A RANGE of real ales, including by overseas brewers, will be available during a 12-day beer festival which starts next week in Wellington’s Iron Duke JD Wetherspoon public house.

The Fore Street pub will host the festival from Wednesday, October 11, to Sunday, October 22, and will see beers from Canada, South Africa, USA, and Czech Republic, many of which have not previously been available.

The festival collection will also feature vegan – suitable too for vegetarians - and gluten-free beers.

As well as featuring a range of different malt and hop varieties from around the world, there will also be beers which include vanilla and cherries in their ingredients.

All beers will cost £2.25 a pint.

The festival line-up includes Bunny Hop (Purity Brewery), Broken Dial (Harveistoun Brewery), Easy Stout (Steel and Oak Brewing, Canada), Harlequin (Lancaster Brewery), Dos Perros (Yazoo Brewing, USA), Bohemian Pale Ale (Joe's Garage Brewery, Czech Republic), Average Joe! (St Austell Brewery), Hoptropolis IPA (New Realm Brewing, USA), Fear of the Dark (Robinsons Brewery), and Zulu Blonde (Zululand Brewery, South Africa).

Iron Duke manager Mat Turner said: “The festival is a great celebration of real ale.

“It will allow us to showcase a selection of superb beers over a 12-day period, at great value for money prices.

“It will also give our customers the opportunity to enjoy a number of beers which have not previously been served in the pub, including those from overseas.”

Three third-of-a-pint tasters will also be available for the price of a pint.

Tasting notes on all of the beers will be available in the Iron Duke as part of the festival magazine, a digital version of which will also be available on the Wetherspoon app and website.

All ales will be available to order at the bar or via the Wetherspoon app.