Horsham Beer Festival Sep 30/Oct 01

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:15 pm

Allegedly not...

UserRequestedRemoval · Sat Sep 30, 2006 12:41 pm

Wow, she must have some constitution

Ruthie-Baby(old a/c) · Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:26 pm

yeah i was ok

except i was in Reading...

see limerick for more info...!

Ruthie-Baby(old a/c) · Sat Sep 30, 2006 9:27 pm

back to topic

I had a good time at the beer festival today

with luck RR will be there tomorrow

and I will meet him

but the best news is i discovered that i CAN drink alcohol with the antibiotics I'm on

result!!!!!!!

UserRequestedRemoval · Sat Sep 30, 2006 11:25 pm

Antibiotics and alcohol usually equates to quicker inebriation

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:41 am

Let us know if you meet RR...

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Sun Oct 01, 2006 4:46 pm

Great Plum wrote:Let us know if you meet RR...

Well, we did manage to meet. The festival was very busy (sold out) but Ruth very kindly arranged for me to get in.

I could only spend about an hour there, but still time to try a few good beers.

It was nice to meet Ruth - she seemed to be having a good time. Apparently one of the perks of pulling pints at the festival is "as much beer as you can drink without falling over". Wonderful!

Found a lovely stout at 10.5% ABV. Mmmmm!

Entertainment by the Broadwood Morris Men, culminating in the Upton-on-Severn stick dance. Luckily neither Ruth or I felt moved to join in!

UserRequestedRemoval · Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:57 pm

The trouble with these festivals is, how readily available are these fine ales after the event? It could be frustrating if you found the ultimate nectar and then could never find it again

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:01 pm

soc wrote:The trouble with these festivals is, how readily available are these fine ales after the event? It could be frustrating if you found the ultimate nectar and then could never find it again

True, but the various breweries can let you know where their beers are on sale.

UserRequestedRemoval · Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:45 pm

So what we need now is a map, a bus, some willing participants and you have a booze cruise

J.R. · Post by **J.R.** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:55 pm

Sad I found out about this too late, and was away this weekend anyway.

Definitely a date for next years diary.

Keep us informed !!!!

UserRequestedRemoval · Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:53 pm

Ruth said she will let folks know as soon as she has dates for next year

Ruthie-Baby(old a/c) · Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:45 pm

Yeah am ringing the organiser today so will hopefully get next year's dates.

Will post when I know and expect to see you all there...

Oh, I hope I wasn't too drunk when you got there Richard! Me and my friend I was serving with gave ourselves the task of drinking the cask of Sarah Hughes Dark Ruby Mild, one of the best beers in the world.

When it began to run out we made sure that we got to drink the rest of it...

Then at the end of the festival we went out in Horsham for a few beers. A small bottle of Old Speckled Hen at that horrid big pub in the centre of town (the Crown?) as it was the best they could do.

Then we went to the Malt Shovel (used to be called the Mitchell Arms) and had a pint of some unheard-of 4.4% beer whose name escapes me... then a pint of Ringwood Old Thumper...

Then we stumbled out onto the streets, just about holding each other up! and met a man wearing pink lipstick. Somehow I found my way to the station and onto a train, heading for Clapham Junction.

However I woke up at Victoria, but thought oh well it's only a short trip back on this train to CJ. No problem.

Except I woke up in Crawley. I jumped off the train and crossed the platform and got on the next train. Lucky it was London-bound as I'm not sure I checked.

So then I woke up again in Victoria. Damn. I stayed on the train and managed to stay awake back to CJ and got off the train.

I then had to wait AGES for my bus home. Once on it I was very careful not to fall alseep...

Meanwhile my friend reports he went for an all-you-can-eat Chinese, was violently sick "because I got such terrible hiccups" and then wandered round Horsham drinking vodka.

If I'd known I'd be in Crawley 2 hours later I could have stayed for the Chinese!!!

Richard Ruck · Post by **Richard Ruck** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:03 pm

Nice story, Ruth! I've 'overslept' on a few trains myself......

You seemed perfectly OK when I saw you.

However, you must have had a few if you thought The Crown was a good idea.......!

At least The Malt Shovel should have restored your faith in Horsham's pubs.

Where did you meet the bloke with the lipstick? You weren't in Piries, by any chance?

UserRequestedRemoval · Thu Oct 05, 2006 1:12 pm

I wish I could get to that stage, just so that I could have a story to relate. I only ever seem to get to the stage where I know what I am going to do but can't stop myself.