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[Jinx]

After an extensive seach of the Forums (read two seconds) I could not find a topic on the above so I've posted one anyway.

Gentle folk,

Will the happenstance exist that I bump into any PH'ers at the Great British Beer Festival this evening?

[SpencerO]

I'm planning on being there after 7ish tonight and/or tomorrow afternoon Just gutted i missed 'hat day' on thursday!

Trouble is there are a helluva lot of pubs between the city and earls court.. and one or two of them even sell real beer, so keep your fingers crossed for me!

[oxford drinker]

Not me, was there on Tuesday.

have a good evening!

[NiceCupOfTea]

I went on Wednesday.

Unsurprisingly it is full of real ale types! Love the attempts at beer gardens, complete with astroturf!

Have to say that I wasn't very impressed with the stuff that I tried. Most was distinctly average, even the Banks's, my favourite tipple.

The best I had by far was a half of Jarrow's "Jobling's Swinging Gibbett", I kid you not! Very nice, on the CAMRA NE bar.

Had an awful half of some terrible Scottish pish that put me off for an hour or so

Had fun though!

[staceyb]

NiceCupOfTea said:

The best I had by far was a half of Jarrow's "Jobling's Swinging Gibbett", I kid you not! Very nice, on the CAMRA NE bar.

My mates Dad brews that, we get "spare barrels" of the stuff around chrimbo and birthdays and stuff its

[Yugguy]

You know someone who brews decent real ale?

Will you marry me?

[staceyb]

Yugguy said:

You know someone who brews decent real ale?

Will you marry me?

Know a couple of people actually

[scotal]

I'm going, look for a short, fat, pissed bloke..... that may be me.

[oxford drinker]

scotal said:

I'm going, look for a short, fat, pissed bloke..... that may be me.

er, narrow it down a bit....

[SpencerO]

Make sure you try the winner.. Crouch Vale Brewery isnt a millions miles from me lovely stuff.

[ewenm]

oxford drinker said:

scotal said:

I'm going, look for a short, fat, pissed bloke..... that may be me.

er, narrow it down a bit....

He'll be wearing a black trench coat with a red carnation and carrying a copy of yesterday's Times...

[rpguk]

Will they have much of a selection of ciders there?

[Jinx]

rpguk said:

Will they have much of a selection of ciders there?

They did the last time I went.

[scotal]

rpguk said:

Will they have much of a selection of ciders there?

This link be your friend...... www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=206175

[Yugguy]

staceyb said:

Yugguy said:

You know someone who brews decent real ale?

Will you marry me?

Know a couple of people actually

You are indeed the perfect woman.

[oxford drinker]

SpencerO said:

Make sure you try the winner.. Crouch Vale Brewery isnt a millions miles from me lovely stuff.

Yes, a quality pint and deserved winner 2 years in a row. Probably sold out by now, but recommend the silver medal winner, Harvey's Sussex Bitter.

[Jinx]

scotal said:

I'm going, look for a short, fat, pissed bloke..... that may be me.

Look for a long haired pied bloke with a black and yellow rucksack with Lotus on it - I will most likely have a pint in my hand.

You'll have to ask if its me as the chances of me going up to stange blokes and asking if they are your PH name is virtually nill

[staceyb]

Yugguy said:

staceyb said:

Yugguy said:

You know someone who brews decent real ale?

Will you marry me?

Know a couple of people actually

You are indeed the perfect woman.

Why thank you

[scotal]

Has anyone ever had a bad pint at the GBBF, there'd be a riot if someone tried passing out poor beer......

[oxford drinker]

scotal said:

rpguk said:

Will they have much of a selection of ciders there?

This link be your friend...... www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=206175

Note that the strength is not quoted! The few I saw were in the region of 8%!