evening drink

[Alan M]

I am suggesting another informal gathering at Bar R, 8.30 pm, Thursday 23rd March. Any interest?

Alan

[jon avery]

Good idea Alan. I'll come

[huw williams]

I'm in - but remember thursday is Bar R quiz night so it's a bit rowdy - Beer Circus is an alternative just up from Butlers and I'm sure I could get Graham (the guvnor) to reserve us the downstairs room (long tables and seats) if about 15 people or more are coming.

[Conor Cormican]

Huw, that sounds good to me but what is the Guinness like?

[Tamar Collis]

Conor, you will easily manage one night without Guiness when you see the delights on offer in Beer Circus.

There's over 200 real ales, ciders, draught and bottled continental beers all lovingly selected and served for your drinking pleasure. I'm sure the barstaff will be able to recommend something that will be to your palate if you tell them you're a Guinness man.

It is beer heaven.

[Conor Cormican]

Tamar, it does not have to be Guinness. Any of the wonderful ales produced in this country will do. Any beer haven is good.

[Alan M]

sounds fine to me Huw - let us know if you get the cellar arranged.

Cheers

[Alan M]

This thread averages 10 hits/hour - says something about the prevailing training ethos in ACC!

[Alex P]

Game on, I'll be there...

[Mike I]

Brown beer - my favourite!

[Paul on the Pearson]

Sounds good, count me in. The only problem is that this'll be my third ACC outing to the pub with no pedalling inbetween, but thats all about to change......

[Phil L]

Alan, on your past reputation for proposing drinks I nominate you as the beer drinking captain. I hope you have a training program ready for us

Connnor, It's disgraceful that people can't spell Guinnness properly, and then try to prevent us from drinking it. We are victims of real ale bigotry Any way it is cruel to get beer to perform in a circus.

[huw williams]

Sounds like we've got a gathering - I'll pop in there tonight and check that it's ok to turn up en masse from 8pm on the 23rd. Big tables and plenty of chairs downstairs so it will be a better chance to speak to everyone than Bar R where we tend to all stand in a long line along the bar.

Safety instructions for novices.

Top 10 tips for Beer Circus survival
1) There is ordinary strength Lager on tap at ordinary pub prices

2) There is ordinary, UK based real ale on tap at ordinary pub prices

3) Everything else is chraged on a strength/price pro rata basis, which (generally) but not always means that the higher the strength the more it costs. As an example 'Plop' Belgian bottled beer is 14% and costs about £8.00 for 75cl. But you can only drink one of those and your totally w******d, so it's still a cheap night out.

4) Tell the wife/Husband/Partner not to wait up or if they do not to listen to a word you say when (or if in some cases) you get back. You'll be talking complete rubbish.

5) Do - ask the staff to see the back of the bottles for the strengths before purchase. The staff enjoy nothing as much as selling some unsuspecting punter a bottle of German rocket fuel and watching them crawl out on all fours in the direction of the kebab shop

6) Dont - ever order something from the fridge because the bottle looks 'interesting' - you'll end up totally w******d and broke.

7) Avoid all 'smoked' beers - they taste real nice to start with but half way down the glass you feel like you've drunk a pint of Bacon

Avoid all fruit beers (Rasberry is a particular favourite) The fruity flavour disguises their deadly nature and you'll end up totally w******d.

9) Do - drink beers assosciated with the spring classics. LaChouffe is brewed in Houffalize, a small town on the Ghent - Wevlghem course and is probably the best bottled beer in the world. Beer Circus keeps it in the cellar because its too dangerous to have it on the shelves. 8% sold in 75cl bottles. Awesome!!!

10) Don't arange anything important on Friday morning. Being totally w******d in Beer Circus is totally different to being totally w******d in any other pub. The fall out is more reminiscent of the kind of hallucinogenic acid flashbacks from the 70's than a traditional hangover. Very distubing when you're in a high-profile meeting at work the next day and your boss starts riding round the office on a pink hippo!

Remember, drink sensibly. Follow these simple rules and survive!

Huw,
Chair, ACC Belgian Beer Society

[stevefunkster]

hallucinogenic 70's flash backs you say. where is this? count me in, do they do any freedom brewery? my mate owns them and they do specialist beer for vegans!!!!!, no beef in my beer....

[huw williams]

Its about 500 yards north of Geoffrey Butlers

You gotta be there