‘Speak to Me’. I have news about the Pig’s Ear Beer & Cider festival from CAMRA’s East London & City branch. We have had barely ‘Time’ to ‘Breathe’ this year in between making our beer of the festival award to Wild Card for their fantastic whisky barrel-aged stout and getting ready for the next festival. We’ve been ‘On the Run’ to bring you the finest real ales and ciders from London and beyond, ready for the start of the festival on 28 November.
In case you hadn’t spotted it from the track titles, this year we’re celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Pink Floyd’s album Dark Side of The Moon. Yes, that makes us feel old too but we’re not quite ready to go to ‘The Great Gig in the Sky’ yet! You’ll need a little bit of ‘Money’ and bring your friends along so you, ‘Us and Them’ can get together in Hackney’s Round Chapel and explore a huge range of beers in ‘Any Colour You Like’, although we’re renowned for our selection of dark ales. Our dedicated volunteers will be on hand as always to help you choose wisely and hopefully avoid ‘Brain Damage’ the morning after, so nothing will ‘Eclipse’ your fun. We hope you can join us there! And remember, ‘if the band you’re in starts playing a different jig, we’ll see you on the dark side of the pig’.
Alex Wall
