Guestbook

Hi all. Just to say thank you to all the bands that played at our Nailsea beer festival over the weekend. The weather was kind to us and I would think that we beat last years attendance record, possibly 5000.
The event is now a fixture in a lot of peoples diaries and next year I guess we will beat the record again. The charities will certainly benefit year on year and we hope to give the MS centre a big cheque when we have sorted all the finances out.
Next year we will certainly lobby for a later time to finish, say around 11pm but all depends on the neighbours again and the rugby club committee!
If you would like to play again next year please email back.
Once again a big thank you and please pass this on to your band members.
Kind regards
Glenn Balsam on behalf of the beer festival committee.

From the President Well, we've done it again! Another cracking weekend at the Beer Festival. I would think all targets werre broken and it was the best weather to date. This is just a short note to thank all those on the committee for their hard work and effort and for all those volunteers who rallied round over the weekend to help make it a success. There are too many to name but without them it wouldn't happen. Thanks again and once more NBRFC have come up trumps! (nothing but praise from the public) Well done N Selwood President

I know this is going to be your busiest weekend and hope the weather improves for you. Trying to contact old friends who moved to Nailsea in the mid sixties so could be amongst your oldest supporters, and maybe reading your guestbook. Hope so. Looking for Kathy and Ian Cullingham previously of Slough. Any one who meets them this weekend ask them to send a message thro the guestbook. Have fun!

of what?

BBC have an interesting view

just keeping the website ticking over. Committee meeting to plan next years event 7.30pm on Thurs 6 December at the Rugby Club. We will try to take on board Laurie Gibney's comments in the recent Pints West magazine.

Boy, this year's festival widened my eyes. Was delighted to be in Newcastle last week and able to (knowledgeably ) order a pint of Mordue. I've joined CAMRA too. Did anyone else?

I thought Black Orchid were brilliant, Loads of sun sing along songs, that were great for all ages

Just wanna say a huge thank you to Glenn & the Clause 40 guys for the loan of their kit on the Sunday evening & especially the sound crew for hooking us up. It was a big thrill to play in front of such an enthusiastic ( & bolloxed) crowd, already looking forward to next year & the main stage. Thanks again. Bracer - The John Hobbs Project

Thanks Slow Cones for a great performance. I will update the site as-soon-as with full details and contacts for all you fantastic performers who gave your time and talents for free .
Nick W

Well done to all the organisers on a cracking day yesterday. Huge crowds and good weather! Ran out of the apple juice a bit early though!

Great event - thanks for giving us our first gig and thanks to the sound crew for working so hard to get things ready.

Best wishes; The Slow Cones - www.myspace.com/theslowcones

Sorry I can't be with you this year, i'm sure it will be another spectacular success.
I notice from the list, there are more ciders this year!! Hic!!
All the best guys.

Well done Nick brilliant updates. Looking forward to the weekend dont worry if the rain comes as we finally have a bigger marquee!

Updated the site at last ! Apologies to those of you who've been waiting to see what ales are in the festival, and who's playing on stage. Let's hear from you with any thoughts or questions.
Cheers.

Was another fantastic festival - cheers for a great weekend, although Im still feeling the pain from those 3-for-the-price-of-1 deals on Sunday.

We have now got some 2006 photos online here - http://www.hannahmorezider.co.uk

Great looking festival. What time are the bands playing?

We will publish a list on the day, but in the meantime please go to the 'What's On' section and you will see their intended times. For the headline acts, they are Friday: Venus Suite, Saturday: Clause 40, and Sunday :Fat Salad

Hello why arent people using this site its not sensored

because we beer-festival types are friendly folk with big bellies and warm hearts. If you stella drinkers run away with with the guestbook, then I will surely put the 'moderate' button on.
So ale/festival/charity stuff please here. For example, I am waiting for someone to start a debate about malty or toffee flavours in their Hook Norton.

Awesome guys - congratulations to everyone involved in this event.

Hello. Fantastic beer & cider festival this weekend. We've got a few pictures from it on our website: http://www.hannahmorezider.co.uk Cheers.

I have had a good look at the list of beers and I can't believe I can't have a Piddle this year.
It's a disgrace !

Its ok Barts, will introduce you to a new invention to the Front Rows, its known to the rest of the club as a toilet (or the hedge to us.) Am sure theres going to be plenty of Piddle around there.

Guess I will just have to Riddle Spectacularly in the nearest hedgerow then.

You sent who???? You sent who to fetch the beer for the festival?

Please help! If you spot a plump fellow, sometimes answering to the name of Norman, sat on the hard shoulder, of the M6 south bound, just outside of Carlisle, supping beer from the barrel with surprising dexterity please do not approach him?..

Please contact the FAT MAN HELPLINE on Nailsea 01275 810 818.

We will have to pay for those empty barrels. We wont see those again. If we act quickly we may be able to save the Cider!

Will someone think of the Cider!!

Daff
I am searching out last-years fully-completed questionairre (You were unique in getting through the entire list) and will put it on line as soon as I get it.
We are finalising this year's beer selection and trasting notes

Gavin -
No Duff Beer at our festival. But beer-anaoraks like you and Daff may already know that there really was a Duff Beer.
In the mid-1990s, two breweries released their own "Duff Beer" in Australia until legal action by the creators of The Simpsons and the Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. took the beer off the market. Fox has a policy of refusing to licence The Simpson's merchandising for products that would be detrimental to children.
Duff beer is now a collector's item and cases can sell for as much as £410 on eBay

Seems i may have a bigger challenge this year to complete a tick sheet if there will be one. Whens last years going to be posted ?

Is there going to be Duff beer?????
MMMMM Duff

Nice website Nick. Looks oddly familiar though!

Some clubs dont have one web site yet we appear to have two. Have we lost the plot or what?

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