Favourite Beers

Favourite Beers Gloucestershire's Largest Specialist Craft Beer, Real Ale + Cider shop. We also have on-license an

Favourite Beers opened on Friday 8th October 2010 as the only specialist Beer and Cider outlet in Gloucestershire. It has quickly established itself as the regional centre for beer and cider lovers from a much larger region. Their recent installation of ten craft keg taps and regular Friday Evening beer clubs has seen it also become one of the trendiest places to drink in the area. This is a famil

y business, which has been run since they opened by Leigh Norwood and his daughter Rosie Ferner - Rosie is taking over the reins in 2021 although Leigh will still be around. Both are passionate about the products they sell and are keen to spread the word (and the taste) of the excellent beers, ciders, wines and meads that are now available from a host of breweries and producers up and down the country. Favourite Beers has an ever changing range of over 500 UK craft and traditional beers, a large range of international beers featuring over 120 from Belgium and an expanding range of excellent German, US and other European beers. We also carry a range of local ciders, English wines and meads. The range of UK beers permanently features a growing number from breweries within the local region and this is supplemented by an ever changing selection from around the country. Their beers are available to buy individually or in bulk and they also have a number of gift package options (ideal for presents – as are their Gift vouchers). Over the years they have regularly hosted a multitude of in-store events including ‘Tutored Tasting Evenings’ and ‘Meet The Brewer’ events. Please support us – this sort of specialist business will only survive if people make use of it. By supporting us, you are also supporting the local brewing industry. Tell your friends, spread the word and enjoy your beers and ciders.

🍺 New Beer 🍺 Another couple of new Pretty Decent Beer Co. to go alongside the T*sco range! • Throbbing Blister - 4.5% - ...
05/09/2026

🍺 New Beer 🍺

Another couple of new Pretty Decent Beer Co. to go alongside the T*sco range!

• Throbbing Blister - 4.5% - West Coast Pale
• Buy Your Own Bait - 6.5% - NEIPA

🍺 New Beer 🍺 Who doesn’t love a bit of drama surrounding a beer delivery. Story for another day though as We’re very hap...
05/09/2026

🍺 New Beer 🍺

Who doesn’t love a bit of drama surrounding a beer delivery. Story for another day though as We’re very happy that our latest order from Pretty Decent Beer Co. has finally arrived though!

A celebration of all things T*sco to celebrate 5 years since the first release of I Could Get Better at T*sco For a Quid!

• I Could Get Better at T*sco For a Quid - 4.5% - Pale Ale
• Fred - 5% - Pale Ale
• Florence - 6.5% - NEIPA
• Finest* - 8% - DIPA

Buy the whole T*sco Range and get a free Pretty Decent Glass!

🍻 Saturday 🍻 The sun is shining, we’ve had loads of new arrivals this week (and more still to come) and there here until...
05/09/2026

🍻 Saturday 🍻

The sun is shining, we’ve had loads of new arrivals this week (and more still to come) and there here until 7pm 🍻

Gloucestershire Beer Week Spa Sessions is happening, and we know a lot of you will be on attendance but we are here if you fancy a pre/post festival tipple.

Cheltenham Town Football Club are back at home too, so join us for a pre/post match pint

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🍺 🍰 The Great Beer Bake Off 🍰 🍺 The beers are pouring and the cakes are ready all for our Gloucestershire Beer Week Frin...
04/09/2026

🍺 🍰 The Great Beer Bake Off 🍰 🍺

The beers are pouring and the cakes are ready all for our Gloucestershire Beer Week Fringe Event this evening with Vault City Brewing!

• Bake Off: Cranachan - Whisky Spiked Flapjack Bites
• Bake Off: Matcha Mochi - White Chocolate & Matcha Blondies
• Bake Off: Sago Pudding - Coconut & Mango Cake
• Bake Off: New York Cheesecake - Vanilla Cheesecake Bites

We do have deals on for all the beers and cake pairings, and all are available individually!

Ben Archer will be hanging out and here to chat you everyone and we’ve also got the lovely Rory from Wombat joining us for you to try their delicious Ginger Beer & Alcoholic Lemonade.

🍺 New Beer 🍺 Not only are lucky enough to have Ben Archer at the shop tomorrow, we’ve also got brand new beers from Vaul...
03/09/2026

🍺 New Beer 🍺

Not only are lucky enough to have Ben Archer at the shop tomorrow, we’ve also got brand new beers from Vault City Brewing - including a couple of pirate themed ones!

• Dark & Stormy - 4.8% - Lime & Ginger Cocktail Sour
• Berried Treasure - 6.6% - Glittery Berry Sour
• Apple Maple Pecan - 8% - Imperial Pastry Sour

🍻 Saturday 🍻 The weekend is here, there’s some funny wet stuff falling from the sky and Oktoberfest beers have started t...
29/08/2026

🍻 Saturday 🍻

The weekend is here, there’s some funny wet stuff falling from the sky and Oktoberfest beers have started to arrive!

Weirdly, we’ve not had a single new product arrive this week, which is very unheard of. However, this doesn’t mean we aren’t stocked up with restocks from Arbor DEYA Brewery and of course, the arrival of Festbiers - which are already flying off the shelves.

Open until 7pm 🍻

🍻 German Beer 🍻 Our German section is it extremely well stocked at the moment 😍The arrival of 9 of the incredible Oktobe...
28/08/2026

🍻 German Beer 🍻

Our German section is it extremely well stocked at the moment 😍
The arrival of 9 of the incredible Oktoberfest/Festbiers are a truly wonderful sight!

Don’t worry, there are still more Festbiers to arrive before our Oktoberfest Beer Club in a couple of weeks (see previous post for all details)!

Prost 🍻

🍻KEG BAR🍻 Friday Beer Club Keg Line Up! Tap 1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 DEYA Brewery - Steady Rolling Man - Hazy PaleTap 2 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 DEYA Br...
28/08/2026

🍻KEG BAR🍻

Friday Beer Club Keg Line Up!

Tap 1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 DEYA Brewery - Steady Rolling Man - Hazy Pale
Tap 2 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 DEYA Brewery / 🇺🇸 Other Half Brewing - My Life in the Sunshine - Hazy IPA
Tap 3 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Pastore Brewing and Blending - Pavlova - Pastry Sour
Tap 4 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 DEYA Brewery - Cleeve Hill - Mixed Ferm with Apricot
Tap 5 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yonder Brewing - Double Choc Fudge Cake - Pastry Stout
Tap 6 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arbor / 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Verdant Brewing Co - Somewhere South - DIPA
Tap 7 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Track Brewing Co - Sonoma - Hazy Pale
Tap 8 🇺🇸 Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. - Hazy Little Thing - Hazy IPA
Tap 9 🇧🇪 St-Feuillien - St Feullien Blonde - Belgian Blond
Tap 10 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ascension Cider - Pilot - Cider
Tap 11 🇩🇪 Schneider's Landbrauerei - Schneider Helles - German Helles

Open until 9:30pm

The Holiday Helpers are back today! We really do keep it in the family here ☺️Hoping they are still here to help with th...
27/08/2026

The Holiday Helpers are back today! We really do keep it in the family here ☺️

Hoping they are still here to help with the big delivery that’s arriving today - filled with beers a lot of you have been waiting for. Some clues for you 🥨 🍻 🇩🇪

The shelves are also stocked up for all your bank holiday beer needs.

Looks like everyone else has started announcing their Oktoberfests, so we thought it was about time we announced ours to...
25/08/2026

Looks like everyone else has started announcing their Oktoberfests, so we thought it was about time we announced ours too… 🍻🇩🇪

This year’s Favourite Beers Oktoberfest Friday Beer Club lands on Friday 11th September. We’ve gone a it little early this year as Rosie is off on her holidays, but that just means you guys get Fest Biers early!

🍺 3 draught Festbiers pouring
🍺 15+ bottled & canned Festbiers
🍺 0.5L & 1L steins available
🥨 German-style snacks
🎉 Oktoberfest atmosphere guaranteed

Dust off your Lederhosen and Dirndls because they’re actively encouraged… and if you make the effort, your first beer is on us! 🍻

We’ll be open until 9:30pm and tables are available to book. Prost! 🇩🇪

Address

105 Hewlett Road
Cheltenham
GL526BB

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 9:30pm
Saturday 11am - 7pm

Telephone

01242 220485

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