Which Brewer Would You Like to Meet?

[Melissa Cole]

We're so thrilled with the recent success of the Thornbridge meet the brewer sessions that we're planning a whole calendar of events and would like to ask you who you'd like to see.

The criteria are:
Must have cask
Must brew more than five beers

And if any breweries in particular prove very popular in this straw poll we'll do our very best to get them down to Borough for you.

[Mark Dredge]

I'd love to see anything from USA. Harviestoun would be good.
I'd definitely see Thornbridge or BrewDog again.

[Mark Dredge]

I've been thinking some more... I was going to add Dark Star, but there's no need now. Also, Moor Beer (I only just heard about them but i'm intrigued already!).

[Melissa Cole]

I'm pretty sure I met this guy about 18 months ago, I think Phil Lowry introduced me to him... I shall go back through the memory banks/blog/notebooks!

Thanks for your feedback Mark, appreciated.

[Tyson the Beerhound]

Tony Allen at Phoenix is very knowledgeable and brews some very good beer.

[Dylan Fuller]

Dark Star (UK) please, Stone or Russian River from US, the people who brew XX Bitter from Belgium or what about somethign crazy like Lambrate from Milan?

[Melissa Cole]

Ahh, Dylan I'm so sorry, Dark Star we've already done this year, the truly crazy Greg Koch from Stone was over (although not for a meet the brewer but has signed the wall in the Rake, as well as causing me to have a few headaches) but Russian River next year might be a possibility if their beers start coming into the UK a bit more frequently.

XX Bitter is only one beer brewed by weekend enthusiasts so it would be a very short meet the brewer indeed but I shall take a peek at the Lambrate from Milan - the problem with Italian beers is not that people don't want to sell them, they are just sooooo darn expensive! Maybe I can get a collective of Italian brewers to come over, who knows, it'd make my day at least!

[Sid Boggle]

Russian River (as of Nov last year) brew 17 times a year at their production brewery, and all of that beer is sold through their distribution network in Calif. I asked about the UK, and it didn't seem to be on any radar back then, however, their distribution network has some dovetails with Utobeer's, so logistically it wouldn't be impossible. How much and how often, though? Big question...

[Melissa Cole]

Good present well pointed as my mate who's prone to malapropisms once said! Will look into it further...

[Sid Boggle]

Should also have said - RRBC don't cask...

[Melissa Cole]

Not such an issue with the Americans we've discovered... thanks for adding that though : )

[Theresa Hollers]

Brooklyn Brewery? Their chocolate stout is yummy.

[Melissa Cole]

Hey Theresa, I'm not sure Garrett would ever find the time in his schedule : ) But hell, I'll give it a go!

Cheers for the suggestion.

Melissa