tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post4344905562887295505..comments2024-03-23T04:23:48.076+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: Dodgy Geography at GBBFUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-8678122440377687212009-08-04T14:03:49.092+01:002009-08-04T14:03:49.092+01:00and hygiene probably is a real risk in this case, ...and hygiene probably is a real risk in this case, seeing some typical beer festival attendees.<br /><br />beer festival layout seems always designed to be awkward - my particular hate is the A-Z method adopted at the smaller festivals (that is, A-Z with about 1/3 in the wrong place) - just grouping casks by style of beer would be easier and far more useful?michael-jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955427799334749181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-83814019836145654042009-07-31T17:05:30.230+01:002009-07-31T17:05:30.230+01:00Apparently we can't use sparklers at beer fest...Apparently we can't use sparklers at beer festivals because of hygene; not having a clean glass every time. To use one properly you have to immerse the spigot head below the liquid level and this contaminates it. If you don't do this the beer will froth all over and it will take an hour to pull a pint.John Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098184624539968386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-76520834362100267912009-07-30T20:44:09.827+01:002009-07-30T20:44:09.827+01:00Am looking forward to GBBF whatever the layout. Wi...Am looking forward to GBBF whatever the layout. Will come over to the BSF bar and say hallo Tandleman.Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-77607828049753384472009-07-30T13:15:32.211+01:002009-07-30T13:15:32.211+01:00@Jeff: there's a map showing the regions at th...@Jeff: there's a map showing the regions at the back of every copy of the GBG, so even to continentals like me, there is no problem finding the places I visit.Laurent Moussonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-28666643420514434512009-07-29T22:25:41.060+01:002009-07-29T22:25:41.060+01:00I think this is hysterical. Now you have some idea...I think this is hysterical. Now you have some idea of what it feels like to land on your wee island harmed with the GBG, trying to decipher the regions used to organize the entries. "Tyne & Wear"? Yeah, that's very helpful. <br /><br />A pity my copy is at home or I could rag on the book at much greater length. Face it, you Brits are a peculiar bunch, geographically.jefffranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699992839260757505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-66061570512591226112009-07-29T15:28:57.020+01:002009-07-29T15:28:57.020+01:00I wish. But if you're gonna do the real ale th...I wish. But if you're gonna do the real ale thing, do it all the way is what I say. ZZ top man is the guy everyone in the beer hall wishes he was, and all the chicks wish to get with. The quiet lone ranger with the mysterious tankard of beery joy.<br /><br />Never kissed a girl, or cannot be certain whether it was a girl, and lives with his mum, I reckon.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-34185449491090874122009-07-29T14:27:27.889+01:002009-07-29T14:27:27.889+01:00Cooking, that description fits a guy I know. Altho...Cooking, that description fits a guy I know. Although a ZZ top reject I would expect to have a bigger beard.<br /><br />IS it you?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-77000119466053291152009-07-29T13:22:41.077+01:002009-07-29T13:22:41.077+01:00It's you, isn't it?It's you, isn't it?Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-78915447454193483182009-07-29T13:08:58.761+01:002009-07-29T13:08:58.761+01:00If there is a chap there that looks like a spaced ...If there is a chap there that looks like a spaced out zz top reject with a cowboy hat, leather waistcoat, with a pewter tankard holstered to his belt like a gun, tell him cooking lager say's Hi, bigs up the respect, and that he is my favourite ever real ale geek. I wish I had the guts to look like that, you wish you had the guts to go about like that. Respect.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-52678115037791911112009-07-29T12:43:01.404+01:002009-07-29T12:43:01.404+01:00For the German bar?For the German bar?The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-60764259486076382362009-07-29T12:42:03.500+01:002009-07-29T12:42:03.500+01:00Indeed. Must pack a sparkler or two.Indeed. Must pack a sparkler or two.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-85388459239783830642009-07-29T12:36:30.829+01:002009-07-29T12:36:30.829+01:00Compromises are inevitable when you organise a fes...Compromises are inevitable when you organise a festival that size, I dare say you have a few more things to consider than simply getting barrels under bannersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-74421606682041275722009-07-29T12:04:41.390+01:002009-07-29T12:04:41.390+01:00"Are the organisers insisting on sparklers to..."Are the organisers insisting on sparklers to correctly dispense northern beers?"<br /><br />Surely that should be "all beers"...?Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-73288476516931924652009-07-29T11:19:45.908+01:002009-07-29T11:19:45.908+01:00To be fair, there is a very good list on the web s...To be fair, there is a very good list on the web site which tells you which beers are where. I've got my list sorted already. Mind you, it doesn't include Lees, Hydes or Robinson's, sorry. Mind you, I don't need to go to London for them, or TT for that matter.<br /><br />Of course to southerners they will seem like exotic northern beers. Are the organisers insisting on sparklers to correctly dispense northern beers?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-89649920101686209082009-07-29T10:54:46.769+01:002009-07-29T10:54:46.769+01:00Lees don't like being lumped in the Peak Distr...<i>Lees don't like being lumped in the Peak District.</i><br />I'm not surprised. It sounds excruciating.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-75256947157173366972009-07-29T10:53:31.856+01:002009-07-29T10:53:31.856+01:00Of course you are right John. I just wrote it as a...Of course you are right John. I just wrote it as a tongue in cheek piece as I found it all a bit bizarre and quite funny. It wasn't meant to be taken particularly seriously.<br />(But I know for example, that Lees don't like being lumped in the Peak District.)<br /><br />Given the size of the GBBF, it is a thankless task and you can't get everything spot on due to the need to manage and staff bars equally. Having said it is thankless, The Orgainisers should in fact be thanked for getting this huge enterprise off the ground and making the beer show better each year. <br /><br />I'd sort the naming bit out for next time though.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-73614603939149757512009-07-29T10:32:43.314+01:002009-07-29T10:32:43.314+01:00I'm not sure your average punter will be too b...I'm not sure your average punter will be too bothered about the layout. Last year we just simply wandered round until we found something we liked the look of and then got stuck in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-72463890779299446202009-07-29T10:25:58.280+01:002009-07-29T10:25:58.280+01:00Which bar is the boddies cream on?Which bar is the boddies cream on?Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-75437187422587513572009-07-29T09:35:27.032+01:002009-07-29T09:35:27.032+01:00I assume that Jersey Brewery has paid for their ow...I assume that Jersey Brewery has paid for their own bar. The Italian section is small and there will be an Italian flag to guide you.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-68897861241937782252009-07-29T09:30:01.339+01:002009-07-29T09:30:01.339+01:00Jersey beer in the Channel Islands? Nope -- separa...Jersey beer in the Channel Islands? Nope -- separate Jersey bar. Where do I go for Italian beer? Why, "Belgian & Dutch", of course.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.com