beer in beer tents

[manateemike]

Sorry but you cant get away with that claim as I have never seen any lager sold that was under 3.8% in the last 24 years working at festivals.

Every bar and every Pump is checked by weights and measures before any bar opens for the first time and they would close down any bar if it was discovered that the ABV is anything other than quoted.

Most bars are connected to large tankers that are sealed by Carlsberg so trying to water down any Beer would be crazy as the meter on them would register more Pints than the tanker is able to carry and I am sure Carlsberg would want to know how that was possible

+ even if it was not noticed it would mean the WBC was charged for adding water so there would be no advantage by doing so.

There is no way would any WBC staff risk being arrested for fraud as there is no bonus for selling more drink than they actually did sell.

if its Carlsberg then its 3.8% ABV if its Carlsberg Tuborg then its 4% ABV - lists below is from 2012 and you can clearly see the ABV.

Edited June 9, 2013 by manateemike

[glasto-worker]

Clearly im wrong about the ABV of the Tuborg, and i thank you for correcting me.

Although im very much a light weight when it comes to beer which is why i looked at the ABV last time. Clearly i had already had too much to drink.

BUT on a side note.....FFS I NEVER SAID FUCK ALL ABOUT WATERING DOWN THE BEER, so please no more about that.

[manateemike]

As i stated i was wrong about the ABV. AND YOU ARE RIGHT.

However i was accused of the watering down from somebody else and yet despite the fact you cannot find a quote from me saying this to highlight you still try to connect me with this.

As for the dick swinging competition you wish to enter into YOU HAVE THE BIGGEST however, yes i have been behind a bar. In fact have lived in two. Both Whitbread inns, staying as a friend/assistant before we get into the what course this/that it was entirely unpaid as i had my own job to go to. Has to be 15 years ago, always hated changing the Guinness because it had a different connector that i always found a bitch to change, and because it was not the most popular drink it was rare getting practice. Pump cleaning, 2 pints for free for the lucky customer then the rest in the bucket. Always a favorite night with the locals. Just a couple of very easy examples and memories of those days.

YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT THE ABV......wrong about me and the watering down.

clearly you have never been behind a bar in your life------next time try to back up your Claims with some proof Listen to your own advice.

​Your a nice helpful person, ive often see you on here with helpful advice so i really don't understand your persistence in this, once again Thank You for correcting me, now please stop accusing me of stuff i never said.

Edited June 10, 2013 by manateemike

[sjp61]

Real shame about the Cornish Arms. It had a good vibe in there and I really liked the tribute ale! There were always loads of freebees too! I still have a hat, beer carrier and wristbands.

[2/Z]

It's a pretty good place to take a punt. They tend to have blackboards up with descriptions of what's on offer and the staff are very knowledgable so you can get some intel. They will also pull you a taste tester if you ask. There was a dynamite pale ale from some brewery (that may have been called Otter something - don't quote me but Otters ring a bell) which was very refreshing and not too strong/heavy. The Bimble and The Avalon both had it in 2011 IIRC.

[2/Z]

Also Hobgoblin was quite widely available during 2011, from most of the "mainstream" bars, this was by no means a bad thing.

[eoinca]

Also Hobgoblin was quite widely available during 2011, from most of the "mainstream" bars, this was by no means a bad thing.

[Girlwiththemostcake]

I can't stand tasteless lager, but really can't do cask ales either. I just don't like the 'flatness' of them, regardless of taste so I'm hoping there might be some decent keg beers somewhere too. Failing that, we'll be taking loads of Punk IPA to keep us going.

[2/Z]

Is that an Ale?

[eoinca]

I can't stand tasteless lager, but really can't do cask ales either. I just don't like the 'flatness' of them, regardless of taste so I'm hoping there might be some decent keg beers somewhere too. Failing that, we'll be taking loads of Punk IPA to keep us going.

[sjp61]

Otter make some lovely ales, and I can confirm I found a few pints of it in 2011

Edited June 10, 2013 by sjp61

[jameshunt]

I'm usually wary of drinking Guinness outside of Ireland, but where do you get it at Glasto?

[Bisque]

I know Tuborg isn't the greatest lager in the world but I'm surprised how unpopular it is on this forum. I personally think it is much nicer than all the other lagers I have been offered at festivals (Carling at Reading springs to mind).

Give me an ale or cider at festivals though.

Anyway....

Can anyone remember the prices of the Bimble Inn? I remember walking in one year eager to try a few ales & walked out as I thought it was too expensive so haven't been back.

[jameshunt]

I know Tuborg isn't the greatest lager in the world but I'm surprised how unpopular it is on this forum. I personally think it is much nicer than all the other lagers I have been offered at festivals (Carling at Reading springs to mind).

Give me an ale or cider at festivals though.

Anyway....

Can anyone remember the prices of the Bimble Inn? I remember walking in one year eager to try a few ales & walked out as I thought it was too expensive so haven't been back.

[ceetee]

I can't stand tasteless lager, but really can't do cask ales either. I just don't like the 'flatness' of them, regardless of taste so I'm hoping there might be some decent keg beers somewhere too. Failing that, we'll be taking loads of Punk IPA to keep us going.

[jameshunt]

I doubt there will be any decent keg beers, but here's hoping. We're taking a load of Punk IPA and Dead Pony Club!

[Girlwiththemostcake]

There are decent real ales in casks at almost all of the bars. That said, I'll be taking some cans as usual for the times when I want a drink in the middle of nowhere or back at base camp.

[ghandi]

For the last couple of G's i have been mixing lagers. I would take out some cans, by a lager from a tent and whilst walking around top it up with Fosters frmo a can. Worked for me anyway, better than spending £4.50 every time. I have also bought a 20l box of Westons cider that i will decanter daily into a 1l bottle and fill up a cup when needed, a hell of a lot better than Gaymers as well

[jameshunt]

Some us are hoping for decent keg beers, not cask.

[Mark E. Spliff]

Beers from a cask are what is referred to as 'real ale'. The main feature of these is that they haven't been pasteurised and have done some of their fermentation in the cask, which is where they get their limited fizz from.

Keg ales are pasteurised so have to be injected with CO2 to give them their fizz.

CAMRA types are only usually interested in cask beers. I guess the reason why girlwiththemostcake is interested in keg is because it's fizzy, and often chilled.

[jameshunt]

Beers from a cask are what is referred to as 'real ale'. The main feature of these is that they haven't been pasteurised and have done some of their fermentation in the cask, which is where they get their limited fizz from.

Keg ales are pasteurised so have to be injected with CO2 to give them their fizz.

CAMRA types are only usually interested in cask beers. I guess the reason why girlwiththemostcake is interested in keg is because it's fizzy, and often chilled.

[eoinca]

INteresting, I think I'll give some of these cask ales a shot then!

[Size9]

I doubt there will be any decent keg beers, but here's hoping. We're taking a load of Punk IPA and Dead Pony Club!

[APC]

[Memory Man]

I doubt there will be any decent keg beers, but here's hoping. We're taking a load of Punk IPA and Dead Pony Club!