Ropetackle Beer/Music Festival - sold out tonight but plenty available tomorrow ...

[attila]

Just to save anyone making the journey and being disappointed - tonight's session featuring the reincarnated and mighty Piranhas, Chris T-T and Phil Jeays is completely sold out..but there are plenty left if you fancy joining us to (hopefully) celebrate another 3 points tomorrow evening...Fish Brothers, Anal Beard and Paul Carter, all proceeds to the Ropetackle, our volunteer run community arts centre. And of course 25 beers (to start with...) Cheers!

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

*snigger* Anal Beard

 

[Cheshire Cat]

It might help if you gave the address where it's at - don't think I'll be able to make it in time though.

Just a thought - how old are the members of these bands. I always thought that punk bands should be compiosed of acne ridden spotty skinny 16 year olds shouting how much they hated everything at immense volume. I'm not sure that a reformed band made up of what are now potentially rather paunchy 45-50 year olds has the same cachet. I'm not sure how much of my youth I would want to revisit after all this time.
(PS. I've not come across the bands mentioned so if they aren't made up of paunchy 45-50 year olds but are in fact angry teenagers, my apologies in advance)

 

[attila]

It might help if you gave the address where it's at - don't think I'll be able to make it in time though.

Just a thought - how old are the members of these bands. I always thought that punk bands should be compiosed of acne ridden spotty skinny 16 year olds shouting how much they hated everything at immense volume. I'm not sure that a reformed band made up of what are now potentially rather paunchy 45-50 year olds has the same cachet. I'm not sure how much of my youth I would want to revisit after all this time.
(PS. I've not come across the bands mentioned so if they aren't made up of paunchy 45-50 year olds but are in fact angry teenagers, my apologies in advance)

This was intended more as a heads up to those already thinking of coming rather than an advertisement for the gig, that's why I didn't put all the details in (Ropetackle's by the Norfolk Bridge in Shoreham) As for your second point, it's a cultural preference i suppose, I don't actually notice how old people are i just like the music they make or I don't
Give my regards to Northwich. Especially the Oddfellows Arms!

 

[Beach Hut]

Think I can definitely give this a miss with that type of music

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

I'm not sure that a reformed band made up of what are now potentially rather paunchy 45-50 year olds has the same cachet. I'm not sure how much of my youth I would want to revisit after all this time.
(PS. I've not come across the bands mentioned so if they aren't made up of paunchy 45-50 year olds but are in fact angry teenagers, my apologies in advance)

Looking forward to this tonight, being a paunchy mid forty year old myself, the Piranhas 'getting beaten up' was a school classic. Missed them last year so added bonus to see them alongside a very fine beer selection, may just blur the Murray hatrick tomorrow.

Any personal recomendations from tonights fare

Dark Star - M&M Special Porter (6.5%), Dark Star - Golden Gate (4.5%), Dark Star Partridge - Best Bitter (4.0%), Dark Star – Ropetackle Ginger Hop Special (4.7%), Thornbridge - Jaipur IPA (5.9%), Thornbridge - Brock (4.1%), Vale - Headbanger (5.0%), Crown – Hillsborough Pale Ale (3.9%), Crown – Brooklyn Black (5.8%), Northern – Freshly Squeezed (3.8%), Boggarts – Rum Porter (4.6%), Whitstable – Renaissance Ruby Mild (3.8%), Jarrow – Rivit Catcher (4.0%), Hepworth – Gauntlet (7.5%), Banks & Taylor – Dragons Gold (5.2%), Tring – Fiddler George (4.2%), Oakleaf – 10 Little Acorns (4.4%), Rother Valley – Honey Fuzz (3.8%), Nottingham – Dreadnought (4.5%), Milestone – Sherwood Stag (4.8%), Moles – Elmo’s Fire (4.4%), Brew Dog – Punk IPA (5.4%), Milton – Tiki (3.8%), Red Squirrel - Scottish Ale (4.3%), Flack Manor – Double Drop (3.7%), Shardlow – Five Bells (5.0%), 1648 – Ruby Mild (3.6%), Ramsgate – Gadds No. 7 (3.8%), Isle of Purbeck – Studland Bay Wrecked (4.5%), Crouch Vale – Brewers Gold (4.0%)

Does it all kick out by 11.30 tonight, trying to work out what late trains will deliver me back to Brighton.

 

[Rock]

I appreciate all sold out - however i was just wondering about any returns (are there any?!?!) or anyone on here got 2 for sale.. would love to see my old music teacher, who is in the Pirhanas (also - told the other half i couldnt go to a Jamie Oliver cooking thing as i am going to this.. oooops!)
thanks all

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Looking forward to this tonight, being a paunchy mid forty year old myself, the Piranhas 'getting beaten up' was a school classic. Missed them last year so added bonus to see them alongside a very fine beer selection, may just blur the Murray hatrick tomorrow.

Any personal recomendations from tonights fare

Dark Star - M&M Special Porter (6.5%), Dark Star - Golden Gate (4.5%), Dark Star Partridge - Best Bitter (4.0%), Dark Star – Ropetackle Ginger Hop Special (4.7%), Thornbridge - Jaipur IPA (5.9%), Thornbridge - Brock (4.1%), Vale - Headbanger (5.0%), Crown – Hillsborough Pale Ale (3.9%), Crown – Brooklyn Black (5.8%), Northern – Freshly Squeezed (3.8%), Boggarts – Rum Porter (4.6%), Whitstable – Renaissance Ruby Mild (3.8%), Jarrow – Rivit Catcher (4.0%), Hepworth – Gauntlet (7.5%), Banks & Taylor – Dragons Gold (5.2%), Tring – Fiddler George (4.2%), Oakleaf – 10 Little Acorns (4.4%), Rother Valley – Honey Fuzz (3.8%), Nottingham – Dreadnought (4.5%), Milestone – Sherwood Stag (4.8%), Moles – Elmo’s Fire (4.4%), Brew Dog – Punk IPA (5.4%), Milton – Tiki (3.8%), Red Squirrel - Scottish Ale (4.3%), Flack Manor – Double Drop (3.7%), Shardlow – Five Bells (5.0%), 1648 – Ruby Mild (3.6%), Ramsgate – Gadds No. 7 (3.8%), Isle of Purbeck – Studland Bay Wrecked (4.5%), Crouch Vale – Brewers Gold (4.0%)

Does it all kick out by 11.30 tonight, trying to work out what late trains will deliver me back to Brighton.

Paunches of the world unite
Personally I always preferred the 1977 version of the Sex Pistols than the 2007 version but each to their own

I think you need to try each and every beer before you make any rash judgements. I haven't come across most of these. They don't seem to travel up this far.

 

[Marc]

I might make an appearance tomorrow night

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Any personal recomendations from tonights fare

Dark Star - M&M Special Porter (6.5%), Dark Star - Golden Gate (4.5%), Dark Star Partridge - Best Bitter (4.0%), Dark Star – Ropetackle Ginger Hop Special (4.7%), Thornbridge - Jaipur IPA (5.9%), Thornbridge - Brock (4.1%), Vale - Headbanger (5.0%), Crown – Hillsborough Pale Ale (3.9%), Crown – Brooklyn Black (5.8%), Northern – Freshly Squeezed (3.8%), Boggarts – Rum Porter (4.6%), Whitstable – Renaissance Ruby Mild (3.8%), Jarrow – Rivit Catcher (4.0%), Hepworth – Gauntlet (7.5%), Banks & Taylor – Dragons Gold (5.2%), Tring – Fiddler George (4.2%), Oakleaf – 10 Little Acorns (4.4%), Rother Valley – Honey Fuzz (3.8%), Nottingham – Dreadnought (4.5%), Milestone – Sherwood Stag (4.8%), Moles – Elmo’s Fire (4.4%), Brew Dog – Punk IPA (5.4%), Milton – Tiki (3.8%), Red Squirrel - Scottish Ale (4.3%), Flack Manor – Double Drop (3.7%), Shardlow – Five Bells (5.0%), 1648 – Ruby Mild (3.6%), Ramsgate – Gadds No. 7 (3.8%), Isle of Purbeck – Studland Bay Wrecked (4.5%), Crouch Vale – Brewers Gold (4.0%)

Not the biggest fan of real ale, has to be said, but any time I was ever in The Evening Star, seemed to me that nobody knew very many of the beers. They just seemed to choose one based on a combination of funny name and alcohol by volume. I mean, do these beers actually exist in real life? How many pubs in Ramsgate could you go into and ask for a pint of 'Gadds No. 7'? If I asked for a 'Fiddler George' in Tring, what would I get other than possibly a bloke with a fiddle or a bloody good hiding? Do many of these beers actually exist other than as a single barrel of something random brewed in a half-bright bloke's bathtub for a laugh? Just asking, like

 

[tedebear]

Not the biggest fan of real ale, has to be said, but any time I was ever in The Evening Star, seemed to me that nobody knew very many of the beers. They just seemed to choose one based on a combination of funny name and alcohol by volume. I mean, do these beers actually exist in real life? How many pubs in Ramsgate could you go into and ask for a pint of 'Gadds No. 7'? If I asked for a 'Fiddler George' in Tring, what would I get other than possibly a bloke with a fiddle or a bloody good hiding? Do many of these beers actually exist other than as a single barrel of something random brewed in a half-bright bloke's bathtub for a laugh? Just asking, like

To be fair we drink in the Duke in Shoreham and I see none of what you mention. In fact quite the opposite. What time of day or week were you in the ES?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

To be fair we drink in the Duke in Shoreham and I see none of what you mention. In fact quite the opposite. What time of day or week were you in the ES?

Um, I don't quite understand the question. Does 'any time Ive been in there since about 1980' help?

 

[tedebear]

Um, I don't quite understand the question. Does 'any time Ive been in there since about 1980' help?

Thought you didn't understand the question? So why answer it so sarcastically? I was wondering if you had only been in on a Friday night to see the youngs lads who buy ale by the alcohol content? Because they certinaly don't appear like that at the other Dark Star pub I referred to above in which we drink. Apologies for questioning your preconceived notion of ale drinkers....