Norwich City of Ale | NORFOLK NIPS City of Ale Launch 2019. SIMON FINLAY
NORWICH CITY OF ALE Thursday 21 to Sunday 31 May 2020 Norwich City of Ale returns for its 10th edition and the biggest yet! Tickets to the official launch party are on sale now for just £10 including 3 pints! It’s taking place at The Waterfront from 5.30 to 10.30pm on Thursday 21 May and will include live entertainment, food stalls and over 40 champion beers, new brews and craft beers from Belgium. City of Ale is all about enjoying fantastic beer and exploring Norwich’s wonderful pubs and there’s loads of great venues to try, those that have been involved for many years and some newer additions. City of Ale pioneered the concept of holding a beer festival in multiple venues across a town or city. Set up in 2011, it was the country’s original Beer Week. It has been driving business into pubs 46 | Spring 2020
in Norwich and showcasing beers from across the region ever since. There’s a few changes to the organising team too, as after nine years at the helm, Dawn Leeder has stepped down as co-chair of City of Ale. Together with Phil Cutter from The Murderers pub, Dawn co-founded and co-chaired this ground-breaking festival. Asked about her decision to hand over the reins, Dawn said, “I really feel as if I’ve taken City of Ale as far as I can. 2019 was the most successful festival to date – with more visitors than ever flocking to Norwich pubs to sample ales from the region’s superb breweries. Over the past nine years City of Ale has achieved all the ambitions that Phil and I had for it, from
