Hi I've just stumbled on this thread. Our (in our town) REal Ale & Cider Festival has 4 hour queues! We put on good Music this year some C&W along with the Demon Barbers on Saturday. Last year one of the bands playing at Earls Court this year. The image of fat beer bellied old men spitting in the corner is totally outdated. M any if not most of our customers are under 30, and fall right accross the build spectrum and sex spectrum. Yes guiness is not a real ale but there are some incredibly good real stouts. This year we stocked over 450 real ales and 150 british ciders plus a wealth - usually over 100 - of foreign beers. I ask you all to find and support your local CAMRA events, the large breweries have assisted in the demise of many a small brewery and many a local pub in favour of bulk purchased beverages providing a flat standard product accross the whole of the UK. Andy
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