The annual beer festival, which is now in its fourth year, saw around 1,000 punters make their way to the Ashbrooke Sports Club in Sunderland on Friday and Saturday. The warm weather helped to create a big thirst as drinkers enjoyed the 30 different types of beer that were on offer.

But the three-day festival proved so popular that on Saturday evening all the beer was gone, including the reserve stocks in the clubhouse.

Paul Amundsen, festival organiser and clubhouse manager, told the Sunderland Echo: “We’re very sorry we couldn’t continue into Sunday, but there was no way we could replenish the stocks in that time.

“I wouldn’t mind but we had put 10 extra ales on this year and brought in 800 new glasses in preparation. We even had a new wine and Cava bar.

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