Hockey and beer festivals are not an obvious mix and to me at least it practically sticks two fingers up at logic, so it’s a good job then I was there to drink beer and not crudely waft my big stick around, I’ve been there and got arrested; indecent exposure, I wouldn’t recommend it.

The festival takes part in the hockey clubhouse, it’s of decent size with the beer barrels out of sight behind the bar, a good amount of seating is available for the numbers who show up which on a Friday was busy but at the very worst a 2 minute wait for beer.

Well priced? you bet.

So onto the beer and food then, the two things you go for! How was the beer? fantastic as usual, all are left to stand for a week prior to the festival so it goes without saying they’re well kept. Beers (all of them, yes including Jaipur) where priced at £2.40 a pint, selection and quality where both excellent Roosters – Jasmine IPA 5.0% my favourite of the festival, and a mention for the Magpie Brewery who I am usually to put it nicely ‘not a fan of’ Magic Lantern 4.4% was very nice indeed.

Value in this climate is a big talking point, so when they’re selling off good burgers for £1, samosas for 50p and pair of spring rolls also for 50p you can’t go wrong, and having sampled them all, they where as good as the beer!

A Hockey club showing other beer festivals how it’s done!? it certainly looks like it.