Beers

[cammie81]

10 hours ago, balti-pie said:

You tried any of the Verdant DIPAs? They're every bit as good, I'd say - Verdant Pulp is absolutely amazing and it's one of their regulars. I'm sure Cloudwater will be producing more fearsomely strong and amazing things free from the shackles of two-monthly releases etc though, there's some absolutely gorgeous beer around at the moment! 

Is that the purple can? If so yes. If not, I'm on it, thanks.

[___S_o_m_a__]

Polish lager Tyskie isn't too bad non refrigerated. Few cans of that to start the day sets you up nice. It's 5.6 so strong enough but it won't lead you into the gutter like Special Brew.

[reflekting]

Old Speckled Hen is a pretty good option for a multipack beer (comes in crates of 12) and is available in Tesco. Maybe a bit on the mainstream side for some posters on here.

[DAMN.]

Is there any sort of booze restrictions when getting the coach package? I can't find anything online

[stuartbert two hats]

Just now, DAMN. said:

Is there any sort of booze restrictions when getting the coach package? I can't find anything online

Only in the sense that space is limited, so taking a trolley is a big gamble.  People can get them on regularly, but I've been on coaches where if one more person had brought a trolley they would have left it in Manchester.

And drinking en-route is normally officially off-limits, but every coach I've been on, the driver has been fine with boozing on board.

[guypjfreak]

Don't drink its bad for you.. Honestly.... Ask my head 

[The60ftOctopus]

I bloody love my ales, but cider and spirits are the one for me at glasto. Cider especially as it gives me less of a hangover the next day and tastes better warm.

 

[Eks101]

20 minutes ago, The60ftOctopus said:

I bloody love my ales, but cider and spirits are the one for me at glasto. Cider especially as it gives me less of a hangover the next day and tastes better warm.

 

Agree.

All beer tastes diabolical warm so only take enough for the Wednesday night then it's cider/spirits all the way.  Always amazed when I see people supping warm cans of lager on Sunday afternoon.

[stuartbert two hats]

5 minutes ago, Eks101 said:

Agree.

All beer tastes diabolical warm so only take enough for the Wednesday night then it's cider/spirits all the way.  Always amazed when I see people supping warm cans of lager on Sunday afternoon.

Oh I love a Stella or two on the Sunday!

[alanr]

3 hours ago, JoeyT said:

Does anyone have any experience / tips they want to share regarding brew your own beer?

Got given a kit for my birthday and was thinking about making it to have up at the camper fields tues evening.. 40 pints so I'll be sharing with the neighbours!

Obvious things about cleaning everything.

Don't try to make superstrength by adding extra sugar, all or part of sugar may be replaced with brewing sugar or spray malt depending upon the beer type.

Bottle in plastic bottles, 500ml coke or other soft drink bottles are good. New plastic bottles can be bought, I have got them online (search Ebay for PET bottles) and also at my local Wilkos (http://www.wilko.com/homebrew-accessories+equipment/coopers-pet-home-brew-bottles-24pk/invt/0414370 ). These are reusable.

 Start soon, the beer needs a few weeks in the bottles to mature.

When transporting try to keep bottles upright and do not shake up too much, there will be a sediment in each bottle.

Good luck.

I will be bringing my own cider made from 2015 apples, flavoured with my own elderflower cordial. 

 

[McCor]

I store it all under the tent. Keeps cool enought to enjoy!!!

[Eks101]

20 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Craft ales are so ridiculously overpriced cos they're the in thing.

Brewdog especially. £1.50 fo a 33cl can. Fuck right off when decent real ales are 4 500ml bottles for a fiver or 6 quid. (Appreciate this is no good for Glastonbury as it's glass.)

The old golden hen version not bad too.

Not quite true. A lot of craft beer is made in small batches by small breweries hence the higher cost. A lot of the ale on offer in supermarkets is made in huge volume by big brewers (and in my opinion tastes like it).

It's entirely up to the drinker if they think the taste difference is worth the higher cost.

 

[DJ Cull]

Anyone know where you can get Crabbies Ginger Beer in cans any more? I took it a couple of years ago but last year I couldn't find it in any of my local supermarkets. I know it's not a proper beer but it does taste ok warm.

[Memory Man]

29 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

The old golden hen version not bad too.

my go to ale for festivals, possibly one of the only golden / blonde ales you can actually get in a can.

obviously not counting craft as that is a whole different price category. Got 8 x 500ml golden hen's for £8 and then 20% off on top of that at waitrose recently, so that comes in at 80p per 500ml can.

Well under £1 a pint vs £5 from the bars. This is why i break my back to bring in as much as possible and is what will always separate Glastonbury from just any other festival.

Edited April 19, 2017 by Memory Man

[Wooderson]

"Good beer" seems to be a blind spot for the festival. Strangely "Good cider" doesnt seem to be an issue. Similarly we've seen progression in the quality/variety of food over the years but the huge leaps forward in British Beer^TM is not reflected anywhere open to the public on site. The selection in the Cornish arms is varying casks of bongwater btw.

[Tommy101]

I can never get my head around why Carlsberg smells of meat when it's warm.

I've given up on taking my own tins - they're weight:enjoyment:cash saved value isn't high enough so I tend to only take spirits with me and buy a few cold pints during the day, or make some trades with mates who are prepared to cart them in.

[Mardy]

Yep, given they're prepared to let Brothers have a stall, why not give a bar to Beavertown etc.

[Memory Man]

its not a beer place though is it. Its cider country! Its great to drink cider at the festival as its something a little different, and mostly very enjoyable. Plus if you want specialist beer you can just bring your own with you.

Also bear in mind that the big contract with Tuborg or whatever crap lager they serve will severely limit what else is available. The cornish arms is a one location small player. Beat Hotel has San Miguel, one location. Then there is the real ale bar and the ales on the main bars coming directly from the cask (with no handpump, which is an awful dispensing method).

If you want a beer festival, attend one?

Edited April 19, 2017 by Memory Man

[Memory Man]

6 minutes ago, Mardy said:

Yep, given they're prepared to let Brothers have a stall, why not give a bar to Beavertown etc.

The local choice would be Wild Beer Co. Just down the road I think.

Whether their product is suitable for hundreds of serves an hour who knows. As a brand they may simply not be interested, they are specialist beers for small infrequent consumption.

Many craft brewers just wouldn't have the infrastructure and supply / dispense for a large audience. The best example I have seen is at Lost Village festival when they got Fuller's to do a craft bar utilising their own "craft" products and Sierra Nevada products for which they are the sole importer for the UK.

Bear in mind this was one bar at a much smaller event. Bear also in mind that required a company as big as Fuller's to stock and operate it. Then you imagine that Tuborg won't want Fullers on their patch. This is where you see it becomes difficult.

Edited April 19, 2017 by Memory Man

[payneruk]

16 hours ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

I find it easier to wrap them in a towel/flannel, does the job.

This is a thing. I've seen it online somewhere If you put a can in a wet sock and hang it up to 'air' it. The water evaporating from the sock cools the can down. Something to do with science...or could be magic.

[Memory Man]

The one area I think could be genuinely improved is the real ale bar. If you got some better and more progressive cask products, handpump dispensing method and an actual proper way to cool the beer (which is really hard in a field) you could improve it. But that would take a keen and committed operator.

It is far easier to just plonk the casks down and get on with dispensing it direct from the cask.

Again you also have Otter taking a main claim to the products available and they probably have some sort of contract. It would be nice to see a big range of brewers on offer but how likely is that given the contract in place?

In addition to all of that the real ale bar is located really poorly, miles away from a lot of the action and tucked right up with the acoustic stage so you don't get a lot of walk past opportunity - you have to make a special trip.

The Thatchers real cider bars are a great example of how it could be done better.

Edited April 19, 2017 by Memory Man

[Smeble]

35 minutes ago, Wooderson said:

"Good beer" seems to be a blind spot for the festival. Strangely "Good cider" doesnt seem to be an issue. Similarly we've seen progression in the quality/variety of food over the years but the huge leaps forward in British Beer^TM is not reflected anywhere open to the public on site. The selection in the Cornish arms is varying casks of bongwater btw.

Depends what you class as as 'good' cider

[Memory Man]

10 minutes ago, Smeble said:

Depends what you class as as 'good' cider

Cider bus is great cider. Brother's is not although still has a place on a scorching hot day.

Thatchers falls somewhere in the middle

Edited April 19, 2017 by Memory Man

[mario man]

I take a crate of 1664 for general consumption, with a smaller number of cans of Tanglefoot to quench my thirst for ale - along with a daily trip up to the real ale tent of course 

[Wooderson]

Ah lads. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. One off-piste boozer that sells daycent booze. That's all I ask. If there's a staffonly grogmerchant with quality stuff then there can be one for Joe & Nance Spudmuncher.