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Hills of Death (HOD) Aug 2015 6:13pm, 6 Aug 2015 31,036 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) I need some real Ale would love to go to festival
Southcoastpete Aug 2015 6:38pm, 6 Aug 2015 5,168 posts	Quote Pin Southcoastpete GBBF at Olympia, London next week HoD. I'm going Thursday
Nick Cook Aug 2015 8:21pm, 6 Aug 2015 24,850 posts	Quote Pin Nick Cook I'm going Saturday. Free entry for helping out on the auctions.
Hills of Death (HOD) Aug 2015 10:03pm, 6 Aug 2015 31,037 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) I can't drink during week and going away next weekend It's about 10 mins walk from where I work
mr d Aug 2015 12:11am, 7 Aug 2015 1,763 posts	Quote Pin mr d Marston Pheasant, it is very nice (b)
Dvorak Aug 2015 2:19pm, 7 Aug 2015 10,641 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak My last beer festival, I travelled 12 miles on foot to get to. Unfortunately, I also travelled an unscheduled 9 miles on foot to return. Mainly in the dark, after, as you would expect, quite a few beers. Although it proved quite effective, if unconventional, half marathon training.
Dvorak Aug 2015 2:26pm, 7 Aug 2015 10,642 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak In not quite real ale news, I visited Scotland's first pub to serve tankové lager, Innis and Gunn's The Beer Kitchen. The beer was their own lager, unpasteurised - and it was an enormous disappointment. My pint did not sing from the glass, it more kind of mumbled apologetically. £4.75 a pint and I could have spent £2.75 for it in 'Spoons instead or bought four cans and either would have been a big improvement.
BaronessBL Aug 2015 10:04am, 8 Aug 2015 4,496 posts	Quote Pin BaronessBL I went to the beer festival in a nearby town, Manningtree, last night. Walking home along the river was a bit scary and it probably would have been useful to take a torch but I'll know for next year. Lovely little festival - on the beach. Only open between 6pm and 9pm on the Friday night (so that they don't take all the trade from the pubs and probably because they don't want people who've had one too many wandering into the river I expect!) Many local beers - mostly very nice. One called Mayflower from the Harwich Brewery was definitely an acquired taste though - and not one I'm likely to acquire any time soon!!
Surrey Phil Aug 2015 8:19pm, 8 Aug 2015 956 posts	Quote Pin Surrey Phil Back from Southwold this afternoon with an assortment of Adnams ales (Broadside, Explorer, Lighthouse, Gun Hill, Ghost Ship and a Southwold Bitter). Some I'll give to family but I'm just deciding on which ones to keep for myself.
Hertford Tiger Aug 2015 9:13pm, 8 Aug 2015 182 posts	Quote Pin Hertford Tiger I normally prefer a dark beer but today a pint of Beachcomber (pale golden ale) really hit the spot. Much better than a coffee & cake stop today on a warm cycle ride.