Posted by Owen Roberts on August 04, 2006 at 11:16:04 from 194.201.78.141 user OwenRoberts.
In Reply to: Re: S A & Ds Disasters posted by Jock on August 03, 2006 at 15:10:56:
"Good luck! I hope it's more cheerful than the one I attended last year in Ealing Broadway. It was Grimm." Jock wrote.
It was a very good event. However the Coniston Bluebird Bitter (this was a CAMRA beer of the year a few years ago)had been withdrawn and there was a poor representation of Lake District bitters. However, in AR terms, East Anglian breweries more than redeemed the day.
A major innovation was that beer could be served in 1/3rd pints (which is a legal measure) this allowed one to sample more whilst remaining on one's feet.
I did meet one person, who had drunk 15 pints on the previous day and had been ill in the night. He blamed it on the crisps he had eaten!