DORSET Wetherspoon pubs will showcase a range of up to 30 ales for a 12-day beer festival. 

From today, seven pubs in the area will sell ales from across the globe, including from brewers in Taiwan, Germany, USA and Italy. 

As well as featuring a range of different malt and hop varieties from around the world, there are also beers that include chocolate and vanilla in their ingredients. 

Participating pubs include The Moon in the Square and The Mary Shelly both in Bournemouth, Parkstone and Heatherlands in Winton, The Man in the Wall in Wimborne, The Blackwater Stream in Broadstone and The Lord Wimborne and The Quay both in Poole 

The beers will be priced at £2.49 a pint. 

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The Moon in the Square manager Quique Medina Saura said: "The festival is a great celebration of real ale. 

"It will allow us to showcase a selection of superb beers, including those from overseas, over a 12-day period, at great value-for-money prices. 

"It will also give our customers the opportunity to enjoy a number of beers which have not previously been available in the pub, as well as those brewed specially for the festival."  

The festival line-up includes Spring Frenzy (Daleside Brewery), Grizzly Bear IPA (Shepherd Neame), Disco Macaw (Redpoint Brewing, Taiwan), Crafty Fox (Hook Norton Brewery), Bite the Bullet! (Oakham Ales), Bingo Lady (The Lost Abbey Brewing Company, USA), Chocolate Ale (Leikeim Brewery, Germany), Parts and Labour (Rooster's Brewery), Germain (Brouwerij De Bock, Belgium), Roasted Nuts (Rebellion Brewery) and Falstaff (Birrificio Gregorio, Italy). 

Three third-of-a-pint tasters will also be available for the price of a pint.