BEERS brewed exclusively by female brewers from the UK and overseas will be available at The Lister Arms in Ilkley and at The Bowling Green in Otley during its 12-day real-ale festival.

The pubs in South Hawksworth Street, Ilkley, and Bondgate, Otley, will be serving 15 beers during the festival, which runs from Wednesday March 25 until Sunday April 5 inclusive.

The overseas brewers are from Canada, Italy, New Zealand, Australia and USA.

The festival line-up includes new, seasonal and speciality beers, vegan and gluten free beers and those brewed exclusively for the festival.

There are beers flavoured with dark fruits, blackberries, roasted cocoa beans.

All beers will be priced at £1.99 a pint.

The female brewers include Belinda Gould, Lisa Matthews, Hayley Oaks, Steph Cope, Janet Tailby, Sara Ilkley pub manager, Nicola Hill, said: “The festival will be celebrating female brewers from the UK and overseas.

“It will allow us to showcase their excellent beers.

“We are promising our customers a range of beers from overseas together with some great beers from brewers across the UK.

Tasting notes on all of the beers will be available.