It runs from 3rd to 21st April.
By my reckoning there are 34 new beers, which is a major improvement on previous beer festivals, though there a lot of similar breweries again. There a umber of interesting styles including the obligatory spiced beer, but there is also a California common beer and two black IPAs as well as a Belgian dubbel brewed by a Trappist monastery's head brewer.
I'll be looking out for the Corfu coffee porter, the Deschutes beer, Wadworth's strong anniversary ale and the IPA from Acorn.
Read on below for more info on the beers and Ratebeer links. As always I'll post some thoughts on whatever beers I get to try once the thing's over.
Bloody hell! Did you get an intern to add all those links? ;o)
ReplyDeleteSome interesting looking beers on the list. Had a couple of Deschutes when I was in Denver in December - keen to try more
I wonder if this will be the festival when I find a Wadworth beer (either their own or one brewed at their brewery) in their hometown JDW
Do you know if an overseas brewer is brewing at Wadworth this time?
Cheers
landells
wouldn't surprise me if they did Mark! only confirmed so far is sheps and batemans.
ReplyDeleteYou should definitely try Devils Backbone if you get the chance, Jason is an excellent brewer.
ReplyDeleteand no doubt whatever Wetherspoons I go into, they'll be three dull beers on and all the interesting ones will have "coming soon" covering the pump clip.
ReplyDeleteit is sometimes a problem, but strike up a relationship with your local's manager and they'll try to let you know when stuff is due on.
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