Attention all beer drinkers.

• Guest 698

  • Registered: 28 May 2010
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  2 February 2012     11:57151026
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  Tomorrow (Friday) at 1pm the 19th White Cliffs Festival of strong and winter ales opens in the town hall.
  
  75 ales from all over the country, all 5%abv or over, all priced at £2.50 a pint.
  
  Entry £5 on Friday, £2 on Saturday, free for CAMRA members in possession of their valid membership card.
  
  We're a bit short of volunteers this year for various reasons so if you are an ale lover, feel free to pitch up and help out.
  
  Hope to see as many of you there as possible.
  
  Open 1-11pm on Friday and 10.30-6 on Saturday (or when the beer runs out, if sooner!).
  
  Full details at http://www.camra-dds.org.uk/ then click on '2012 beer festival' link on left hand side.
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  2 February 2012     12:50151040
  #2      
  that's the third thread we have on this one, mind you this one gives us full details.
• Guest 710

  • Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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  2 February 2012     12:58151044
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  It might well be because 'winter-ales' are commonly at the strong end of the scale, but I have lowered my own sights as far as judging a beer purely by it's ABV:London Pride now instead of ESB, for instance.
  
  The taste and variety of English beers is what keeps me down here.
  
  I had a few pints of something called, 'Pitchfork' a while back...another to add to the list.
  Ignorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
• Guest 698

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  2 February 2012     13:16151048
  #4      
  Just spotted Guzzler's thread. I usually ignore threads with titles like that, hence I missed it previously.
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• Guest 698

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  2 February 2012     14:01151054
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  Anyone considering volunteering please call me on 07867 982141 any time.
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• Guest 698

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  2 February 2012     23:16151163
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  I forgot to mention that festival workers get their beer half price - and it's a lot of fun, otherwise I wouldn't do it !
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• Guest 683

  • Registered: 11 Feb 2009
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  4 February 2012     02:12151383
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  Hope it went/goes well. This is the first I have missed in years. A great event and a great setting. I met a group of Americans there a few years ago - they had flown in especially for the festival and I was visited in the pub by two Luxembourgers (?) on Thursday (one of whom is a CAMRA member!) who have come especially for it.
  A truly international event.
• Guest 698

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  4 February 2012     08:51151389
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  The two Luxemburgers come every year. Faithful regulars.
  I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
• Guest 722

  • Registered: 23 Aug 2011
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  4 February 2012     09:22151393
  #9      
  Sorry to have missed this. I am not in Dover until march. Could you save me a few pints ?