Sweeties, Pies and Ginger

I was feeling well enough to make it to the beer festival last night; I still wasn't feeling quite myself, but knew I just had to get along and try some of the beer. When I got there I was hoping to get behind a bar and get on with it, but I has to go and work on food. This was a bit disappointing, but sometimes you have to do these things. I did manage to get on the bar for the last half hour so it wasn't so bad.

So in the order that I drank them, these are the beers I tried:

Amarillo (5.0%), Crouch Vale (South Woodham Ferrers)

6/10 Nice

Gorse Porter (4.8%), Cwmbran (Upper Cwmbran)

7/10 Nice roasted portery taste

Dark Ruby (6.0%), Sarah Hughes (Sedgley)

9/10 Rich, creamy, absolutely gorgeous

Schiehallion (4.8%), Harviestoun (Dollar)

7/10 Nice pint

Village Bike (4.3%), Potton (Potton)

7/10 Staff beer can't remember much about it...

TEA (4.2%), Hogs Back (Tongham)

9/10 Nice and smooth, a cracker

The best of the night had to be the Sarah Hughes, Dark Ruby, it's just such an amazing beer. I've yet to see if for sale in a pub though, I only ever have it at the beer festival; the anticipation is rewarded for the year long wait upon the first sip.