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  Great British Beer Festival 2009 blogFestival roundupMon, 10 Aug 2009 It has been a really good year for GBBF and other CAMRA festivals around the country. We were over the moon to see a 7.6% growth in attendance figs, especially when you consider how the economy is at this moment in time! Read the full story Comments (2) That's time at the bar!Sat, 08 Aug 2009 That's it for another year, as far as the public are concerned. We hope you've enjoyed yourselves and we look forward to seeing you again next year, all 64,000 of you! Read the full story Comments (2) Final open daySat, 08 Aug 2009 The festival's been open for over an hour and we've already had more people over the course of the week than we did in the entire week last year. We're heading for a bumper year thanks to you guys, so well done! Read the full story Comments (0)  Royal Hospital day out to GBBFSat, 08 Aug 2009 CAMRA today welcomed the pensioners of Royal Hospital Chelsea to the Great British Beer Festival. The Chelsea pensioners were treated to music from the Denham Hendon brass band, snacks, and most importantly, beer. Despite the fact that CAMRA threw in some beer tokens, it looks unlikely they'll be used, as people were queueing up to buy the gentlemen a pint. ... Read the full story Comments (0) Day four done & dustedFri, 07 Aug 2009 What a day! Over 19,000 thirsty people descended on Earls Court today. Don't you know we're supposed to be in the middle of a recession stopping everybody from going out and catching swine flu? Read the full story Comments (0)  'You've tried the Champion beer, now try the Champion cider!'Fri, 07 Aug 2009 It's a little known fact that CAMRA's National Cider Championships is held in Reading back in May. For those informed festival-goers, it'll be second nature in knowing that Gwatkin's Yarlington Mill is the best cider in Britain according to CAMRA. But to those not so immersed in the happenings of CAMRA's 150+ beer festivals each year, Yarlington Mill is at the Great British Beer Festival, and it's being unleashed on Saturday! Read the full story Comments (0)  Save Tetley's- one of Britain's most historic brewersFri, 07 Aug 2009 The Great British Beer Festival is the natural home to launch a national petition when one of Britain's most historic breweries is concerned. Read the full story Comments (2) Day four now openFri, 07 Aug 2009 We've been open for an hour or so, we've got over 3,000 people in already and two of those, Will Burchell and Derek Burgoyne, have already found me for their free beer. Well done! Read the full story Comments (0) Day three nearly overThu, 06 Aug 2009 Another good day with now well over 41,000 people through the doors, with Friday and Saturday to come. Some beers have run out but as we started with 425 you won't notice too much. Read the full story Comments (0)  The 2.8% debateThu, 06 Aug 2009 Where do you stand on the 2.8% debate? For those who've no idea what I'm garbling on about, CAMRA yesterday launched a new campaign to call upon the UK Government to introduce an existing piece of EU legislation that allows a zero percent beer tax rate on beers of under 2.8% abv. Read the full story Comments (0)  Hat day!Thu, 06 Aug 2009 It's Thursday at the Great British Beer Festival and that means it is 'Hat Day'! Read the full story Comments (0) Day two nearly finishedWed, 05 Aug 2009 Time has now been called on Day 2 of the festival, and we've had a whopping 12,772 people through the doors - the most we've ever had on a Wednesday night! Read the full story Comments (1)  Great British Beer Festival demolishes urban mythsWed, 05 Aug 2009 Aside from the joke headlines in today's press regarding women finding men with beer bellies attractive according to some no doubt intensively scrutinised research, you may have noticed there's a lot of furore surrounding more women than ever trying real ale for the first time. Read the full story Comments (0) Mild - a classic beer styleWed, 05 Aug 2009 Great to see a mild take the top gong in the prestigious Champion Beer of Britain competition. The winning brewery, Rudgate based in York will no doubt see orders for their Ruby Mild boom in the coming days and weeks. And quite right too. It's a rich, smoky, dark cherry coloured ale and makes a pleasant change from the current trend towards lighter golden ales. Read the full story Comments (1) Time for a 'People's Pint'Wed, 05 Aug 2009 Alistair Darling has a bit of a problem. The Government's coffers are, shall we say, a little stretched at the moment. On the other hand, with a tough general election only months away and more than seven pubs closing everyday, he knows that there are votes in pubs. Britain's punitive taxation of beer is a national scandal. We pay seven times more tax than the French and nine times more than the Germans. Alongside this beer prices in supermarkets are generally ludicrously low, and below cost selling is common. Pubs clearly offer their customers an amenity which supermarkets can't match, ... Read the full story Comments (1)  Ruby Mild voted best in BritainWed, 05 Aug 2009 A strong dark mild, Rudgate Ruby Mild (4.4%), has been voted the Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival in London (4 August). The beer is brewed in Tockwith, North Yorkshire, on a former airfield close to York. The beer is brewed with pale, crystal and chocolate malts and hopped with Challenger, Styrian Goldings and American Cascades. It has a rich vinous/fruity character with hints of chocolate, caramel and spicy hops. Read the full story Comments (0) Day two about to openWed, 05 Aug 2009 After my pork pie breakfast and my pork pie brunch, I'm about to set off on my final walkaround of the hall to make sure it's safe to open. The queues are getting long already but everybody should be inside within 15 minutes. Read the full story Comments (0) AudioTue, 04 Aug 2009 The Great British Beer Festival is a great place that sometimes the written word can't do justice to. That is why we also produce a Podcast to give you an even greater flavour of the event. Read the full story Comments (0)  Time called on the first dayTue, 04 Aug 2009 Well, that's the first open day nearly finished. We've just called time at the bars and very soon everybody will be on their way home, so us volunteers can go for a well-earned rest and a drink at the Volunteer Arms. Read the full story Comments (0)  Ruby Mild turns in a sparkling performanceTue, 04 Aug 2009 For those of you lucky enough to experience one of the most anticipated events in the beer and pub calendar, I bet you, like I, felt a little caught up in the elation of victory for the winning brewers, particularly after a typically memorable Festival-opening speech from John Grogan MP. Read the full story Comments (0)  Bumper Beer Bonanza!Tue, 04 Aug 2009 GBBF today had its biggest ever influx of visitors for a Tuesday, the hard-working Foyer staff say. According to official statistics, 10,033 people had visited the festival up until 7pm on Tuesday, 1100 more than last year's record breaker! Read the full story Comments (0) Festival is underway!Tue, 04 Aug 2009 We're now open so come on down! Read the full story Comments (1) Opening dayTue, 04 Aug 2009 Well, here we are. Opening Day. Everything is in place, with just the tidying up to do before we open at 12pm to the Trade (Public opening is 5pm). Online ticket purchasing fixedTue, 04 Aug 2009 The technical problem with our ticketing website has been resolved this morning and all purchases online through See tickets should now go through. Read the full story Comments (0)  Festival takes shapeSun, 02 Aug 2009 Thursday 30 July 2009... Read the full story Comments (0)  Beginner's guide to the festivalSat, 01 Aug 2009 'Treat the Festival like one very large pub, and you can't go wrong', as any hardened GBBF attendee will no doubt tell you. And what better way to describe such a colossal event, when, like any good community pub, the Festival plays host to all manner of people looking to track down their favourite tipple amongst over 450 of some of the finest beers, and over 100 of the finest ciders and perries on the planet. In this section: |
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