The town crier announced the Local Excellence Craft Market on the Market Place this morning.

One of the local crafts was beer brewing which has been going on in Abingdon for hundreds of years. The LoveBeer Brewery had a stall. They brew just four miles from Abingdon in the village of Milton. They said they’d also be at the Beer Festival that is taking place at the Abbey Buildings.

At the Abbey Buildings there was another Town Crier. He announced, ‘Welcome to Abingdon’s Traditional Beer Festival. The monks brewed beer here in the Abbey Buildings from medieval times. You will have beer, you will have food, you will have fun and you will have live music from 7 pm. You will be regaled with music by local legends The Mercenaries….

There were 32 beers and four ciders.

They included eight beers from Loose Cannon brewery from Abingdon, and two beers from Lovebeer from Milton (the 3.9 and 4.6 on the list above).

There was food from Fat Tabby and a cake stall. The cake stall does well as some people take cakes home after their night on the beer.

The Mercenaries played their set as the festival filled up.

All of this helps raise money for the Friends of the Abbey Buildings who maintain, and are looking to improve the Abbey Buildings.