As has become the norm with this festival, the members of Mengo arrived at varying times:-
TC was there from the start with Simon.
PV arrived with Mike and Leslie from B & T aiming to avoid the queue.
The rest arrived sometime after midday and played catch up.
As the festival was being held on the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the organisers, Peter and Ysanne, had asked Mike to brew a special festival beer in commemoration. With his father having been involved in the landings serving on a Motor Torpedo Boat he came up with a 4.4% beer named MTB 227 in honour. Very nice it was to.
The festival was very enjoyable even though some thought the beer list a little unexciting. With all beers at £2.00 a pint, the admission price of £6.00 soon became diluted (PV’s drinking averaged out at £2.50 a pint) and this remains one of the better value local festivals.
Afterwards it was up The Railway Arms for a couple before the train back to Aldershot and the customary finish at The Garden Gate.
It proved a pub too far for someone’s knee.
| Brewery | Beer | % |
| Banks and Taylor | Golden Fox | 4.1 |
| Banks and Taylor | MTB 227 | 4.4 |
| Banks and Taylor | Dragon Slayer | 4.5 |
| Blindmans | Golden Spring | 4.0 |
| Bowman’s Ales | Southsea Spice | 3.9 |
| Box Steam | Rev. Awdry’s Ale | 3.8 |
| Downton | Honey Blonde | 4.3 |
| Flowerpots | Pots Black | 3.2 |
| Oakleaf | I can’t believe it’s not bitter | 4.9 |
| Stonehenge | Eye Opener | 3.8 |
| Surrey Hills | Shere Drop | 4.2 |
| Triple fff | Apache Rose Peacock | 4.2 |
| Yeovil | Star Gazer | 4.0 |