Following the success of the local brewery Route 21’s first KeyKeg beer at an Eastbourne Beer Festival in October 2022, the decision was taken to replace a quarter of the 60 cask beers with KeyKeg. Branch member Mark Potter of Route 21 managed the KeyKeg bar, which all but sold out by the end of Saturday evening, as did many of the cask beers. Further supplies of each were ordered, arriving in time for the start of the Sunday session. Attendance and therefore sales at Beer & Cider, (being in marquees and also relying on outside space), vary with the weather and in recent years had tailed off. However, a particularly hot sunny Saturday day session brought out many people deciding to buy tickets on the door which left us glad that we had not reduced beer and cider orders, as stocks ran low. Well done and thanks to all of our team of volunteers, particular mention should be made of festival organiser Robert, who had worked at North Sussex Branch’s festival to gain a different experience to bring to bear and along with Roger attended all sessions, set up and take down included. Also to Mark mentioned above, to Peter who selected the beers and to Phil selecting the ciders. The pictures show the three sections of the beer bar, KeyKeg, National and Sussex.