Royal Wedding

Bearing in mind some of the more entertaining Royal Wedding paraphernalia out there, it seems to me that the British drinks industry has acquitted itself rather well. After all, there is a fine tradition of special brews for special occasions in the world of beer, with many older breweries having done this for generations, including Adnams – three and counting.

According to Beer Genie, the custom really ramped up around the time of the Queen's Silver Jubilee, when 70 were brewed. When Charles and Diana wed in 1981, the number more than doubled to 147.

With less than 72 hours to go, have you made your plans for the Big Day? For those not planning to don their tiaras and tails for Denbies Wedding Celebration Ball, here's my definitively selective, significantly random round-up.

Orchard fruit hogs the spotlight at North London funkiest foodie tavern The Alma at the end of April. Following on from the success of its inaugural cider festival last August, the Royal Wedding weekend will be given over to cider and perry.

“There’s a cider revolution in Britain right now,” says beer writer of the year and Alma regular, Pete Brown. "It’s the perfect time to explore beyond the fizzy pint bottle over ice and discover a truly great British drink.”