Cask beer at Miami's FAB festival

[Richard English]

I have only just spotted this in What's Brewing but just maybe it will help those near to Miami.

At the Miami FAB World Food and Drink Festival on 06 to 08 February 26 UK microbreweries are stting up a pub dispensing British cask-conditioned beers. No gas, no filtration - just good British beer.

Get there if you can.

[Theakston]

I think ChazwickE is going to this event.

I myself am heading off to check out the quality of beer at this brew pub:

Foxys bar (http://www.foxysbar.com/)

It's tough work but someone's got to do it. Mon.;)

[chazwicke]

Yep I was there. And will be again next February as well. I took lots af pictures to illustrate how they had the cask set up and served. If I can figure a way to post them for public viewing I will. Also for here is a list of the beers:

Here is the list of Cask Ales that were available At the fest in South Beach:

BEER ABV BREWERY LOCATION
Bellringer 4.2 Abbey Bath, Somerset
XTC 3.9 Barum Barnstaple, Devon
Original 4.4 Barum Barnstaple, Devon
Breakfast 5 Barum Barnstaple, Devon
Firing Squad 5.3 Barum Barnstaple, Devon
Challanger 5.6 Barum Barnstaple, Devon
Barnstablasta 6.6 Barum Barnstaple, Devon
Piston Bitter 4.8 Beer Engine Exeter, Devon
Headstrong 5.2 Blackawton Saltash, Cornwall
Middle 5.1 Blue Anchor Helston, Cornwall
XSP 7.5 Blue Anchor Helston, Cornwall
Draymans 4.2 Branscombe Beer, Devon
Torridge Best 4.4 Clearwater Torrington, Devon
S & D Ale 4.4 Cottage Lovington, Somerset
Normans Conquest 5 Cottage Lovington, Somerset
Wallop 4.4 Country Life Biddeford, Devon
Country Bumpkin 6 Country Life Biddeford, Devon
Dozy Dog 4.4 Doghouse Scorrier, Cornwall
Bow Wow 5 Doghouse Scorrier, Cornwall
Speculation Ale 4.8 Freeminer Cinderford, Gloucs.
Mystery Tor 3.8 Glastonbury Somerton, Somerset
Lady of the Lake 4.2 Glastonbury Somerton, Somerset
Treasure 4.8 Hidden Wylye, Somerset
Naughty Ferret 3.5 Hobdens Warminster, Wiltshire
Rucking Mole 4.5 Moles Melksham, Wiltshire
Withy Cutter 3.8 Moor Beer Co. Ashcott, Somerset
Peat Porter 4.5 Moor Beer Co. Ashcott, Somerset
Port Stout 4.8 O'Hanlons Whimple, Devon
JD 1742 4.2 Quay Weymouth, Dorset
Steam 4.5 Quay Weymouth, Dorset
Old Slug porter 4.5 RCH Weston, Somerset
East Street Cream 5 RCH Weston, Somerset
Cornish Knocker 4.5 Skinners Truro, Cornwall
Great Bustard 4.8 Stonehenge Salisbury, Wiltshire
Winter Warmer 4.6 Summerskills Plymouth, Devon
Bumble 4.5 Sutton Plymouth, Devon
Reel Ale 4 Teignworthy Newton Abbot, Devon

I sampled all but 4. I had several tastings of some of them. Some I had had before but most were new to me. There was also a couple of BCA beers available most notably the Titanic from Freeminer. A wonderful and authentic IPA that I will post Tasting notes for later. They had many other beers from Microbreweries and Imports but I chose to stay with the English cask ales exclusively. While I was a bit disappointed that there were only 37 cask ales as opposed to 64 last year. I revelled in those that were there. The Mystery Tor probably being my favorite

[Theakston]

Amazing amount of variety from just one small part of the UK - the South West. This area used to be a beer dessert not so long ago, better known for its cider (as a youth we used to go camping in Newquay every year and the beer was awful). Good to see there are so many breweries there now.

My own trip to the BVI was great but the beer was not. I was all excited when I found the brew pub on Jost van Dyke (foxy's link above). The beer was very dissappointing. When the brewer is walking around drinking Heineken from the bottle, then this is an indication that his own brews must really suck. They did. But there's always the rum.

Anyway I look forward to your tasting notes.