Ah, we’re nearly there now – and with that in mind, we’re proud to kick off the next few weeks of IMBC announcements by revealing the first wave of breweries who’ll be attending the festival.

As ever, we’ve picked the creme de la creme of our favourite beer makers, and this particular batch are the one who’ll be there all weekend long, pouring their freshest and finest by the third. In the coming days, we’ll be giving a day by day breakdown of the Thursday & Friday breweries, and well as those who’ll be there on Saturday & Sunday, plus all the information you’ll need about food options, tastings, and – 0f course – token prices.

So, please welcome to the baths the following breweries:

Cloudwater, Manchester
https://cloudwaterbrew.co/
Wild Beer, Pylle (Shepton Mallet)
https://www.wildbeerco.com/
Pomona Island, Manchester
https://www.pomonaislandbrew.co.uk/
Lakes Brew Co, Kendal
https://lakesbrewco.com/
Deya, Cheltenham
https://deyabrewing.com/
Zapato, Huddersfield
https://www.zapatobrewing.com/
Thornbridge, Bakewell
https://thornbridgebrewery.co.uk/
The Beak, Lewes
https://beakbrewery.com/
North Brewing Co, Leeds
https://www.northbrewing.com/
Sureshot, Manchester
https://sureshotbrew.com/
Blackjack, Manchester
https://www.blackjack-beers.com/
Salt Beer Factory, Saltaire
https://saltbeerfactory.co.uk/
Siren, Wokingham
https://www.sirencraftbrew.com/
Verdant, Penryn
https://verdantbrewing.co/
Brulo, Edinburgh
https://www.brulobeer.com/
Hogan’s, Alcester
https://www.hoganscider.co.uk/
Queer Brewing, Manchester
https://www.thequeerbrewingproject.com/
Kirkstall Brewery, Leeds
https://www.kirkstallbrewery.com/
Duration, King’s Lynn
https://durationbeer.com/
JW Lees, Manchester
https://www.jwlees.co.uk/

…final tickets are available for some sessions, with Friday’s early session having a handful left, Sunday looking similar, and there being fewer than 20 Full Fat (i.e. every session, every day) still up for sale. If you want them, act quick – get them here.

We’ve also got volunteering opportunities left open too, which will get you Beer tokens! Ticket to a session of your choice! Free food during the event! IMBC T-shirt! A good time! Plus a £25 Nell’s Pizza voucher to enjoy afterwards! If you’re free on Saturday night or Sunday, we’d especially like to hear from you – volunteer here.

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At IMBC, we’ve always done what we can to make sure that the festival is a safe, welcoming and inclusive event for all. We started the event to celebrate craft beer in the UK and beyond, and over the years we’ve grown into the beast that you see today. With that, it means we have to review and improve our approaches to ensure everyone who wishes to attend can do so comfortably and confidently.

Becca (Volunteering Manager and Event Coordinator) is our Inclusion Lead and will be supported by Lou (Festival Manager) during the festival.

We’re working hard to make this the best IMBC yet in every possible way, including how inclusive and safe we are. Here are the steps we’re taking at this year’s festival to ensure this:

• This year, we have an Inclusion Lead. From reviewing policies to ensuring our reporting processes are tight and effective, they’ll also be working closely with the rest of the team and security to act quickly if anything comes up during the event.
• Once again, we will not tolerate any type of harassment, bullying or assault based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, body size and physical appearance, and if we hear of anything that goes against this, we’ll act immediately
• We’ll be operating on a one strike and you’re out approach to all of the above
• We’ll also make sure that if you experience anything that makes you uncomfortable or threatens you in any way, that you’re in complete control when we receive the report. We’ll keep you informed about our next steps and won’t do anything until we’ve agreed a course of action.
• Our core team have taken part in training on how to respond to sexual assault and harassment and how to support LGBTQ+ customers with access and safety, provided by the Good Night Out Campaign, and we are now accredited by them as an event. We’ll be using this training to ensure everyone at the event gets our full support.
• All of the breweries attending should have received information about our policies and processes, and you will have to sign these as part of your Terms and Conditions of attending.

Whilst we will be dealing with any issues that arrive on site, a customer may well come to you if they experience anything that makes them uncomfortable or feel threatened.

Take them aside and listen to what they are saying, but do not deal with it yourself. Thank them for sharing their experience and explain that you will speak security and members of the IMBC team. We’ll know what to do next. Stay with the customer until a member of the team is with them, then go back to your position. Once the incident has been dealt with, we may ask you to provide information for an incident report. Any information you are given by the person reporting the issues must be treated in confidence, so please do not discuss it with anyone else other than Becca, Lou and security.

What happens if I’m a victim of harassment, bullying or assault?

If you experience any form of harassment or abuse, please report it to a member of the IMBC team or security, who will inform Becca and Lou. We will offer to take you somewhere quiet and you can give us as much information as you are comfortable sharing, which will be treated in confidence. We will work with you every step of the way to make sure it doesn’t have to ruin your event. We will only take steps that you are happy with as we want you to be in control of what happens next.

All of our on site staff and security will be briefed on our processes prior to the event so they know what to do and who to speak to. We want you to be confident that whoever you speak to, whether a volunteer, a food vendor, a brewery staff member or one of our team, they’ll be able to direct you to someone who can support you.

As much as we can prepare for any issues, we want to prevent them from even happening. This is where you come in. You make IMBC what it is. So if you see anything, please tell us. If your mate is being an idiot or doing something that affects someone else’s good time, tell them to pack it in. Report their behaviour to security. Don’t let it happen. We want everyone, no matter who they are, to enjoy their time with us and we can all work together to make sure that happens.

If you have any questions or concerns about any of this, then please feel free to email Becca at [email protected]. It is important to us to make sure we get this right.

To confirm, if you’ve saved all of your wristbands from the past ten years you get in for free* For those who have yet to get one… here’s the latest on Tix for Indy Man.

Friday evening & Saturday SOLD OUT but we have a few full fat tickets which can grant you access. Plus, we’ve just released some production holds for Friday morning too, though they’re super limited, and are the last that will be available

A small chunk available for Sunday which is arguably the best day to attend. A slim amount available for Thursdays session – we’re talking 10 – too.

We’re nearly sold out, don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Buy tickets here.

*I’m confident that no one has and I wont get into trouble for this statement

This year’s trade session will take place on Thursday 29th September, 4.30pm to 10.30pm at iconic venue, Victoria Baths, Manchester.

As in previous years, if you work within the beer or hospitality industries, you can apply for a maximum of two tickets per company – this is due to demand. Please note, an application is not a guarantee of a ticket, and due to the high number of requests we receive every year.

If your application is successful you will be sent the number of tickets we can accommodate 1-week prior to the event. If you have any questions or concerns please contact us at [email protected]

Apply for trade tickets at this link.

WE WANT YOU!

Be a huge part of this year’s Independent Manchester Beer Convention when you give your time as a volunteer in exchange for beer and other rewards. You could be pouring beer or helping out operationally with the running of the festival via a number of roles.

In exchange for your time and effort as a volunteer, you will be given…

Beer tokens!
Ticket to a session of your choice!
Free meal!
IMBC T-shirt!
A good time!
…plus a £25 Nell’s Pizza voucher to enjoy after the event!

Full information and application HERE to register your interest in volunteering at IMBC 2022.

IMBC has a zero tolerance approach to any type of harassment, bullying or assault based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, body size and physical appearance. The festival was created to bring like minded people together to celebrate what we all love in a safe environment and we continue to uphold this and work to improve.

We will exclude anyone who discriminates against anyone at the festival on any grounds. We operate on a one strike and you’re out approach. 

We will not serve products with sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist or any other discriminatory branding.

If you experience any form of harassment or abuse, or see anything that makes you uncomfortable, please report it to a member of the Summer Beer Thing team or security. We will take you somewhere quiet and you can give us as much information as you are comfortable sharing, and we will take steps to ensure that the individual(s) involved are dealt with. We will keep you informed with our steps and make sure you’re happy with these. Any reports made to us are treated in confidence, but if we need to involve anyone else, we will check with you first to ensure you’re happy with this. It is vital for us to make sure you are in control of the situation throughout.

If you have any questions or concerns, or would like to know more about our safety and inclusion policies, please feel free to email Becca at [email protected].

Tickets for IMBC 2022 are now on sale.

Let’s keep this short, as any extra time reading this message is time wasted. Indy Man Beer Con tickets are now on general sale for every session. If pre-sale is anything to go by, they’re going to be gone quicktime. Click the link below to purchase, or forever hold your peace.

Tickets for this year’s event are priced at:

Thursday Evening (5.30pm – 10.30pm) £14.50
Friday Morning (11am – 4pm) £14.50
Friday Evening (6pm – 10.30pm) £19.00
Saturday Morning (11am – 4pm) £19.00
Saturday Evening (6pm – 10.30pm) £19.00
Sunday (1pm – 6pm) £14.50
Full Fat (every session, every day) £75
prices exclusive of fees

News on token prices, breweries, and all other details, will be announced shortly.

Good times are almost here again. IMBC returns, Thursday 29th September to Sunday 2nd October, 2022 at our home of Victoria Baths.

Tickets will be on general sale on this website from 9am, Thursday 14th April, and they’re expected to sell fast (this is the first Indy Man in three years, we’re absolutely desperate for it).

We’ll also be running exclusive pre-sale events at Port Street Beer House and The Beagle from 6pm on Wednesday 13th April, meaning you can guarantee your slot in the baths before anyone else, and sleep safe and sound that evening knowing you’ve get everything wrapped up.

To celebrate, Port Street Beer House will be getting some Nell’s Pizza delivered for the first intrepid souls to venture and pick up their QR code that will grant exclusive access tickets for Indy Man, while down in Chorlton they’ll be pouring tasters from a yet-to-be-revealed bottle from the cellar to those who are there from 6pm. Extremely limited supply, first come, first served.

QR codes will be available until 9pm, and will only be available at the event itself. A phone, or laptop, will be required to gain access, and please note there will be no physical ticket sales at the events themselves.

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Tickets for IMBC sessions this year are priced at:

Thursday Evening (5.30pm – 10.30pm) £14.50
Friday Morning (11am – 4pm) £14.50
Friday Evening (6pm – 10.30pm) £19.00
Saturday Morning (11am – 4pm) £19.00
Saturday Evening (6pm – 10.30pm) £19.00
Sunday (1pm – 6pm) £14.50
Full Fat (every session, every day) £75
prices exclusive of fees

News on token prices, breweries, and all other details, will be announced shortly.

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