Went into Reading yesterday (Saturday) on the train and met up with an old mate of mine. We attended a beer festival (of sorts) at a well known pub over in Caversham called the Fox and Hounds, I've blogged about this establishment before here. Anyway, they had a three day event running over the weekend that featured, 31 lines of beer, DJ's, live bands and specialist foods etc. We pitched up at about 1pm on the Saturday and it was quite quiet so we easily got a table and settled in for a few pints and some eclectic tunes. Above is a dry Irish stout from "The Kernel" (a brewery I've previously waxed lyrical about here), a delicious dark beer featuring luscious Australian hops (Galaxy) in a traditional stout, amazing flavour, body and depth for a 4.x% beer, top marks!
I must say that the music was spot on, prior to the event I wasn't too clear on the specifics of the bands or the genre's etc. but while we were there it sounded very much like old Pink Floyd stuff (weirdly, since the musicians were in their 20s!), abstract, intricate (expansive guitar/string/electric piano pieces etc.) and very long! All that was missing were the projections of oil filled slides and the exotic dancers!
Unfortunately we both had to shoot off at around 4:30pm to catch various 5pm trains home and satisfy prior commitments, but we both agreed that we could have easily stayed for much longer, the vibe was good, and the beers were excellent! One to look out for next year with better planning on our part!
Here's the poster for the event,
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