Great British Beer festival

[fluffymark]

So yes, london, this week. Lots of beer. And cider and perry and other exciting drinks. Am thinking of going there on saturday afternoon, if i can find anyone else to go with? Someone must be going there, surely? *hops*...oh good typo that should be *hopes* but...i'll not delete it.

Who's up for some beer then? :)

If not i'll know i'll be seeing an awful lot of you at the Resurrection Records thing on saturday evening. Yay! Theres claims on u.p.g that the BBC World Service will be recording at the gig?!? *boggles*

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Beer Festival

[enslore.livejournal.com]

I'm going to be there all day on Saturday. Catch me on a table somewhere near the cider and perries bar.

Re: Beer Festival

[fluffymark]

Yay! Assuming I manage to get there, i'll try and hunt you down.

I take it you're a cider and perry obsessive? *curious* Myself, I like proper cider (a good scrumpy gets me very giggly very quickly though -watch out), and i have to confess i've never actually tried perry. Is it nice? I think i may get the courage to try some.

Re: Beer Festival

[enslore.livejournal.com]

More that I just don't like beer really. But I find that ciders / perries differ vastly in quality, and as it's my fourth year running at the beer festival now, I've worked out what the good ones are, and the good ones are very good.

Re: Beer Festival

[fluffymark]

Will you kindly share your vast cider/perry wisdom with the rest of us? Which ones are the good ones? *curious* :)

Re: Beer Festival

[fluffydave.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't mind going along with you mate. Fancy meeting at Stratford Station?

Re: Beer Festival

[fluffymark]

Ok, that sounds to my ears like a plan. :)

Saturday. Stratford station. Would 1pm be a good time?

Re: Beer Festival

[enslore.livejournal.com]

Well I only know the ones that appear at the beer festival, so I can't guarantee you'll be able to find them elsewhere.

Standard favourites are Old Rosie cider and Lyne Down perry. Both of those have a tendency to run out before the end of Saturday though. Don't try the Lyne Down cider, it's bad.

Also I recommend checking out whatever won the awards this year. It'll be on the Camra website.

Re: Beer Festival

[fluffymark]

Mmmmmm. Yes, I like Old Rosie cider. I'll look out for the perry you recommend there too. Thankyou! :)

Looks like i will be there on saturday. Yay! :)