Pub to stage Taylor Swift beer festival

A pub is staging a Taylor Swift beer festival to bring a taste of the pop star's UK tour to rural Lincolnshire.

Six Swift-themed beers, along with karaoke and cocktails, will be on the menu at Palmer's Ale House, in Long Sutton, until Sunday.

Landlady Sophie Holden, 27, said the idea started as a joke but "soon spiralled".

The four-day Swiftival coincides with the pop star's The Eras Tour, which landed in the UK last week.

"For some reason, she's not bringing The Eras Tour to small-town Lincolnshire, so we figured that the next best thing would be if we could do an event instead," said Ms Holden.

"We have worked with local breweries who renamed some of their beer to mention Taylor Swift."

The beers include Look What You Made Me Brew – a play on the Swift hit Look What You Made Me Do – while a cocktail is called No Champagne, No Problem, after the song Champagne Problems.

Ms Holden hopes "Swifties" will flock to the pub for activities including an Eras Tour singalong, lyrics analysis and friendship bracelet-making.

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