Mike and Heather Johnson busy behind the extensive bar.Brigg District Lions' annual beer festival is now on at John Reid Transport, Atherton Way. The event opened on Thursday night, when Brigg Blog popped in for a look, continued yesterday, expects a big attendance today, and closes tomorrow. Funds raised go to help the Lions in their good work for deserving causes.
Proving very popular on opening night was the hog roast, laid on by a professional firm from Garthorpe (see pictures). Crepes were also available for those with a sweeter tooth.
We are pleased to say the old days of having to visit the blue portable toilets across the yard are now long gone, with good facilities available inside the premises where the festival is being staged.
When you go along you will be given a printed sheet listing the 34 keg ales available, plus seven kinds of cider and three types of bottled beer.
We are pleased to say you can sample Sergeant's Brigg Bitter, now being re-brewed in Fulstow to the old recipe, plus our own Tom Wood's Bomber County, brewed at Highwood, Melton Ross. For those liking their beers a little heavier but still with a local flavour, how about Black Crow Stout, from the Poachers Brewery, North Hykeham?
There are some famous names like Thwaites' Lancaster Bomber, Adnams' Broadside and Shepherd Neame's Spitfire. Infact, as we observed some doing on Thursday, you can enjoy beers on the same theme, such as (for Naval types) Admiral's Choice, Dreadnought, Mutiny, Nelson's Revenge, Broadside, Harbour Master, Seafarers and Bargee.
Those in patriotic mood can sample the previously mentioned Bomber County and Spitfire, plus Gladiator, Hurricane and Chinook Blonde.
The oddly-named Tabatha the Knackered makes a welcome return for those who like their beers stronger (its ABV is 6.0 per cent). However, the vast majority of ales available are less than 5.0.
The hog roasters.
Johnny Whall, Jack Richards, Tim Staniland, Paul Hopton and Andy Morris.
Just some of the keg ales available.
Ollie Reid and David Baggott.
Nick Crawford finishes his pint, as Broughton Cricket Club team-mate Neil Simpson wonders whether it's time for another.
Trust Mike Johnson to be hoggin' the noggin!
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'Chinook Blonde' eh!
Chinook is a NW American foehn wind (if you don't know what a foehn wind is - reflect back on your 'O' level adiabatic lapse rate)
Another name for 'blonde' is 'fair'.
So do I assume that the beer gives its drinker a fair amount of wind???
Better stand up-wind of any Lion!!
As you mentioned, Nige, it seems it's Navy vs RAF:
For the RAF - Spitfire, Hurricane, Gladiator. Lancaster and Bomber County..
For the RN - Broadside, Nelson, Dreadnought, Mutiny, Seafarers, Harbour Master....and finally, Bargee.
Perhaps the Army is vaguely represented by Sargeants!