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18th Redhill Beer Festival 2024 (CAMRA Beer Festival)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Grain - Slate |  | 1 |
| Godstone - Trenchman's Hop | | 1 |
| Northdown - Green Hop - (2024) Pale |  | 1 |
| Mauldons - Old Ale | | 1 |
| Gun - Green Hop (2024) - Pale | | 1 |
| Dorking - Winter's Coming | | 1 |
| Brolly - Brollyhead - Pale and Golden | | 1 |
| Titsey - Green & Gold (2024) | | 1 |
| Firebird - Heritage Sussex Best - Bitter |  | 1 |
| Brolly - Green-hopped Old | | 1 |
| Elgood's - Blackberry Porter | | 1 |
Visits Details
31 Oct 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Busy but not overly busy and did not have to queue at 4pm. Some 66 cask ales racked up and many were local ales (locale) and not ones I had tried before. Good food also provided, hot and cold. A good few regulars I knew from London beer festivals were also there, and just some 30 minutes from London Bridge on the faster trains. Only one beer I had listed to try not on as was condemned by the volunteers as tasting like a "wet dog" - it was called a Black Dog! For all the other beers at the festival I did not try as only managed one half and 10 thirds, the list is here: https://ems.camra.org.uk/festival
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grain - Slate | 6.00 | | 11th and final one: pleased to end on a really good one for head and lacing. It was a very moreish porter that had a malty and chocolatey mouthfeel and a sweet aftertaste. |
| Godstone - Trenchman's Hop | 3.80 | | 4th one: superb head and lacing. A very malty first hit with a slightly hoppy mouthfeel and a very moreish aftertaste. |
| Dorking - Winter's Coming | 4.50 | | 10th one: only two Dorking beers at the festival but the volunteer accidentally gave me their Dorking Stanza by mistake. Took that back as meant to be a red ale is the Winter's Coming. Not much head or lacing with it as only lasted a few minutes. Very berry flavoured and so a fruity mouthfeel. A sweet and slightly bitter aftertaste. |
| Brolly - Brollyhead - Pale and Golden | 3.80 | | First one tried and good head and lacing. Lightly fruity with a dry mouthfeel. After my long walk to Gatton Park and back, a half was necessary to cool down with and before then sampling thirds at the festival. |
| Titsey - Green & Gold (2024) | 4.00 | | 2nd and now all third measures: good head and lacing. Very hoppy mouthfeel with a lingering and slightly oily aftertaste. |
| Northdown - Green Hop - (2024) Pale | 4.50 | | 3rd one: good head and lacing. Not like other green hop cask beers I have tried over the last month. This one was very sharp on my first mouthful and slightly applely to taste. A touch hazy with a very fruity and sour mouthfeel and a sharpness persisted in its aftertaste. |
| Mauldons - Old Ale | 4.00 | | 6th one: good head and lacing. Very malty flavouring. A touch of liquorish in the mouthfeel with a very dry but slightly watery aftertaste. |
| Gun - Green Hop (2024) - Pale | 5.00 | | 7th one: good head and lacing. A very hoppy and fruity first hit with a lingering hoppiness. |
| Elgood's - Blackberry Porter | 4.50 | | 9th one: not much but a tiny amount of head and lacing. 1st hit was in sniffing it and like smelling a blackberry tart! It tasted of this of course and you could almost taste the pastry. A very dry aftertaste with blackberry flavouring definitely lingering on! |
| Firebird - Heritage Sussex Best - Bitter | 4.00 | | 5th one: good head and lacing. A sour, fruity mouthfeel with a lingering maltiness. |
| Brolly - Green-hopped Old | 5.40 | | 8th one: no head or lacing. A smokey mouthfeel with a hoppy and slightly earthy aftertaste. |
About the 18th Redhill Beer Festival 2024
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 2 |
| 6 |
| 3 |
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The pub is found in Merstham, Surrey, RH1 3ED.
Just 5 minutes from Merstham Station in Merstham Village Hall, Station Road North. Even a London bus takes you there from Croydon, the number 405. Not too big a venue to navigate your way around in or find others who you were expecting to meet there. Busy but not impossibly busy on the opening day, 31st October 2024.
We have visited this pub once, seen 11 different beers and tried them all.
Postcode: RH1 3ED