17TH NORTHWICH BEER FESTIVAL AT NORTHWICH MEMORIAL HALL

Well who would have thought after the very first Northwich beer festival that 17 years later they are still doing really well and now attracting more people to this annual event . It was so good to get back down to Northwich in Cheshire after missing out on last years festival due to working commitments. After having a meeting at Barnton Cricket Club in January this year with the Camra North Cheshire guys i just had to put my name forward to work saturday afternoon , and also saturday evening at this festival to catch up with some old friends and to also sample the many beers that were on offer. In total there were 60+ beers on offer as well as ciders and perries so plenty of choice to choose from if it was a first time visit for some people. The saturday afternoon session was busy and it was nice to see people enjoying themselves the bar was open from 12.00pm dinner time until 4.00pm early evening. After the bars closed down from the afternoon trade it was time for a clean around the bars and to check the beers over to make sure there was plenty for the evening session and to update the notice board with beers that had sold out. The doors re opened again at 7.00pm and lots more people started to make there way in to the main hall and to start to choose what beers,ciders or perries they fancied. The main saturday evening there was a group playing on the stage called Cheeky Monkey who went down well and had many people dancing to the ska songs and music that they were playing. The evening was going fast for us and when the horn went off for last orders the bars were packed with people getting there last drinks in, so all in all a great festival to work on and i must say a big thank you to the guys from Camra North Cheshire Mike,Gary Joe,Nick and the rest of whom had not put in the time and effort for this festival that if would not have gone ahead.



Mark

THE 4TH ANNUAL GRASMERE GUZZLER BEER FESTIVAL AT TWEEDIES BAR

Below i have listed the beers that were availiable at this festival both on the outside bar and also the main inside bar.



Yates Grasmere Guzler 4.2% ABV a light hoppy beer brewed for the festival

Keswick Thirst Out 4.5% ABV a rich creamy stout

Keswick Thirst Quencher 4.3% ABV a pale ale with a refreshing exotic fruit aroma

Coniston Bluebird XB 4.2% ABV smooth ale with floral hints and malt tones

Coniston Oldman Ale 4.2% ABV copper colour, rich port wine aroma.grainy hop bitterness

Loweswater Gold 4.3% ABV made with lager malt and german hops,golden in colour

Loweswater Grassmoor Dark Ale 4.3% ABV dark ruby ale with a malt flavour

Loweswater Langdale 4.0 ABV fruity refreshing with orange citrus flavour

Blue Monkey Bg Sips 4.0% ABV a pale hoppy beer with tropical fruit aroma's

Lemonhead 4.1% ABV yellow with ginger and lemon notes

Liberty Ale 3.8% ABV pale gold made with liberty hops

Some Are Drinking 3.9% ABV light summer ale thats pale and refreshing

Bare Bones 4.7% ABV full bodied rounded bitterness from northdown hops

World Top Bitter 3.7% ABV pale and crystal malt with bitterness

O Hanlon's Port Stout 4.8% ABV mocha coffee with bitter chocolate roasted malt taste

Jaipur 5.9% ABV soft smooth golden bitter with a pleasant long finish

Woodlands Mild 3.5% ABV a full flavoured traditional mild, creamy in taste

Peerless Storr 4.8% ABV golden cask lager which is hoppy and dry

Peerless Full Whack 6.0% ABV a strong pale ale with fuggles and first golden hops

Storm Pale Gale 4.1% ABV made with hersbrucker hops and lager malts

Storm Bosley Cloud 4.1% ABV dry golden bitter with peppery hop notes

Storm Windgatherer 4.5% ABV A gold beer with a crispy fruity flavour

Proud of Pubs Summer Ale 4.2% ABV A golden brown bitter with a malty flavour

Blue Monkey 99 Red Baboons 4.2% ABV A dark malty side to this one

O Hanlon's Yellow Hammer 4.2% ABV A zesty pineapple & banana fruitiness

Wentworth Holster Pils 4.9% ABV lager type ale , strong and pale in colour

Acorn Brewery Forester 4.5% ABV burnt orange coloured bitter

Dr Mortons Milk Of Amnesia 4.5& ABV A clear pale wheat beer

Salopian Brewery Vortex 4.0% ABV A whirling mass of straw coloured ale

Salopian Brewery Lemon Dream 4.5% ABV A bright gold wheat beer with lemon

Abbeydale White Knight 4.5% ABV Pale beer with aroma's of grapefruit

Abbeydale Daily Bread 3.8% ABV What more from a session ale!

Abbeydale Moonshine 4.3% ABV pale straw colour with a floral aroma

Abbeydale Last Rites 11.0% ABV strong and full bodied ale which is pale for its strength

Bowland Brewery Daylight Robbery 3.9% ABV tasting notes unavailable

Bowland Brewery Hen Harrier 4.0% ABV soft citrus and peach flavours

Enville Nailmaker Mild 4.0% ABV this mild enjoys a certain degree of sweetness

Oakham Ales JHB 3.8% ABV A golden beer with a hop aroma

Oakham Ales Bishops Farewell 4.6% ABV fruity hop notes with a grainy background

Blackwater Brewery MOD 4.6% ABV A light coloured ale with a stylish hop aroma

Kelham Island Brewery Pale Rider 5.2% ABV A full bodied pale ale with a good fruity aroma

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TWEEDIES 4TH BEER FESTIVAL 2010

Its always nice to get back up to Tweedies Bar which is joined to the Dale Lodge Hotel Grasmere in the Lake District. Now in its fourth year people will know it by its name which is the annual Grasmere guzzler beer festival . With a fine selection of beers and ciders to choose from your are certainly spoilt for choice (20 cask beers 5 ciders) these range from 3.5% ABV up to 11.0% ABV. This year the beer festival was outside in a gazebo which was looked after by alex and the rest of his staff he told us that they even slept inside this overnight to make sure nobody tried to help themselves to the beer that was on offer. The weather held out this year and it was nice to see the sunshine instead of rain showers, with bands playing and peolpe joining in it was great to see that this was a very successful beer festival..roll on next year.

WATERMILL INN & BREWING COMPANY INGS LAKE DISTRICT

We came across this place a few years back when we were on our way up to Grasmere in the Lake District to build one of our regular beer festivals. Due to the popular demand we were never able to get booked in but we managed to on a wedsnesday evening last week. This is such a nice place to stay and the staff and accommodation are great , it also has the advantage of having its own micro brewery that you can look round. I have put some pictures of the beers that they brew and are most certainly worth trying.