Beer Festivals

[Conrad]

We have noticed that Quaffale have removed their beer festivals listings meaning that I think we are now by far the best festival listing site on the web. With this in mind I am about to try and do a new push on them (so with some luck changes in the next couple of months , so slooooow).

Things I hope to do,
- Move it onto the new template with the links across the top
- Improve the address submission (can't be any worse)
- Add a button to the pubs to add a beer festival to the pub
- Add filters to the listing so that you can see what counties and towns have festivals
- If I can think of a way make the listings appear clearer
- Allow members to tag the fact they are going to the festival
- Possibly let festival runners re-edit their festival page

I'm not promising all of these, but will do my best, is there anything you would like to see on them?

Also feel free to promote us to anywhere you think may be interested

[gillhalfpint]

Someone on Scoopgen group on yahoo suggested your beer festival page to an enquirer wanting info for Exeter and Plymouth fests.

It is a much needed service to have somewhere to look up what festivals are happening, and have their links for beer lists.

We are in Cornwall for a few weeks, and I have looked for fests around here myself.

Going to Plymouth 16-17 July, and Lizard 2000 at Helston 29-31 July.

Interested in any others pub or CAMRA run that may be known out there.

[trainman]

You could do with a network of geographically diverse contributors, Conrad, and an easy way for them to enter festival data (pending moderation) from local Camra magazines or direct pub knowledge. I'd happily do it from London Drinker, though I'm not in my usual 'circulation' at the moment, but from the most recent online version the only missing dates I noticed were 21-25Jul at Pembury Tavern http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/25070/. A pal occasionally mails me Opening Times (Stockport/South Manchester) so I'll keep a weather eye on that if/when it arrives.

Anyone else have local mags? I recall being asked whether I had a beer belly in Rochester (it was quite evident I did!) but, to the locals amusement, & my own, it turned out the barmaid was referring to Rochester Beer Belly, the local ale mag. So... there must be plenty of Aylesbury Ales, Dudley Drinkers, Brummy Beers, Salopian Suppings, Dartford Dipsos, Lancashire on the Lash, and Yorkshire Guzzlers out there.

I imagine you could get a list from Camra and the local branches would probably send free copies if they knew their festivals (pub or independent) were gaining exposure.

[Oggwyn Trench]

You could do with a network of geographically diverse contributors, Conrad, and an easy way for them to enter festival data (pending moderation) from local Camra magazines or direct pub knowledge. I'd happily do it from London Drinker, though I'm not in my usual 'circulation' at the moment, but from the most recent online version the only missing dates I noticed were 21-25Jul at Pembury Tavern http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/25070/. A pal occasionally mails me Opening Times (Stockport/South Manchester) so I'll keep a weather eye on that if/when it arrives.

Anyone else have local mags? I recall being asked whether I had a beer belly in Rochester (it was quite evident I did!) but, to the locals amusement, & my own, it turned out the barmaid was referring to Rochester Beer Belly, the local ale mag. So... there must be plenty of Aylesbury Ales, Dudley Drinkers, Brummy Beers, Salopian Suppings, Dartford Dipsos, Lancashire on the Lash, and Yorkshire Guzzlers out there.

I imagine you could get a list from Camra and the local branches would probably send free copies if they knew their festivals (pub or independent) were gaining exposure.

Strange , i usually manage to pick up the Hereford Hopvine and Worcester Pint Taken CAMRA mags on my travels but never see any local ones for Shropshire ?

[Oggwyn Trench]

Acctualy the CAMRA mags are good for listing opening/closing pubs

[aleandhearty]

Acctualy the CAMRA mags are good for listing opening/closing pubs

Agreed. Wakefield's 'O to K' (Ossett to Knottingley) is very good in that respect.