tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post2775594913421081233..comments2024-03-29T07:17:26.082+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: Things Go Swimmingly at the BathsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-18596196602468168692013-10-21T18:53:12.627+01:002013-10-21T18:53:12.627+01:00I enjoyed it. And said so. I think though, that yo...I enjoyed it. And said so. I think though, that you have hit the nail on the head in a couple of respects. 1)The venue is the true star, and<br />2)"I had a great time with some really nice people and that's what really counts." Couldn't have put it better. I spent so much time chatting with my buddies, with yourself, E and Matt (Privateer) that I almost forgot to drink!<br /><br />The other key thing for me was the ability to just chat, without the need for shouting.<br /><br />Quite looking forward now to The Velodrome! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-50035437972510437062013-10-18T14:06:24.386+01:002013-10-18T14:06:24.386+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-62254058074347380052013-10-18T14:06:12.144+01:002013-10-18T14:06:12.144+01:00It was good, just not as good as some make out. ...It was good, just not as good as some make out. I think you'll find some pertinent comments above and on Tyson' s blog.<br /><br />Kick arse comments some of them. :-)Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-22509215999930885732013-10-16T21:40:38.123+01:002013-10-16T21:40:38.123+01:00I think almost any stout (from standard to imperia...I think almost any stout (from standard to imperial, straight or flavoured) will always be better on cask. <br /><br />As for IMBC I think it was an excellent event on all counts and certainly kicked the ass of almost any comparable events held so far.John Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132845616834779091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-63420567000859382932013-10-16T17:07:09.355+01:002013-10-16T17:07:09.355+01:00Oops, wrong ID - last comment was me.Oops, wrong ID - last comment was me.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009879034507926661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-77681500174377901342013-10-16T17:06:21.290+01:002013-10-16T17:06:21.290+01:00I'm not sure anyone's saying keg is for si...I'm not sure anyone's saying <b>keg</b> is for sipping. Crazy-strength, crazy-additives beer is for sipping - and it often makes more sense, economically speaking, to put it in kegs than casks. AFAIC keg is for wondering how much better it would have been on cask. Unit Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08359138601234970492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-88649164603252973262013-10-16T15:58:09.739+01:002013-10-16T15:58:09.739+01:00Hmm, none of the blogs about this event have reall...Hmm, none of the blogs about this event have really sold it to me, and I was umming and ahhing about heading Oop North to check it out this time.<br /><br />(But then I'm a full pint cask-oriented ticker, so possibly not really the target market).<br /><br />While I agree with Tandleman on most issues, I just can't get this 'cask is for supping, keg is for sipping' stuff.<br /><br />For me, the real advantage of keg is that it's more likely to be more cold and refreshing than cask. The times I want cold and refreshing is when I'm thirsty and desperate to pour it down my throat in great quantities. OTOH, 'sipping' beer seems to me to be stuff that is stronger, and I don't mind it being a bit warmer.<br /><br />So I guess I have completely the opposite view of the role of cask and keg. I'm completely baffled as to why 11% cocoa nib stout-type beers keep showing up in keg form.Benjamin Nunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12735110277517005667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-41155979570244637702013-10-16T14:24:05.209+01:002013-10-16T14:24:05.209+01:00I actually thought there were plenty of session st...I actually thought there were plenty of session strength beers. 17 out of 75 by my calculation. Perhaps just not ones to your palate? More of an issue was the non refundable tokens. Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504703255217214600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-66244447807147041202013-10-16T10:29:56.695+01:002013-10-16T10:29:56.695+01:00A 4.8% beer? Two tokens. A 10.5% one - two tokens...<i>A 4.8% beer? Two tokens. A 10.5% one - two tokens?</i><br /><br />How much was one token & what was the standard dispense - a third?<br /><br />The range sounds oddly narrow (I'm intrigued by "a curious sameness"). When I'm at a beer fest I always programme in a few lower-strength halves, just to settle down for a bit of beer <b>drinking</b> in among the sampling. Sounds like I would have been struggling.<br /><br /><i>Magic Rock were solid but E lamented that their keg offerings lacked the taste of their cask ones</i><br /><br />I don't think I've ever been more disappointed by a beer than I was by Cannonball on keg. Curious - wow! High Wire - wow!!! Cannonball - yeah, it's OK, quite nice. <br /><br /><i>as you had to purchase tokens by the tenner and no returns</i><br /><br />Dear oh dear - I grumbled about this one a bit back with regard to a local festival, & was reassured that CAMRA won't sponsor a fest unless you <b>can</b> cash in your (unspent) tokens at the end of the night. Obviously CAMRA weren't involved in this one, what with half (or more?) of the beer being 'unreal', but I think the organisers could have taken a leaf out of their book.<br />Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009879034507926661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-50883629281078783102013-10-15T19:42:41.591+01:002013-10-15T19:42:41.591+01:00It sounds, reading between the lines, that it wasn...It sounds, reading between the lines, that it wasn't quite as good as the Leeds International Festival which got so much right this year.<br /><br />Not too much blogging about that, unfortunately.<br /><br />Perhaps it'll be trendy next year? Leeds Town Hall may not hold a candle to Victorian baths, but it wasn't too shabby, either.Cellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-29915804536949531882013-10-15T17:38:47.443+01:002013-10-15T17:38:47.443+01:00A discount for buying more tickets could be seen a...A discount for buying more tickets could be seen as promoting binge-drinking ;-)Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-17253172348260473182013-10-15T14:27:23.714+01:002013-10-15T14:27:23.714+01:00What sounds nice is the description that it wasn&#...What sounds nice is the description that it wasn't heaving, despite tickets being sold out. <br /><br />A lot of beard club festivals pack 'em in on fridays so you can't get to the bar then have nowt to neck if you go on a saturday. <br /><br />It sounds better managed than a beard club do. Might treat meself next year. I'll start saving up for half an undrinkable pong now.<br /><br />Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-46598663735385736962013-10-15T13:39:07.316+01:002013-10-15T13:39:07.316+01:00Have to agree the real star is the venue.
I thoug...Have to agree the real star is the venue. <br />I thought this year the introduction of cask + keg beers on the same bar was an improvement on last year, less of a "them and us "mentality.<br />Tokens - why not get more tokens for spending £20 that for £10 ?<br />The leaflet given out could have contained more info regarding the style and colour of a beer, i generally go for darker beers , but it was a tad confusing trying to find out which they were (if not named a stout etc)<br />Beer of the day for me - Kernal BA Imperial Brown Stout-delicous :)Dimpled Mughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17024301604096250432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-16146592631118930192013-10-15T12:50:16.873+01:002013-10-15T12:50:16.873+01:00Ha, the giddiness had worn off a tad when I wrote ...Ha, the giddiness had worn off a tad when I wrote that Pete - but I <b>do</b> believe IndyMan is a step ahead of the other single-venue beer festivals that are around at the moment. <br /><br />Yes, it's quite expensive for beer, but as you say I'm (largely) price-blind, and am happy to fork over whatever pieces of plastic I need to for the beers. I'm still working on that moustache, though...BeerCast Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13576104675035583081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-5705831334234980222013-10-15T12:26:13.440+01:002013-10-15T12:26:13.440+01:00We were there on Saturday afternoon and whilst the...We were there on Saturday afternoon and whilst there were some good beers have to say the the pricing was a bit ridiculous at times especially as you had to purchase tokens by the tenner and no returns, made using them all up a bit of a mathematical formulaAndrewnoreply@blogger.com