Belfast beer fest 13/14/15th november

[delboy]

Anyone going to the beer fest this year, this is the list of beers available this year, none of this different beers available on different days malarkey, it'll all be available from the get go.
It'll once again be in the kings hall (pretty crap venue TBH but hey ho).

Atlas Latitude
B & T Black Dragon Mild
Bank Top Bad T'Bone
Batemans Valiant
Bath Ales SPA
Beartown Bearly Literate
Beartown Kodiak Gold
Black Hole Red Dwarf
Blindmans Eclipse Porter
Bradfield Farmers Blonde
Brecon Red Dragon
Breconshire Cribyn
Burton Bridge Stairway to Heaven
Burton Bridge Thomas Sykes
Cairngorm White Lady (Wheat Beer)
Caledonian Deuchars IPA
Coach House Honey Pot Bitter
College Green Headless Dog
College Green Molly's Chocolate Stout
Copper Dragon Black Gold
Copper Dragon Golden Pippin
Dark Star Hophead
Elgoods Black Dog
Empire Strikes Back
Frog Island Natterjack
Hanby Golden Honey
Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted
Harviestoun Schiehallion
Hidden Hidden Pleasure IPA
Hilden Hilden Ale
Hilden Scullions Irish
Holdens Golden Glow
Hook Norton Hooky Dark
Hop Back Crop Circle
Houston Blonde Bombshell
Houston Warlock Stout
Inveralmond Ossian
Kelburn Goldihops
Kelham Island Easy Rider
Lees Moonraker
Little Valley Hebden's Wheat [Cloudy]
Mayfield Naughty Nell's
Mile Stone Black Pearl
Moorhouses Black Cat
Moorhouses Blond Witch
Oakham Ales JHB
Oakham Ales White Dwarf
O'Hanlons O'Hanlons Dry Stout
Old Bear Bruin
Orkney Skullsplitter
Potton Shannon IPA
Purple Moose Snowdonia Ale
RCH Old Slug Porter
Rebellion Rebellion IPA
Robinsons Spellbound
Salamander Golden Salamander
Salopian Hop Twister
Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild
Sharps Doom Bar Bitter
Skinners Betty Stoggs
Skinners Ginger Tosser
Spire Dark Side of the Moon
Spire Twist & Stout
St Austell Tribute
Stonehenge Ales Pigswill
Three Rivers Crystal Wheat
Titanic White Star
Triple FFF Alton Pride
Valhalla White Wife
Whitewater Belfast Ale
Whitewater Clotworthy Dobbin
Whitewater Crown Glory
Whitewater Nut Brown
Wickwar Station Porter
Wychwood Hobgoblin

[Dunlambert]

Hi Delboy. I plan to be there on the Saturday. Yes its a pity its at the Kings Hall again, I much prefer it at the Ulster Hall. Still hopefully next year it will be back there.

[delboy]

Hi Delboy. I plan to be there on the Saturday. Yes its a pity its at the Kings Hall again, I much prefer it at the Ulster Hall. Still hopefully next year it will be back there.

Planning on going on friday and saturday, i meant to volunteer for this years event but never got around to it (maybe next year). As far as i know the ulster hall should be done up in time for next year so with a bit of luck this will be the last year at the kings hall (its a bit soulless really).

Obviously if you overhear someone pontificating about their homebrew being as good or better that'll be me

[oblivious]

Hope to see tomorrow

A fellow Belfast man gave these as his top three to day

top three -

1. Old Bear Bruin - tons of flavour for only 3.5%. I could have happily drunk this all day... (don't expect a Belgian Bruin though)
2. Sarah Hughes - Hugely quaffable dark mild. Lives up to the hype...
3. Wickwar Station Porter - excellent full flavoured porter..


Enjoy

[delboy]

The best bits
Lots of choice
Friendly staff
Had a great time catching up with people

The worst
The venue (its basically a shed with zero accustics)
The music (its always pants)
The price of the beer, £3 a pint and an admission fee on top to pay of that
The catering, truely awful overpriced food.

TBH if its in the kings hall/shed again next year i'll probably give it a miss, if they get it back to the ulster hall though thats a different matter.

[oblivious]

Yea had a great day to and a really great selection of ales, have to admit the food was pretty bad and the lack of water in the venue did not help either

[delboy]

Yea had a great day to and a really great selection of ales, have to admit the food was pretty bad and the lack of water in the venue did not help either

SWMBO paid £1.60 for a bottle of water from that god awful catering van.

[delboy]

Yea had a great day to and a really great selection of ales, have to admit the food was pretty bad and the lack of water in the venue did not help either

OB did you get to help out behind the bar? I didn't hear any barstaff with southern accents, did see a guy dandering round though with a Irish craft brewer T-shirt on.

[oblivious]

Yea had a great day to and a really great selection of ales, have to admit the food was pretty bad and the lack of water in the venue did not help either

OB did you get to help out behind the bar?,

No just looking to drink, but apparently we cant join anyway

did see a guy dandering round though with a Irish craft brewer T-shirt on.

Not me but was probably one of the lads

[Dunlambert]

Totally agree the venue is crap and £3.20 for a revolting burger was rip off.

Great Beers though, finaly got to try the Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild this year which was all gone by the Saturday last year, but it was worth the wait.

Have to mention the staff who were first rate, always had suggestions on what to try next and just good general banter.

I also spotted the guy in the Irish Craft Brewers T- Shirt.

I will be there again next year, just please let it be back in the Ulster Hall.