24th April 2009 - Two festivals including a wotsit in a thingy

Tonight it was my choice of venue for the monthly outing with GP and chums. Original plans to inlude a visit to Shenstone had gone by the wayside mainly due to the discovery that there was a beer festival taking place near Lichfield. We met at the Wellington in Birmingham as they were holding their 18th Beer Festival offering the following in addidition to the 15 hand pills on the bar many of which had a St Georges theme.

Morrisey Fox - Blonde
W.J. King - Red River
Celt (Newman) - Native Storm, Red Castle Cream
Dunham Massey - Brown Ale
Saltaire - Bavarian Black, Sub-Lime Blonde
Loweswater - Gold
Mallinsons - Marina Mild, Spring Centurian
Boggart - Inkerman
Keystone - Solar Brew
Art Brew - Mild Peril
Brew Co. - Bock
Falstaff - Draco
Kirkby Lonsdale - Stout
Greenfield - Hopped & Stoned
A.B.C. - Witton PA
Moorview - Smokin Moor
Backyard - Heanua, George
Stringer - Dark Country Mild
Sheffield - St Georges Steel
Old Spot - Jack Spratt
Wheal Maiden - Grandma's Weapon Grade Ginger Beer

Onwards via train the Lichfield and taxi out to the Heart of the Country craft centre for the 2nd Beer Festival of the evening and indeed the 2nd one that Quartz had offered. One of the quiestest beer festivals I'd been to, there were us 5, 2 or theree staff and a few other people still a good effort given the lack of public transport. Anyway, a pleasant late spring evening was spent in their garden supping beers from CoachHouse (Gunpowder Strong Mild and St George's Heritage Ale), Mauldon's Black Adder and George's Best, Phoenix St George's Flag and Wobbly Bob as well as their own Quartz Blond and Quartz Rose.

The notes from here got a bit patchy alas, but we ended up next at the Queen's Head in Lichfield, followed by the King's Head and finally the Acorn (Wetherspoons).