Recently refurbished Dalston pub The Duke of Wellington on Balls Pond Road holds its first Winter Real Ale Festival on  21-24 January 2010.

The four-day Festival will feature ales made especially for the event, including a spirit-infused beer from Downton Brewery, based in Wiltshire. There will also be plenty of new and lesser known beers for the aficionados.

Over 30 ales from Britain's best breweries will be served over the course of the Festival, including Hampshire's Bowman Brewery, Derbyshire's Blue Monkey Brewery, Sussex's Dark Star Brewery and Otley Brewery from Pontypridd. The Festival will also include a range of winter warmers, including stouts, porters, barley wines and real ciders from small farms in Herefordshire and Somerset. As with the pub's inaugural real ale festival in August 2008, a 30p discount on pints will again be offered to all CAMRA members with valid membership cards.

The 25th January is Burns Night and will also see a special end of Festival event, with plenty of Scottish beers, malt whisky tasting and some lovely haggis, neeps and tatties in memory of the much loved Rabbie Burns.

Throughout the Festival, food will be served to complement the real ales - see below for kitchen opening hours - and homemade bar snacks will be available throughout the Festival.

Kitchen Opening Hours

Monday - Friday  5.30-10pm

Saturday - brunch 11am-5pm and dinner 5.30-8pm

Sunday - roasts and other treats 12-8pm

The Duke of Wellington, 119 Balls Pond Road, Dalston, N1 4BL

www.thedukeofwellingtonN1.com