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The Great British Beer Festival at Earls Court is Britain's biggest beer festival, bringing together a wide range of real ales, ciders, perries and international beers.

There will be at least 450 beers available throughout the festival including golden ales, fruit beers, stouts, bitters and some international real lagers. As well as a great selection of beer there is also cider and perry, all available in pint, half pint and third pint measures.

There's plenty to occupy you at the festival: you can play on some traditional pub games, enjoy live music, sample some food, including good traditional pub snacks, and also attend tutored beer tastings. Visitors who are interested in the tutored tastings usually sell out in advance so please book early to avoid disappointment.

There are a variety of tastings, taking place in the evening or lunchtime sessions. Attendees will be led through taste, look, style, history and other interesting information about the beers that you try.

If your pub doesn’t stock real ale and you would like to find out more, the Beer Academy will by running two free tasting sessions during the trade session on Tuesday 4 August.

The Great British Beer Festival is a yearly beer festival organised by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA). It presents a selection of cask ales and other alcoholic drinks from the UK and beyond. The festival is also home to the Champion Beer Of Britain awards. The Great British Beer Festival’s sister festival, the National Winter Ales Festival concentrates on beer styles such as porter and stout, and is held in January of each year.

Getting to Earl’s Court, London is relatively easy as there is a myriad of public transport options available including Tube, bus and train services. The Kensington Tube Station is within close proximity while Bus Route Numbers 74, 190, 328, 430, C1, C3, N31 and N74 have services running to Earl’s Court. You can also travel to the venue via bike.