18th. CAMRA Westmorland Beer Festival.

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Last night Mike and I had a stroll to the beer festival at the town hall.  It seemed better this year as the hall had been laid out in a more sensible fashion.

The barrels are ranged along the left side of the room with the food on the right.  We sat on the stage which gave us a good view of the whole scene.
I tries four or five beers, perries and ciders and my favourite was Wonkey Donkey from Swallowfields of Hertfordshire.  At 5.5% abv this is a very tasty still cider, slightly cloudy with a strong apple after taste.  Swallowfields also make  decent perry at 6.5% a classic perry, slightly petillant with a subtle flowery perfume.
Washed down with the wild boar pie from Peter Gott along with the mature Lancashire cheese and a hunk of sour dough bread, delicious.
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So there we have it.
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