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| Webmaster 31 January 2012 | |
| | Gaz - The Fruitesse draught mixed fruits beer was the Liefmans Mixed Fruit. We also had the Rekorderlig Strawberry and Lime cider (the Swedish one). If you like the mixed fruit, it's also worth trying the Floris Ninkeberry, another mixed fruit beer. I think the Nink is wheat beer based (Belgium Wit) so if you try the Nink next year and like it, give one of the wheat beers a try as well, depending on what we have on the bar. I think you'd have enjoyed the Schneider Weiss this year. Who knows what 2013 will bring? | | Taff 31 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | Had a great time on sat afternoon with my lady Lisa and JoJo ...... in the que for 11ish in by 11:45 no problem ........... band fantastic however, who was the giant red head fella who kept bumping into me and spilling my Coconut Lager ...... shocking ;-))) Deffffo going next year ...... | | Glasscollector 30 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | Well what a good time was had by all (if you got in!) I did Thursday night (no problem getting in arrived at 7.00pm) Friday arrived at 4-50pm and according to the door counter there where 350 in front of me!! 6 pints and 2 black puds. Saturday afternoon was brilliant as usual with cracked flag, beer and black pudding. Seemed to be a problem with the cuddly toy chucking, seems health and safety at work act 1974 has reached a few of the organisers brain cells. They sent a young security guy into the crowd to remove the toy chuckers. That was the most stupid thing I have seen since my ancestors decided to smash the looms. Anyways nice glass with 23 years on it. I still need a 1991.... | | Gaz 30 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | This was my first bents N bongs beers festival and it wont be my last. Had a really good time and drank plenty. Went on the saturday night and joined the large queue at half six and was in by quarter past seven. Not bad considering it wasent meant to start till seven.
On another note does anyone know what the name of a swedish ixed fruits draught beer they were selling? I know it had the word fruitsse in it. Its not on the beers list | | ★_Leah_★ 29 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | Had two wicked nights went Thurs n Sat and will be going again next year :-D | | | By contrast with Simon's post below, I too arrived before 18:00 (about 17:49) and was queuing around corner. Got in within 10-15 minutes, despite a hold at the door for 5 minutes while they counted heads. Not too crowded but any more people would've made it unpleasant. Some crackin' beers, some pants, but that's what proper festival is about. GREAT HOT POT! Black pudding's not to my taste, but the portions were huge. I'll be visiting again, that's for sure. Well done to the organisers and volunteers. | | | Very disappointed! Arrived before 6pm on Friday and queued for an hour and a half before giving up. Spent nearly an hour of that time within 1m of the door, yet the Hall was clearly not full. At one point was advised that 50 people were to be let in within about 10 minutes - an hour later, no-one had been let in, yet those with tickets being ushered in. Even more infuriating to see people coming out for their 3rd or 4th cigarette yet you haven't moved in the queue.
Seriously considering not bothering again and giving my support to local drinking establishments instead. | | Glasscollector 27 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | Time for supping is nigh. 6 hours tonight and some more on sat listening to cracked flag | | Thermo Bo Lacks 27 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | I am in the queue now and its a big one! | | | Nooooooooooo. That rumour cannot be true. There must be Sarah Hughes tonight just as there must be Landlord. A plague upon you Beerhead for even suggesting such witchcraft. | | | is there any truth in the rumour that the sarah hughes went faster than usain bolt? | | Beer R Us 27 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | Last night (Thursday) was a good night. Some nice dark Star beer (American Pale ale) and great black pud
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| | Message for "Lick My Beer Pump" if you are not in the queue by 5pm forget it. | | Webmaster 27 January 2012 | |
| | We actually brought in the doorman over a year ago. If this is the first time you have noticed them I think it speaks wonders for the excellent job they do. In fact we think they do such a great job that we now ask for them personally when planning out the festival. Our door people are also extremely good when the festival closes. In particular they are great at helping to keep the noise down and prevent any, should we say, indiscretions, around the properties of the local residents. We are very conscious that this is a community event that takes place in a residential area. We'd like it to stay that way, and we hope that all of our guests would too. | | Mr F Hall 27 January 2012 | |
| | I attended last night for the umpteenth time and had a great time as usual but I have to ask why the sudden need for bouncers on the door? Not only that but bouncers with a seriously bad attitude. I have never once seen in all my time attending B&B's and have to say it spoiled a good evening for me. On more than one occasion I saw these idiot doormen in confrontation with guests who were doing nothing more than having a laugh and enjoying good beer. I only attend on the Thursday so cant speak for the other nights but I have never witnessed any trouble that needed doormen intervention. If the place was rife with trouble fair enough but in my opinion a bad move by the organisers. | | Lick My Beer Pump 26 January 2012 | |
| | Any hints on what time Friday is best to get in? i.e. up until 7pm is ok, then forget about it? | | Tommy Underkecks 26 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | Anyone going tonight? Role call... | | Gettysburger Address 26 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | Two score and three years ago our Round tablers brought forth on this place Atherton a new supping opportunity, conceived in a spirit of glass collection, and dedicated to the proposition that all men drink equal.
Now we are engaged in number 23, tasting whether those round tablers, or any ethnic bent person, so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure the five hours of supping required. We are met in the great formby hall of that Atherton town. We have come by foot and train to dedicate standing up drinking of that hall, as a final resting place for those pints of fermented product that are provided by sponsors herewith. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this, and any loss of memory or damage to underwear is merely a casualty of this yearly sponsored pastime.
We can not hallow this Formby hall. The brave men, living and dead, who boozed here, have consecrated thier underwear and brain cells to the cause. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they drank here and the quantities. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished glasscollecting which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause of supping and glass collection. | | Queue status 25 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | Friday queue still only fairly short (about 15 camping out) Saturday queue just a big issue seller and his dog | | Simon Green 24 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | Hi I’m organising a Round Table meeting at Bent and Bongs this Thursday , does anyone know if we can just turn up ? do we need tickets etc ? | | janquille 23 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | I know that anytime after 12 lunch on saturday i'm gonna have complete loss of memory till at least monday evening , anyone who knows me best to make yourselves know anytime before that !! | | Hop Donkey 23 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | 3 big sleeps to Thursday. So thats 3 big sleeps and 1 headache to Friday | | Queue status 23 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | There are currently "zero" persons in the Friday night queue, camp-site available from Thursday lunchtime | | thelastpenmon 23 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | Can't wait to sample a few classics for a great cause God bless Simon | | Glasscollector 23 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | One smal sip for man one huge gulp for mankind in Atherton...Tranquility Formby Hall base here...the glass collector has landed | | Glasscollector 23 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | Soon be Thursday...Real ale is the name coined by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) in 1973 for a type of beer defined as "beer brewed from traditional ingredients, matured by secondary fermentation in the container from which it is dispensed, and served without the use of extraneous carbon dioxide. | | Glasscollector 23 January 2012 | |
| | What smell from yonder hall doth come?
Smells like beer being served from the container in which it received its secondary fermentation | | Glasscollector 22 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | So, the time draws near and preparations going well. Salting my tongue again tomorrow and returning early from the sahara desert on thursday morning, I am thirsty | | Glasscollector 22 January 2012 | Email address hidden |
| | So, the time draws near and preparations going well. Salting my tongue again tomorrow and returning early from the sahara desert on thursday morning, I am thirsty | | | So close to the festival, and The Glasscollector seems so far away. There is no sign of head nor hair of he or his crew so far. With The Glasscollector out of the way, this year our ungodly hoard of Nemesidal drinking crew will surely be the first to the Landlord.
Ahhhhhh, let there be Landlord. Sweet, juicy Landlord. | | Webmaster 05 February 2011 | |
| | To enable us to give you a few more updates through the year (including the photos going on to the site) you can now follow us on Twitter: @bentnbongs | | Webmaster 01 February 2011 | |
| | Give us a wee while with the photos. It takes a bit of time to get all the photos in (there are usually a couple of thousand of them), sort through them, jpeg them and upload them. Everyone's day jobs tend to get in the way too :-( | | BEERDRINKER!!!! 01 February 2011 | |
| | When are the photos going up? | | Glasscollector 27 January 2011 | Email address hidden |
| | I can smell something now, outside the formby hall....Mmmmmmm Allgates! | | | yeah just over 5 hours to opening time cant wait to get there.................. | | ★_Leah_★ 26 January 2011 | Email address hidden |
| | OMG, OMG, OMG just 1 more day :-D LOL!!!! x | | carl whitty 25 January 2011 | Email address hidden |
| | love being on photos cant wait for thurday | | ★_Leah_★ 24 January 2011 | Email address hidden |
| | ooOOOO 3 more days :-D | | ★_Leah_★ 23 January 2011 | Email address hidden |
| | Only 4 more days now... SOOOOO EXCITED!!!!! I've started to warm up for it now ;-) haha!! | | Glasscollector 19 January 2011 | |
| | Off to the Gobi desert tomorrow to dry out my tongue in preparation for the bg night and weekend. | | Webmaster 18 January 2011 | |
| | Duly corrected ... thanks for spotting that. | | the corrector 18 January 2011 | Email address hidden |
| | RE: Merlin Spellbound
Former hobby brewers David and Sue Peart realised a long held dream to open their own brewery in late 2010. With their ambitious Merlin eight-barrel-brewery in a former grain store at Arclid, they planned to bring some magical brews to Cheshire. The first brew out had to be Spellbound, obviously, a traditional bitter ‘with a twist’. This marries British First Gold hops for bittering and fruity, spicy, orange notes with US Crystal hops for a floral and citrus aroma hop: a smooth drinking golden bitter. This is the Merlin Brewing Company.
Merlin Spellbound has not been brewed in Leigh. There was a Merlin Brewery in Leigh, open from 2004 till 2005. But alas is no more! | | Glasscollector 15 January 2011 | Email address hidden |
| | Preparing now with high altitude supping in the Pendle Witch. Need to reviw the access arrangements this year, and probably camp out from about wednesday. | | Amanda Lou 08 December 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | CHOMPING AT THE BIT! \m/ (><) \m/ | | Bandy man 25 August 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | Lets have the Lottery winners on at the next bash. They are "our" local band who won best unsigned band UK last month. Come on organisers get arse in gear | | | You wanna get these men on at the next fest. Saw em at the bowling green last week and they rock. Best covers band I've ever seen/heard (and I've seen a lot) thesubstitutes.2tunes.com | | | Any idea when the 2010 bash photos will be uploaded? | | Steve Page 15 February 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | To Paul Hodson: Your festival in a word "Awesome". My son Dan and I never enjoyed ourselves more than we did on January 28th, the first night of your Bent and Bong Festival. We truly appreciated the English hospitailty extended to us, the two guys from the States. You had some amazing English Ales, hooray for CAMRA. The Beligum Ales you also had can get you in trouble if not properly monitored (smaller quanities), the ABV will "knock your socks off". Cheers for a job....well done. Steve Page, Evansville, Indiana, USA | | LIVER 08 February 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | I fully understand peoples views on a bigger venue , but i think it would lose its atmosphere big time . Years ago the Formby Hall burnt down . So that year the LB&BBB ( as it was then known ) was held at the British Legion in Leigh , it was no where near as good . So maybe more volunteers and a longer festival could work .... Get y names down | | Sarahh :)) 06 February 2010 | |
| | Had An Awesome Time Went Friday Night And Saturday Afternooon,, Only Thing Is I Think A Bigger Venue Is Needed. Anyone Know When This Years Pics Are Coming On ?? :) | | andrew french 05 February 2010 | |
| | had a great time, looking forward to next year. suggest bigger venue. | | | There were police outside when i left on saturday night and a few smashed pots on the floor. there was no blood anywhere so cannot say if this was true or not. looked like someone had accidently dropeed their glass on the way out. there were a few young yobs in there asking for the strongest beer available. a bit later they were falling all over the place. this needs to be curbed if you ask me as it spoils the night for everyone else. Apart from that we had a brill time. | | Liver 04 February 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | I went as usual to my umpteenth Festival and had any cracking night , i was there from 7 till approx 10pm Sat night . the following i heard that there had been some trouble and that someone had been glassed . CAN ANYONE PLEASE CAST SOME LIGHT ON THIS , because this could affect visitors next year . Ta | | beth 01 February 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | Had a BRILLIANT day! My first and definitely not my last visit! Worth the queue in the cold! Thank you. xx | | A disgruntled visitor 01 February 2010 | |
| | After looking forward to the beer bash for a year , and having guests up to visit from as far as Nottingham and Warwickshire to attend, we were very upset at being locked out of the venue due to a "one in one out" policy o Saturday lunch time, when in previous years we haven't had to so much as queue... we never did get in.. Its a shame that the do-gooders and nanny state have lowered the numbers of attendees allowed in have stopped us enjoying the great range of beers and atmosphere. Also I am sure it will have dented the amount of money made for charity this year. | | Paul Hodnett 01 February 2010 | |
| | Had a great time Saturday night. What an excellent bash. Will be back for more next year.
Bring on the Mad Monk! | | dionne 31 January 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | Thank to everyone for supporting the event,once again some well worth charities have gained from this.
Thanks to all for your time and help. | | Claire 31 January 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | Thank you all for your support again another brillant festival and fundraiser for local charities! | | Audiovision 2008 Ltd 30 January 2010 | |
| | We all had a superb time for the 3rd year running, thought it would be hard to beat last years do, but it was. Plenty of beer downed and the food was absolutely top quality. We'll most certainly be back next year for hopefully an even better time!!!!!! Although it might be hard to beat last night. Don't forget to post the picture of the big lads from thursday night Mr Photographer!!!!!!!!!! | | boneytony 30 January 2010 | |
| | My 1st time a this venue.What a fantastic event excellent beers made most enjoyable by Cracked Flag doing there stuff. | | Father Fest 29 January 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | Happy beerfestday to everyone | | The Glasscollector 29 January 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | I am in the queue its already up to Tesco (sent via bongs berry, like blackberry but hoppier) | | Sally Army 28 January 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | On Friday swig the hoppy brew
On Saturday it will clean your flue
stick a brackwourst in your trap
watch it cos they thicken your crap | | | A quick prayer for us Beer Bashers. Our Larger. Which art in barrels. I will be drunk. At home as in the tavern. Give us this day our foamy head. And forgive us our Spillages. As we forgive those who spill against us. And lead us not into incarceration . But deliver us from hangovers. For thine is the beer, The bitter and the larger. Forever and ever. Barmen | | The Glasscollector 28 January 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | My thirst is raging and tormenting me, but thats usual for a day like today as the hoppy smell drifts around bent. My last meal before Friday will be blotting paper and road salt with just a hint of sahara sand. My tongue and Kench are in fine fettle...looks like a queue forming already.. | | Shropshire Lad 27 January 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | Hope I dont end up moppin up me pewk off the inlaws kichen table usin me socks this year, Fukenaaaaal! Mind Yu I Blame that on the half bottle of whiskey at the after beer bash party and possibly the black puddin. Get it upya | | | YARGH! GONNA BE A TOP DRINKIN' SESH!!!! | | Chung-Yong Lee 27 January 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | I scored last night and tinned ale from tesco dosnt do it for me. Whats the best ale? anyone taking thier dogs on friday? (barking sort) | | Bent Flit 27 January 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | Roman Officer,Nemesis,LIVER,Ask Elvis Beer Basher, The Glasscollector,Mrs Otto, Magus84,Gordon Brown,The Incredible Swallow.......The best beer is only for adult males over 21, please bring ID and no women (unless loose) | | The Glasscollector 27 January 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | A few tips for Friday:- Suction is of paramount importance, keep mouth aligned with the edge of glass. Place a bog roll in the freezer (nice for sat morning). Tips for Sat:- Watch for cracked flags on the day, raise glass during "those where the days!" to avoid unnessesary spillage. Black pud great for thickening the underpant residue | | Roman Officer 27 January 2010 | |
| | Really looking forward to Thursday night - but 'Wot' no Theakston (Masham, North Yorkshire) Old Peculier?? My favorite :-( | | | "Forget the Landlord"! Mrs Otto, that's blasphemy. Any more of that and I'll have you burned at the stake for witchcraft. | | | Its that time of year again .... Cornt wait ... Hate the queues though .. they get worse every year . So last year i started going to the Sat afternoon session ( beltin )
ps . I will be going on my pushbike again , its only 3.5 miles there . But it seems to be 6 miles home afterwards ( work that one out??? ) ... ah well see you all there . | | Ask Elvis Beer Basher 22 January 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | Meldrew, from your handwriting you seem like a master supper. I am easily recognised on the night as I will be standing in the hall, with a pint pot in my hand. I will not be wearing my anorak but I will be gving loads of good advice about 10.00pm | | | Thanks for the response Ask Elvis. Your comments seem to bear out my investigations so far, although I suspect your comparison with the aforementioned destitutes will fail if trying to find three wise men!
Haven't been to the bash since the 90's when we used to stay at the Red Brick in Leigh - happy days. | | Ask Elvis Beer Basher 19 January 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | Meldrew. If you check rooms to go or travelodge you will waste supping time. You have about as much chance of accomodation as Mary & Joseph had in Jeruselem (and that was a crap beer festival). Just drink to excess and doss on Atherton Market | | The Glasscollector 19 January 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | "I wandered lonley as a cloud, and drift from flower to tree, I found ten quid down piggy bridge, I'll use for entrance fee!
..s**t its 5.00pm and I should be in the queue for the fest...bugger this poetry lark | | Glasscollector 19 January 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | Auction....? 1991 glass? whatchewtalkinabout? Hope I dont end up buying the other 20 when I am feeling philanthropic | | | Looking to travel to the beerbash this year but need somewhere to stay. Does anyway known a decent pub B&B in the area (or local-ish anyway)? | | | My god "glasscollector" your dreams of a 1991 glass may have finally come true, have you seen there may well be an auction for a FULL set of glasses at this years festival !?!?! | | | Forget the Landlord, check out the Beers I've recommended, but if you drink landlord, don't think you'll survive on my choice, bit to much flavour and strength for you. Hows that for a challenge! | | | Ahhhhhhh Glasscollector. This year all the Landlord will be ours. Stand back, or be trampled in the rush to the altar of Timothy Taylor. Our Nemesidal drinking crew is planning to achieve suction level 7 this year. Pray hope the windows do not implode! | | The Glasscollector 12 January 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | Anyone going this year that can actually sup ale, looking for some competion!?? | | The Glasscollector 12 January 2010 | Email address hidden |
| | I said I'd like to bathe in beer, she said alright sweetheart. And after the beer fest on friday night, she loaded up the cart. She said do want it on a saturday, cos saturday is best, I said I be happy if it comes up to my chest | | | any news on this year's photos goin on the website? | | The Glasscollector 01 February 2009 | Email address hidden |
| | So another year of glass collecting done, still not found that 1991 glass but some day...who knows. Over 20 years (assuming ave £5 entrance) er anyways we must have supped some stuff to raise 272K for charity. My head feels like I did most of it myself, are you all pulling your supping weight? | | | I would like to thank everyone who came and supported Atherton & Tyldesley Round Table, Ladies Circle and CAMRA in another successful fund raising event. I know I had great time and so did many more!! | | | Just to say a big thank you from the Spidermonkeys - we really enjoyed the night, and the staff (as always) were fantastic ! | | Craig Leach 30 January 2009 | |
| | We all had an excellent time for the 2nd year running, plenty of beer downed and the food was absolutely amazing, as well as the entertainment. We'll most certainly be back next year for hopefully an even better time!!!!!! Although it might be hard to beat last night.
| | Glasscollector 29 January 2009 | Email address hidden |
| | OK, its Thursday..eating jacobs crackers and salty crisps all day tomorrow and by 6.00pm the glasscollector will be in the queue. I am building a time machine in the shed, on saturday I will travel back to 1991 and get me a bear fest glass. | | Darwin 27 January 2009 | Email address hidden |
| | From small hop eating microbe to Large belly, balding head and craving for fermented products. evolution complete. | | Gordon Brown 27 January 2009 | Email address hidden |
| | This festival we should inject some cash into the beer token bank and fall into an even greater depression on Saturday morning.
Drink to forget, underpants come cheap at primark so dont worry. | | Barrack Obama 27 January 2009 | Email address hidden |
| | I had to swear twice that I would be there Friday. I will bring Hilary and show her the landlord. | | The Incredible Swallow 27 January 2009 | Email address hidden |
| | The queue is now just past Jolly Nailor, look on google earth and I will give you a wave. I am saving a place for 25 boozers from four lane ends! | | glasscollector 27 January 2009 | Email address hidden |
| | My thirst torments me. High intensity high volume sup training complete, off to Gobi desert for 2 days of final dry tongue massage. My thirst and suption will peak at 7.00pm on Friday according to my personal trainer (Gazza). The glasscollector is ready, the 2009 glass will be easy... | | A.Trotter 24 January 2009 | |
| | Typical of AMANDA LOU to try and post when drunk!!!
Anyway attending my 20th BBBB ,this time as SPONSOR, as couldn't get ont staffing for 2nd year on trot.... | | Amanda Lou 18 January 2009 | Email address hidden |
| | ..er...very drunk on last comment..soz about spelling mistake! | | Amanda Lou 18 January 2009 | Email address hidden |
| | I got a strange page coming uo when trying to comment, so now I am registered 3 times!!! Here goes again, and if it appears twice, not my bloody fault!......Can't wait, got camera reay, best fest in LANCASHIRE!!!! | | The Incredible Swallow 14 January 2009 | Email address hidden |
| | I am already in the Friday night queue, and its past Atherton Arms already. The queue was smaller when I auditioned for the bloody X factor | | Glasscollector 14 January 2009 | Email address hidden |
| | I am ready, still need a 1991 glass but I am ready.
Tap and spile the barrels and prick the black puds..I am really thirsty. Might do Saturday afternoon also. | | | now that christmas is out of the way i am on my way to some high altitude training (the Anvil)well it is at the top of Wigan see you all at the bash when i will be at my beer drinking peak after the high altitude training!!! | | | Don't suppose there is any news on the photos from 2008 is there ? | | Webmaster 31 January 2008 | |
| | Give us a little while on the photos. We are just checking them to make sure there are no security issues! Especially any social security issues! | | still hung over 31 January 2008 | Email address hidden |
| | when are the this years pics going up guys?! i need them them so that they might help me piece together my night! was pretty damn good if what i do remember is true! | | Willow 29 January 2008 | Email address hidden |
| | I really really enjoyed that Grandad band on Friday evening!! Oh - i was in it!!
Hope you have us back next year ...... theBigFish | | | oh how my head hurts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | THE BLOND WITCH 25 January 2008 | |
| | I have achieved one of my ambitions before I'm 40 - to own a genuine Bent and Bongs beer glass!!! I am officially a beer swilling hotdog munching Athertonian and proud of it! | | | There is no Nemesis beer this year. Our Nemesidal drinking crew will have to beat the Glasscollector to the Landlord if our thirst is to be satisfied. Ahhhhhhh Landlord. Glasscollector, this year the Landlord will be all ours. | | The Glasscollector 24 January 2008 | Email address hidden |
| | Kench hanging and empty, anti roll fitting to drinking boots, last daily salting of the tongue and throat at mid-day today. I am as dry as Gahndi's flip flop. I look like an ordinary bloke but at 5.00pm on Friday I will again become "THE Glasscollector"...see you there | | Beer Tester 23 January 2008 | |
| | All the training is finished now it is up to me to walk the walk ( even though it will not be in a straight line on the way home ) see you all at the bash | | Toothousand 6 Glasss 17 January 2008 | Email address hidden |
| | I know I am a bit young but fancy a night out at the beer festival next week? I love fermented products | | Nineteen 91 glass 17 January 2008 | Email address hidden |
| | I am sitting in a cabinet down at tommy's mother in laws. I would love to meet up with a nice 1993 glass for company, outings etc. Clear as I am of beer residue | | Sam Allardyce 17 January 2008 | Email address hidden |
| | I will be there early as I have plenty time on my hands after I stuffed wanderers and newcastle in 8 months. Anyways the ale is on me, 4 million goes a long way... | | THE Glasscollector 17 January 2008 | Email address hidden |
| | Ey up exitement is swelling up. Not long now, just back from high altitude, daft attitude sup training. The landlord will all be mine, see you in the queue at 6.00am! | | Nemesis 16 December 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | If I sit and stare at the sky all day I can focus my brain to try to read the mind of the beer creators to try to find out the beers. Stop the suspense. Send us a sign that there is Nemesis again next year. Our training is progressing well Glasscollector. This year the Landlord will surely be all ours. Muahahahaha. | | beerhead 05 November 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | Just seen that only 80 days and less than 2000 hours to go i better start thinking about doing some serious training for the bent and bongs think it might start with a trip to the ship and mitre in liverpool on the 30th of nov for that festival | | | Oooaahhhhhuhuhuhuhuummmmm. I think we went past 6 on the suction scale. Head still fuzzy. Will 12 months be enough time to detox before the next one?
| | | I had too much to drink on saturday afternoon, I felt like I was flying through the air most of the time. Felt like I had lost my stuffing today but I am sure I will be OK. Next year I am bringing 100 of my mates and then we will see who is throwing who! | | | Just wanted to thank all at Bent and Bongs for an absolutly brilliant Saturday afternoon! Great beer and great people! Only one question, did the bunny make it out alive!! | | THE Glasscollector 26 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | Interesting point you make Nemisis. However the licence at the Formby hall allows only a 5.8 suction rate (there is a speed camera in place but there was no CAMRA in it last year!). The 2007 glass was supposed to clearly state safe suction levels. See you there Nemesis, stand back its my Landlord and I am very thirsty. TIP:- Put a toilet roll in the fridge for tomorrow. | | | Tonight's experiment will be to suck on a packet of dehydrating crystals in between each pint of Landlord and Nemesis. It's a risky game but we accept these risks. One suck too many and we could dehydrate so quickly that we turn ourselves inside out. One suck too few and we could unbalance the critical Landlord intake velocity. One suck at the point the Glasscollector achieves full suction capacity and we might even implode the windows. | | Fudge Brain 26 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | Queue is starting already...I'm off to Atherton Arms. | | Aleguzzzzzzler 26 January 2007 | |
| | Top night, no queues, staight in and on the sesh. Good atmosphere....ONLY one suggestion for the organisers. As this a BEER tasting event, would it no be better to serve 1/4 pints as well ?. That way, I would have been able to sample 80 BEERS !!. BUUUUURPPPP HIC HIC..........
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| | forget the folk group! Absolutely no place being at that event | | Big Brother 25 January 2007 | |
| | Beep day 2 8.00pm the suction man is in the drinking room | | Billy Beertester 25 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | Its free after 9.00pm my mate Tommy says. | | Captain paralytic 24 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | Who's taking liberties? mixed with fermented products its not recomended. I have also heard that people in Atherton are taking E by gum? | | | THe entry price is in line with most other beer festivals throughout the country and the bent and bongs is one of the very few where the profit goes to charity and not camra | | | I've been going to the BBBB since it started and I'm now thinking the entry price for Friday is getting a bit steep.I'm a CAMRA member and get in a bit cheaper but friends have been complaining that,for the past few years,the organisers have been taking liberties. | | Glasscollector 22 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | Er this 1991 glass, was it clear with BBBB stamped on it? Er round table name er..is this a trap to finally nail the glasscollector Claris?
Atherton's only serial glasscollector has just the one weakness and you have found it..the 1991 glass...can I risk exposing myself? nineteen nine tee one..my collection would look complete... | | Doctor Porter 22 January 2007 | |
| | Well.... another year and another calling - this year I shall be on hand Friday for evening surgery to assist all those exceeding 5.8 pints per hour. Preferred payment will (as usual) be in beer tokens, or full pints of Landlord. P.S. The last I heard was that the Quaker in question was eating his daily porridge from his 1991 BBBB glass. | | Glasscollector 22 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | I have found a lovely space in my colection for the 2007 glass, its been a long time since last year (about 12 months). My training for this years festival has involved high altitude suction training up rivington pike and I am able to quoff any fermented product now at close to 6 pints an hour. For health and safety reasons I will be restricted on Friday to 5.8. see you there. | | Billy Beertester 19 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | My mate Tommy is going to get in on Friday at 5.pm and save me a place near the Hydes beer. He will save you a place too if you give him a ring. He says it will be alright as he can swing it but no sippers only suppers, and definitly no women | | Ale Kan 19 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | Hey Glasscollector, be carefull this year. The forensics done on last years undergarment stains have produced a DNA strand that closely matches a Glasscollector who attened the 1991 festival. We are trying grow a glasscollector "clone" by combining this with frog spawn.
| | Glasscollector 19 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | Just been polishing my beerglass collection, what a sight! Estupendo! Jo Jo Queues bad friday, dont bother (tell all the women its not an ironing competion so stay home!) Look the beer is expensive, the queues are huge so leave it all to the glasscollector and his "Crew who dont Queue" Off to rub my tongue with sandpaper in time for next friday! Bye | | | Gadzooks! It seems this year I have my very own beer. Will it be Nemesis and Landlord, or Landlord and Nemesis? Nemesis and Landlord. Landlord and Nemesis. Nemesis and Landlord. Landlord and Nemesis. Muahahaha | | beerhead 17 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | Just readthe beer list i am going to have to go now i am drooling over my pc | | | Hi, just wondering how bad the ques are on Friday night? Thinking of going to beer bash around 7pm after work. Last year on Saturday night we ended up walking to the last orders... the ques were never ending! i was suprised they carried on letting people in haha. | | Ale Kan 15 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | Not too bad on Thursday's again women love Thursday's as there is no queue. | | Rob 14 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | How busy does the Thursday session tend to be? | | Ale Kan 14 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | £2 a pint varies, plus of course your entry £6 on Friday's. Suggest you go to Atherton Arm's, its only 1.30 a pint, please take all the women with you. | | | What are the prices of beer like? | | Huege Kench 12 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | All this talk of glasses, tongues and fermeted products reminds me of the first festival in 1990. Them were the days, no queues and only then sorts women that look nicer as the night went on.
We used to get there, lick road clean wit tongue and then we would walk home if we were lucky! Luxury! | | Longstander 12 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | I queue therefore I am. Wether it is nobeler to suffer the slings and arrows of outragous fortune, alas poor Nemesis, I knew him well. A boozer of infinite jest. Try quoting shakespear in the queue on Friday, it dosnt get you in any sooner but it expands the mind, until the beer is near. | | Glasscollector 11 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | Ah ah my time has agin come to continue my quest for BBash glasses. The serial glasscollector still has not been caught, the incident team are studying last years underpants for clues, and a physcological profile will not lead them to me. Nemesis leave that landlord alone. The time for the long stand outside is nearly here. | | Moaner 11 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | Might queue again this year, last year I thought we was quein for the latest X box, anyways heard there is a seperate que for women and sippers this year. | | Andy E (247partypeople) 07 January 2007 | Email address hidden |
| | laast year 2006 was ace bk again this year definatly on the friday i think | | beerhead 28 December 2006 | |
| | Time to stock pile the hangover cures and headache tablets its only four weeks to the bash better start behaving at home to get plenty of brownie ponts of the wife!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | | We wait. Like a coiled spring. We wait. Ready to go poing. To be the first to the Landlord. Ahhhhhhhhh Landlord. Let there be Landlord. | | | I live in Cardiff now and I missed the CAMRA Great Welsh Beer Festival last month, so I'm extra thirsty.... but the Welsh don't quite do it as good as Bent n Bongs. As a Newbrookroadian (or strictly speaking a Woodlandsdriveite), I shall return in January for a good few gallons of taste sensations, starting with Landlord and Old Tom, then whatever else is infront of me; Exmoor gold would be nice. Glasses shall be raised to my Granny - Queen of Atherton who passed away recently. This time I'll try not to get 3 points on my license on the way up! P.S. I'll check my dad's collection for a 1991 glass - was that the year there was an extreme shortage and fisty cuffs broke out? See you at the pumps... | | | Thanks for another fantastic Beer Bash! Me and my mates had a fantastic time again. The staff did an excellent job. Long may it continue......... | | jason lane 25 April 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | me and my mate greg, went to the bash at the top lock pub in wheelton.what a great time it was.it was a shame the quilliam ale wasnt on from the isle of man.but hey ho plenty of other beers were on ,and it war great.i cant remember much after i unsuspectingly picked up a glass of last rites,it all got a little fuzzy after that.if you know or are the guitarist that played on the sat night,drop me a line,a possible band opportunity. well that all i want to write,so heres looking forward to the next one.cheers | | Womenandbeernoway 12 April 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | Your pictures are all of women drinking our beer, while real drinkers que up outside untill its thier bedtime. | | EwhataPankhurst 12 April 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | too many women at the beer fest this year, and not enough room for the regulars. | | Officianado 29 March 2006 | |
| | Look, I know its a diffrunt beer fest but i just saw the spider monkeys at the wigan beer fest and they were flippin fantastic. You could drink beer and talk, but you could also go near the stage and be blown away by the stage sound if you wanted to. wow. i love me beer but i also love my music and they are s$#t hot. | | | What another fantastic event. Can't wait for next year. Keep up the good work. | | Lord Snooty 10 February 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | I say what a splendid evening we had at the fermented products festival, it was a truly spiffing time and all the chaps had a wonderfull time.I also enjoyed the entertainment in the male lavatory, it particularly refreshing to hear the young man do a new zealand "hakka" while projecting his entire stomach contents. Well done old chap. | | Glasscollector 06 February 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | There is no DATE printed on this years glass, is this to allow glasses to be used again next year? Collecting BBBB glasses is all I live for, you have destroyed my sad life!
2006 will be a hard one for the antiques roadshow 2220 to solve, maybe it will be a collectors item, like the elusive 1991? | | Dr Hops 06 February 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | The guy in the end sink on Friday night @ 10-30pm, what perfect demonstration of how to project your personality through a free expression of beer and partly digested solids. Hope it wasn't Landlord! By the way the drains in Atherton are now smelling of moorhouses and running a lot smoother! Did you get your top set back OK? | | | Uuaahhhahhahhhaahhhhahummmmmmmmm
Head still hurts.
Did we beat the Glasscollector to the Landlord in the end? It's all still fuzzy. | | Trevor Heaton 04 February 2006 | |
| | Me and my mate Darren enjoyed the excellent beer bash this year. It was a pity the "Skullsplitter" had sold out by Saturday night, it would have rounded the night off. I noticed the strong "Bin Ladens Downfall" was on sale, at the event two years ago it was my downfall. | | Phil Maiden 03 February 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | Thanks for Saturday night. We (Spidermonkeys) really enjoyed playing (I think I can speak for the whole band).The atmosphere was great all night even though the beer started to run out! Great Festival. | | Peter Code 03 February 2006 | |
| | Thank you for a great night of discovery. Locked out so instead met the gentle folk of Atherton for a few more hours than planned. Some fantastic tatoos were observed particularly on the ladies. Eventually got into the Mecca that is Formby Hall and as tradition dictates was taken apart by the unholy offerings. Special thanks to the bearded gentleman I awoke to the next morning. Please call. | | Mark Hignett 02 February 2006 | |
| | I enjoy a tasty beverage but found that after only one hour in Formby Hall on Friday 27th January I became all ill and bandy and had to have a small vomit in my neighbours bushes. Roll on 2007 and I shall endevour to avoid the vindictive skull splitter | | | please could you put pictures from saturday night 2006 on the site | | Roy Keane 02 February 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | I heard that the Bent and bongs has also been taken over by the "prawn sandwich brigade"? I Queued up outside on Friday while all the hoo rays and lad ets were being seen on the inside. Never mind change of strategy for next year and at least its good for the charities. Pity though even charged me the full wack at 9.00pm and many of the beers already sold out. Grumpy Old 19th year vetran. | | Frances & Frank 30 January 2006 | |
| | Great night on Saturday,can't wait till next year, Rock On Spidermonkeys. | | Pete Robinson 29 January 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | Thanks for a fabulous time last Saturday afternoon. Bents 'n' Bongs is always the best festival around. We loved playing for you and, all being well, we'll see you again in'07.
Pete Robinson (Cracked Flag) | | | Enjoyed the early session on Thursday, had some tremendous beers. Don't actually remember the train journey home to Wigan !! :-) Big thanks to Tom K. | | Doctor Porter 28 January 2006 | |
| | Doctor Porter will be on hand Saturday lunchtime 12 noon until 4pm - ie lunchtime surgery as normal, ie. somewhere adjacent to the Timothy Taylors Landlord or Robinsons Old Tom (although the Exmoor Gold is always brilliant!). Who needs a beer transfusion? | | Doctor Porter 27 January 2006 | |
| | To Glasscollector,
The only BBBB glass that I had was a 1991 original - unfortunately I raffled it three weeks ago at the local Tyldsley and District local Quakers Porridge Party - The buggers only paid 16p! | | Glasscollector 27 January 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | The glasscollectors theory is that drinking beer will make Cranky turn into a woman. To test the theory, tonight he will be fed 6 pints of landlord within a one hour period. It will then be observed that Cranky gains weight, talks excessively without making sense, becomes overly emotional, can't drive, fails to think rationally, argues over nothing, and refuses to apologize when wrong. Thus proving the glasscollectors theory!
Further testing is planned. | | | The Beerbashers brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, we all know, kills brain cells, but naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells in the beerbashers brain first. In this way, regular consumption of beerbash beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.
That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers.
| | Bongser 27 January 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | One man. One guitar. One bottle of brandy Jerome appearing Friday night.(I saw him having a coffee and a scone in whittakers in Bolton before Crimbo!) Blues and zimmer frames more like it!! | | Dr Hops 26 January 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | Your body can process one ounce per hour of alcohol, which translates to one beer. Anything more than that it can't handle and goes to your hangover slush fund. So as the BBBB is open 6 hours on Friday anything over 6 pints means hangover. If you plan on supping around 10 pints best put a fresh toilet roll in the fridge before you go out. | | Glasscollector 26 January 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | Beerhead:- Its not to soon to introduce yer man to the real stuff. The local Atherton mums dip the babies dummy in Holts bitter to prevent colic. He will be welcome at the bash, have you thought of a name yet (Hoppy, yeast, landlord or my favorite "hand pump") | | Steve Day 22 January 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | Hi Can I get a ticket for fest this sat | | | My wife gave birth to a baby boy last night do you think it is to soon to take him to the festival next week and introduce him to real ale? | | Glasscollector 19 January 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | Welcome to deepest lancashire, thirsty. There will be many drinkers at the beer fest from USA. (Uther side of Leigh) they will make you feel at home. Get the landlord before Friday night as the glasscollector starts at 7.00 turning beer into water! I am dryer than the steps to the pyramid during a brewery strike. Roll on Friday the 27th! I need a 1991 Glass! | | | It's the finest collection of Beers, Burgers, Beards and Bellies I have ever had the pleasure of stumbling across!. Hope next weekend is equally as good, keep on bevving. | | | Greetings. Two other Yanks and I will be going to the festival as part our annual Real Ale pilgrimage to the UK. Suffice to say that beer is pretty dismal on this side of the pond. I suppose it is too much to ask to save some Landlord for Sat. afternoon, but I'm sure we can find some in Manchester or Liverpool. Cheers. BTW, we will be eating a diet exclusively of saltines and no water to give us a thirst to rival Glassblower. | | Glasscollector 15 January 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | I am off to madrid for altitude (attitude) training and deep tongue stamina training. I will be back for the beerfest with my thirst honed to perfection and my whistle in need of lubrication. Heads up for full suction by Friday the 27th jan. Taylors Landlord first ask questions later. | | Yorkytorment 11 January 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | Yorkshire Bank? seems a bit of an oxymoron, how the hell do you get your money out? | | | I do protest to the gods of hops and water about the naysayer who dares to use my name in vain. Witchcraft and trickery by the glasscollector no doubt. He fears the Nemesidal drinking powers that will sup the Landlord faster than a fast supping thing. Victory this year is surely ours. Muahahahaha | | | Glasscollecter, I often become drunk from quantities that to you are tie stains. I do not have a 1991 glass, I fear the next bash as your suction power has injured many already! | | Glasscollector 10 January 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | Another year of relentless searching for the elusive 1991 beer bash glass, to make my colllection complete. Only then will world (Atherton) domination be within my grasp, how my tongue yearns for the feel of the 2006 glass as the smell of the landlord creeps up Newbrook Rd, but nothing will compare to the satisfaction of a mint 1991. Hand it over I know you have one! | | Lanky Lad 10 January 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | Rumours of Yorkies approaching, hide the beer bash tickets and invoke standard beer bash security procedures. (Tongue prints, Taste bud tests and physical check for pockets stiched up. Warning the moths from Tykes walletts can bite! | | David Thompson 09 January 2006 | |
| | The Yorkshire Bank crew are back in force for the annual trip to lancashire. Our numbers have doubled to 14 after stories from the last three years. no doubt it will be a night to remember as always | | Jacko 09 January 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | Looking forward to the usual crew of BT + XBT chaps as I said last year at around midnight, leave your cash at home this year the entire night is on me! | | Thoughtfull of Bongs 09 January 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | If you get lost trying to find the bash venue, dont worry we wont miss you it gets packed anyway with folk who know where it is! | | ZUNDAP5 09 January 2006 | Email address hidden |
| | Wanted
Woman interested in marriage, must have a ticket to Bent +Bongs bash, blonde, attractive, six foot tall and have recentlty won the lottery. Please send photocopy of beer bash ticket. | | | I hear the Saharan rains came early this year and have reduced the Glasscollector's thirst to that of a kitten. Victory in the Landlord quaffing is surely ours this year. We will be halfway through the barrel before the Glasscollector has even set foot in the hall. | | | Thats it christmas is over,managed to get through without any serious hangover,but now need to get in training for the main boozing event of the year,but unlike the Glasscollector my training will be done in The Atherton Arms supping copious amounts of Holts Bitter See you Friday Folks. | | Peter Lee 29 December 2005 | |
| | Hi All
I missed last years due to going to the Winter Ales twice, wadda mistaka to make!!! | | Nick Thompson 28 November 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Sorry everyone, but I booked the annual snowboarding jolly without thinking about BBBF!!! After 8 solid years I made a stupid mistake like that...
Hi Belinda... the best looking barmaid in the Hall | | beerhead 27 November 2005 | |
| | God im geting thirsty cant wait for the Festival to start | | John Alderman 22 November 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | In Heven There is no BEER, Thats Why We Drink It Here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Samuel J Johnson 21 November 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | This is a truly fantastic site, which I stumbled upon through google, I must say it has been a pleasure viewing this site and I am very happy that I found it, excellent content, keep up the good work and good luck. | | Benter 24 September 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | In't Beer Brilliant? | | Sipping Benter 15 September 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Dreaming of the 2006 festival.....Glasscollector your fame as a supper of good ale goes before you. I will take all the tim taylors landlord before you get even a sniff...sorry no 1991 glass | | THE GLASSCOLLECTOR 15 September 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | I am preparing my tongue and throat again through extensive training in the gobi desert. I have already licked up all the sand in the sahara. My thirst will be honed and strong for the festival 2006. Has anyone got a 1991 glass? My collection is incomplete. | | John Matschine 16 July 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Fine website. Keep up the good work. | | natalie 04 May 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Hope u all had a good time i dnt go lol o well hope u all enjoyed ya selves luv me XxXxXxX | | Dhruv Ghosh 11 April 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Great site! I love beer | | Karl Dubkov 02 March 2005 | |
| | It get's better every year. Thank's again to Ged from PA Hull & co for the invite.Although i feel 2005 may be my last visit. It's getting very expensive to travel 4,000 miles for a beer. Even though it's a very good beer. Keep up the good work.I do believe i still hold the record for the longest travelled.
Karl (Canada) | | Chris phelps 21 February 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Been hearing all about this commotion about the bands. Seeing as though I am the lead singer of the band from the last 2 years. Thought I would get involved as well. Heard the band were good this year good on them. Good place the beer festival and we are available for 2006 give us a call. Good one Lynchie son Hulkamania forever!!!!!!!!! WHATEVER are ready for 2006 so give us a call. 0161 865 9251. Manchesters N0: 1 BAND!!!!!!!!!!!!1 | | Tom Lynch 20 February 2005 | |
| | WHATEVER 4 Eva. Summer of 2001, Old Cock, legends!! | | Jennifer Martino 12 February 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | than ks
jenn martino | | chris phillips 08 February 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Sorry to offend people they were ok just not my cup of tea. You always have to go with the majority on these matters. Do you reckon that you might have them ones from last year on again or not? Good to put the cat amongst the pigeons on these matters but we all agree the beer was just as good!!!!!!! | | Steve 03 February 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | The feedback we got across the bars on Saturday night was that the band was fantastic. No band is ever going to please everyone so we tend to go with the majority opinion of the feedback we receive. For the Spider Monkeys the feedback has been overwhelmingly good. If circumstances permit we will be having them back again next year. | | chris phillips 03 February 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | You could be right but it is my opinion so live with it son. I appreciate what they did but just wasn't impressed.
I think the majority may have liked it but a fair number didn't it would be good to have a variety on so get off your high horse and leave me with my opinions. At least we agree the beer is good anyway. Keep on sipping | | Phil Maiden 02 February 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Yes, the Band played middle of the road stuff, but it's what people want to hear at a beer festival. If you want just rock music go to a rock festival. | | chris phillips 02 February 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Fair comment but musically they were not as good. I dont go for the music firstly its the beer. But after a few drinks you want a good sound to stomp your feet to. sorry to rattle your cage its just my opinion. But that band were still rubbish just played middle of the road music.
get whatever back to rock the joint. Also whatever had a support band who did a few warm up tunes for them. It helped get everyone ready for them, Some friend of stuarts I think. keep on boozin boys and girls!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Philip Case 01 February 2005 | |
| | Woah ! Hold on a minute - the band on Saturday were good - they plyed songs for everyone ! I've been going to BBBB for a number of years and it's been a while since that many people were dancing ! It was a BEER festival with music, not a music festival with beer !, and the beer at the festival was excellent - keep on boooozin' ! | | kevin devon 01 February 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | They were called WHATEVER I know the band from the 2 years they played the festival. I have watched since there better than before and they were good then. I know they enjoyed the event and were hoping for a return slot for 2005. Lets get them on for 2006!!!!!!
Main Contact is CHRISTIAN PHELPS 0161 865 9251 he is the singer/booker of the band.
see everyone next year - keep on drinking!!!!!!
| | chris p 01 February 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Festival was good but the band on sat were rubbish where were the boys from last year paticularily the band from manchester - good pub juke box music GET THEM ON NEXT YEAR!!!!!!!!! | | Steve 31 January 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Pheeeeww! What a festival!
Thanks to everyone who came and had a great time; and I hope your head wasn't as bad as mine the morning after. That Red Erik is lethal stuff!
We've got some tweaks planned for the website this year so check back occasionally to see what's going on.
See you all in 2006 ... | | MD Hans 31 January 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Thank for inviting us down to take pictures of The Bent & Bongs Beer Festival, we had a blast! Check out the pics this week @ 247partypeople.co.uk | | Paul Hodson 31 January 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Thanks to the ‘beer-drinking’ public, & the many Local Companies & Breweries who Sponsored this years event, in particular our special thanks once again to our main sponsors, Paramount Windows & Hi-Tech Scaffolding.
Many thanks to the army of willing volunteers who provide their time, effort & expertise before, during & after the Event to make it a great success, may I take this opportunity to thank all those involved for their efforts.
Thanks for Your Support, See you next year, CHEERS ! !
Paul Hodson (Beer Festival Chairman, 2005 )
| | Joey P 29 January 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Best beers I had were Sandgrounder (which ran out), Pilgrims something or other, and some trusty Holt's upright... This was on Friday night. Cheers for that Atherton! (& Tyldesley) | | Anadin 28 January 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Tense nervous headache? No? Get to the beer bash and you soon will have! | | warren jones 27 January 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | see you all on saturday, getting tanked up with the footie team on the good stuff then probably crawl to morgans to finish off | | mark the alkie 27 January 2005 | |
| | roll on 6pm.im already drunk just thinking about all that gr8 beer.booked day off work tomoz | | the -BOWL- 26 January 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Just checking out the beer list for this year n i'm sure i can taste that delicious beer already and that blackpudding. good to see all the new beers and the oldies, wobbly bob. Will be there friday and hopefully the licence inspectors won't hold us up at the threshold! right on the brink of the magical beer kingdom, that was torture! | | DARREN WALSH 26 January 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | cant wait to get up for work friday morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | | Is this beer anygood? | | Glasscollector 23 January 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Idle chit chat Nemesis. I am already in the queue wearing my beerbelly of invisibility. After a freak sunburning accident my tongue was scorched and the suns atomic photons gave my tongue a raging thirst that only TT Landlord can satisfy! Move aside there's more beer splilled down my front than you lot can sup! | | paschal 22 January 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | Never been to bent n bongs before but am looking forward to attending this year. phoenix white monk and real bury black puddings? think i'll join the queue today as well. hope there's lots of dark mild and porters there | | | This year the Landlord will be all mine. The Glasscollector will fail in his mission to drink the festival as dry as the Sahara. Victory is ours. Muahahahah. | | | Is no one else looking at the guest book or am i going to be the only one drinking all the phoenix white monk cant wait for next week hope to see a hall full of beer drinkers and lets hope some more people leave a message on the web site | | | Have just read the beer list i am starting eating sawdust so that i have a raging thirst for the best beer festival in the country see you there save some phoenix white monk for me | | colin knight 06 January 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | What a time to get a drop of the real ale down your neck . Real Bury blackpuddings not to be missed | | wayne grundy 02 January 2005 | Email address hidden |
| | looking forward to this years festival | | BT Bloke 21 December 2004 | Email address hidden |
| | I am in the Queue outside the formby hall now, to get a good start, and I am not saving a place for anyone!!! | | Mark Brammer 16 November 2004 | Email address hidden |
| | Hello I wanted to ask you if I can get some tickets for Friday eve. I would like 12 please. How do I get them and pay for them.
Best Wishes
Mark | | alison eaves 07 November 2004 | |
| | great night out, my 20yr old daughter returns from uni for this event, what more can I say but keep up the good work and maybe find more dark mild! | | John Yates 28 October 2004 | Email address hidden |
| | Thoroughly enjoyed it this year. Always look forward to next one, but can I have a proper glass next time! | | Ian Ashcroft 28 October 2004 | |
| | Is there any music on on the Saturday in 2005 ?
Can't wait for the 2005 beer festival ! | | | I have been informed that the winter ales fest that is happening in Manchester in January clashes with BBBB and that the people organizing the winter ales fest have forced BBBB to change their dates (which may clash with Liverpool!)! There's no way I'm gonna miss BBBB in 2005, think I'll boycott the winter ales fest, Anyone else willing to boycott it? | | alex 11 August 2004 | Email address hidden |
| | like the site. | | Natalie 12 July 2004 | Email address hidden |
| | Great site, thanks! | | | have it!
| | | Have just come back from the Eagle and Child Beer Festival which was like a third division beer festival compared to the Premier League BBBB and the food was more like conferance leage compared to the grub at BBBB bring on next years BBBB | | mark the alkie 12 February 2004 | |
| | more of halo next year please they were two good lookin lassies and they could sing alright as well | | Glasscollector 08 February 2004 | Email address hidden |
| | Headache gone! | | blacksheep 02 February 2004 | Email address hidden |
| | Why dont they add a column to the beer list in the programme and tell us where in the Hall the beer actually is located? We spend ages looking for beers that sometimes are on the bottom shelf! Otherwise great bash (the doctor say's my headache will have gone by Saturday! |
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