Back To The Future – Scottish Tall Fount Revival

Scottish Tall Fonts

We have much to thank CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) for! CAMRA was founded in March 1971 by four men from the North West of England who were concerned about the decline in quality and variety of British beers. They were particularly worried about the dominance of large breweries producing bland, fizzy and often poorly …

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Beers on the Bar for BraasFest 2024

Beers on the Bar - BraasFest 2024

Festival Dates & Times Friday 11 October 20245pm till 11pmSaturday 12 October 202412 noon till 11pm More Breweries, 3 New Breweries and 18 New Beers! There are more breweries than last year so we are back to offering two beers from each brewery. You can enjoy a selection of 18 new beers to the festival. …

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BRAAS Festival 2024

BraasFest 24

If it hadn’t been for Covid, this year would have been the 24th festival since the first festival in 2001 supporting the Bo’ness 400 Harbour celebrations on the foreshore.

Festival Sponsors & Beers 2023

Sponsors & Beers

As in previous years local companies are approached to sponsor the event. Without their support we would not be able to do the things and support the causes and groups we do each year. Once again we are delighted a total of 30 sponsors have supported this year. The committee of Bo’ness Real Ale Appreciation …

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Beers on the Bar 2023 Festival!

Beers on the Bar - BraasFest 2024

Unfortunately, during the year we’ve lost two local breweries, Tryst & Hybrid, to retirement and the continuing economic climate. And others on the bar that last year you were able to enjoy. Both Hybrid Kongo and Tryst Raj were in the top three favourites from last year’s festival voted for through our BraasApp launched for …

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Keep Up to Date – Get BraasApp!

BRAAS App QR Code

Be one of the first to know! Get all the news right on your phone. You can even check and see what were the most popular beers last year. You’ll find it under Festival ’22 Simply & Easy! All you have to do is either scan the QR code below or click the link on …

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BRAAS Festival 2023 – Our 21st!

BraasFest 23 Logo

Bo’ness Real Ale Festival 2023 It wasn’t clear last year if it would go ahead but it did! And, It Is Again This Year! Similar to last year there are few minor changes. It’s going to be a week later inOctober but Town Hall is booked and beers both ‘old’ and ‘new’ are again being …

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