WELL, another Bank Holiday weekend beckons. And I feel duly obliged to entice all of you beery brethren to a first class social celebration of beer in the locality, from tomorrow until Sunday.

Now, regular readers of my column may have smelt a whiff of deja vu here as I reviewed this rural establishment in Cliviger earlier in the year. However, I make no apologies for highlighting a forthcoming event that I'm looking forward to immensely.

So what is so special about this beer festival? In fact, you may ask; what makes it dissimilar and offbeat to other festivals? Well, permit me to explain why I'm of that assumption.

The beer is obviously the most important constituent of the festival. And the eclectic range of styles and flavours on the beer list have got me truly salivating.

Many are from what I describe as contemporary breweries. Brews you may not have encountered - and are eager to try. Cloudwater and Alphabet from Manchester are two that stand out. The latter's Hoi Polloi, has the 'wow' factor. A delicious golden refresher at 4.8%.

For the more traditional ale drinker, the festival offers over 20 cask ales on hand pull. They include six from the Fighting Cocks Brewery; two from Acorn(Barnsley); and a couple from Great Heck (Selby). Some of the other breweries represented include Fernandes (Wakefield); Ossett and Bridestones (Hebden Bridge).

One I will be hunting down is Fighting Cocks, Spaghetti Stout (5.9%). It's one of four dispensed from the wood. It was the first beer to sell out at Pendle Beer Festival - and has been aged for six months - enough said!

There are also seven craft keg lagers to look forward to - and are all brewed in Britain. Not the fizzy, bland offerings mind. No, here we have the delicious Bavarian Pilsner, Kolsch (Cologne) and Vienna style lagers that play a melody of flavours on the palate.

There's even a strawberry flavoured offering, brewed on the festival site, at the Fighting Cocks brewhouse. Copious amounts of strawberries have been used in the brewing process.

The ciders will also be special. Six to tempt the taste buds. And includes one from Thistly Cross of East Lothian. A cider matured in a single malt whisky cask at 6.9% - taxi!

I think you can now see why this is going to be a special event to look forward to. Situated in rural splendour, on the outskirts of Burnley. The marquee unzips its entrance tomorrow at 5pm. Free entry including a free pint on the first day. Saturday and Sunday 12-11pm. £3 entry and a free pint.

Hope to see you on Friday. Maybe I'll be present and a tad uncorrect on Saturday and Sunday too.