So it looks like there's too damned many CAMRA fests to
choose from throughout the year. They can't all be great,
can they (assuming one doesn't believe that no one fest can't
be any better than any other one fest)?

http://www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=181255

Of course I know the GBBF is on now. The Peterborough one
looks damned inviting:
http://www.beer-fest.org.uk/index.ph...beer&func=main
Anyone been?

(Yeah, I could query in uk.realale or whatever.it.is but my
English ain't up to it.)

ND: Bottled Lager from these *******s:
http://www.reichold.de/ Malty, bready, and all around much
better than what I've had there vom Fass _in situ_, actually.

ObBeerFoto: http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j1...r_brotzeit.jpg
Roppelt's Kellerbier is surprisingly--and wonderfully--
reminiscient of the old, original, FFG Mirror Pond PA from
Deschutes, back before the Downfall: Hoppy (though not
Cascade-y, natch), malty, and a bit buttery. Just god
damned succulent, it is. (Those Brotzeit portions are
half-sized ones, FWIW, on the order of EUR 2 per.) (n.b.
"butter" != "butterscotch")

sleurB kciN wrote:
So it looks like there's too damned many CAMRA fests to
choose from throughout the year. They can't all be great,
can they (assuming one doesn't believe that no one fest can't
be any better than any other one fest)?

http://www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=181255

Of course I know the GBBF is on now. The Peterborough one
looks damned inviting:
http://www.beer-fest.org.uk/index.ph...beer&func=main
Anyone been?


Yep.

Peterborough is a great festival, held on the banks of the River Nene
in large marquees. Some people prefer it to GBBF. I like the Newark
festival, also an outdoor one, which has the ales in one marquee and
pretty good live bands in another.

Stockport is another good festival - held in the football (soccer to
you lot!) stadium :-)

CAMRA members put a lot of hard work into every festival. They're all
good in their own way. Some are better than others, that's all.


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Cheers

Mike

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sleurB kciN wrote:
So it looks like there's too damned many CAMRA fests to
choose from throughout the year. They can't all be great,
can they (assuming one doesn't believe that no one fest can't
be any better than any other one fest)?

http://www.camra.org.uk/page.aspx?o=181255

Of course I know the GBBF is on now. The Peterborough one
looks damned inviting:
http://www.beer-fest.org.uk/index.ph...beer&func=main
Anyone been?


Yep.

Peterborough is a great festival, held on the banks of the River Nene
in large marquees. Some people prefer it to GBBF. I like the Newark
festival, also an outdoor one, which has the ales in one marquee and
pretty good live bands in another.

Stockport is another good festival - held in the football (soccer to
you lot!) stadium :-)

CAMRA members put a lot of hard work into every festival. They're all
good in their own way. Some are better than others, that's all.


Try St Albans in September, the only problem is the Hill from the
station
--
martyn dawe