#VISBF2 - Saturday : Funk - Free Your Mind & Your Tastebuds Will Follow……

(Sorry. I couldn't resist misquoting Funkadelic! Or En Vogue if you prefer…) 😁

The Independent Salford Beer Festival has always tried to have a diverse beer list - heavy on classic styles (and abv!) but increasingly leaning towards throat lubricants that were slightly more dry and funky.

From Grisettes & Saisons, through Goses to more tart and refreshing Sours, some of my favourite beers of the last 3 years have been on that spectrum. In fact, the Cider Barrel Aged Porter by Australia's Dollar Bill is one of the best beers I've ever tasted. Just a tart & roasty delight.

Just don't ask me to import it again!

Whilst the cases for each of our November sessions are mixed, I wanted one of them to lean towards that side of the beer spectrum. And have a tasting session with some of the breweries, at least one of which most (if not all of you) will never have tried.

The beer list is detailed below (one or two still to be confirmed - the only pain about asking for new releases where possible!)

Brewery                              Beer                                     Style                                                   ABV

8 Arch Brewing                 Two Plus Two Equals       Pale Ale                                             5.2%

Abbeydale Funk                Unbeliever                         Apricot Gose                                    4.4%

Campervan Brewery        Bourbon Sour Red           Sour                                                    8.5%

Dolphin Brewery              Megastar                            Raspberry & Ginger Gose             4.8%

The Kernel                         Idaho 7                               Single Hop Pale                               5.1%

Lakes Brew Co                  NZ Pilsner                         Pilsner                                                4.5%

Leviathan Brewing           TBA                                    Double BIPA                                     TBA

Solvay Society                   Infinite Cerise                  Barrel Ferm Flanders Style Red   4.5%

Squawk Brewing               Rufa                                    Chocolate Imperial Stout              10%

Brewery of St Mars…       Laska Pils                           Pilsner                                                4.4%

Vault City Brewing           TBA                                    TBA                                                    TBA

Wilderness Beers Travel by Telephone Mixed Ferm Saison 4.4%

If you buy - or have bought - a case, You’ll be receiving an email (from YT) with the tasting session details (Beer order & Brewery) along with the Zoom codes and Spotify Saturday playlist link (I’m listening to the playlist now. It’s quite magnificent!).

Remember, ALL profits from #VISBF2 go to charity. In this case, a small Mental Health Charity - based in Salford - START Inspiring Minds (click to see the AMAZING and - sadly - necessary work that they do in the Salford Community

Fancy it? Click on this link You won't regret it.

And see you on Saturday 13th November at 19:30

Back soon. Be kind to one another.

Jim x