[News] Sussex beer Festival

[mefromringmer]

Thought I hadn't seen any publicity for this years festival, checked their website.... no festival!!!!!!!

Pity always enjoyed it, look forward to the excellent one at Lewes town hall in June.

 

[Arthur]

Thought I hadn't seen any publicity for this years festival, checked their website.... no festival!!!!!!!

Pity always enjoyed it, look forward to the excellent one at Lewes town hall in June.

That's a shame. Any idea why?

 

[Official Old Man]

Dead loss last year. Whilst the beer was OK there was no entertainment and the food was restricted to one outside catering truck. Has been going downhill since moving from the Hove Town Hall.

 

[Yes Chef]

I hardly seem to bother with beer festivals these days. I went to Pigs Ear in Hackney prior to Xmas, but that was useful for then going on to the Arsenal away game.

Paradoxically, I think the emergence of micro pubs has done for them a bit. My local will have at least 8 interesting and changing beers on cask and keg, plus many more in cans or bottles, and it's only 100 metres from my home.

 

[Left Footer]

They lost a lot of money last year and the weekend they wanted at the racecourse wasn`t available.
Personally don`t think they need entertainment but i know others do.
Stand to be corrected.

 

[mefromringmer]

Not what I heard through the grapevine, made a profit.

 

[Easy 10]

Not what I heard through the grapevine, made a profit.

They did wine as well then ?

 

[blue-shifted]

Surprised if they are suffering financially. I haven't tried getting a ticket for the last few years, but they would always sell out back in the day

 

[southstandandy]

Why can't they go back to Hove Town Hall? Is is too expensive or just not available for functions such as this? As earlier poster mentioned, this was probably the best venue over the years, certainly better than the Metropole, The Corn Exchange and more recently Brighton Racecourse.

 

[vegster]

Plenty of other Beer Festivals around during the year, lots of decent pubs put them on, there is the Worthing Beer Festival and the Shoreham one plus Brooksteed are doing a spring beer festival in conjunction with Worthing Football Club.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Plenty of other Beer Festivals around during the year, lots of decent pubs put them on, there is the Worthing Beer Festival and the Shoreham one plus Brooksteed are doing a spring beer festival in conjunction with Worthing Football Club.

As does my local, the Hare & Hounds every August Bank Holiday.

Hic.

 

[mefromringmer]

The hall they used is now offices, done 5 years ago