Sex Beer Festivals!

[Scouse]

I'm cycling to a (reasonably) local ale house tomorrow to pick myself and a mate up tickets for this lovely little event on Saturday.

The weekend's looking good. Friday night starting off at my local microbrewery for beer n pool, then walking to a couple of pubs en-route to a grubby pakistani bring-your-own curry house that does proper curry that reminds me of when I lived in Bradford. Then up on Saturday to hearty breakfast action and I've conned the missus into giving me and my mate a lift to ChezVegas. (Though we'll be train-ing it back, well the worse for wear, on Saturday night)

I do love a good ale festival, me. I found a great one last November that managed to combine the dual delights of mountain biking and drinking real mans beer into one neat package. And of course, Nottingham's beer festival is the largest in the country, held here.

Anyone got good beer festivals to go to this year? Even local pub ones where they get ten or fifteen pints of guest ales in?

What's yer favourite beer festival and have you got any coming up this year?

 

[old.Tohtori]

Every day in the summer is a Finnish beer festival

 

[Zenith]

While that may or not be true, I dont think the rest of the world is quite aware of the severity of the Finnish social scene. Nor is the Lapinkulta something to die for

 

[old.Tohtori]

While that may or not be true, I dont think the rest of the world is quite aware of the severity of the Finnish social scene. Nor is the Lapinkulta something to die for

Lapinkulta is reindeer piss

 

[Raven]

Farnham (a bit out your way) is usually very good. Hoping to go this year.

Northampton beer festival is/isn't on this year (I have no idea actually) some big fall out by the organisers.

 

[leggy]

I go to the Notts one every year. Love it. Helps that I live up the road.

 

[Zenith]

Lapinkulta is reindeer piss

My point precisely! Has the craftbrewery scene exploded in Suomiland as it has in Sweden? Got any good novelty Finnish beers I should try?

 

[old.Tohtori]

My point precisely! Has the craftbrewery scene exploded in Suomiland as it has in Sweden? Got any good novelty Finnish beers I should try?

No idea really, i usually go for Karhu(bear). It's kind of a go-to bear. Have to check around if i can find some weirdo stuff

And ofcourse can't go wrnog with any Sinebrychoff products.

 

[Ormorof]

theres a lot of ales and beers that ive seen this spring, not sure if it qualifies as a craft brewing though

Finns seem to be satisfied with the home made apple wine from the Mökki, has a kick like a mule though

 

[Zenith]

Haha, the old Karhu is quality!

 

[Cerb]

I went to the Drink Craft Beer Springfest in April - http://drinkcraftbeer.com/springfest
I can't remember the exact number of brewers that were there but there were at least 30 and there must have been about 120 different beers. It as an IPA festival so most of them were IPAs.

I'm also going to this tonight - http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/festivals/26/HarpoonFest

And probably the Drink Craft Beer Summerfest in July!