The Huddersfield International Crisp Festival is coming to town – and it promises to be tasty.
The Sportsman pub on St John’s Road in the town centre is hosting the first ever Huddersfield International Crisp Festival which runs from Friday, October 11 to Sunday, October 20.
More than 50 varieties of crisp, ranging from Yorkshire favourites to altogether more exotic and rare offerings, will be available on the bar. A menu will guide crisp lovers through the options, provide tasting menus and offer drink pairing suggestions.
Bread and butter will also be available for those wishing to construct the pinnacle of all crisp creations – the crisp butty.
A number of special crisp events will be taking place during the run, including a quiz and some tasting evenings. Huddersfield wine merchants Hoults will be hosting a wine and crisp pairing event and landlord John Fletcher will host a crisp and beer matching evening.
The full menu is yet to be released but the lineup will feature classic crisps from Ireland’s legendary Tayto and local hero Seabrooks. The UK’s exciting independent crisp scene will be represented by the likes of Taste of Game’s Grouse and Winberry crisps and Slab’s Fried Egg crisps.
Truffle crisps from Spain, Chinese squid flavoured crisps and Kebab crisps from Germany are just a few of the international treats to look forward to.
The Sportsman’s landlord, and crisp festival creator John Fletcher (above) said: “Beer festivals are ten-a-penny while the humble crisp is always on the sidelines, never in the limelight. We’ve decided to change that by holding the Huddersfield International Crisp Festival.
“Since announcing the festival, interest in it has been phenomenal as people love a crisp.
“We think festival-goers will love trying the exotic and interesting flavours of crisps with their friends. A couple of pints and a platter of international crisps with their nearest and dearest will be a great evening out.”
The crisp-themed quiz will be on Sunday, October 13, at 7pm, including a crisp tasting round where people have to guess the flavour. The quiz is free to enter, and the winners walk away with a £20 bar tab. Booking a table is advised by email at sportsman@beerhouses.co.uk
The crisp and wine pairing with Hoult’s Wine Merchants will be on Tuesday, October 15 at 6pm. Tickets are £22 available from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/international-crisp-festival-wine-pairing-evening-tickets-1029022172017?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Crisp and beer matching will be on Friday, October 18, at 8pm. Sportsman landlord John Fletcher will take people on a journey of that most perfect polygamous marriage of malt, hops and seasoned slices of fried potato. Six varieties of crips matched with six beers.
Tickets are £10 available from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crisp-and-beer-matching-evening-tickets-1030969987987
For more details about Huddersfield International Crisp Festival contact John Fletcher on 07766 131123 or sportsman@beerhouses.co.uk
Written by ANDY HIRST who runs his own Yorkshire freelance journalism agency AH! PR (https://ah-pr.com/) specialising in press releases, blogging, website content, copywriting and ghost-writing autobiographies.
