Thousands of people have used the festivals – including in Portsmouth, Fareham and Portchester – to test out some new tipples and catch up with friends.
The News regularly sends photographers and reporters to cover these popular festivals, and we have a look back through the archive to find some of our favourite photos.
Are you pictured in our gallery? The photos were taken between 2004 and 2018.
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Are you pictured in our gallery? The photos were taken between 2004 and 2018.
![Portsea Island Beer festival 2015, Groundlings theatre, Southsea. Carla pezzotta, Gill Chadwick and Jane Walsh. Picture: Allan Hutchings 151550-115](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmNiN2UyNWE4LTQ3ZjAtNDdhMS1iNWM4LWRjZjNlY2NmY2JlZTozNDBlOWNkZi1mYTIzLTQ2NzMtYmNhNy0yNzIzMGJlZWJlNTM=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
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Portsea Island Beer festival 2015, Groundlings theatre, Southsea. Carla pezzotta, Gill Chadwick and Jane Walsh. Picture: Allan Hutchings 151550-115Photo: The News archive
![Portsea Island Beer festival 2015, Groundlings theatre, Southsea. Malcolm Irving, Tim Compton, Eloise Burnop and Trevor Burnop. Picture: Allan Hutchings 151550-106](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmZjYmVhYzkxLWUzMDYtNDFiZS1iNDRlLTYyYmQ0MGNkMWU2Yzo0MTM0YTVkMi05YmZjLTRmZTItOWJkZi0wMWQxY2QyNzczMGY=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
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Portsea Island Beer festival 2015, Groundlings theatre, Southsea. Malcolm Irving, Tim Compton, Eloise Burnop and Trevor Burnop. Picture: Allan Hutchings 151550-106Photo: The News archive
![Portsea Island Beer festival 2015, Groundlings theatre, Southsea. Keith Cosslett. Mike Cheater, Ian Withall, Philip Talbot, Geoff Thorpe and Mark lreland. Picture: Allan Hutchings 151550-122](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc2ZDI3MTkwLTYwODQtNDk1Yy05YWU5LTlmMDZhMzQzMjRiMzo1ZWViZjRmOS1hNjE1LTRlODYtOGRlYS1iMzY0Y2MwOTI4YzQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
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Portsea Island Beer festival 2015, Groundlings theatre, Southsea. Keith Cosslett. Mike Cheater, Ian Withall, Philip Talbot, Geoff Thorpe and Mark lreland. Picture: Allan Hutchings 151550-122Photo: The News archive
![Portsea Island Beer festival 2015, Groundlings theatre, Southsea. Andy Higgins. Bud Messenger and Mark Hunt. Picture: Allan Hutchings 151550-136](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjMzY2UyN2YyLTNlNmEtNGEwOC05MzcxLTBmNThhYWYwNTI4Njo5M2FmZGU4MC03MDZhLTQxOWQtOTE1OS0wNmIwMzU4ODdhMmQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=640)
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Portsea Island Beer festival 2015, Groundlings theatre, Southsea. Andy Higgins. Bud Messenger and Mark Hunt. Picture: Allan Hutchings 151550-136Photo: The News archive