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Beer Without Borders is a project inspired by passion for forging close links with our artisan brewing friends across Europe and the UK and bringing the best of their beers together for us all to enjoy both here in Scotland and at EU festivals.

29/10/2026

Join us for Eve of the Living Dead 🎃
31st of October 7.30pm till late.
Hosted by our favorite storyteller Simon Lidwell

Influenced by indigenous customs from across the globe, this story telling event brings narratives from ‘Day of the Dead’ ‘All Souls Day’ ‘Samhain’ and from the African Diaspora. Bringing in interlinking myths, to explore the ways in which international stories have influenced the Halloween of today.

Interspersed with small bits of making by folding paper flowers and lighting candles.

This will take place in the b**r garden at The Tap. It is a sheltered space, but please be aware it could be rainy or frosty at this time of year. Dress accordingly.

28/10/2026

Collage Wednesday. ✂️
As part of our Wednesday evening activities, we’re supplying paper, scissors, glue & a bunch of collage materials for you to muck about with.

‘Collage: from the French: coller, “to glue” or “to stick together” is a technique of art creation, primarily used in the visual arts, by which art results from an assembly of different forms, thus creating a new whole.’ Wikipedia.

In other words: cut out shapes, patterns, images, and stick them down to make a new piece of artwork.
We’ve popped a few Pinterest examples up for you to get inspired by.

Grab a pint, some art materials and settle in for some mid week crafting 🎃

Our friends The Open Arms hosting a Halloween inspired still-life drawing session this evening as well. So lots of creative choice in Dumfries this Wednesday.

**randcrafts

24/10/2026

Hi we’re Aparna & Emily
We run the social media posts for B**r Without Borders

Keeping you up to date with events & activities.
& our ever changing b**r list.
As well as sharing sweet moments at the bar with our wonderful customers. ❤️

Help us keep The Tap busy: like, comment, share.
Look forward to see you in person at our cosy Dumfries real ale bar.

SLÀINTE 🍻

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23/10/2026

It was a dark & stormy night in Dumfries….
But the bar was full, the b**r was flowing, the candles were lit and the sketchbooks were out.

Thank you to all our customers new & old. We’re very glad you came out in all that rain to join us in our cosy bar. It was great seeing so many people get into a bit of drawing.

We’ve something on every Wednesday now till Christmas. Keeping it cheery in the dreich winter.
Keep an eye out on our posts, or ask behind the bar.

This Wednesday coming; we’ll have the sketchbooks out again, this time with a mixture of books, magazines, coloured paper and old posters for you to cut up & stick down to make your own collages.

Fancy some cosy crafts while sipping on a craft ale? We got you 🍻✨

dumfriesandgalloway

21/10/2026

This evening 🕯️
As part of our Wednesday evening activities, we’ll be bringing charcoal and paper for people to have a play with. This is an unstructured session, just grab yourself a drink and a sketchbook then settle down in our cosy bar for a draw. We’ll provide a few Autumnal objects on the tables to create an interesting still life arrangement for you. Or just have a doodle, draw your friends, or Barney our bar dog if you can get him to sit still for long enough.
🤍🖤🤍

17/10/2026

What’s on tap @ The Tap this week:

This week we’re celebrating the ‘Alter’d State’, a Belgian inspired IPA (6.9%) brewed by Vocation Brewery in Yorkshire.
This bright, golden IPA is brewed with ‘Crisp Vienna malt’ to create a warm biscuity base taste matched with a trio of hops for a lightly spiced, tropical flavour.

We’ve linked in our bio ‘Crisps Vianna Malt’ for anyone interested in learning more about it… it’s a wild world of brewing out there!

It’s in the name, this is a strong one.
Our customers are certainly enjoying it. In their own words ‘big birthday boy’s big review: very good, nice fruity smell, lovely aftertaste’.
‘Nice & fruity! I recommend but it is very strong!’

Thank you to everyone who’s come & joined us this week. We’ve been having a blast 💥

Our Oldies Turntable Takeover went down a treat this Wednesday & we are looking forward to more Wednesday evening activities. Keep an eye out for more.

14/10/2026

Join us for Eve of the Living Dead 🎃
31st of October 7-9pm
Hosted by our favorite storyteller Simon Lidwell

Influenced by indigenous customs from across the globe, this story telling experience brings narratives from ‘Day of the Dead’ ‘Dazaidy’ ‘All Souls Day’ ‘Samhain’ and from the African Diaspora.
Exploring the ways in which we grieve and celebrate our ‘gone, but not gone’ loved ones. Bringing in interlinking myths, as well as the ways in which indigenous customs have been since re-written to give rise to our more gory understanding of Halloween.
Interspersed with small bits of making by folding paper flowers and lighting candles.

(Trigger warning, mentions of colonisation and slave trade.)

This will take place in the b**r garden at The Tap. It is a sheltered space, but please be aware it could be rainy or frosty at this time of year. Dress accordingly.

14/10/2026

All set for this evening’s vinyl night at Riverside Tap. Bring your own or choose from our great selection of cherished oldies! Not to be missed❤️❤️🍻

13/10/2026

Next week, Wednesday 21st of October 6-9pm 🎃
As part of our Wednesday evening activities, we’ll be bringing charcoal and paper for people to have a play with. This is an unstructured session, just grab yourself a drink and a sketchbook then settle down in our cosy bar for a draw. We’ll provide a few Autumnal objects on the tables to create an interesting still life arrangement for you. Or just have a doodle, draw your friends, or Barney our bar dog if you can get him to sit still for long enough.
🤍🖤🤍

12/10/2026

Have you looked out your old 7” singles to bring along to this Wednesday’s oldies night at Riverside Tap? Don’t worry if you can’t lay your hands on them, I still have my collection from my DJing days in the 70s & 80s waiting for a spin! It’s going to be a fun evening for all!!🎶

Address

Riverside Tap, 5 Friars Vennel
Dumfries

Website

http://www.beerwithoutborders.co.uk/

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