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Title: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: johnnycboy on 09 September 2010, 14:58:08
In approx. 3 hours I shall be sampling the delights of some very nice real ales at the Chappel Railway Museum :y.  Very nostalgic in terms of drinking real ale inside an old railway coach and the like 8-).

I'm hoping this will relieve the pain of my injury, well at least for tonight anyway ::).

So if you would like to join me in a trip down railway memory lane and enjoy a pint too you are all quite welcome to come :P

I doubt i will be in too much of a fit state to write anything this evening so best do it now. ;)
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: Jimbob on 09 September 2010, 15:25:27
Best ensure the other half has your bucket ready  :y
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: Lazydocker on 09 September 2010, 16:17:32
Wish you'd rung... I might have been able to rearrange my afternoon and come :'( :'(
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: zirax on 09 September 2010, 16:29:37
I used to love going to the Chappel festival. Are they still running the last orders beer train? I think it was 11 or 12 they had a train stop on the mainline and take you back home. Make certain you try all the good one's before the masses descend on there later  :y
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: The Red Baron on 09 September 2010, 16:31:39
shame im too far away or i would be there. [smiley=beer.gif]
 :D
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: johnnycboy on 09 September 2010, 16:39:03
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Best ensure the other half has your bucket ready  :y

Bucket on standby ;D
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: johnnycboy on 09 September 2010, 16:39:48
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Wish you'd rung... I might have been able to rearrange my afternoon and come :'( :'(

Never know what shift your working :-/ thought you were in Italia anyway :-/

Get your a*se down there it's open till 23:00 :y
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: johnnycboy on 09 September 2010, 16:41:03
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I used to love going to the Chappel festival. Are they still running the last orders beer train? I think it was 11 or 12 they had a train stop on the mainline and take you back home. Make certain you try all the good one's before the masses descend on there later  :y

Yep they still run the last beer train, thinks it something like 23:25.  And I plan on trying lots of different pain killers 8-)
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: johnnycboy on 09 September 2010, 16:41:57
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shame im too far away or i would be there. [smiley=beer.gif]
 :D

Next time maybe :y
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: albitz on 09 September 2010, 18:25:06
Its only 5 minures away from me. Would loved to have nipped down for a quick pint John, but I am at work until 8am tomorrow.
Will keep an eye out on the way home just in case you are wandering aimlessly around North Essex in the morning. :y ;D ;D
That old shed where they have the beer etc. was the venue for Blurs first ever gig. When they reformed last year, they held their first reunion gig in the old shed for family/friends and fan club members.
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: albitz on 09 September 2010, 19:08:44
Thinking about it, it could be a good venue for an evening OOF meet next year. Seems the 2 things most peeps have in common is a love of Migs and Beer - not necassarily in that order. ::) ;D
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: zirax on 09 September 2010, 19:37:42
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Thinking about it, it could be a good venue for an evening OOF meet next year. Seems the 2 things most peeps have in common is a love of Migs and Beer - not necassarily in that order. ::) ;D

And remembering back to the thread a few weeks back.... old trains.
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: albitz on 09 September 2010, 19:46:08
Old trains and proper beer. Sounds like Mr DTM,s idea of heaven. Iirc Kevin Wood is partial to a gallon or 2 of real ale also. Dont tell pinky though. He tends to become rather "affectionate" after a couple of sniffs of the barmaids apron. ::) ;) ;D ;D
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: Webby the Bear on 09 September 2010, 19:50:37
i went to my local camra beer festival. we emptied it ;) try leeds best if theyve got it. great real ale
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: Lazydocker on 09 September 2010, 21:40:50
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Wish you'd rung... I might have been able to rearrange my afternoon and come :'( :'(

Never know what shift your working :-/ thought you were in Italia anyway :-/

Get your a*se down there it's open till 23:00 :y

Next week ;) ;)

Couldn't have made it this evening as I would have had to rearrange things :( Another couple of hours notice and I may have been able to though ::)
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: DJ Pete on 09 September 2010, 21:50:59
I went last night, tried ten different beers, all lovely.

Didn't feel too chirpy this morning though!
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: sjc on 10 September 2010, 11:37:26
Our next one is 22-23 October, can't wait!


Hmmmm....  beeerr!
Title: Re: CAMRA Beer Festival
Post by: albitz on 10 September 2010, 18:28:36
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I went last night, tried ten different beers, all lovely.

Didn't feel too chirpy this morning though!

Was it you I saw staggering between Coggeshall and Kelvedon about 8.00am this morning ? :D ;D ;D