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London Drinker Beer Festival 2007 (CAMRA Beer Festival)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Distant Hills (was Howard Town) - Dinting ArchesGood1
Appleford - River CrossingGood1
Hepworth - Ridgeway IPAGood1
Tunnel - Linda Lear BeerGood1
Dark Star - Spring EquinoxAcceptable1
Country Life - Old AppledoreAcceptable1
Acorn - Ginger NutsAcceptable1

Visits Details

30 Mar 2007 (Ian)
Not sure that I will attend next year after having been twice now. There is just not enough seating and the cask beer is not always in great condition. Shame as it is a very accessable event, but the venue, the set up and the beer did not make me want to come back. Arrived at 12.00 and left by 17.00.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Distant Hills (was Howard Town) - Dinting Arches4.50GoodCopper colour with slight haze and thin off whtie head. Decent hoppiness on aroma. Very very hoppy. Uncultured. Love the hop on this. Almost thorny on the finish, so herby it's outrageous.
Appleford - River Crossing3.80GoodChestnut colour, some haze. Bubbly beige head. Oddish green apple aroma. Not ready yet. Will be a good session bitter in say 12 hours time. Very malty too, some coffee.
Hepworth - Ridgeway IPA5.50GoodGold colour, haze. Sherberty hop aroma. OK malt in mouth and then the biggest attack of hop I think I've ever had in a UK beer. Really hits you. Unusual to have such a citric hop finish. Aarghhhh. Crazy hop.
Tunnel - Linda Lear Beer3.70GoodPale chestnut colour with a slight haze. Thin beige head. I love the hop on this. Sharp US style grapefruity, lots of flavour. Lots of hop, but not sure it works, but lots of grapefruit hop.
Dark Star - Spring Equinox4.00AcceptableGold with thin white head. Bit thin and ascetic on the aroma. Hoppy, but the hops are a bit thin. Disappointing Dark Star beer.
Country Life - Old Appledore3.70AcceptableCopper colour, slight haze, lasting off white head. Buttery bitter. Good bitter hop on end. Decent hop. OK bitter if a bit odd.
Acorn - Ginger Nuts4.20AcceptableGold beer with thin white head. Ginger aroma, bit thin. But still got something about it. I thought it was pretty good. I like ginger beers on the whole and this one was a bit more subtle.

About the London Drinker Beer Festival 2007

Summary of Beer Scores

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Exceptional-
Excellent-
Good4
Acceptable3
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Website.

The pub is found in King's Cross / St Pancras, Central London, WC1H 9AU.

Held in the same venue as before in the Camden Centre. Open Wednesday to Friday with a mix of cask beer, cider and a decent foreign beer stand.

We have visited this pub once, seen 7 different beers and tried them all.

Map location

Postcode: WC1H 9AU