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Like buses, they all come more or less at once. Hard on the
\nheels of Northern Bar was the Society of Independent Brewers and Associates
\n(SIBA) big annual thrash held in the Liverpool Exhibition Centre.<\/p>\n

SIBA BeerX 26 is a massive trade show with a beer
\ncompetition, many bars featuring independent brewers from the whole country,
\nexhibitors from the trade, industry awards, a series of talks on various beery
\nsubjects, debates, seminars and much more.\u00a0
\n<\/span>SIBA describe it as “The UK’s largest exhibition of brewing
\nproducts and services, and a hub for brewing, education and business advice. A
\nmust-attend for the brewing industry.” \u200b<\/i><\/p>\n

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The setting on the Mersey waterfront, in a modern purpose
\nbuilt exhibition centre is hard to beat, and the space is big enough to be
\ncomfortable in.\u00a0 It is in a perfect spot when the sun shine, and on what was a lovely sunny spring day the views across the shimmering river to the ‘Birkenhead Navy’, made everything\u00a0 pleasant and worth the early start.<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t there just to drink beer – I was judging in the beer
\ncompetition. I\u2019ve judged for SIBA before and, despite filling in a form about
\nexperience and preferences, the final allocations always feel a bit like a
\nlottery. Actually, I’m not really sure the information you give beforehand is used to its full. Eager to see what we\u2019d been assigned, my fellow judges and I
\nregistered: I and one friend had two panels each, while the other friend, to
\nhis surprise, had three plus the final. With that settled, we had an hour to
\nwander, catch up with people and take stock. The bar setup was excellent – keg
\nand cask beers were clearly displayed and attractively arranged. As a former Beer Festival Organiser, my critical eye couldn’t fault it all. That done, we bought beer
\nvouchers for later and reported for duty.<\/p>\n

I judged American Keg Pale Ales which were, frankly, a bit of a mixed bag. We reported one “ringer” a New Zealand hopped wheat beer – dunno what happened to that. My second panel was porters and stouts including nitro. Way better, but then again it is easier to hide faults in a dark beer – and we caught out a couple.\u00a0 Some crackers though which was a bonus.<\/p>\n

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We finished by drinking a lot of beer with people we knew. That’s the beauty of these gigs, you always meet up with friends and acquaintances. It was good to see Ed Wray – the Beerfather – and I had a quick chat with Laura Hadland.\u00a0 My mate Matt Curtis was there and lots from the North West beer community from brewers, to judges and all sorts in between.<\/p>\n

The value of it all?\u00a0 Well, it was a lot of fun, and I’m happy to get as much fun in as possible before I peg it. At my age, you don’t forget that time flies and time spent with good beer and good people is time spent well.<\/b><\/p>\n

The Birkenhead Navy, in case you wondered is the various Navy and Fleet Auxiliary ships in the\u00a0 Cammell Laird shipyard for various renovations and repair.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

The Higsons pump clip was for sentimental purpose only. It tasted nothing like my beloved original.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

I found out today that overall champion cask beer was Almasty Brewery from Newcastle with “Believe” a New England style IPA.\u00a0 Champion Keg was “Don’t Make Me Run”, an imperial stout from Lakes Brew in Kendal. Sadly, I don’t think that was on my judging panel.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

No prizes for guessing the two other guys in the photo, but do tell anyway.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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