Mirfield club’s seventh beer festival hits second highest opening day attendance
It was a weekend of sun, bustling crowds and plenty of beer at this popular Mirfield club at the end of May.
The Knowl Club welcomed people through its doors from last Friday, May 29, to Sunday, May 31, for the annual Spring Beer Festival.
Along with its November Beer Festival, this was the seventh such event hosted by the Knowl Road-based club - and the 2026 three-day bonanza drew the second biggest opening day attendance on the Friday.
14 cask ales - all served in glasses - were available to customers which were priced at £3.80 per pint, as well as a selection of ciders.
A spokesperson for the Knowl Club said: “What a weekend it was. It was very busy and extremely warm.
“Our opening on Friday was our second biggest opening attendance, only topped by the beer festival last November. On the Friday alone we sold around five barrels of cask in that one evening.
“Then on the Saturday, people flocked in from around 2.30pm and, despite how warm it was, we still saw people walking outside with pint after pint of cask. It was constantly buzzing until around 10pm.
“Sunday was a much-welcomed steadier day and, luckily, we still had a few pints to go at with three barrels completely gone the evening before. By Sunday tea-time we only had a few pints left of a couple of the darker beers. Everything else had sold out.”
In total the club says it sold 12 barrels of cask ale over the weekend and had people coming from afar to visit.
The spokesperson added: “Wakefield CAMRA also attended and were very impressed with the selection and presentation of the beers.”
The Knowl Club would like to thank everyone who visited the club during the event, as well as the local sponsors such as Revolution Porsche Specialists, Maughan’s Bakery, Helping Hounds Mirfield and The Crate Escape.
Details for the club’s November Beer Festival will be revealed in due course.