Shout if you love Real Ale

[timespeedsup]

Our Info Crew shifts are out, these include being down to work Thursday 8 pm to midnight.

Which will allow us to make the ale lovers' meetup at the Real Ale Tent/Red Flag meet on Thursday at noon. We'll have to consume 'moderately' though

[Sam Crawley]

Found a pub in London last night that had 10 or so ales straight from the barrow. Had some Summer Lightning for the first time in aeons.

[timespeedsup]

Spill the name then laddie!

[Sam Crawley]

Something about Bree - I'm no good with names - take a right out of Euston and it's right there.

Edited June 18, 2009 by Sam Crawley

[William of Walworth]

Just thinking, do we get to know what beer is on at the Red Flag before we get there? A list would certainly get the juices flowing.

Edited June 18, 2009 by William of Walworth

[William of Walworth]

Ah yes a staple of the real ale pubs, the Bree Louise. Funnily enough I've never been there before, though they advertise a lot in the CAMRA freebie rags. Actually, having looked at the map, I think I have been there before, ages ago though. Will have to pop down and re-inspect

Edited June 18, 2009 by William of Walworth

[oafc0000]

As I THINK I understand it, the Red Flag has always been run semi-independently from the WBC, sort of like an autonomous sub-branch with some WBC help for general technical infrastructure, but with choice of ales and maintenance of them down to the Red Flag managers themselves. Not sure of these details though, could be wrong ...

Personally, I don't even want to know what ales are on sale beforehand. The surprise on the day will all be part of the fun.

Wish the Red Flag opened on Wednesday (it doesn't). Our shifts on Weds are Noon to 4, whereas on Thurs, we have to restrain ourselves at the noon meet to some extent as we have to go on duty at 8 pm ...

Oh well!

Timespeedsup, see ya thee and everyone

[fullfathom5]

Avalon Inn serves real ale apparently - and I'm doing an acoustic set in there - argh!

[ThomThomDrum]

Sorry for asking this again but I got no answer for this yet. Does anybody think or know of anywhere on site that may sell Weiss Bier?

[Sam Crawley]

Sorry for asking this again but I got no answer for this yet. Does anybody think or know of anywhere on site that may sell Weiss Bier?

[timespeedsup]

<Makes note for next London visit >

[Kowalski]

Have we got a facebook event set up for this real ale meet?

[Sam Crawley]

Have we got a facebook event set up for this real ale meet?

[ben dover]

Is there any Wheat beer at Glasto?

[Sam Crawley]

Is there any Wheat beer at Glasto?

[ThomThomDrum]

Is there any Wheat beer at Glasto?

[William of Walworth]

See you noon next Thursday folks and have a great, hopefully SUNNY festival.

We're off to Glastonbury Town tomorrow, no doubt taking in the Riflemans Arms and other ale friendly establishments during our short Solstice visit, before heading onsite on Monday. Crew perks!

[Staberinde]

See you noon next Thursday folks and have a great, hopefully SUNNY festival.

We're off to Glastonbury Town tomorrow, no doubt taking in the Riflemans Arms and other ale friendly establishments during our short Solstice visit, before heading onsite on Monday. Crew perks!

[glastoman417]

I'm staying in Bath on the Tuesday to get there early on Wednesday.

Can anyone reccomend any good real ale (or cider!) pubs?

Really looking fwd to the Real Ale meet!

[timespeedsup]

TIP FOR REAL ALE LOVING GLASTOBATERS!

Tesco currently has Fursty Ferret, Hobgoblin and Old Speckled Hen in cans on offer - 2 four-packs for £8. That actually pretty good value - I just bought my festival supplies (and I'll buy them again next week when I've accidentally drunk them all and need to replace them....)

[Sam Crawley]

Well I can report that the training programme is going well - after visiting my little brother's uni student union on Friday night, then a friend's bbq last night.. My body is getting used to not managing to clear the alcohol before the next day's session starts, which is something it's going to have 5 days of next week Wait a minute.. it's Sunday... THIS WEEK

Right, I'm off to the pub!

[Richcolour]

Can anyone offer some advice on kegs - my mate bought about 20 bottles of ale before remembering the no glass rule. An option is to pour it into a homebrew type of plastic keg, but how long would it stay drinkable? We would put a wet towel on it to cool it.

Cheers!

[Sam Crawley]

Can anyone offer some advice on kegs - my mate bought about 20 bottles of ale before remembering the no glass rule. An option is to pour it into a homebrew type of plastic keg, but how long would it stay drinkable? We would put a wet towel on it to cool it.

[Kowalski]

Cheers for a great afternoon in the sun drinking real ale.

Great to meet some of you guys.

Pity the bar wasn't as organised as we were at 12 noon

[oafc0000]

Cheers for a great afternoon in the sun drinking real ale.

Great to meet some of you guys.

Pity the bar wasn't as organised as we were at 12 noon