A popular town centre pub is hosting a spring beer festival with up to 15 real ales on offer.

A range of real ales will be available from Wednesday, March 4, until Sunday, March 15, at The Ward Jackson, in Church Square, Hartlepool, as part of Wetherspoon’s 12-day beer festival.

This includes five international beers from Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Spain and the US.

The Ward Jackson’s manager, Lindsay Carney, said: “The festival is a great celebration of real ale.

Damian Colvin, team leader at The Ward Jackson, with a poster and leaflets advertising the chain's beer festival.

placeholder image — Damian Colvin, team leader at The Ward Jackson, with a poster and leaflets advertising the chain's beer festival.

“It will allow us to showcase a selection of superb beers, featuring many not previously available to our customers in the pub, including those from brewers as far afield as Mexico and Brazil, as well as those closer to home, over a 12-day period.

“All of the beers will be available at great value-for-money prices.”

Most beers on offer have been brewed for the first time and exclusively for the festival.