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St Albans Beer Festival 2024 (CAMRA Beer Festival)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Brewers of St. Albans - Classic English Ale |  | 1 |
| 3 Brewers of St. Albans - Special English Ale | | 1 |
| Anarchy - Dark Souls | | 1 |
| Big Bog - Peat Bog Porter |  | 1 |
| Garden City - Black Hert(s) | | 1 |
| Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Hopfest | | 1 |
| Northdown - Squidly Diddly |  | 1 |
| Ossett - Voodoo | | 1 |
| Tring - Colley's Dog | | 1 |
| Vale - Red Kite | | 1 |
Visits Details
28 Sep 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
My second visit to this excellent festival with some 200+ real ales on. My first visit on a Saturday and very much busier with the majority being younger people in their 20s and 30s compared to the Thursday last year. Great atmosphere with a live band playing most of the time from my arrival mid-afternoon and good to see some familiar faces from SE and SW London.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tring - Colley's Dog | 5.20 | | Great head and lacing. A spicy hit on the taste buds with a bitter aftertaste. |
| Ossett - Voodoo | 5.00 | | Good one to end on as never tried before as always had run out at other festivals. Great head and lacing. Very dry, sweet mouthfeel and certainly moreish. |
| Northdown - Squidly Diddly | 5.80 | | A good start to the festival's offerings and brought back memories of my visit to Northdown's taproom on the Isle of Thanet, just outside Margate, at Easter. Hazy, as is their way of doing it, for this pale with a fruity mouthfeel and good head and lacing. |
| Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Hopfest | 3.80 | | Very good head and lacing. Very murky but with a pleasantly fruity mouthfeel. |
| 3 Brewers of St. Albans - Classic English Ale | 4.00 | | Good head and lacing. A slightly sweet, biscuity mouthfeel. |
| Vale - Red Kite | 4.30 | | Good head/lacing. Very bitter, earthy mouthfeel and not sweet. |
| 3 Brewers of St. Albans - Special English Ale | 4.80 | | Good head and lacing. Came with caramel flavours and with a bitter, hoppy aftertaste. |
| Garden City - Black Hert(s) | 4.20 | | Good head but minus lacing in this porter. Malty flavouring and a touch of liquorice in the dry aftertaste. |
| Anarchy - Dark Souls | 5.10 | | Good head and lacing. Malty mouthfeel and a dry, hoppy aftertaste. |
| Big Bog - Peat Bog Porter | 4.90 | | They do not call it Peat Bog for nothing! No head or lacing and lacklustre in flavouring. Perhaps a hint of liquorice and if that is not from the beer before just tried. This is the one that wins the award for not being anywhere near the rest or being the best! |
About the St Albans Beer Festival 2024
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 3 |
| 6 |
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| 1 |
The pub is found in St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3LD.
The 2024 beer festival held in late September in the Alban Arena. Offers hundreds of cask ales, an array of craft beers, international brews, ciders and perries, street food and musical entertainment. This year some imported US cask ales are available.
We have visited this pub once, seen 10 different beers and tried them all.
Postcode: AL1 3LD