Due to the nature of thread drift, and also the fact that real ale seems now to be more of a fixture than a one-off, "Real Ale returns" seems the wrong title. Here's the new thread, and will be kept up-to-date.
Friday 2nd October / Saturday 3rd October. Two casks available for Quiz Night, AFC Whyteleafe and the 17:00 England game on the TV. These beers are:
- Kent Brewery Old Skool Bitter, sponsored by Village Wines (Bexley).
- Pentrich Brewery Murder House hazy pale, sponsored by The Westwood (Welling).
I am also delighted to announce, with thanks to Marie and the bar team, that we will have a special event on Saturday, October 17th for Burgess Hill Town. The event is called Wings, Strings and Real Ale and features not just an early opening for the 12:30 kick-off between Everton and Chelsea on TNT Sports; not just the Burgess Hill fixture; and not just three real ales but also live music from Graham Corbould, who will perform an acoustic set from about 6:30. Obviously, friends, family and more are all welcome to stream into the marquee when the match finishes and the gates open if they want to partake in the music, and the beers! The beers ordered are:
- Bexley Brewery Red House Bitter.
- Kent Brewery Green Manalishi Pale, a fined (clear) pale from the Kent Green Hop seasonal list.
- Liquid Light Day Tripper hazy pale.
If you want to sponsor a barrel, including as a whip-round, feel free to email me, or get in touch via the Supporters Group and Mark Yarrow. Sponsorship of casks is just £20, and is critical to ensuring the ongoing success of real ale, particularly given WSG1963's hard work in procuring the items needed to have it regularly available and perfectly cool.
Ill quickly pop in and say a big thanks to the quiz teams, and the fans today, who ensured the Murder House was gone before full time and the bitter then started getting its final flogging. Trying to decide if its a 1 or 2 cask affair is hard, but this weekend we seem to have done alright on two.
As if it should have escaped any minds, especially as it made the programme, our next home event on Saturday 17th with Burgess Hill includes early opening (12:15), the game, and then live music from 18:15. Of course, as soon as the game closes and those gates open, its free entry to enjoy the beers and general fun and frivolity.
It is a great opportunity to support the club (although many of you do it anyway!) and keep those pounds swishing around the playing budgets rather than going to a conglomerate or major brewery. I for one am really looking forward to Graham Corboulds music and if it is a success, a special event is being planned just before Christmas
I am pleased to say everything is up and settling for Saturday.
A reminder that you will have the joys of a Bexley Red House Bitter, Kent Green Manalishi (Green Hop Bullion) Pale, and a hazy Liquid Light Day Tripper. Three fantastic beers, coupled with the 12:15 gates for the Premier League lunchtime kick-off, and the live music from Graham Corbould starting at about 6:30.
Call it a mini beer fest of sorts, and get your friends and families to pop in at the end of the game for some tunes, pints and great joy, I'm sure.
