Have an 'ale of a time at craft beer festival

DO you love your beer? If so, here's the weekend just for you.

Westport House will host its seventh annual Grainne Ale Craft Beer Festival, taking place in the best beer garden in Ireland, on Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5.

Join the fun in Gracy’s Pizzeria and Bistro in the farmyard where you can taste some old favourites including regulars Mescan, Reel Deel, Longueville House and Black Donkey.

And, for their first time at the Grainne Ale, guests can look forward to sampling Lough Gill’s delicious brew and local Loch Measc distillery’s scrummy vodka and gin.

Westport House is beavering away on two full days musical entertainment and will reveal the full schedule in the coming days.

They will also be firing up the wood-fired pizza oven for some mouth-watering bites to accompany the robust and flavoursome selections of beers, cider and spirits on offer.

As usual, the team at Gracy’s will be serving a full bar and soft drinks to compliment the crafty brews.

So come along for a tipple and raise a glass to the Pirate Queen herself!