Festival! Festival!!!

Posted by Alan McLeod on Monday, January 2, 2006 in Regional Scenes, Beer News - 4 comments

Once again, it is National Winter Ales Festival in the UK. I hadn't realized the basis for this really good idea before:

Now in its 10th year, NWAF began because brewers of old ales, stouts and porters could not enter the Champion Beer of Britain Competition – held in August when most winter ales are not available. Since then NWAF has become a staple in the beer drinkers calendar, attracting thousands of visitors.

I was not aware there was a beer drinkers calendar. Where can I get one of those.

Comments

Knut - January 4, 2006 4:57 am

http://beerblog.motime.com

Are there other calendars than beer drinkers calendars?

Lars Marius Garshol - January 5, 2006 4:40 am

http://www.garshol.priv.no

Here's your beer drinker's calendar, Alan:
http://www.ratebeer.com/Events-Show.asp

Josh from Alberta - January 5, 2006 6:35 am

Is the title "Festival! Festival!! a reference to that old original Star Trek episode where all the city-dwellers yell that?
Just curious.

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