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01st CAMRA Burnley Beer Festival 2012 (CAMRA Beer Festival)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Rossendale (formerly called Pennine) - Pitch PorterExceptional1
Riverhead - White CloudExcellent1
Riverhead - March Haigh Special BitterExcellent1
Cross Bay - Witching HourExcellent1
Irwell Works - Richard Mason 1888Excellent1
Moorhouse's - Summer's Beer?Excellent1
Worsthorne - Some Like It BlondeGood1
Naylor's - CravenbrauGood1
Cross Bay - HaloGood1

Visits Details

08 Sep 2012 (Alenomore)
12:00 visit. Having arrived in Manchester Piccaddilly at just after 10am, for the start of a seven day Gtr. Manchester "jolly", I caught a tram to Victoria then a train to Manchester Burnley Road Station. This new beer festival was very popular today, a well laid out main hall with all the beers around the outside, a stage for the entertainment towards one end and a quieter, seated area adjoining, which is where we gathered to meet many old drinking buddies from the area. The ale selection was top class and we all had a good session before visiting some of the local gbg's. I sampled nine LocAles, all in handy third measures too. Recommended.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Rossendale (formerly called Pennine) - Pitch Porter5.00ExceptionalA top class LocAle.
Riverhead - March Haigh Special Bitter4.60Excellent
Cross Bay - Witching Hour4.40Excellent
Irwell Works - Richard Mason 18884.00Excellent
Moorhouse's - Summer's Beer?4.00ExcellentActually called Moorhouse's and Melissa Cole, a collaborative brew. Very nice LocAle type too.
Riverhead - White Cloud4.50Excellent
Naylor's - Cravenbrau3.80Good
Cross Bay - Halo3.60Good
Worsthorne - Some Like It Blonde3.90Good

About the 01st CAMRA Burnley Beer Festival 2012

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent5
Good3
Acceptable-
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 1BH.

1st Burnley Beer Festival, Mechanics Theatre, Manchester Road, Burnley. (Less than 10 minutes walk from Manchester Road Rail Station, 15 minutes walk from Burnley Central Rail Station + X43 bus stops outside). 100+ real ales with 50+ LocAles, as well as ciders, perries, wines and bottle beers and an unusual selection of German bottled beers. Live bands Fri/Sat. Separate seating area along with a lift for disabled access. Festival glass £2.50 (refundable on return). Free entry for CAMRA members, £3 non-members except Friday after 6pm when it's £5.

We have visited this pub once, seen 9 different beers and tried them all.

Map location

Postcode: BB11 1BH