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Hadn't even thought about the beer. I was thinking more of the personnel behind the bars. Would one big CAMRA-style bar be an option?

Something like Spring Craft Beer Fest. Leaves it open for other seasonal events as well <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->
Nigel

Beer on the Bank (of the river, but also a play on IFSC tennants), or Brewers on the Bank.

This from a Welshman:

What about the Gaelic for Spring or Early and then Festival

E.g.

Féile Earraigh or Fhéile Luath
or even Féile Deireadh geimhrí

Will

A Gaelic name might not be great if they're trying to attract tourists. Given the number of Americans coming over around that time a name with "craft beer" in it would be good.

Spring Craft Beer Festival isn't too bad.

Féile Beoir

a) It does exactly what it says on the tin.

b) Given the closeness to St. Patricks Day, using the cupla focail not only seems apt., but will mark it out as an Irish event (plus those two Irish words are relatively easily pronounced by the tourists .. and Americans [i:phvvzq8i]love[/i:phvvzq8i] all things Irish <!-- s:mrgreen: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_mrgreen.gif" alt="" title="Mr. Green" /><!-- s:mrgreen: -->).

c) Nice short, snappy name which lends itself to any one of a number of taglines if further explaination is necessary. E.g. "Féile Beoir: The Irish Beer Festival".

d) No harm if its name is similar to Ireland's premier beer drinkers union, now is it? <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->