There are two Beer Festivals coming up this weekend! :banana:

The Hillsborough Hotel
Presents their 1st "Borough" Beer Festival
June 14th - 17th
Food 12 - 7:30
(12 - 3 Sunday)

50+ BEERS & CIDERS

Cellar runs at selected times

ALSO

The Harlequin (http://www.theharlequinpub.co.uk/)
Beer festival 14th - 17th June

22 beers available and music each day

I don't know if I can cope Meaks. We went in a fortnight ago and it was somebody's bon voyage party! Place was chocca. I like a nice sit down with my drinky.

I don't know if I can cope Meaks.

And as if that isn't enough, the Kelham Island Tavern have one the weekend after... :D

Oh dear. Oh deary, deary me. :shakes:

Seeing as I'll miss the Kelham one, I'm going to be forced to attend this aren't I? I'm only doing it to support my local businesses, of course.

This event starts today, as does the beer festival at the Harlequin. A good weekend to head down the 'valley of beer'....

Well I shall be at Hillsborough Hotel tonight having a few drinkies :)

Ooo I have to go to the HH now I have something to celebrate! :D

Well I shall be at Hillsborough Hotel tonight having a few drinkies :)

Really? I might see you there! ;) :hihi:

I hope you've got your beer head on dear.

Really? I might see you there! ;) :hihi:
I hope you've got your beer head on dear.

You know I am going anyway, lol

I dont drink beer at all, its gin and tonic for me :)

Called in briefly this evening and sampled six beers after another couple of stops on the way. :)

I have a list of beers that I might post later if I can be bothered, although I have had a tip off that there might be an 11% ale on its way... :mrgreen:

Are you going to be there at any point (pint :D) over this w/end Meakages? :)

More than likely! :)

More than likely! :)
I might have to pop in and say hi ;)

Hillsborough Hotel Festival Beers

Atomic Brewery
Strike 3.7%
Reactor 4.5%
Tring Brewery
Fanny Ebbs 3.9%
Nottingham Brewery
Legend 4.0%
Whitehorse
Village Idiot 4.1%
Bitter 3.7%
Wayland Smithy 4.4%
Fenland Brewery
Sparkling Wit 4.5%
Osier Cutter 4.2%
Rabbit Poacher 3.8%
Globe Brewery
Comet 4.3%
Eclipse 4.3%
Oldershaw Brewery
Byards Leap 4.3%
Sunnydaze 4.0%
Titanic Brewery
Hidden Depths 4.4%
Salamander Brewery
Stalker 4.8%
Klondike 4.0%
Gambol 3.8%
Curmedgeon 4.0%
Grimblereaper 4.8%
Hadrian Brewery
Gladiator 3.8%
Farne Island 4.0%
Owl Brewery
Golden Eye 4.0%
Freeminer
Golden Honey 4.6%
Shardlow Brewery
Reverend Eaton 4.5%
Narrow Boat 4.3%
Juwards Brewery
Stout 4.4%
Palmers Brewery
Tally Ho 5.5%
Hart Brewery
Jobs Worth 4.0%
Sniper 4.3%
Moor Brewery
Revival 3.8%
Sulwath Brewery
Galloway Gold 5.0%
Solway Mist 5.5%
Country Life Brewery
Country Bumpkin 6.0%
Cottage Brewery
U Cannot be Serious 4.1%
Chequered Jack 4.7%
Wessex Brue 4.3%
Great Bear 4.5%
Mallard IPA 4.0%
Maypole Brewery
Cockchafer 4.1%
Celebration 4.0%
Clarks Brewery
Black Buck 4.0%
Funfair Brewery
Magic Mouse 3.8%
Ufford Brewery
White Hart Bitter 3.8%
Reivers Brewery
IPA 3.8%
Nethergate Brewery
Bone Shaker 4.2%
Northumberland Brewery
Legends 4.6%
Elland Brewery
Moon Child
Leatherbritches Brewery
Ashbourne Ale 4.0%
Grain Store Brewery
Gold 4.5%
Cotleigh Brewery
Cotleigh 25 4.0%
Glentworth Brewery
Ticks n Stars 4.5%
Bankers Draught 4.3%
White Rose 4.0%
Red Rose Brewery
Bowley Bitter 3.7%
L & Y Aleway 4.5%
Target 3.8%
Potton Brewery
Village Bike 4.3%
Gold 4.1%
Great Oakley Brewery
Gobble 4.5%
Delapre Dark 4.6%
Milton Brewery
Doctor Oh 4.6%
Bradfield Brewery
Borough Pale 6.0%
Sarah Hughes Brewery
Golden Drop 5.2%
Branscombe Vale Brewery
Draymans 4.2%
Thatchers Ciders
Medium Cider 6.0%
Farmers Tipple 6.0%
Biddenden Ciders
Bushels Kentish Cider 6.0%

Of course these are all subject to change, additions and deletions... :)

Just 3 ciders? :(
I've tried at least 2 of them, too. lol

I reckon they had a few more than 3 but didn't really take much notice. :P

I reckon they had a few more than 3 but didn't really take much notice. :P
didn't/couldn't? :P

Are you going to be there at any point (pint :D) over this w/end Meakages? :)

ooooooooo are you in Sheffield this Saturday ?

I am sure there is a meet happenin :suspect: :suspect:

ooooooooo are you in Sheffield this Saturday ?

I am sure there is a meet happenin :suspect: :suspect:

I am going to be in Sheffield but for several reasons it's looking unlikely I'll make it out on Saturday night, sorry Peter :(

I am going to be in Sheffield but for several reasons it's looking unlikely I'll make it out on Saturday night, sorry Peter :(

:nono: :nono: oh dear :( :(

I was hoping to post the Harlequin beers but unfortunately I never got a list.

From what I understand its more of a beer tickers festival than the Hillsborough.

Here we go... :)

Harlequin Festival Beers

Famous Railway Tavern
Jessie’s Festival Ale 3.4%
Elder Flower Ale 3.4%
Wonky Dog
Sunbeam 3.6%
Howard Town
Melandra 3.6%
Wissey Valley
High Partridge 3.7%
Boadicea’s Revenge 4.4%
Saffron
Braintree Silk 4.0%
Broxted Bitter 4.3%
Beeston
Churchspired 4.2%
Crouch Vale
Oregon 4.2%
Red Herring 4.5%
Ashover
Ambler Rambler 4.3%
Fat Cat
Meow Mild 4.3%
Wagtail
Black Shuck Stout 4.5%
Bull Box
Bagges Bitter 4.5%
Brentwood
Hope And Glory 4.5%
Norfolk Cottage
Five Weirs Ale 4.6%
Bridgehouses Premium 4.6%
Globe
Dark Star Stout 4.8%
Mystery Ale
To Be Confirmed

It was a good night last night. We tried a few beers I like the SunnyDaze beer. :D Though the bar staying open til midnight meant we may have had a few more than we intended ;)

:hihi:

Glad you enjoyed it fox! :) I'm afraid I didn't make much of it as I had hoped.

There is another beer festival coming up from Thursday (and also a sausage festival in town next week)! :o

:hihi:


There is another beer festival coming up from Thursday (and also a sausage festival in town next week)! :o

:o :o :o :o :thumbsup:

Freebird was a bit green round the gills this morning though :hihi: :hihi:

Called in after work today and there are several festival beers left going for £1 a pint - doubt they will last long!

They also have some 12% beer left for the foolhardy! :o :shocked:

(and also a sausage festival in town next week)! :o

I thought the Sausage Festival was this week. Must go have a look after work tomorrow.

I thought the Sausage Festival was this week. Must go have a look after work tomorrow.

I think it may have stared today - I assumed you would be there for the opening!

I think it may have stared today - I assumed you would be there for the opening!

We are going tomorrow night after work. So shall see what is on offer.

Oooh, start a thread! Start a thread! :D

This thread has been moved two weeks after the event finished! :loopy: :hihi:

Anyways the Hillsborough is unaffected by the floods except for the odd power cut.