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"Scothbheoir":3oigpae5 wrote: I'm heading over to London next weekend to the Great British Beer Festival. This will be my first time attending a beer festival so I'm looking for some advice!
Has anyone any tips? I've tasted most of the English beers available in Ireland, so what should I not miss that I won't be able to get here?
Anything else I need to know?[/quote:3oigpae5]

Hi Scothbheoir.

I can tell you from previous experience (16 years attending - don't know if that's something to be proud of or ashamed of <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> ) but if you're not going to be there until the Saturday you won't have a massive choice anyway. Most, if not all, of the Americans will be gone by then, and probably 85% of the British stuff too. Best bets for a drink by the afternoon is usually from the German bar.

&amp;quot;BeerMad&amp;quot;:1lpm7pql wrote: Best bets for a drink by the afternoon is usually from the German bar.[/quote:1lpm7pql]Is this an indication of how German beer is considered at the festival? <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->

&amp;quot;Adeptus&amp;quot;:boaehp7d wrote:

&amp;quot;BeerMad&amp;quot;:boaehp7d wrote: Best bets for a drink by the afternoon is usually from the German bar.[/quote:boaehp7d]Is this an indication of how German beer is considered at the festival? <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->[/quote:boaehp7d]

Don't mention the war

&amp;quot;Adeptus&amp;quot;:3tz9q37a wrote:

&amp;quot;BeerMad&amp;quot;:3tz9q37a wrote: Best bets for a drink by the afternoon is usually from the German bar.[/quote:3tz9q37a]Is this an indication of how German beer is considered at the festival? <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->[/quote:3tz9q37a]

I couldn't possibly comment! Actually, I think it's more to do with the sheer quantity they bring in and the relative ease of doing so in comparison say to procuring American beers.

&amp;quot;BeerMad&amp;quot;:1p0ic8e6 wrote:

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:1p0ic8e6 wrote: The Dogfish Head beers at the BSF bar will be bottled Indian Brown Ale, 90 Minute IPA and Palo Santo Marron (which also looks very interesting).[/quote:1p0ic8e6]

Actually TBN, I'm just looking at the beer program and the Dogfish Head 90Minute IPA and Palo Santo Marron are on draught while the Brown is indeed in bottle.[/quote:1p0ic8e6]Yup, that's what I said. (The adjective "bottled" is intended to stop at the brown ale. I, on the other hand, won't.)