2011 Beer Festival
Mid Summer Madness
The Festival is over for another year.
The Rugby CAMRA beer festival is being hailed as a massive hit with local drinkers. Over a thousand drinkers supped nearly four thousand pints of real ales and ciders from the forty nine beers on show. Steve Heighton from the local branch stated "The festival was a huge success. The world exclusive first outing for a beer made from spelt was very good and the first to go. We also had nineteen ales from Warwickshire alone and all were excellently received. One of the six beers being judged for West Midlands beer of the year, Salopian Oracle, was judged beer of the festival'' .The West Midlands Golden Ale going through to the GBBF final, by the tightest of possible margins will be Hobsons Town Crier. Steve then added ''Despite the poor weather all fifteen speciality ciders and perries were all consumed, as were all the international beers with the New Zealand black lager the pick of the bunch''.From a local point of view the festival had a record sign up for new memberships, (despite Mikes shirt ), a record return of beer of the festival votes, with the winner winning, just, and only just. Richard Potter's excellent cider and perry choices were superb. A sterling effort from David Hine, the landlord of the Raglan Arms, in getting beers and also providing the fridge for the foreign beers which again were a wide and select few chosen by Ivan Farrell. Jonathan Potter hosted an entertaining auction but star turn must be the simply superb choice and quality of the beers that Steve Durrant not only sourced but also picked to ensure we had 19 LocAles, the new Spelt beer as well as brand new beers and breweries. This is the main reason we are still the best little festival in the Midlands. Lastly brilliant effort from all the staff who helped out, the Thornfield Bowls club and the beer sponsors.
Latest News

| 17/06/2011 - beer list change | |
| Beer no 32 (Nailsworth - The Vicar's Stout) has been replaced with North Cotswolds - Hung Drawn 'n' Portered. Beer no 50 (York - Centurions Ghost) Will not be available. The online beer list has been updated to reflect these changes. | |
| 14/06/2011 - Beer List Updated | |
| There have been a few changes, but the list is now final and complete with numbers. | |
| 06/06/2011 - Beer List Updated | |
| Ciders and Perrys updated. | |
| 06/06/2011 - Beer List Updated | |
| Foreign beers added. | |
| 31/05/2011 - Beer List Updated | |
| More Beers added plus festival ciders. | |
| 02/04/2011 - Band Details added | |
| Bellatryx | |
| 06/03/2011 - Midsummer Madness | |
| Site updated for 2011 Beer Festival - "Midsummer madness" | |
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