#ISBF8 - Ticket Launch Night.
Tradition. Tradition can be important.
I mean, with beer, for all the DDH beers in the world, it's there anything more satisfying than a beautiful, rich, Stout? Or a robust Porter? A full bodied ESB?
I think not. But then, wouldn't the world be boring if we all liked the same things?
So variety is important too. That's what we've tried to give you - in a beer sense - at each ISBF. Certainly since Year 3, when all the beers were new to Manchester…
But back to tradition. Back in 2017, we started to have little gatherings on the night that tickets for ISBF were released. Between 50-60 of us would gather, then at The Brink (sadly, no longer with us), have a few beers, chat with friends old and new and those people would get to know all the gen about that year's event before anyone else.
They'd get first shot at buying tickets via a special link.
They'd also get the chance to grab an exclusive t-shirt, especially printed for that evening.
We'd have some fun, I would get roundly mocked. All in a good cause.
We even had 2 friends have a public transport v car race from Bristol (train won BTW)
Last year - the first since the pandemic - The Brink had, unfortunately closed. An early victim of the financial pressures that came with lockdowns and restrictions.
So we relocated. And were absolutely chuffed that we could have our little do in The Marble Arch. One of the UKs finest pubs.
It felt like home. They closed the pub for us. No small thing.
They looked after us.
Anyway.
On Sunday, 13th August, we're going again.
Starting at 7pm, we're going to have a few beers, chat with friends old and new, people who have grown to love what ISBF has become.
I've already heard from people in places as distant as Somerset and Cumbria intending to come to the launch. That's bloody humbling.
So. What do we do.
Well. You grab a ticket.
You get the chance to buy a beautiful, exclusive - and high quality - t-shirt (once you click for your ticket)
You get to hear, first - and in person - what current plans are for our humble little bash.
And - half an hour before general sale - you get the chance to guarantee that you get your tickets. To a little beer do. In Salford.
Fancy joining us, having a beer and a chat?
The link for tickets is here. There aren't many.
See you in 3 weeks?