I've been lucky enough to visit what I think is the biggest beer festival in the world on a couple of occasions. The Oktoberfest in Munich has thousands of people in each "tent".
We are staying in the sticks for a couple of weeks. The nearest village, about half a mile away, is Leintwardine in Herefordshire, although we are close to Shropshire - Ludlow is 8 miles away.
One of Leintwardine's big event of the year was happening yesterday - its beer festival. When we were walking around the village in the morning we stumbled upon the procession prior to its opening at midday. It consisted of three people!
We spent two or three great hours there last night though - in the garden of one of two pubs in the village. With pints of real ale from Ludlow, Dudley and Worcester I did my best to support local industry. The headlining act on stage were called "Drink Feck Arse" .
Cultured times indeed! Intended to refresh the front page of the website over the weekend but joined the throbbing masses of the Leintwardine Beer Festival instead. Off to Ludlow soon.
No comments:
Post a Comment