and refreshing bitter finish gives Mad Gaz the edge. Amwell Springs Brew Co, Cholsey, Oxon.

Bond Brews – Bengal Tiger

Sponsored by Mortimer Dramatic Society

English IPA

ABV 4.3%

Amber
’Bengal Tiger’ is an English Style India Pale Ale. Brewed with a nod to the original English style IPA with 2 types of malted barley whilst East Kent Golding hops provides the Bitterness, Goldings for aroma and dry-hopped for good measure Bond Brews, Bracknell, Berks.

Bond Brews – Kiwi Pale

Sponsorship Available

New Zealand Pale Ale

ABV 4.3%

Pale
An autumn special from Bond Brews. Kiwi Pale is a New Zealand Pale Ale. Using 2 types of malted barley to provide a light golden hue. While Dr. Rudi hops add a satisfying bitterness with notes of lemongrass and pine Bond Brews, Bracknell, Berks.

Burghfest – Santas’ Sunset

Sponsorship Available

Session Pale Ale

ABV 4.1% Vg

Pale
Burghfest Heritage Brew
Brewed in collaboration with Reading Amateur Brewers and Elusive Brewing this recipe uses a clean malt bill with six different hops to deliver a beer that's nicely bitter with a new world citrussy hop profile. Elusive Brewing Company, Finchampstead, Berkshire.

Delphic – World’s End

Sponsorship Available

Traditional Pale

ABV 4.6% Vg

Pale
A Traditional Pale Ale, but brewed using a couple of firm favourite, exciting hop varieties. German Huell Melon teams up with US-grown Citra for a cocktail of citrus fruit and resinous pine flavours. This mid-strength beer has a firm bitterness and a soft orange hue from a little bit of Vienna malt in the mash. Delphic Brewing Company, Thatcham, Berkshire.

Elusive – Oregon Trail

Sponsorship Available

West Coast Pale

ABV 5.8% Vg

Pale
Burghfest Heritage Brew
A classically-styled West Coast IPA. Simcoe, Chinook and Columbus hops combine to deliver a resinous profile with a citrus undertone. The bitterness help to balance the light caramel flavours of the malts. Elusive Brewing Company, Finchampstead, Berkshire.

Elusive – Shadow of the Beast

Sponsorship Available

Black IPA

ABV 5.0% Vg

Dark
Burghfest Heritage Brew
Shadow of the Beast is an Elusive classic! This Black IPA uses roasted wheat malt to give it a dark appearance and moderately roasty malt profile. We then add Citra and Mosaic hops across six additions to layer in a lovely citrus-forward hop profile. The malts play really nicely with the hops in this one! Elusive Brewing Company, Finchampstead, Berkshire.

Elusive – Tenacious C

Sponsorship Available

Vanilla Stout

ABV 5.0%

Dark
Burghfest Heritage Brew
Brewed in collaboration with Chris Bingham, this rich and delicious Vanilla Stout uses a complex malt bill to layer notes of creamy chocolate and authentic Madagascan pods to add plenty of comforting vanilla to the finished beer. This is not the greatest beer in the world, no, this is just a tribute to it. Elusive Brewing Company, Finchampstead, Berkshire.

Flower Pots – Cheriton Porter

Sponsored by Horse and Groom

Porter

ABV 4.2%

Dark
This is the one that wins all of the top awards.  For three years now, it has been voted by SIBA as Winner of Cask Session Dark Beer.  A complex grain bill of dark malts and traditional British hops create an easy drinking classic Porter.  With a creamy coffee aroma and roasted chocolate maltiness, a hint of sweetness shines through to provide a dry finish.  All of our beers are brewed in the Hampshire village of Cheriton, so why not name a beer after it? The Flower Pots Brewery, Cheriton, Hampshire.

Flower Pots – Pots Bitter

Sponsored by Dads Shop

Bitter

ABV 3.8%

Amber
Our eponymous Flower “Pots Bitter” is a blend of some of Hampshire’s finest malted barley with a selection of Challenger, Goldings and Northdown hops.  Toffee amber in colour, with a balanced bitterness from the English hops paired with a subtle caramel sweetness from the malts, the award-winning Pots Bitter is a traditional British beer and is named after the Flower Pots farm where beer was first brewed in the 1830s. The Flower Pots Brewery, Cheriton, Hampshire.

Hop Kettle – Seedspitter

Sponsorship Available

Watermelon Wheat Beer

ABV 4.6%

Pale
A classic hazy and smooth Wheat Beer base with traditional banana and tropical fruit yeast flavours gets taken for a summery spin with a fresh twist of sweet and juicy watermelon. Hop Kettle, Swindon, Wilts.

Indigenous – Moonstruck

Sponsored by FOMO Sapiens

Porter

ABV 4.8% Vg

Dark
Burghfest Heritage Brew
Brewed in the classic 1850 London style, this porter has plenty of chocolate and coffee notes, complimented by a subtle bitterness and smooth finish. Indigenous Brewery, Chaddleworth, Newbury.

Loddon – Citra Quad

Sponsorship Available

Session IPA

ABV 4.4%

Pale
Burghfest Heritage Brew
Heavily hopped with Citra over 4 stages of the brewing process. The tropical, citrussy aromas are superbly propped up by heaps of oat malts for a smooth session IPA Loddon Brewery, Dunsden, Oxfordshire.

Loddon – Leave it with Santa

Sponsorship Available

Old Ale

ABV 4.6%

Amber
Burghfest Heritage Brew
Rich, smooth and ruby in colour, Hocus Pocus is a proper old ale. English Golding and Fuggle Hops, pale and dark malts, and a small amount of invert sugar, combine to form a rich, smooth traditional dark ale. In memory of Dave Godwin. Loddon Brewery, Dunsden, Oxfordshire.

Mysterious – Citra Triangle

Sponsored by Bahgecha

Pale Ale

ABV 5.0% Vg, GF

Pale
Burghfest Heritage Brew
Award-winning classic pale ale is hopped three ways with Citra. All of those juicy citrus flavours sit on a light malty of Maris Otter and Vienna malt. Mysterious Brewing, Silchester.

Mysterious – Reinbeer of the Mohicans

Sponsored by IT As A Service

American Pale Ale

ABV 4.2% Vg, GF

Pale
Burghfest Heritage Brew
In 2022, Burghfield Santas teamed up with a Reading Amateur Brewer Ken , now at Mysterious, and Elusive Brewing to brew a very special beer. Packed with enough hops to blow the mohawk off your head - we had to get this rebrewed for Buirghfest! Elusive Brewing Company, Silchester.

Mysterious – Small Strings Harmony

Sponsorship Available

Golden IPA

ABV 4.0% Vg, GF

Pale
Gluten Free
A 4% IPA that delivers far more than its modest strength suggests. Brewed with Strata and Krush hops, it opens with an enticing wave of ripe tropical fruit, citrus zest, and subtle berry notes, before revealing a deeper, resinous backbone that lingers on the palate. A gentle haze softens the edges, wrapping bold flavours and layered aromas in a smooth, easy-drinking body. Light, vibrant, and compelling — a performance you’ll want to experience again and again. Mysterious Brewing, Silchester.

Rebellion – IPA

Sponsorship Available

English IPA

ABV 3.4%

Amber
Burghfest Heritage Brew
A copper coloured, easy drinking beer. Well balanced malt and hop flavours continue to a long, refreshing and clean finish. Rebellion Beer Co, Marlow, Buckinghamshire.

Siren Craft – Broken Dream

Sponsorship Available

Breakfast Stout

ABV 6.5%

Dark
Burghfest Heritage Brew
An indulgence of chocolate and speciality malts, Broken Dream is smooth, unctuous and moreish. It's brewed with milk sugar for balance and mouthfeel, along with carefully selected espresso from London's Climpson & Sons. Siren Craft Brew, Finchampstead, Berkshire.

Triple fff – Dazed and Confused

Sponsorship Available

Best Bitter

ABV 4.6%

Pale
A Pale Ale, brewed using Lager malt and Vienna malt as well as Chinook and Summit American hops. With a fruit gums aroma and on the palate a complex bittersweet mixture of malt, hops and bitter fruit, this is satisfying and clean tasting. Well balanced with a long and hoppy finish. Triple fff Brewery, Alton, Hampshire.

Triple fff – Pressed Rat and Warthog

Sponsorship Available

Dark Mild

ABV 3.8%

Dark
Ruby coloured, with coffee and chocolate aroma; hints of dried fruits and sour cherry leads to a soft, yet full roast flavour. Fruit and malt vying with the rounded hoppy bittersweet finish. Not only for the mild fanatics but the bitter lovers too. Both will be left satisfied and wanting more. Triple fff Brewery, Alton, Hampshire.

Seven Trees – Orchard Press

Sponsored by Worthigtons

Medium Dry

ABV 6.5% Vg, GF

Still Cider
British Cider Championships Gold Medal Winner
An award winning traditional west country style farmhouse cider balanced with bitterness, astringency, sweetness and acidity. This unfiltered, full-juice cider has been wild fermented slowly and is made using a blend of bittersweet and sharp cider apples harvested by hand from North Down Orchard, near Crewkerne in Somerset. Seven Trees, Tilehurst, Berkshire.

Seven Trees – Reading Press

Sponsorship Available

Medium

ABV 5.5% Vg, GF

Still Cider
A fruity, light, wild fermented, pure juice, eastern counties style cider made from culinary and dessert apples harvested from RG postcodes in September 2024. Blended with a small amount of Somerset Redstreak, a bittersweet cider apple harvested in Crewkerne, Somerset. Seven Trees, Tilehurst, Berkshire.

Seven Trees – Royal County

Sponsorship Available

Medium

ABV 6.3% Vg, GF

Still Cider
A full-juice cider expressing the best of Berkshire apples including Dabinett and Kingston Black, gathered across the ‘Royal County’. Fruit harvested from notable locations including Douai Abbey and Great Shefford. Seven Trees, Tilehurst, Berkshire.

Tutt’s Clump – Berkshire Diamond

Sponsorship Available

Medium Dry

ABV 4.5% Vg, GF

Still Cider
This medium/dry Real Cider is handmade in the heart of the Royal County of Berkshire blended from a variety of fresh hand picked apples. Tutt's Clump Cider, Bradfield, Berkshire.

Tutt’s Clump – Rhubarb

Sponsorship Available

Medium Sweet

ABV 4.0% Vg, GF

Still Cider
This medium/sweet Real Cider is lovingly crafted in West Berkshire from a blend of apples before being infused with real rhubarb juice. Tutt's Clump Cider, Bradfield, Berkshire.

Tutt’s Clump – Traditional Farmhouse

Sponsorship Available

Medium Dry

ABV 6.0% Vg, GF

Still Cider
This award-winning medium/dry Real Cider is handmade from a variety of eating cooking and crab apples mainly from within West Berkshire. Made from 100% juice with no added water. Tutt's Clump Cider, Bradfield, Berkshire.

Bearwood – ONE Sour

Sponsorship Available

Mango, Banana and Passionfruit

ABV 6.0%

Sour - Chilled
Mango, Banana & Passionfruit combine as part of Bearwood's first birthday celebrations. Bearwood Brewing, Wokingham, Berkshire.

Bearwood – ONE TDH

Sponsored by Bearwood Brewing

Triple Dry Hop IPA

ABV 5.8%

Pale - Chilled
Burghfest Heritage Brew
A Santa Heritage beer, this is a reimagining of Ascot Ales / Dis:Ruption's Chaos more Chaos by their head brewer, who is now leading the brewery at Bearwood. Brewed for Burghfest and Bearwood's first birthday. Bearwood Brewing, Wokingham, Berkshire.

Double-Barrelled – Parka

Sponsorship Available

Pale Ale

ABV 4.5%

Pale - Chilled
Great Taste Award Winner!
Great Taste Award Winner! First brewed back in 2018 and the first beer ever brewed at our Reading site, our award-winning Parka 4.5% Pale Ale now sits firmly in our flagship range and is a reliable choice for craft beer lovers. Always light, consistently hazy, and undeniably refreshing, pints of Parka hold an extra special place in our heart. This really is the ultimate go-to pale for easy drinking and juicy tropical flavours! Double-Barrelled Brewery, Reading, Berkshire.

Double-Barrelled – SpaceCat

Sponsorship Available

Hazy IPA

ABV 5.8%

Pale - Chilled
Sour
In the year 3025, only one Hazy IPA rules the cosmos… SPACE CAT is a blast of pineapple, peach and citrus wrapped in a full-bodied haze. Double-Barrelled Brewery, Reading, Berkshire.

Elusive – Sorachi Trail

Sponsorship Available

West Coast IPA

ABV 5.8% Vg

Amber - Chilled
Meet Sorachi Trail. We’ve taken our flagship Oregon Trail recipe and switched up some of the hops with the wonder that is Sorachi Ace! This distinctive hop brings big notes of bright lemon and zesty orange with herbal undertones, like dill and coriander. Highly divisive, but when you used right, we love a bit of Sorachi! Elusive Brewing Company, Finchampstead, Berkshire.

Lucky Saint – Pilsner

Sponsored by Spratleys

Lager

ABV 0.5% AF

Lager - Chilled
Alcohol Free
A classic lager made with four natural ingredients - Pilsner Malt, Hallertau Hops, spring water and classic lager yeast. This combination of ingredients and a unique brewing process creates a full bodied lager with a refreshing citrus hop finish. Lucky Saint, Bavaria, Germany.

Santa’s – Santa Pils

Sponsorship Available

Lager

ABV 4.3% Vg, GF

Lager - Chilled
Gluten Free
Brewed for the Burghfield Santa's by Mysterious Brewing, Santa Pils is a German inspired Pilsner, hopped with the noble hop, Perle. Classic cracker notes from the crisp lager malt. Perle delivers a bold spicy floral balance for a rounded palate induced sensation. Mysterious Brewing, Silchester.

Santa’s – Santa’s Sunset

Sponsorship Available

Pale Ale

ABV 4.1% Vg

Pale - Chilled
Burghfest Heritage Brew
Brewed in collaboration with Reading Amateur Brewers and Elusive Brewing, This recipe uses a clean malt bill with six different hops to deliver a beer that's nicely bitter with a new world citrussy hop profile. Elusive Brewing Company, Finchampstead, Berkshire.

Siren Craft – Lumina

Sponsorship Available

Session IPA

ABV 5.6% Vg, GF

Pale - Chilled
Burghfest Heritage Brew
Session IPA glowing with juicy tropical fruit notes. Hoppy aromas of mango and pineapple guide you towards explosive flavour, flashes of delicate citrus highlights and refreshing balanced bitterness. Our epiphany of a session beer drinks with a pillowy soft mouthfeel and pours with a beautiful light haze. Siren Craft Brew, Finchampstead, Berkshire.

Stardust – PK3

Sponsorship Available

American IPA

ABV 5.8% Vg

Pale - Chilled
This beer packs a full hop punch! By adding five hop varieties throughout the brew, the beer carries a complex hop profile. Tropical, fruity, spicy…it’s got them all. Stardust Brewery, White Waltham, Berkshire.

Ten Tun – Papaya Desire

Sponsorship Available

Sour (Chilli Gose)

ABV 4.2% ?

Sour - Chilled
Inspired by Laos' classic Som Tam salad, this experimental (limited) gose delivers pleasingly soft and creamy papaya, intersected with some posh salt. Just enough Bird's Eye chilli was added to provide a decent peppery finish Ten Tun Brew House, Alton, Hampshire.

Ten Tun – What a Palaver

Sponsorship Available

Fruited Pale

ABV 4.6% ?

Pale - Chilled
Blueberries, raspberries & cream soda. A great thirst-quencher after a day of working hard, drawing things, opening supermarkets, buying trees - whatever it is that you've been up to. Ten Tun Brew House, Alton, Hampshire.

Alessandro Gallici Prosecco

Prosecco

Italy

ABV 11.0%
Full of delicious apple and lemon-scented flavour. Very pale with fine bubbles. Why not buy a bottle?

H! Barcelona Hola Cava

Brut Rosé Cava

Spain Organic

ABV 11.5%
Berry-filled cava rosado from Spain’s Catalunya region. Elegant, crisp, fruity and refreshing

Nozeco

Sparkling Wine

France Alcohol Free

ABV 0.5%
The Perfect Drink Made from Alcohol-Removed Wine. Natural Grape Profile with Fine & Elegant Bubbles

Lobo e Falcão

Red Wine

Portugal 2022

ABV 13.5%
A delicious blend of Portuguese grapes from a former royal falconry, Lobo e Falcão has lovely warmth, satisfying richness and dark, spicy fruit.

Domaine Du Clos Fleuri

Rose Wine

France 2025

ABV 10.5%
Provence is a region synonymous with pale, elegant rosés and this single-estate, single-vineyard release is something really special. Crafted by winemaker Mathieu Lacroix, it offers zesty citrus fruit with a subtle marmalade tang.

Abbesse Sauvignon Blanc

White Wine

France 2023

ABV 11.0%
Very lively, ripe; intense citrus, gooseberry and herbaceous notes

Il Papavero Pinot Grigio

White Wine

Italy 2023

ABV 12.5%
Crisp, fruity Pinot Grigio from Scipione Giuliani, the genius behind the Il Papavero range.

Hawkridge Cherry Orchard

Flavoured Gin

Lemonade

ABV 40.0%
A delicious celebration of the Victorian era, created with infused, pressed red cherries and a touch of vanilla. Delectably smooth mouthfeel with creamy notes of almonds and pomegranate. Rich and viscous on the palate leaving a lingering hint of summer berries.

Hawkridge Rhubarb & Ginger

Flavoured Gin

Ginger Ale

ABV 40.0%
Award winning London Dry base, with locally-sourced rhubarb and fresh ginger to create an intriguing gin that is both sweet and smooth – balanced with a subtle gingery zing at the same time.

Hawkridge Nettle & Blackberry

Flavoured Gin

Tonic

ABV 42.0%
Award winning London Dry base with hand-picked tender young nettles and blackberries

Hawkridge Wild Strawberry

Flavoured Gin

Lemonade

ABV 42.0%
Award Winning London Dry with wild strawberries added to create a sweet and aromatic blush pink beauty.

PIMMs

Gin Cocktail

England

ABV 6.0%
Served with lemonde and fresh fruits - the taste of summer. Available by the glass or jug

Hawkridge London Dry

Gin

Tonic

ABV 42.0%
Our delectable, triple-gold award winning London Dry gin has been carefully developed by our master distiller using the highest quality, carefully selected botanicals. Its complex and well-balanced flavour comes through beautiful forward notes of rich citrus, fragrant herbs and honey and a lasting floral hint.

Bombay Sapphire

Gin

Tonic

ABV 40.0%
Named in honour of Gin's popularity in India throughout British rule, Bombay Sapphire is actually a born and bred London Gin. Flavoured with the finest Juniper berries from Tuscany, these remain at the heart of Bombay Sapphire's flavour, resulting its much loved dry, herbal tang.

Gordon’s

Gin

Slimline Tonic

ABV 37.5%
It's got to be Gordon's!

Gordons 0.0

Gin

Alcohol Free

ABV 0.0%
Gordon's makes its alcohol-free drink with the same, finest distilled botanicals that goes into the original London Dry Gin. The classic, bold, juniper-led flavour, just without the alcohol

Hawkridge Distiller’s Blend Rum

Rum

On the rocks

ABV 40.0%
Five-year oak-barrel aged golden blend is derived from three meticulously selected rums from Venezuela, Trinidad, and The Dominican Republic. Orange, vanilla, and tobacco notes give way to a sweet and nutty finish. Best served on the rocks or mixed in your favourite cocktails.

Hawkridge English Grain Vodka

Vodka

Choice of mixer

ABV 40.0%
Hawkridge English Grain Vodka has been created using the finest English grain. Double-distilled and triple-filtered to create an inimitable complex yet smooth character

Absolut Vodka

Vodka

Choice of mixer

ABV 40.0%
Made in Southern Sweden, Smooth & Rich, Award Winning Taste,

Moscow Mule

Vodka Cocktail

England

ABV 8.0%
The Moscow Mule is a classic vodka cocktail made with vodka, ginger beer and fresh lime juice, served over ice

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