Beer Viking

One event that is looming large in the Beer Viking diary is the upcoming Wandsworth Common Halloween Beer Festival (and not because it’s the first event that we are sponsoring).  It will be from Thursday, 29th – Saturday, 31st October 2009.

The first event from Mark and the team at Le Gothique was in March and was such a roaring success he’s followed it up with his second, this time with a focus on Dark, Winter and Mild ales.

From looking at the full beer list of the 75 ales, we believe he has curated one sweet collection of brews that will be great to try and make it through.

There are several featured breweries, like Downton (proving 7 from their range), Twickenham, Ballards, Shepherd Neame will once again be doing a micro-brew.

The following shouldn’t be a surprise to any of our readers but due to the touted generous use of hops (Goldings, Cascade (including a 2nd late hopping) and  Cluster).

One beer we’re keen to try is London Pale Ale from fellow sponsors, Meantime Brewing.  They are calling it a London Pale Ale and watch out for our brewrank on this one.

From a quick scan other highlights are:

1. Sarah Hughes, Dark Ruby
2. Robinsons, Old Tom
3. Orkney, Skullsplitter
4. Moorehouses, Black Cat
5. Exmoor, Beast
6. Batemans, Victory Ale
7. Buffy’s Brewery, Norwich Terrier
8. Burton Bridge, Thomas Sykes
9. Dark Star, Oktoberfest and Porter
10. Houston, Warlock Stout

Make sure to check out the microsite for the full list and information on tickets.