Questions for Michael

[Wooderson]

Just now, Michaels denim shorts said:

there’s good beers to be had at Glasto. Boomtown was horrific. Only shite beer/cider everywhere. My mate paid £9 for 2 CANS of Strongbow at a bar. He felt violated 

Where are the good beers? The otters pocket in the Avalon is distinctly average. Beers in acoustic bar slightly above ave. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

Did I see some Grimbergen in 2017 or am I imagining it?

[Michaels denim shorts]

5 minutes ago, Wooderson said:

Where are the good beers? The otters pocket in the Avalon is distinctly average. Beers in acoustic bar slightly above ave. 

pretty sure ive had various beers in the bimble, i want to say the rabbit hole bar but its hazy now, various smaller craft beer places. theatre tent bar possibly, the bigger bars arent great i agree

[Mardy]

5 days of Tuborg is hard work. Was a little bit better last year in a couple of smaller bars, but still loads of room for improvement

[CaledonianGonzo]

should see you right

[Wooderson]

Michael should be supporting local beers. Current setup is token to a fault. 

[Mardy]

wonder how many pints they sell over the weekend. Only figures i can find are 400,000 in 2002

[Mardy]

https://staustellbrewery.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/glasto-success-30000-pints-sold/

[Hugh Jass]

4 minutes ago, Wooderson said:

Michael should be supporting local beers. Current setup is token to a fault. 

Aren’t most of the bars outsourced to WBC? Not sure how much sway Michael would have personally.

[Amy Lawn]

Guys, just bring your own booze. Simple.

[Mardy]

16 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

should see you right

I’d rather drink Tuborg that that stuff. First mouthful makes you feel all like you’re at a festival and buccolic, then you realise you’ve got a pint of wood juice to get through.

[Hugh Jass]

3 minutes ago, GETOFFAMYLAWN said:

Guys, just bring your own booze. Simple.

I do, but still enjoy a nice pint every now and then.

[Smeble]

19 minutes ago, Wooderson said:

Michael should be supporting local beers. Current setup is token to a fault. 

What local breweries could supply enough beer? And trying to organise multiple  small breweries to supply enough would be a nightmare.

the only option is one big brewery supplies the bulk with a few local merchants like the cider bus supplying more refined stuff..

[fatyeti24]

24 minutes ago, Mardy said:

wonder how many pints they sell over the weekend. Only figures i can find are 400,000 in 2002

it's around a million or so, i've heard.

 

6 minutes ago, Smeble said:

What local breweries could supply enough beer? And trying to organise multiple  small breweries to supply enough would be a nightmare.

the only option is one big brewery supplies the bulk with a few local merchants like the cider bus supplying more refined stuff..

this is the reason.  Glasto Worker has gone into detail about it somewhere on here.  Only the big companies can get it on site in the quantities required.

[incident]

53 minutes ago, Hugh Jass said:

Aren’t most of the bars outsourced to WBC? Not sure how much sway Michael would have personally.

Nope, WBC have most of the larger bars, but there's multiple providers on site, Avalon being the next biggest.

But even then, the main bars will be bound by whatever supply contracted the festival has signed, don't think either of them have any significant inflience in the matter.

44 minutes ago, Smeble said:

What local breweries could supply enough beer? And trying to organise multiple  small breweries to supply enough would be a nightmare.

the only option is one big brewery supplies the bulk with a few local merchants like the cider bus supplying more refined stuff..

And even once you get past the supply issues, there's also consideration to getting the product on and around site in sufficient quantity with minimum vehicle movement, especially as reaching many bars means going across or through public areas - so as the main beer you need something that can literally be brought in by the tanker and parked there until empty.

[balti-pie]

Wild Beer Co aren’t far away, they should get them in - nice cold pint of Sleeping Lemons in the afternoon, then swap to the raspberry impy stout for the evening 

[Hugh Jass]

1 hour ago, incident said:

Nope, WBC have most of the larger bars, but there's multiple providers on site, Avalon being the next biggest.

But even then, the main bars will be bound by whatever supply contracted the festival has signed, don't think either of them have any significant inflience in the matter.

And even once you get past the supply issues, there's also consideration to getting the product on and around site in sufficient quantity with minimum vehicle movement, especially as reaching many bars means going across or through public areas - so as the main beer you need something that can literally be brought in by the tanker and parked there until empty.

I fear we’re getting dangerously close to another essay from Glasto Worker.

[stuartbert two hats]

It's getting better every year though. Tuborg or similar will always be sold in large quantities, but there's plenty of other stuff to be had, in (slowly) increasingly quantities.

[Wooderson]

Broadly speaking, the beer at Glasto is embarrassing. Soz.

 

[eFestivals]

12 hours ago, Wooderson said:

Michael should be supporting local beers. Current setup is token to a fault. 

does support local beers.

It appears tokenism because those breweries can't supply beer in huge quantities - which is why those local beers are spread around different bars.

[Wooderson]

Otter Ale? That the Hill yer gonna die on Neil?

[eFestivals]

12 minutes ago, Wooderson said:

Otter Ale? That the Hill yer gonna die on Neil?

there's much more than Otter, if you go to different bars.

And the reason why there's different beers at different bars is because the likes of Otter couldn't supply enough beer for all bars. I'm largely disappointed with the choice of beer at any bar I go to, but that's not because Eavis isn't supporting local breweries - he is.

It's either because someone is ordering the wrong (for me) beers, or because the logistics of having a huge selection at all bars is beyond what the festival wants to do.

Remember, most people are happy to drink shit lager.

[Heather90]

13 hours ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

should see you right

This view gives my stomach a little churn. I love the cider bus but there is nothing about this stuff that is good for you

[shuttlep]

Do you enjoy it more now or 20 years ago? and how old is too old to do what you are doing?

[Supernintendo Chalmers]

14 hours ago, Mardy said:

I’d rather drink Tuborg that that stuff. First mouthful makes you feel all like you’re at a festival and buccolic, then you realise you’ve got a pint of wood juice to get through.

Yep. Warm alcoholic apple soup