Which is the nicest beer... warm!

[Gnomicide]

Was there anywhere on site selling Guinness last year?? Or any kind of Stout?

[HurrahBrother]

I've plumped for spirits.

Rum, can be mixed with a cold soft drink bought on site, or watered for 'grog' (1 part rum to between 3 and 5 parts water) which is refreshing, or even further watered down further till it just tints the water with colour and flavour to make 'pirate tea' (which strangely makes water even more refreshing).

[alframsey]

The best thing to go for beer wise is a Bitter or Guinness, imo. Tbf I will drink anything at a festival, despite wine as I can't stand the stuff. Truly awful drink!

Last year I went with a few bottles of pre mixed vodka and coke, and then a few boxes of beer (strong bow x2, and a box of fosters) and I thought they were drinkable despite the conditions. I hate foster now though, god it is fine REALLY cold but even slightly warm it is dreadful!

[markeee]

[Gnomicide]

It's a lager not a tune.

[robith]

ahh oranjeboom, lovely stuff

nowhere sells crates of 24 round here though

[Liam13th]

I must try this oranjeboom

[New Cillit Bang]

I deffo need to take more vodka this year as i ran out by friday last year. worked quite well just buying bottles of coke from ice cream vans etc and decanting the voddi into that...perfect evening tipple..

[tolywoly]

Red Stripe. With Tennents being the worst. Oranjeboom gets the thumbs up too.

[rexclark]

B&M's near me sells Oranjeboom for about 50p a can. Not too shabby.

[DeejayDawn]

Think we’re going to go with the groundsheet trick too – sounds a good option as we’ll have a mixture of gaymers & lager. We also have a couple of soft foldable cool bags that each hold 16 cans max, have always worked a treat over past camping trips/festivals.

Quick q: what’s the general advice for the transport of all form of cans from car park to site – bag up, box up, carry in a bucket??

[robith]

I deffo need to take more vodka this year as i ran out by friday last year. worked quite well just buying bottles of coke from ice cream vans etc and decanting the voddi into that...perfect evening tipple..

[New Cillit Bang]

I remember buying a bottle of sprite before orbital to mix with my absolut raspberry. I was handed over a boiling hot bottle of sprite and informed that would be £3

[Bisque]

I remember buying a bottle of sprite before orbital to mix with my absolut raspberry. I was handed over a boiling hot bottle of sprite and informed that would be £3

[eddie_corrigan]

Don't know if it's just restricted to the Asda by mine (Aintree by the way) but they had the 12 packs of Jim Beam and coke for £6 yesterday. They were a life saver for meself last year when all my other booze had gone nuclear.

[Bisque]

What you want is some...

EDIT

Edited March 18, 2011 by Couchy

[robith]

Not that bad considering you can't even buy 2ltr bottles of anything at most festivals (I know Bestival has one cornershop esque place to buy stuff on the walk to the arena) & the money you'll save not buying £7 cocktails.

Would have expected it to be luke warm or less though.

Think I bought a couple of cans of the green Monster energy (which I quite like compared to other energy drinks) for £2 or £2.50 which I though was fair enough.

I'm taking the Westons organic 3ltr box, Strongbow & Petrov vodka pouches this year.

[The_Amazing_Oblong]

Oh I also went to a very small local bluegrass festival last year and was introduced to the wonders of Mead on a hot day.

I shall be locating and taking a small amount of mead this year, not too much as it makes my head spin too quickly. Has anyone got any recommendations ?

Edit: I understand there are loads of varieties. The one I had which I really liked definately still had a honey sweet taste to it and was more viscous than beer or wine. A little bit syrupy.

Edited March 18, 2011 by The_Amazing_Oblong

[Bisque]

It was 500ml!

[robith]

Ahhh that's a bit s**te then. Where was that (so I can avoid this year)?

[rexclark]

I remember buying a bottle of sprite before orbital to mix with my absolut raspberry. I was handed over a boiling hot bottle of sprite and informed that would be £3