Welcome to the inaugural Sherfield on Loddon Feastivale. I hope that you can take some time to read about the day and gain some information about the beer, sponsors, village venues and the chosen charities.

The aim of the Feastivale is to celebrate the cultural and culinary heritage of Hampshire with a great range of interesting local ales and ciders, plus a selection of Fonthill Glebe English wines. This year too we've got some fantastic local producers presenting some of their locally made or reared quality food. We've chosen the end of Harvest time for the Feastivale as it’s the start of Autumn - a time for reflection as the leaves drop, the nights draw in and we roll on to the end of another  year and think about the coming winter.

The time of summer beer festivals has gone. Now it is time for warming and characterful ales which will hint at the stronger flavours of Winter ales, beers which make the palate comfortable, beers which are tasty and smooth without carrying enough alcohol to power a steam train. Autumn is also the time of the new harvest of barley and hops and a few enterprising brewers release ales which take advantage of this fresh new crop - the beers have a freshness and tanginess which set taste-buds quivering. We hope you enjoy our selection and take some time to reflect on your surroundings and appreciate nature’s bounty.