Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct

Subject: Good Intent Rochester
From: growler
Date: 04 Sep 06 - 05:41 PM

The GI is holding a beer festival 30th Sep-1st Oct, to celebrate the racking of their traditional beers in the bar.A session hosted by John Barden is happening on Sunday lunchtime 1st. Unfortunately the chippy has let him down, so the racks won't be ready, but the beer will

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester
From: GUEST,Tone Deaf Leopard
Date: 04 Sep 06 - 05:55 PM

We can come. Never mind the racks, as long as the beer's there. Why have we had to go back so far to read this? Where is everyone?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester
From: The Barden of England
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 02:38 AM

Been away at the Fylde Folk Festival. Looking forward to doing this one as the governors are lovely people and really support f**k music. Hope to see as many of you there as possible. I won't be able to partake in the various ales though as I'll be the one who's driving - damn!!
John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester
From: Essex Girl
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 08:38 AM

I should be able to make the Sunday session. As it's lunchtime I'll come down by train then I can sample the ales!!
Linda

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 08:45 AM

Now who can I con into driving?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester
From: melodeonboy
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 01:26 PM

I shall be there on the Sunday at least. I might let the train take the strain as well!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester
From: growler
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 02:01 PM

Barden of England, trust the force and get it down your neck

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester
From: Dead Horse
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 02:27 PM

I think the Force will get HIM by the neck if they ask him to blow into one of their little ballons on the way home!!!!
I shall see if her indoors is up for a good Sunday sing-song and foot stomp. So might see y'all there.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 05 Sep 06 - 07:34 PM

Dead Horse, do a circular tour with a bus.....

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester
From: Dead Horse
Date: 06 Sep 06 - 03:35 PM

Then I wouldnt be able to drink, duh!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester
From: growler
Date: 06 Sep 06 - 06:32 PM

Yes but other people will. Just think of your reward in Heaven

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester
From: Girl Friday
Date: 06 Sep 06 - 08:14 PM

There you all are! Should have entitled the thread "Beerfest at Good Intent" and it would have more prompt replies!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester
From: Dead Horse
Date: 07 Sep 06 - 03:01 PM

Heaven! What the hell would I want to go there for?
All the "interesting" folks will be in the other place!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester
From: growler
Date: 08 Sep 06 - 03:28 AM

True, they would be on your bus !

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester
From: jojofolkagogo
Date: 08 Sep 06 - 10:48 AM

REFRESH !!!   I understand this now !!!


Jo-Jo

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester
From: Dead Horse
Date: 08 Sep 06 - 02:17 PM

Yeah. Well I wanna die peacefully in my sleep, just like my dear old dad. Not screaming and yelling like his passengers!!!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: growler
Date: 09 Sep 06 - 05:22 PM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 09 Sep 06 - 06:17 PM

refresh = more beer.

Now who's going to drive me home?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st
From: Dead Horse
Date: 10 Sep 06 - 06:30 AM

Who was it that drove you to drink?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 10 Sep 06 - 06:39 AM

She's dead.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: growler
Date: 10 Sep 06 - 05:01 PM

Richard, there's a bed if you want it

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: mumblin len
Date: 10 Sep 06 - 05:06 PM

Girl Friday with Len's cookie here. What other place would that be Dead Horse? Tenterden is the following weekend.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 10 Sep 06 - 06:32 PM

Dead Horse was speaking of hell. Tenterden is not hell (unless the Appalachian dancers are interfering with the sound you need for Morris, or people talking over you or jogging your elbow as you try to play)

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: GUEST,TDL
Date: 10 Sep 06 - 09:20 PM

That's all right then. No plans for going to Hell just yet although we could have a brill session there when we all meet up.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st
From: Dead Horse
Date: 11 Sep 06 - 02:57 PM

You wouldnt get anywhere near the fires tho. Too many bloody bhodrun players! :-)

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: GUEST,ToneDeafLeopard
Date: 11 Sep 06 - 09:04 PM

We can offer bodhran or several alternatives: Bongos, dhembis, snare drum, tambourines, lots of esoteric shaky things, and several shaky eggs. So can go right up to it. It'll be very hot though- all them banjos and accordions on the fire!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: growler
Date: 12 Sep 06 - 05:12 PM

Let's have one of Richards Quorums

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: growler
Date: 18 Sep 06 - 05:40 PM

Refresh

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: growler
Date: 27 Sep 06 - 04:12 PM

Just a reminder, it's this Sunday

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Girl Friday
Date: 27 Sep 06 - 07:27 PM

What happened to Saturday then? Is no-one going?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: The Barden of England
Date: 28 Sep 06 - 03:26 AM

I'll be there, and thanks to Growler and the Landlords I'll be able to partake of the Nectar!!
John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Essex Girl
Date: 28 Sep 06 - 07:14 AM

I've spread the word to Folk mob and hope to see some of them there on Sunday.Can someone do a blue clicky to show the uninitiated where it is?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: GUEST,Good Ale Thou Art My Darling
Date: 28 Sep 06 - 07:52 AM

Hope the event can help to change this report: http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/26/26962/Good_Intent/Rochester :-(

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: melodeonboy
Date: 28 Sep 06 - 09:02 AM

I doubt that that report is very representative. I wouldn't say that it's architecturally the most beautiful pub in the world, but it's perfectly all right inside, particularly in the saloon bar where the music events are held.

They have a good beer garden out the back, they always have a good selection of well-kept beers and the landlords are very welcoming and foster a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. They also put on a lot of live music.

The event in question is, I believe, to celebrate refurbishment of the pub, including setting the beer barrels up on racks; sounds interesting!

If in doubt, suck it and see! Give it a try this weekend. If you're there at the Sunday afternoon singaround (John Barden's), I'll see you there.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: The Barden of England
Date: 28 Sep 06 - 10:42 AM

Here you go then for where:-
http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=574500&Y=168000&width=700&height=400&gride=574355&gridn=167781&srec=0&coo
No plastic inglenook - just good beer and great hosts.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 28 Sep 06 - 11:33 AM

I am right Saturday is a no-sing zone am I not?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st
From: Dead Horse
Date: 28 Sep 06 - 11:38 AM

Thats alright Richard.
They couldnt possibly call what you do "singing" :-)

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: growler
Date: 28 Sep 06 - 03:21 PM

Yes Richard, Folk is Sunday afternoon only. I havn't got a blue clicky, but if you find Rochester Police Station, go past the front, straight on ( almost ), at the T junction and as John St goes to the right, it's on your left.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 28 Sep 06 - 04:08 PM

Yes, I know where it is!

And I (at least) know what singing is!!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Girl Friday
Date: 28 Sep 06 - 05:52 PM

Come on chaps - I know you don't mean it. There's too much of this bitching on mudcat these days! See you all on Sunday.. starts at 12.00

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: growler
Date: 29 Sep 06 - 03:24 PM

I've been called many things, but never a bitch

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Girl Friday
Date: 29 Sep 06 - 09:04 PM

If the cap fits - get her - duckie.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 01 Oct 06 - 04:49 AM

Ooh - hangover before beer festival - bad planning!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st
From: Dead Horse
Date: 01 Oct 06 - 05:47 AM

Not so Richard. Many hairs of the old dog, you know!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 01 Oct 06 - 06:28 AM

Too many hairs off old dog = bald dog....

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Girl Friday
Date: 01 Oct 06 - 03:41 PM

Hope the bald dog didn't fight with the other two. Sorry we didn't make it today. Mumbling Len is living up to his name... been ill for most of week.... fever subsided but so has voice. I've got a nasty allergic rash from who knows where, so decided to go to A and E this lunchtime. My G.P. had incorrectly diagnosed excema, and prescribed hydrocortizone. This made the condition worse. Am now on antihystamine for a fortnight. Hope the singaround went well.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 01 Oct 06 - 04:25 PM

Yeah, lots of people have trouble with eczema - it's usually the spelling...

You missed Dead Horse, and it seemed a little firebucket burned his bobstay through, so social diseases must be the theme of the day.

Essex Girl was nursing a bad throat, but it seemed the medicine helped, taken in a pint tankard...

Annie and Fay were too hung over to drink (never seen that before).

Kenneth Ingham and the Roundhouse Cowboy got lost again...

Little Legs cried off.

Kevin the Shirt Murderer had to leave early, his mother's birthday party, and Growler also had to leave early because his lift (his son) was going.

Wolfshead and Vixen had their AGM and then left without coming in.

But we had quite a nice time.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: growler
Date: 01 Oct 06 - 05:37 PM

I must be getting old, leaving after four and a half hours, but had a good time

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: GUEST,Geraldine The Goat
Date: 01 Oct 06 - 08:25 PM

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Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: The Barden of England
Date: 02 Oct 06 - 05:29 PM

Eventually left at about 6:15 pm. Great afternoon, and thanks to all for coming. The Landlords are wonderful people and I for one would like to thank them for their hospitality - not many like them left.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Girl Friday
Date: 02 Oct 06 - 06:58 PM

Sorry we missed it then. Six fifteen would probably have been the latest we'd have left too. I'm still suffering... seems to get worse about 9 or 10pm. Think it may be a worsification of my latex allergy.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: growler
Date: 09 Oct 06 - 04:50 PM

Doing all again on 21st January, snow plows permitting, with JB in the chair

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: The Barden of England
Date: 09 Oct 06 - 05:02 PM

It's so good to have supportive Landlords like these. I'm already looking forward to this one, and hope that as many as possble mark it in their calendar.
John Barden

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: melodeonboy
Date: 09 Oct 06 - 05:55 PM

I'm just licking the tip of my pencil to write it in. (By the way, why do/did people lick the end of their pencils before writing? Answers on a postcard, please).

I second wholeheartedly your comments on the landlords, John.

While we're on the subject of the Good Intent, let's have a bit of blatant self-promotion:

Jumbo Gumbo - Kent's newest zydeco band - are playing at the Good Intent on Sunday, 22nd October at 6.30. Be there or be square!

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 09 Oct 06 - 06:25 PM

What's a "plow"? Do they use them in the USA?

Licking the end of the pencil enables a blacker line. Trad.

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: growler
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 05:39 PM

I wish I could lick the end of my pencil. Perhaps I'll come back as a dog

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 10 Oct 06 - 06:16 PM

What do you want a blacker line for?

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: growler
Date: 26 Oct 06 - 05:14 PM

The Landlords having his racks fitted next Tuesday, so its goodbye to handpumps, hello tapped ale

Subject: RE: Good Intent Rochester-beer festival 30 Sep-1st Oct
From: Girl Friday
Date: 26 Oct 06 - 08:55 PM

This is sounding rather good. I just asked Trevor if taps were better than hand pumps - apparently so. On the subject of licking the pencil tip. Pencils were originally made od lead, and needed licking to get them to write. The downside of this was, of course, lead poisoning.