{"id":171,"date":"2026-10-13T08:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2026\/?post_type=event&#038;p=171"},"modified":"2026-10-13T08:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T07:27:22","slug":"old-drinks-for-new-tastes","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/festivalofthemind.sheffield.ac.uk\/2026\/events\/old-drinks-for-new-tastes\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Drinks for New Tastes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time\/Date: 4pm &#8211; 6pm | 6 November 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location: Channing Hall, 45 Surrey Street, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield, S1 2LG<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Talk\/Taster Session<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/old-drinks-for-new-tastes-tickets-2003061280210?aff=FOTMWebsite\">Book here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Old Drinks for New Tastes project found lost recipes for ale, beer and spirits from the 16th and 17th centuries and asked some of the most talented independent brewers and distillers in the UK \u2013 all based in Sheffield \u2013 to work with them to create delicious new beverages inspired by these forgotten formulas. 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