The Medway Beer Festival Lives On.

TV sports personality John Inverdale opened the sixth annual Medway Beer Festival on Thursday November 15th 2007 which went on to be a great success. There were still plenty of different ales to try when the bar closed on Saturday night, but all the ciders had gone. The collection of Belgian Christmas ales also took a battering. The idea of 'award-winning' ales was again a winner but a new theme is being considered for next year. And while mentioning next year, the dates have now been fixed for Thursday November 6th, Friday 7th and Saturday 9th - the same weekend as this year. As ciders are clearly so popular, a bigger selection is planned for 2008. There were almost 130 ales, ciders and bottled beers which is a record for the event and there are plans for even more next time. The special festival T-shirts sold well at £5 so that facility will be repeated again next year. For the first time the festival glass was in full colour - a superb collector's item. That is now likely to be a permanent feature. Once again we collected unused vouchers for the RNLI and Kent Air Ambulance. As soon as a final figure is worked out for the total amount, it will be posted here. However, it was clearly more than £200. The music each evening was popular. Our thanks to Mudsticks and Fiddle Fit. If you have any ideas on how we can improve the festival next year, then please send an email by clicking on the Messages sign at the top of the page. We look forward to hearing from you! In the meantime, enjoy your drinking!