JDW festival

Apr 24, 2007 13 Replies
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Nipped into Middleton's JDW yesterday. Amazingly good beer. I was shocked. Manns St George and the Dragon from Wadworth was pretty good, Phoenix St George's Flag excellent, Brakspear's Organic Blonde, superb, Hanby Scorpio, a stout like porter was damn fine , Butcome Gold was - well - Butcombe Gold and St Georgen Brau Keller Beer outstanding.



Third pint glasses, probably 7 oz, government stamped and lined were very useful and should be adopted by CAMRA. Service was so good (by only one barmaid admittedly), I thought I must be in the wrong pub.



Any other JDW Festival experiences yet?


Peter


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M

1st Spoon (admittedly at 10:30 on day 1) only 1 festival ale (Bath gem) 2nd spoon 11:30 4 ales, but the weak end of the spectrum 3rd spoon 1pm fine range, well-kept 3* 1/3 for £1.39 - nice!

Today: PoW 3*1/3 for £1.79 - Nog good, Saracens IPA - not nice

Norfolk Nog/Caledonian Top Banana tie for best beer so far. Snecklifter 3rd Not seen Ringwood Old Thumper, or the Carolus Gouden yet.

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Ooh yes- been down in the afternoon today and yesterday.

Yummy stuff!! About 10 festival beers and 5 regulars.

Best for me was Caledonian Top Banana 4.1% and Atlas Latitude Pilsner

3.6%

I have had thirds of everything to try and then pints of these to drink!!

Roll on tomorrow!! And the next day ... etc

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C

In the Half Moon (Mile End Road, London E1) today ...

Tasting tray of 3 x Thirds £1-59 in here.

I had:

(Mann's*) George & Dragon

(Everard) Sly Fox - Ginger in it

(York) Terrier

and a pint of

(Caledonian) Top Banana - guess what's in it ...

All good, service good, very nifty little sample tray with printed insert for three glasses and notes. Like the Porterhouse ones only smaller ...

C.

  • Is this a different "Mann's" or a revival of the old name ?
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I found the Mann's a bit dull, but maybe that's something to do with the fact that in the 60s the taste wasn't for the hop-laden beers we seem to like nowadays.

The very enthusiastic and welcoming landlord at one of our JDWs showed us round the cellar. Everything was on vertical stillage and they have this automatic line cleaning machine which doesn't require anyone to get their hands wet.

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M

well. I tasted it, and then read the notes: it's a Wadworth brew, and that explained it.

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B

Anyone found any St. Georgen kellerbier on tap in the Wetherspoons beer fest? Can't find it in West Yorks.

Mike

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See my original message which started this thread!

Peter

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It should be on at the Timepiece in Dewsbury very soon, according to staff there last night ("there are three other beers to go first")

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What a good idea! Is this standard Wetherspoon practice?

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C

we had it in whitehaven

me: very interesting himself: brilliant

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It is for this festival - advertised in the festival tasting notes.

Jolly useful!!

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M

yes in the Kings Ford, chingford e4 last week , very nice

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yes in the Kings Ford, London e4 last week.

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