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"beeristhereason":30j7g37s wrote: It was great to put some more faces with the names[/quote:30j7g37s]Likewise. Lovely meeting the Cork chapter.

"beeristhereason":30j7g37s wrote: maybe we can run it over two days next year?[/quote:30j7g37s]Great idea. I think most of us will take a fry on Sunday morning, please. I like my eggs over easy. I hope the beds in your place aren't too soft.

"Ger Cork":23193699 wrote: I thought the
UCC Irish Lager and the Silver from Hilden were also lovely pleasant drinks[/quote:23193699]Health warning on that one: apparently Silver ran out early and they were serving Headless Dog from the Silver tap for most of Saturday without telling anyone.

Consistency in a world gone mad, wha'?

Well done to you all for making the effort and putting the work in with the awards.

I should add, well done to TBN for organising and tallying the voting, and for having the awards ready to give out. I did a Cinderella, so didn't even know this until I saw the photos. Good to see they were on display for the Sunday.
After much debate I reckon we came up with the easiest system for voting - very non-structured and informal, and the results matched the general consensus on the day.

Well done all, it sounds like it was a great weekend. I would have loved to have gone but I haven't yet perfected the trick of being in two places at once. It's good to see Purgatory being recognised as it has long been one of the best beers around and was catering for hop lovers long before Hooker was born. It's also good to see photos of the award winners' obvious delight in receiving such prestigious awards <!-- s;) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s;) -->

Yes excellent reporting on what looks like a great event, perhaps I will make it next year?

I think the awards are very important part of our aim to promote ICB and it was great to see them received with so much delight.

Well done to all involved with organisation.