Run 1229Sunday 26 October 2014The Engineers Arms, HenlowHares: Boris and ThomasHASHERS: 19 ANKLE BITERS: 2 NEWBEES: 1 MUTTS: 2 APRES: 1 |
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Newbee Matthew is an FRB Deca Mug for Major Jon and ... The GM hides his shame |
The annual Henlow Beer Festival at the Engineers Arms in Henlow (in case you hadn't guessed) was Rapidly approaching, as was a Boris birthday. So, with two annual celebrations to be had, it made complete sense to add in the celebration of H5 run 1229. I mean why wouldn't you? To mark this tantalising tipple triple, the hares – Boris and Thomas, set out to lay the trail....but having already visited the beer festival on the Friday night, it wasn't set until it was nearly dark...and then Boris got confused between a bar and a bar, a tea and a T...but apparently there are no rules so the hares just made it up! The On-Out saw the pack plus one newbie (Matthew) depart and as observed by Shagpile – "not doing Route A are we?" made off across the sports field, up to the Grange and were suitably taken with the falsie down to the river, but once they found the right path were rewarded by a new path leading over the River Ivel, linking the Millennium Meadow with the river path into Langford. Rapid was so delighted with the 'man' check at the top of the new path that he sat on it! (he'd left his own rod at home) A held check by the now sold Boot pub allowed the knitting circle to catch up, and for those of a motor-loving persuasion to admire the 'interesting' purple paint job on a BMW 3 series. Back into Henlow through the fields alongside the river, where several of the FRBs ignored a bar and instead opted for the short cut and headed straight to the other bar...where the remnants of the beer festival were available for sampling. Down-downs with the rather exceptional Ruby (1874) Mild for Knobber who celebrated 30 years of marriage (to the same person), newbie Matthew and family Frau–Shuffle–Skippy for the lovely news of an imminent increase in their number! A handful of H5ers made it to the Engineers over the festival and partook in many of its delights. But for those that didn't – here is the Boris A-Z guide to the festival beers, complete with tasting notes (which may or may not be entirely accurate): |
Anniversary for Knobber, Birthday for Boris ... 10 runs for Splashy too Happy News for the Frau Shuffle family |
A is for Apollo – Made with US 'Apollo' hops from outer space, this beer will put a rocket up your Private Parts |