American Beer Festival in Falmouth – July 2011Find out why American craft beers are the envy of the world
HAND will host its first annual American Beer Festival from 1 July to 10 July, where it will showcase some of America’s finest craft beers.
“This is a huge coup for us, not just to have these beers in Falmouth but in the UK” says bar owner, Peter Walker. “American beer has never had the best reputation amongst British beer drinkers. All that was available to us in the past was the insipid alcofizz pushed on us by the world’s beer megabrands. What we hope to show is just how good modern US craft beers really are and why they have made UK brewers re-evaluate many of their own beers.”
Prior to the 1980s, American beer had become homogenised and commercial, with bland flavours and large advertising budgets. This was due to many factors including prohibition killing off small breweries, conflicting state laws regarding alcohol sales and government regulation favouring large brewers. American beer was brought back to life when President Jimmy Carter deregulated the business in 1979.
Since then, small, independent craft brewers have come of age producing some of the world’s most exciting and distinctive beers.
A major highlight of the event at HAND is the Real Ale that will be available. Festival goers will be able to sample Flying Dog’s Raging Bitch and Snake Dog on gravity even before they appear at the American Bar at CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival.
HAND will host its first annual American Beer Festival from 1 July to 10 July, where it will showcase some of America’s finest craft beers.
“This is a huge coup for us, not just to have these beers in Falmouth but in the UK” says bar owner, Peter Walker. “American beer has never had the best reputation amongst British beer drinkers. All that was available to us in the past was the insipid alcofizz pushed on us by the world’s beer megabrands. What we hope to show is just how good modern US craft beers really are and why they have made UK brewers re-evaluate many of their own beers.”
Prior to the 1980s, American beer had become homogenised and commercial, with bland flavours and large advertising budgets. This was due to many factors including prohibition killing off small breweries, conflicting state laws regarding alcohol sales and government regulation favouring large brewers. American beer was brought back to life when President Jimmy Carter deregulated the business in 1979.
Since then, small, independent craft brewers have come of age producing some of the world’s most exciting and distinctive beers.
A major highlight of the event at HAND is the Real Ale that will be available. Festival goers will be able to sample Flying Dog’s Raging Bitch and Snake Dog on gravity even before they appear at the American Bar at CAMRA's Great British Beer Festival.
Alongside Flying Dog Brewery there will be beers from Left Hand, Anchor, Great Divide, Brooklyn and Goose Island breweries, plus 20 different bottled beers from the same breweries as well as Anderson Valley and Sierra Nevada.
The bar will also be exhibiting illustrations by the legendary Ralph Steadman, showcasing his label artwork for Flying Dog Brewery.
American Beer Festival at HAND beer bar, noon 1 July to 10 July 2011.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HAND is a specialist beer bar situated in the courtyard off the High Street in Falmouth. It currently holds more than 60 beers from around the world. HAND also serves wines, spirits, teas, coffees and bar snacks. It is open from noon until 1am Friday to Sunday, and 5pm to 1am Monday to Thursday. The bar will also be exhibiting illustrations by the legendary Ralph Steadman, showcasing his label artwork for Flying Dog Brewery.
American Beer Festival at HAND beer bar, noon 1 July to 10 July 2011.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No comments:
Post a Comment