In case you missed this year’s festival (8600 didn’t!), or want a reminder of what happened,
here are some pictures of the event.
But first some facts and figures:
150 new members recruited to CAMRA
Over 32,000 pints of real ale sold plus British bottle conditioned beers (Real Ale in a Bottle)
plus draught and bottled foreign beers
plus 4000 pints of real cider and perry
95% of British bottle conditioned beers sold out by late Friday evening
The provisional dates for next year’s Festival are September 30 to October 3. See you in 2009!
here are some pictures of the event.
But first some facts and figures:
150 new members recruited to CAMRA
Over 32,000 pints of real ale sold plus British bottle conditioned beers (Real Ale in a Bottle)
plus draught and bottled foreign beers
plus 4000 pints of real cider and perry
95% of British bottle conditioned beers sold out by late Friday evening
The provisional dates for next year’s Festival are September 30 to October 3. See you in 2009!
Main Bar
Hall and Stage Bar
Saturday Night with Dr Feelgood
Cider and Perry Bar
The Auctioneer
Hertfordshire Bar
Foreign Beers Bar
A bit of a queue but worth the wait
© South Herts CAMRA Branch & Tony Dawes
12 October 2008
Champion Beer of Hertfordshire (blind tasting)
Gold: Tring Colleys Dog 5.2% ABV
Silver: McMullen Country Bitter 4.3% ABV
Bronze: Tring Blonde 4.0% ABV
Beer of the Festival
1st Tring Colleys Dog 5.2% ABV
2nd Greene King XX Mild 3.0%ABV
3rd Caledonian Deuchars IPA 3.8%ABV
4th Mauldon Black Adder 5.3%ABV
Pictures by Katie Sutton