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OK - a lot has been done and the date is looming.

I have gotten a new project in the meantime so my free time is limited - hence the lack of posts.

We have purchased the 1/2 pint tankards with the logo that Andrew has designed - the logo is great and looks nice and simple on the glass. They arrive next Tuesday.

Food is next on the agenda - Tesco here we come!

Finally - here is the latest on the entries for the categories:
(They are going fast so get in your entries asap)

Name	Beer	Category
Jeremy Clarke	Banks Original (abv 3.5%)	Session Ales - (up to 4.2% Abv)
Tom brooks	Alton's Pride (abv 3.8%)	Session Ales - (up to 4.2% Abv)
???	???	Session Ales - (up to 4.2% Abv)
???	???	Session Ales - (up to 4.2% Abv)
Stuart Marshall	Old Crafty Hen (brown ale - ABV of 6.5%)	Best Bitters and Ales - (4.3% Abv to 6.9% Abv)
James Brown	Uley Old Spot (brown ale - ABV 5%)	Best Bitters and Ales - (4.3% Abv to 6.9% Abv)
Andrew Brooks	Admiral's Ale (brown ale - ABV 5%)	Best Bitters and Ales - (4.3% Abv to 6.9% Abv)
Andrew Smith	Rebellion Red or Blond tbc	Best Bitters and Ales - (4.3% Abv to 6.9% Abv)
Simon Sherrington	tbc	Porters and Stouts (up to 6.9% Abv)
Marc McGurk	tbc	Porters and Stouts (up to 6.9% Abv)
???	???	Porters and Stouts (up to 6.9% Abv)
???	???	Porters and Stouts (up to 6.9% Abv)
Ed Carlin	tbc	Golden Ales/Summer Beers (up to 6.9% Abv)
James Gibbs	tbc	Golden Ales/Summer Beers (up to 6.9% Abv)
James barton	tbc	Golden Ales/Summer Beers (up to 6.9% Abv)
???	???	Golden Ales/Summer Beers (up to 6.9% Abv)
Gareth Hughes	Innis & Gunn (strong ale - ABV 7.7%)	B.S.B (B*st*rd Strength Beer) (7% Abv and above)
Chris Potter	tbc	B.S.B (B*st*rd Strength Beer) (7% Abv and above)
???	???	B.S.B (B*st*rd Strength Beer) (7% Abv and above)
???	???	B.S.B (B*st*rd Strength Beer) (7% Abv and above)

OK - It's been a while but now we have moved a little bit on the Festival.

I like the name Bacchanalia - from the Roman god Bacchus - meaning wild and raucous party. It has an appropriate ring to it!

The date is looking like the 25th April - although a number of people have already expressed reservations. We should have a confirmed date soon.

The tankards have been selected and I have found a company that will do a small batch and keep the price down to around £6 a glass - this will leave about £4 each for food and prizes for the winning beers.

Andrew B has done some fantastic design sketches for us - we have agreed on a more modern design - the barmaid design looked a bit more Carry On than we wanted and the shield design was a bit old fashioned. All we need now is the final design.

More later....

Name for event

Now we have the Christmas holiday behind us it is time to get moving with the beerfest. First of all we need a name - to aid that process I have put a polling gadget into the sidebar - please feel free to vote on your favorite.

We also need a logo to go on the glasses, as well as a site that will print onto beer glasses for us.

Any ideas please comment below...

Cheers

Tim

Beerfest 2009 - The beginning...

Dear all,

I have just started this blog after a couple of pints down the Crispin with Jon's Beerclub buddies and we thought that a blog was necessary to pull together all our ideas for the 2009 Beer festival that Jon and I are considering hosting.

Things discussed:

1. Categories of beers - do we group beers by type or country? I say type but the debate is still open...

2. Scottish beer is shit - thanks to the Queen's Head for that one.

3. How much beer do we need? 1/2 pint each.

4. How many people are coming? 20 sounds about right.

5. Can we not do the 4th April? Provisional date the 11th then.

Please feel free to comment - I shall post more info up here as I get it.

I need to start moving on the design for a glass - I shall be posting some more ideas here soon.

That's about it for now - keep in touch.

Tim the beardy one