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My daughter has just called to say she no longer requires my taxi services this evening so I can have a wee sip of my beer in it's own box earlier than anticipated:
Beer?
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threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Oooo look a beer that's got its own box.
Monsieur Remings
Guru
- Location
- Yatton UK
It's been a bit of a poor weekend, no time for cycling and after dropping the son off with his Grandparents half way in the beautiful Cotswolds, I remember that there's a beer festival on in the next village near home, so I detour on my way back. They have a strange ticket system and they're all... well, you know... and more than a touch gormless as I stroll in looking for a take-out as sober as a race pigeon.
'You'll have to wait for all the tickets to come in, they're valid till half-four.'
'What's the time now?' I ask.
'4.25.'
'Look at him dribbling,' remarked another punter, before he stumbled back on a group of bearded gentlemen with an accompanying apology.
Yes, it was rather amusing; the Yeo Valley Lions put on the Claverham Beer Festival , and I was rather taken aback at the amount on offer and just how much a handful of punters had already managed to down (over the course of three days). There was about 12 of them and about 40 kegs of the nation's finest and whilst I'd always promised myself a visit to this same festival in the past, only this year did I make it, and blimey was it worth it. Most of them seemed to be working behind the bar and drinking it at the same time and as 4.30 came and went I thought about leaving until a kindly chap said the tickets were running out and there was plenty left - £1 for a gallon container and...and...wait for it....50....50...50p a pint!!!..? The only question was, what was left? Let's imagine that all kegs had a transparent levelling meter, I swear, the organisers still wouldn't have had a clue.
'Hi Jim,' said another
'No, I'm Derek,' came the reply.
'Oh.'
Anyway, a bearded old woman with a pint of Quantock's White Hind in her hand announced that it was time for take-outs! True to form and fair play (for I'd only waited 30 odd minutes whilst the locals burped and belched their way through tickets that just weren't going to be drunk) I was eventually served after three or four others who'd also waited, in their case for about 30 seconds. But it was worth the wait and thanks to the George Wright Brewing Company of Merseyside, the weekend has turned out much brighter, or should I say darker.
They even forgot to charge me for the container so guess how many pints I got for £3.00...? Hic! Cheeky I know.
'You'll have to wait for all the tickets to come in, they're valid till half-four.'
'What's the time now?' I ask.
'4.25.'
'Look at him dribbling,' remarked another punter, before he stumbled back on a group of bearded gentlemen with an accompanying apology.
Yes, it was rather amusing; the Yeo Valley Lions put on the Claverham Beer Festival , and I was rather taken aback at the amount on offer and just how much a handful of punters had already managed to down (over the course of three days). There was about 12 of them and about 40 kegs of the nation's finest and whilst I'd always promised myself a visit to this same festival in the past, only this year did I make it, and blimey was it worth it. Most of them seemed to be working behind the bar and drinking it at the same time and as 4.30 came and went I thought about leaving until a kindly chap said the tickets were running out and there was plenty left - £1 for a gallon container and...and...wait for it....50....50...50p a pint!!!..? The only question was, what was left? Let's imagine that all kegs had a transparent levelling meter, I swear, the organisers still wouldn't have had a clue.
'Hi Jim,' said another
'No, I'm Derek,' came the reply.
'Oh.'
Anyway, a bearded old woman with a pint of Quantock's White Hind in her hand announced that it was time for take-outs! True to form and fair play (for I'd only waited 30 odd minutes whilst the locals burped and belched their way through tickets that just weren't going to be drunk) I was eventually served after three or four others who'd also waited, in their case for about 30 seconds. But it was worth the wait and thanks to the George Wright Brewing Company of Merseyside, the weekend has turned out much brighter, or should I say darker.
They even forgot to charge me for the container so guess how many pints I got for £3.00...? Hic! Cheeky I know.
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User169
Guest
Cracking wrote-up Monsieur M. Gives you faith in your fellow beer drinkers!
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User169
Guest
Looks nice, but never really get the see-through bottles with I&g.
Monsieur Remings
Guru
- Location
- Yatton UK
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threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Yeah great stuff @Monsieur Remings
Brazzol Beer Factory. Southville Hop. A 6.5% big hop badass of a beer. Yumtus.
It says store and serve chilled, I'm having this one au natural as the good lord intended but I'll Pepsi challenge the next one and pop it in the coolerator.
Brazzol Beer Factory. Southville Hop. A 6.5% big hop badass of a beer. Yumtus.
It says store and serve chilled, I'm having this one au natural as the good lord intended but I'll Pepsi challenge the next one and pop it in the coolerator.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Worse than Bud, something called freedom that was being served at a wedding reception.On draught as well !
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
I'm generally not drinking much if anything these days, but I did have a quick half of Dieu du Ciel! Rosée d’Hibiscus, a lightly floral and very refreshing wheat beer, when I saw that my favourite local had it on tap on the way home from work the other day.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Charridy shop find, nice copy of Michael Jackson's Beer Companion, 20 years old and still relevant, good writing and at 30p a bargain! Wonder what MJ would make of today's 'craft' beer explosion.
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
On a school day and at lunchtime...
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
Clown Shoes BIPA Hoppy Feet. Rather good, excellent in fact.
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User169
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Wouldnt mind trying that! Ive had the 1,5 double version which was excellent if eye-wateringly expensive.
Mrs DP phoned me at work today to let me know that shes knackered my beer glass cupboard so it wont open. Im now having to rely on the reserve beer glass cupboard, so am having to survive with all sorts of mismatches.
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User169
Guest
They do some nice things! Rigor Mortis, the Belgian quad is the nicest I've had so far.
Ive been hassling my canuckian colleague to procure me a bottle of fin du monde. Sadly, the closest shes come so far is showing me a photo of the bottle she drank last month when she was back home.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
I'm finishing off my last bottle of Witch Prime from Woodlands Brewery in Cheshire:
It's very hoppy but not overpowering like some similar beers I've had. Very drinkable.
I recently attended the launch of the promo reel for the MInister of Chance, a crowd funded movie based on the sci-fi/fantasy audio drama of the same name and part of the profits from this brew are going towards the film.
It was worth going to the event just to say I've genuinely been to a party at a brewery.
It's very hoppy but not overpowering like some similar beers I've had. Very drinkable.
I recently attended the launch of the promo reel for the MInister of Chance, a crowd funded movie based on the sci-fi/fantasy audio drama of the same name and part of the profits from this brew are going towards the film.
It was worth going to the event just to say I've genuinely been to a party at a brewery.
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