Next weekend (Thursday 17th - Sunday 20th July) sees the second Blues & Booze festival at Leicester’s Queen Victoria pub, situated on Southampton Street just five minutes walk from the train station.
The event will feature a fine line-up of local bands and an excellent selection of 30 Real Ales all sourced from microbreweries, with a strong Scottish showing including some of the tiny island micros.
All of the beers should be tapped and ready to go by 11am on the Thursday, with 18 beers on stillage and the remainder being dispensed from handpumps on the bar or directly from the cask in the cellar.
At the time of writing the beer list is as follows:
- ISLE OF MULL - McCAIG'S FOLLY, 4.2%
- ISLE OF MULL - GALLEON GOLD, 3.9%
- WINDIE GOAT - PEDEN'S COVE, 3.5%
- WINDIE GOAT - PRIEST'S WHEEL, 4.3%
- BROUGHTON - EDINBURGH PALE ALE, 4.5%
- BROUGHTON - GHILLIE, 4.5%
- BROUGHTON - OLD JOCK, 6.7%
- KINVER - LIGHT RAILWAY, 3.8%
- KINVER - CRYSTAL, 4.5%
- KINVER - HALF CENTURION, 5.0%
- BLUE BEAR - WHITE BEAR, 4.5%
- BLUE BEAR - WANDERLUST, 3.8%
- BLUE BEAR - ROAR SPIRIT, 4.2%
- GREEN JACK - CANARY, 3.8%
- BLUE COW - BEST BITTER, 3.8%
- BLUE COW - UDDER BEST, 4.0%
- ALES OF THE UNEXPECTED - WHEN HARRY MET TILLY, 4.5%
- ALES OF THE UNEXPECTED - ERNIE’S BEST BITTER, 6.0%
- ALES OF THE UNEXPECTED - JOCK’S SANCTUARY, 4.3%
- OYSTER - EASD' ALE, 3.8%
- OYSTER - THISTLE TICKLER, 4.0%
- TRAQUAIR - STUART ALE, 4.5%
- WHITSTABLE - NATIVE, 3.8%
- WHITSTABLE - OYSTER STOUT, 4.5%
- OSSETT - BLACK BULL, 3.9%
- VALE - GRAMPLING PREMIUM, 4.6%
- OAKHAM - HELTER SKELTER, 5.0%
- OAKHAM - ENDLESS SUMMER, 3.4%
There will be at least 2 more ales in addition to ths list, however details of these are yet to be confirmed.
Having visited their first bash earlier this year I can vouch for the quality and condition of the beers, and would highly recommend this festival to any serious ale fan – it’s going to be a cracker and I hope to see you there…
Pan-C
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