Berwick Beer Festival 2011

Real ale drinkers will most definitely not be disappointed with a visit to Berwick-upon-Tweed from September 9^th-11^th for the town’s fourth annual Beer Festival. Organised by Reston based DM Event Catering alongside the annual Berwick Food Festival, they have once again put together a fantastic range of champion beers. Festival visitors will be able to sample the Champion Beer of Scotland, the CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain and a host of other UK and world medal winners.

For more info visit www.berwickfoodfestival.com

Brown’s Hotel launches Beer & Barley Spa Treatments

It seems that Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair is so convinced of beer's natural goodness that they are prepared to smother their customers head to foot in the stuff! The 5* London Hotel has launched three luxurious beer and barley spa treatments. Using British grown Maris Otter barley and beer, guests can now indulge in a blissful barley body wrap (£130), a pale ale pedicure (£85) and a honey & barley facial (£95).

Barley and beer aficionados, Tom Sandham and Ben McFarland, were man enough to try the treatments – check out the youtube clip to see how they got on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFg0K4dRwCg.

To book contact reservations on 0800 988 4040 or email reservations.browns@roccofortehotels.com

Great British Beer Festival

It’s that time of year again!  Britain’s biggest beer festival, The Great British Beer Festival, returns once again offering a huge assortment beers for your delectation and delight!  There's plenty to occupy you at the festival - traditional pub games, live music, food (including good traditional pub snacks), and tutored beer tastings. 

2^nd-6^th August 2011, Earls Court, London

For more info, and to buy tickets online visit http://gbbf.camra.org.uk/home

Chichester Real Ale & Jazz Festival

A music festival and a real ale festival in one!  Championing local and national brewers, this is one of the most popular festivals in Sussex – and speaking from past experience BeerGenie can say it’s really good fun! Top quality music and a great atmosphere...

The line up looks like this:

 The T   Friday 1^stJuly – ASWAD with The Selecter & The Starlets

Saturday 2^ndJuly – Spirit FM’s 15^thBirthday Party with Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel plus Alvin Stardust

Friday 8^thJuly – The Dictionary of Soul and Sing Baby Sing

Saturday 9^thJuly – The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

To book tickets and for more details visit     www.chichester-rajf.com

Blogging and BanteCorrCC CCBlogging and Banter with Badger

Hall & Woodhouse, the leading regional brewer, based in Blandford, Dorset, has just launched the new Badger Sett Ale Club, www.badgersettaleclub.co.uk, a new place online to meet and "talk" all things real ale.  With over 60,000 loyal Badger members already, Hall & Woodhouse felt it was time to create a virtual bar, a place to chew the fat about real ale, to debate the latest brews, and as in any great pub, to air views about the world in general!

The new site, which looks strikingly reminiscent of the original Hall & Woodhouse brewery built in 1899 and runs just as smoothly, includes blogs from Toby the Head Brewer and The Badger, a slightly mischievous character who aims to keep everyone entertained with his views on beer, sport and the countryside.  In addition, there will be a number of guest bloggers such as Melissa Cole of Taking the Beard out of Beer fame, Tom Stainer of CAMRA and Pete Brown, Beer Writer of the Year 2009, who will all bring alternative views to the Badger Sett.

For further information please contact Rick Payne, Brands Marketing Manager, Hall & Woodhouse, tel: 01258 452141 or email richard.payne@hall-woodhouse.co.uk.