HUNDREDS of ale fans flocked to Witham for a two-day festival at the weekend.
Witham Public Hall hosted the event for the second time on Friday and Saturday, with 34 beers, five ciders and two perries enjoyed by more than 500 people.
Real ales from across Essex and Suffolk were available, with the most popular and first to sell out being a beer called No Name, brewed in Witham in the back of the Woolpack in Church Street.
Public Hall event manager Graham Green said: "It was very successful, numbers were slightly up from last year, there was lots of good beer and smashing food and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves."
The drinks were complemented by Witham restaurant Hold The Anchovies, which provided handmade sausage rolls, scotch eggs, dumping and ale stew as well as pulled pork.
More than 25 volunteers helped organise the beer festival, which was supported by the Chelmsford and Essex Camra group, and the trustees of the Public Hall, who organise the event, plan to hold another beer festival next year.
All proceeds from the event go back into funding the hall and helping to put on events, including Witham Operatic Society and Johnny Cash tribute acts.
