offshore Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Hi Guys This needs a bump. Rotary Club of Douglas have a 3 day Beer and Cider Festival at the Villa Marina and opened yesterday. Tickets from Welcome Centre or Villa or pay on the door. 128 different beers, 20 ciders. Beer list looks fairly good and has a number of beers we at CAMRA haven't had. Limited to 500 people in the two rooms I understand. Using some CAMRA equipment and volunteers. Should be a good do. Ends Sunday afternoon 4.30pm. Fri pm 12-4.30 Fri eve 6-10.30 Sat pm 12-4.30 Sat eve 6-10.30 Sun as above. www.beerfestival.im Facebook.com/BeerFestivalIOM Please support it - Real Ale is thicker than water lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhumsaa Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 Hope they learned from the CAMRA events mistakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshore Posted August 21, 2015 Author Share Posted August 21, 2015 Ouch. Same rooms I believe and same capacity limit - 500. Perhaps the question should be - has the Island learnt that the beer festivals aren't just on a Friday night lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhumsaa Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 So..... if it goes well tonight will it be because the Island learned or the organisers learned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 How much are the tickets to this drug-fest ..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxie44 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Why is it that when a few guys go out for a few beers, it's deemed a ' piss- up ' but when 500 gather in a posh Hall , paying for the privalige it's called a ' Festival ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wann Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Any feedback from Friday? I might go this afternoon or this evening but in all the beer festivals I have ever been to I have never had to queue for a beer and I am not going to start now, although I did spend 10 minutes in the queue outside the Villa at the CAMRA one, thankfully we did not persevere and went down the town for a 1/2 gallon of bog standard Okells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 In my younger days Rotary Club of Douglas would have drunk it all without any help from outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 ..I did spend 10 minutes in the queue outside the Villa at the CAMRA one, thankfully we did not persevere and went down the town for a 1/2 gallon of bog standard Okells.Up to bog standard? Since when did they improve it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sick Moon Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 when 500 gather in a posh Hall , paying for the privalige it's called a ' Festival ' Who brews Privalige? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 ..I did spend 10 minutes in the queue outside the Villa at the CAMRA one, thankfully we did not persevere and went down the town for a 1/2 gallon of bog standard Okells.Up to bog standard? Since when did they improve it? They don't improve it, they just keep upping the price. Comes to something when the beer you brew costs 4X the price of the petrol you put in your car. Edited to remove the type of car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhumsaa Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I didn't go and I have not heard any negative or positive remarks from it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 So no feedback so far? Did anyone actually go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sick Moon Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Did anyone actually go? Yeah you did. You made a proper arse of yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stinking enigma Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 that still makes me laugh 6 hours later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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