ARTS & CULTURE Cheers for the beer B

EER lovers from all over the world congregate on the German city of Munich every year for Oktoberfest – a celebration of brewing that, despite its name, always starts in September.

And while few UK festivals can match the sheer size and exuberance of the real thing, we’ve got our fair share of beer-related events coming up next month.

Yorkshire caters particularly well for beer enthusiasts, with the region boasting a large number of craft breweries, so expect a good showing of local ales.

Oktoberfest may have a longer tradition of communal ale drinking – the festival has its origins as far back as 1811 – but there’s no doubt that Yorkshiremen and women love their beer too.

If you fancy a day or two sampling the finest artisan beers on offer, then check out our guide to five beer festivals in Yorkshire during September and one coming to Huddersfield in October. comes from a company that stages events of this kind at 13 venues across the country. It promises a small selection of authentic German beer and lots of sauerkraut, wurst, pretzel, schnitzel and other Teutonic delicacies. Advance tickets, which can be reserved on oktoberfestofficial.com, are £10 per session. There are three sessions, from 5pm until 10pm on Friday, and from noon until 5pm and 6pm until 11pm on Saturday.