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Pig's Ear Beer Festival 2024 (Organised by the East London & City branch of CAMRA) (CAMRA Beer Festival)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Beerblefish - December Baby |  | 1 |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Cave Baubles |  | 1 |
| Signature Brew - Red Wedge | | 1 |
| Round Corner - Vanishing Act | | 1 |
| Brockley - Hilly Fields | | 1 |
| Leigh on Sea - Bawley Bitter | | 1 |
| Beerblefish - Storm Cloud | | 1 |
| Small Beer - Stout | | 1 |
| Two Flints - Stick Season | | 1 |
| The Craft Beer Man - CBM4 - Best Bitter | | 1 |
| Beerblefish - Eddy Jr |  | 1 |
Visits Details
07 Dec 2024 (Hogan Sampling)
Final day and just some 30 real ales remaining at my time of arrival of mid-afternoon. I was told about 180 were there at the start of the festival by a volunteer helping out. Busy but not overly for a beer festival and so fast, friendly service by all the volunteers providing my third measures. The official programme had run out but accessed the beer list via their website before attending and so had planned a number of dark beers which others also had supped as only one remaining stout and one dark ale on my visit.
For up-coming beer festivals by the East London & City branch of CAMRA, visit their website and as displayed for this visit's entry.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beerblefish - December Baby | 6.00 | | Superb head and lacing on this Saison beer from Walthamstow. A first hit of fruitiness with a slightly dry, bitter mouthfeel and an oily, hoppy and woody aftertaste. Was recommended to this by another festival goer and was not disappointed in this very moreish beer. |
| Leigh on Sea - Bawley Bitter | 3.40 | | Good head and lacing. First hit of sharpness alongside a dry, bitter mouthfeel. A very lingeringly moreish aftertaste. |
| Beerblefish - Storm Cloud | 4.60 | | Some head and lacing on this dark ale. Plenty of spiciness on having a good swish around to aid the mouthfeel. Fruit berry flavouring came to mind in the lingering aftertaste from this Walthamstow-based brewery's beer. |
| Two Flints - Stick Season | 4.20 | | Good head and lacing in this Windsor-based brewery's bitter. A fruity first hit and a dry mouthfeel. A lingering aftertaste of hoppiness. |
| The Craft Beer Man - CBM4 - Best Bitter | 4.00 | | Good head and lacing on this Knockholt-based brewery's beer and here produced at Loxhill, Surrey. A fine refreshing bitter mouthfeel and pleasantly lingering. |
| Caveman (latterly a cuckoo at Leatherbritches) - Cave Baubles | 3.80 | | Some head and lacing and a touch hazy. A sweetish bitter mouthfeel with hints of honey from this Swanscombe-based brewery in Kent and here produced at Brentwood, Essex. A dry, hoppy aftertaste. |
| Signature Brew - Red Wedge | 4.50 | | Good head and lacing on this red ale from Walthamstow. A hoppy first hit with undercurrents of fruitiness with a dry lingering aftertaste. |
| Round Corner - Vanishing Act | 4.40 | | A good name for a beer at a festival on the last day where many other beers had indeed performed this kind of act. Good head and lacing. A pleasantly bitter mouthfeel with a moreishly hoppy aftertaste from this Melton Mowbray-based beer from Leicestershire. |
| Brockley - Hilly Fields | 5.70 | | Good head and lacing. A bitter, fruity mouthfeel in this IPA with tropical notes. A moreishly dry aftertaste. |
| Small Beer - Stout | 2.50 | | Good head and lacing on this remaining stout at the beer festival. No other dark beers remained such as porters and there was only one dark ale remaining and already tried. A very spicy first hit on this Bermondsey-based beer with also a smokey mouthfeel. A moreishly dry aftertaste. |
| Beerblefish - Eddy Jr | 2.00 | | Minimal head and lacing. Slightly lacklustre mouthfeel with a touch of dry vinegar in the aftertaste. Badged as a bitter from this Walthamstow-based brewery. |
About the Pig's Ear Beer Festival 2024 (Organised by the East London & City branch of CAMRA)
Summary of Beer Scores
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| 1 |
| 9 |
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The pub is found in Hackney, Greater London, E5 0LY.
Held yearly (this year the 40th) in east London, at the Round Chapel, 1D Glenarm Road, LONDON E5 0LY from Tuesday December 3 to Saturday December 7 2024. Pigs Ear is the festival of the East London & City branch of CAMRA. The branch uses this to showcase East London breweries and their cask ales.
We have visited this pub once, seen 11 different beers and tried them all.
Postcode: E5 0LY