THE LIONS BEER AND CIDER FESTIVAL IS A CHARITY EVENT ORGANISED JOINTLY BY ACOCKS GREEN LIONS CLUB, SHIRLEY LIONS CLUB AND SOLIHULL LIONS CLUB.
THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE ON FRIDAY 12TH AND SATURDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER 2025 AT SHIRLEY BRITISH LEGION.
Opening times for both days are 12.00 noon to 11.00 pm
The entry fee is £10 which includes a souvenir beer glass, programme with tasting notes and a supply of beer/cider tokens.
Advance tickets for the Festival can be obtained from Shirley Royal British Legion or simply pay on the door by cash or card.
On both days entertainment will be provided by Ray's Open Mic Performers
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| BEER | ABV% | TASTING NOTES | SPONSOR | |
| 1 | Abbey Blonde Facer's Brewery |
4.0% | A blonde beer with a zesty grapefruit aroma and palate. | C Bastock Funeral Directors |
| 2 | Analogue Cabin Electric Bear Brewery |
4.4% | Brewed with a crew of hops - Columbus, Nectar, Mosaic Cryo, Enigma, and BRU-1 - it bursts with white grape up front before cruising into a soft blueberry finish. Hazy/ Vegan friendly. | Bubbles Laundry |
| 3 | Astral Voyage Turning Point Brewery |
3.4% | Join us on a journey through space and time, and also ….beer? Citra, Mosaic and Galaxy hops make this little IPA a tropical delight. Vegan friendly. | The Shaking Hand |
| 4 | Banjaxed Bang the Elephant Brewery |
4.8% | A SMaSH pale ale hopped with Harlequin. Vegan friendly. | Wadsworths Solicitors |
| 5 | Bohemian Dark Leatherbritches Brewery | 5.9% | Deep dark porter brewed with 10 different malts for a rich, smooth winter warming beer. | William Painter Funeral Directors |
| 6 | Cheltenham Gold Goff's Brewery |
4.5% | A classic American IPA. Boldly hoppy with a distinctly tropical aroma. | Smart Homes |
| 7 | Dark Drake Dancing Duck Brewery |
4.5% | Delicious malty, caramel and liquorice flavours combine wonderfully in a smooth drinking velvety, oatmeal stout with a freshly roasted coffee and toffee finish. | Plume Tyre Services |
| 8 | Dark Ruby Mild Sarah Hughes brewery |
6.0% | A dark ruby strong ale with a good balance of fruit and hops, leading to a pleasant, lingering hops and malt finish. This beer is an award winning festival favourite. | Paragon Bank |
| 9 | D V - 8 Deeply Vale Brewery |
4.8% | Deliciously smooth, easy drinking, multi award-winning breakfast stout. | Buckley's Deli |
| 10 | Into the Valley Grey Trees Brewery |
4.6% | An amber pale ale. Floral citrus notes lead the way, finishing with a mild bitterness that keeps you coming back for more. | Station Fish Bar |
| 11 | Live, Laugh, Loch Lomond Abbeydale and Loch Lomond Breweries | 4.2% | A delectable single hopped pale with bright and breezy notes of mango and pineapple. A light biscuity base meets uniquely flavourful Krush hops to create a fruity little number with a luscious impact. Gluten Free | Melvyn Danes Estate Agents |
| 12 | Old Brown Mouse Three Blind Mice Brewery |
4.2% | A ruby brown best bitter with light fruity malt aromas, a sweetish malty palate and a light malt finish. | Olton Health and Performance |
| 13 | Station IPA Silhill Brewery |
4.1% | A zesty IPA with citrus and floral aromas. Catch the crisp and light long zesty smack of exquisiteness beautifully balanced and charged in every pint. | Henley in Arden Station |
| 14 | Whakapapa Hop Union Brewery |
4.2% | New world hop dominate in this pale ale showcasing Nelson Sauvin, which bestows white wine characteristics. Citra backs up the flavour by adding some citrusy vibes. Think fruity-grapey goodness. | Holiday Warehouse |
| 15 | The Union Thornbridge Brewery |
6.0% | A classic British-style cask IPA created using the very best ingredients and then fermenting it in our new Union set. Using Maris Otter and a touch of Simpsons' best Crystal malt and British-grown Goldings and Northdown hops, gives gentle berry flavours and rounded, ceder-like hop aromas to balance the maltiness. | The Pup and Duckling |
| 16 | Titus Saltaire Brewery |
3.9% | Traditional bitterness meets a twist of citrus in this clean, contemporary take on a classic. | Pike Opticians |
| 17 | Trail Breaker Bristol Beer Factory |
5.0% | This trail takes you into the world of citrus. One of the juiciest beers we've ever done. Kveik yeast begins the journey with its signature orange energy. The trail then twists into the U.S summits with Sabro and Citra adding tropical citrus, coconut and tangerine. | Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst |
| 18 | Urban Red Byatt's Brewery |
4.5% | A premium ruby red ale with rich malt flavours and a floral aroma, fruit and spice notes and a well-balanced finish. | Silhill Lodge 4786 |
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| 19 | 1880 Vintage Westons |
6.0 % | Sweet oak notes complement this medium cider made with traditional bittersweet and bittersharp apples | Paragon Bank |
| 20 | Bee Sting Lilley's |
6.8% | Sweet but incredibly refreshing with a glorious fresh tasting pear flavour and a wonderful pear aroma. | Acocks Green Lions |
| 21 | Family Vintage Westons |
5.0% | Medium dry cider, mellow and rounded with the flavour of slowly matured bittersweet cider apples. | Ken Hawkins |
| 22 | Firedancer Lilleys |
4.5% | A traditional cloudy cider with a rich rosy colour. This cider has been packed full of apples to really allow the taste to come through. | Iain Pudney |
| 23 | Flattlers Healys |
5.0% | Our famous Rattler Original without the fizz. Slightly cloudy in character, it is a young, light, tremendously fruity and refreshing cyder with a distinctive bite | Shirley Round Table |
| 24 | Flattler's Strawberry & Lime Healys |
3.4% | This fruity new flavour is sure to get your taste buds tingling with its exciting sweet and sharp accents. | Sara Moseley |
| 25 | Mango Lilleys |
4.2% | Smooth and sophisticated mango cider made with an ample portion of mango juice and Somerset cider. | Steve Gilbert |
| 26 | Raspberry Lemonade Lilleys |
3.4% | A berry burst with a zing of Lemon. Lilley's Somerset Cider mixed with raspberry and lemon juice to create this pink haze of delight. The perfect balance of sweet and tangy. | Les's liquor |
| 27 | Rhubarb Lilleys |
4.0% | We have expertly blended our crisp Somerset cider and tangy rhubarb to make this a real taste sensation. Sweet and full of rhubarb flavour with a tart edge. | Solihull Lions |
| 28 | Strawberry Lilleys |
4.0% | A sweet berry burst which sublimely complements the refreshing bite of apple in this moreish, juicy cider. | Doreen's Last Dance |
| 29 | Whiskey Cask Thistly Cross |
6.7% | The perfect marriage between Scottish methods and Scotland's favourite craft cider. We use Glen Moray Distillery casks to give our cider its warming notes of oak, vanilla, and honey. | Paragon Bank |
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We are very grateful to the following sponsors as without their help this event would not have been possible :-
Paragon Bank plc, Homer Road, Solihull.
C Bastock Funeral Directors, Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull
The Pup & Duckling, Hatchford Brook Road, Solihull
William Painter Funeral Directors, Warwick Road, Solihull
Melvyn Danes Estate Agents, Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull
Station Fish Bar, Haslucks Green Road, Shirley, Solihull
Plume Tyres, Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull
The Holiday Warehouse, Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull
Pike's Opticians, Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull
Wadsworths Solicitors, Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull
Bubbles Laundry, Oxhill Road, Solihull Lodge, Solihull
The Shaking Hand, Parkgate, Shirley, Solihull
Smart Homes, Stratford Road, Shirley, Solihull
Buckley's Deli, Haslucks Green Road, Shirley, Solihull
Olton Health and Performance, Kineton Green Road, Solihull
Henley Railway Station, Henley in Arden.
Silhill Lodge 4786, Knowle Masonic Centre, Warwick Road, Knowle
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst MP, Manor Road, Solihull
Steve Gilbert
