CAMRA Winter Beer Fest 2023 (Burton on Trent)

Beer Travel
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Hello, I’m finalizing up plans to visit the CAMRA fest in Burton on Feb-16-17. Are there going to be other RBer’s there.

stevoj

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@Theydon_Bois is probably the one to reach out to as I believe he plans on attending. We did Derby last year when the event was cancelled after bookings already made. I wish I could make it, one of my favorites.

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Thanks. Colin is usually the first person I touch base with. Where do you think he gets all those Idaho ticks?

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This is on my travl list, assuming I’m still in the UK then

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Would love to meet you. I missed you once at the Churchkey in DC. You had checked a beer in, just before I got there…

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I miss Churchkey a lot. Looking forward to meeting you. I hope you like cheap crappy Uzbek lagers…

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Flights booked. Hope to see you there. Would love to tick some Idaho beers. :sweat_smile:

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I wish I could fit it in my schedule to come back. Unfortunately, will be in Vegas then.

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I can set you up with some Idaho ticks…

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I could use a Galicia tick, or any of the surrounding provinces. Just one…

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Travelling with just hand luggage. Needs to figure out how to carry beers.

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While you’re in the UK just find a Sainsbury’s supermarket - they stock Estrella Galicia.

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You’ll just need to get some pandas - here’s a picture of a happy Canadian ratebeerian who’s just got some pandas through in their hand luggage

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In case that was too cryptic, pandas = panda pop bottles = 100 ml bottles which you can fill up with a beer sample and get through airport security in your hand luggage

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Dammit! The best kept secret is out. I’ve heard this was a Scoopergen approved method…it’s rule #16

16 - Bottling (hand-bottling into plastic 250ml, for example).

Bottling is a controversial subject amongst scoopers but, having bottled successfully for around six years I’m fully in support of bottling - when it’s done properly. Therefore, as I don’t really trust anyone else to sterilise and wash bottles properly, I only count bottles done by myself as legitimate scoops.

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I can bring an actual bottle from Uzbekistan. That would be the 100th country for @stevoj

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Where are people staying?

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found some interesting Uzbek non-lagers…

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I will be on Saturday!!

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Staying in civilisation… not often you say that about Birmingham!
Train takes approx 30 minutes to Burton and run back to the 2nd city up till 2300 at regular intervals.