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"Diablo":3j2y0pad wrote: Sell bottled versions of the beers from stalls in the field. That wouldnt require much infrastructure.[/quote:3j2y0pad]They didn't want to sell bottles for on-site drinking. The discarded bottles are apparently dangerous to the ponies and donkeys that normally live in the field.

"TheBeerNut":307zkqsz wrote:

"Diablo":307zkqsz wrote: Sell bottled versions of the beers from stalls in the field. That wouldnt require much infrastructure.[/quote:307zkqsz]They didn't want to sell bottles for on-site drinking. The discarded bottles are apparently dangerous to the ponies and donkeys that normally live in the field.[/quote:307zkqsz]


I suppose so.....And all the young kids that were running around. There was a great family atmosphere actually...nice to see that an alcohol related event can be done in this country without it turning ugly.

&amp;quot;Diablo&amp;quot;:3gfc8tj7 wrote: nice to see that an alcohol related event can be done in this country without it turning ugly.[/quote:3gfc8tj7]Absolutely. I don't think I saw any unpleasantness at all -- that's a big benefit of closing at 6.30, I guess. After that, it's the pubs' problem <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->

The annual Hilden festival is similarly child friendly. They even had outdoor games this year.

&amp;quot;rossa&amp;quot;:j9udjgpi wrote: I had a great day out and although whitewater wouldn't tell me what was in their stout all the other brewers were very nice and some of the beers were really super. It was jammers alright so hopefully next year it will expand even more. Fair play to the ICB crew and I would second more visuals and tasting stuffs for next time as I felt you were stuck down the corner a little bit and were out of sight. Looking forward to next year already <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->[/quote:j9udjgpi]

I've also found whitewater to be rather unhelpful to homebrewers they guard their recipes as if they were this weeks winning lotto numbers.
What kind of stout is it im sure after tasting it that a recipe could be easily cobbled together. For instance if its a non-hoppy dry stout: pale malt, some roast malts, none or v.little crsytal, single hop addition at start of the boil and a suitable yeast ie nottingham.