Nothing better to to do

27/6/15

A bit of an update on a couple of things.

I have now visited and drunk at 12 beer festivals out of 50 for my challenge.


On 23rd May I finally became a preserved bus owner. Myself and 3 others now own DT15. It is a 1990 Dennis Dart that looks like this:

The observant ones of you will note it is not a Leyland National!

 It worked from Fulwell when new, then on to Airbus services. A few years in Dorset. Latterly it has been with a couple of Hampshire operators.

A very nice little 28 seater.

You will be able to see the bus at

or click this link

My BF50 Challenge update 12

18/6/15

To celebrate their winnning their local CAMRA branch pub of the year the Fox and Houds at Caversham was the venue for my 12th beer festival.

Also my first visit to this pub, about 20 minutes walk from Reading station.

8 handpumps on the bar selling

with an outside festival bar

 

My BF50 Challenge update 11

17/6/15

A visit to the Cambridge Blue Summer Festival. Back in February you may recall I visited their Winter Beer Festival.

Photos now.

outside the pub

part of the festival bar

Some more beers available from the bar

My BF50 Challenge update 10

13/6/15

Another new festival for me today.

More about the Orchid charity:

A small tent in a park for this beer festival

Inside looked much better:

Some beers of note that I had were: Binghams - Savinja Valley Craft Hop 4.5%,  Saltaire - Amarillo Gold 4.4% and Triple Chocoholic 4.8% and Sherfield Village - Terry's Orange Balls 5%.

A very good little festival, raising money for charity, well worth the visit.

Day trip to Sheffield

4/6/15

Not a beer festival blog for a change.

A long overdue return visit to Sheffield with a good friend Rod to guide me around.

Unfortunately the trams were not running throughout so a number of buses were used instead.

13 pubs were visited and photos follow as usual. Beer list at the end.

Devonshire Cat

My guide Rod

bottled beer choice in Devonshire Cat

The Old House

Tap & Tankard

Its not called The Olde Shakespeare Inn

Its now called The Brothers Arms

The Sheaf View

The Harlequin

Fat Cat

Kelham Island Tavern

Shakespeare's

Rutland Arms

Sheffield Tap

And finally, the beer list (all halves)

Swim Inn (Wetherspoons): Chantry – Kaldo 5.5%

Devonshire Cat: Intrepid – Eighteen 4%

Old House: Thornbridge – Stitch 4%

Common Room: True North – American Pale 4.3%

Tap & Tankard: Exit 33 – Hopnotised 4%

Brothers Arms: Spire – English Bitter 3.9%

Sheaf View: Exit 33 – Stateside Pale 5%

Harlequin: Truefitt – Erimus Pale 3.9%

Fat Cat:  Hop Studio – El Dorado 3.5%

Kelham Island Tavern: York (Off The Wall) – Brew 55 5%

Shakespeare’s: Star – Summit 4.6%, Hopcraft/Steel City – Midnight in Antarctica 5%, Half Moon – Dark Masquerade 3.6%, Shiny – Strong Pail (Simcoe Cascade) 5%

Rutland Arms: Blue Bee - Reet Pale Ale4% HH

Sheffield Tap: Track – Sonoma 3.8, Bradford – Origin 4.2%, Tapped – Bullet 5.9%