20th September 2013 - Loughborough and Beeston

Annual trip with RG to Loughborough today to the 2013 Great Central Railway beer festival.  Some 50 or so beers available at the main station site plus offshoots at various other facilities they own - we how stuck to the main offering.

Beers tasted in order were :

• Allgates California (3.8%)
• Lytham Berry Blonde (4.1%)
• Nottingham Ruby (4%?) - last 9 gallon barrel from their local Camra branch 40th anniversary.
• Wicked Hathern GCR Bitter (4.2%)
• Wentworth WPA (4%)
• Rat Lab Rat (4.5%)
• Holdens XB (4.1%)
• Two Trees Summer Berry Perry (6.5%) - dangerous stuff!
• Jack Ratt Scrumpy (6%)
• Nottingham Rock Mild (3.8%)

Time for tea so we headed over to Beeston and firstly the Last Post (Wetherspoons) - Burton Bridge Porter and finally the Victoria and Castle Rock Lincoln Red.

6th September 2013 - Tamworth

Out with RG this evening finds us firstly at the Globe watching the England World Cup qualifier ("Great seats - shame they're not easy at our age to get out of!")

Beers sampled there were Brains British Summer followed by Tomos Watkins Cwrw Haf and finally Holdens Mild.

Moved onto the Market Vaults and trying to use the loyalty card from last time get informed they don't use those now.  Oh well, it didn't detract from the quality of Joules Slumbering Monk and lastly Joules Pale Ale.

14th August 2013 - Burton upon Trent

In Burton this evening for a meeting at the Old Cottage.  Commercial beer sampled was Gates Reservoir Premium.