Tap Takeover event returns for a town wide beer exploration of Hastings and St Leonards

Running from today (Friday October 6) until Sunday October 8, it will see a total of 16 pubs across Hastings and St Leonards each showcasing a range of beers from acclaimed individual craft brewers.

Venues include everything from an historic Hastings fisherman’s pub, a craft beer bottle shop and 150 year old Victorian hotel.

Featured breweries this year include Burning Sky, Siren, Unbarred, Polly’s, Newbarns, FLOC, Only With Love, Northdown and more. It is a chance to sample unusual and special beers from the breweries and promises beers to suit all taste, whether you love an imperial stout, hop-forward IPA or fruit sour beer.

Here are the pubs taking part and their opening times: Albion, George Street Fri 12pm - 12pm, Sat 12pm - 12am, Sun 12pm - 11pm; Collected Fictions, London Road, Fri 11am - 10pm, Sat 11am - 10pm, Sun 11pm - 9pm; Courtyard, White Rock Fri 12pm - 12am, Sat 12pm - 12am, Sun 12pm - 10pm; Crown, All Saints Street; Fri 11am - 11pm; Sat 11am - 11pm; Sun 12pm - 10:30pm; Eel and Bear, Waldegrave Street, Fri 12pm - 10pm; Sat 12pm - 10pm; Sun 12pm - 5pm; Heist Norman Road, Fri 12pm - 11:30pm Sat 12pm - 11:30pm, Sun 11am - 6pm; Imperial, Queens Road Fri 12pm - 12am, Sat 12pm - 12am Sun 12pm - 10pm; Jenny Lind, High Street, Fri 12pm - 12am, Sat 12pm - 12am, Sun 12pm - 11pm; Jolly Fisherman, East Beach Street, Fri 12pm - 11pm, Sat 12pm - 11pm, Sun 12pm - 10:30pm; Marina Fountain, St Leonards, Fri 12pm - 11pm, Sat 12pm - 11pm, Sun 12pm - 6pm; piper, Norman Road, Fri 4pm - 2am, Sat 12pm - 2am, Sun 1pm - 12am; Sea Dog, Station Road, Fri 12pm - 12am, Sat 12pm - 12am, Sun 12pm - 11pm; St Leonard, London Road, Fri 5pm - 11:30pm, Sat 4pm - 11:30pm, Sun 5pm - 10:30pm; Tower, Tower Road, Fri 11am - 11:30pm, Sat 11am - 11:30pm, Sun 11am - 11:30pm; Twelve Hundred Postcards, Queens Road, Fri 4pm - 10:30pm, Sat 2pm - 10:30pm, Sun 3pm - 8pm; Prince Albert, Cornwallis Street, Fri 4pm – 11pm, Sat 12 m- 11pm, Sun 12 – 10pm.

The Marina Fountain has Burning Sky; The Tower has Ilkley; The St Leonard has Iron Pier; Collected Fictions has Polly’s; Heist has Simple Things Fermentations; The Piper has Siren; The Seadog has Azvex; Eel and Bear has Gravity Well; The Prince Alebert has Newbarns; Twelve Hundred Postcards has Red Willow; The Imperial has Northdown; The Albion has Only With Love; The Jolly Fisherman has Neon Raptor; The Jenny Lind has Eight Arch and The Crown has FLOC.You can find more up to date information on the Hastings Tap Take Over Facebook page as well as details about limited edition t-shirts and memorabilia.

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