The Spring Thing, photo thread

[tubby_shaw]

Here you go guys and girls, raw unedited photos from the weekend, I will add captions of what I can remember

Setting up camp Unclepumble gets everywhere :grin:

Wez and Dunfie in the brewery tap, the drinking begins :drink:

Camping in style

Tubby and Wez enjoying a glass of Kwak

The brewery tap starts to fill with homebrewers

Some of the competition entries waiting in the brewery cellar

More beer is consumed and people get to know each other

The tented beer garden at night

Someone asked me a tricky question

The bar closed but the drinking and curry eating continued

Prolix had ingeniously solved the which is my tent in the dark conundrum

Setting up for the competition on the Saturday morning

The tasting table

Saturday morning and the camp begins to stir

A lively ferment in Church End brewery

Maltmillers hop display

Judging under-way

Dunfie places the tasting notes from the judges by the beers

The judged beers with the tasting notes

Rosettes on the winning beers

The results are released

Karl the brewery manager with Wez and Dunfie

The prize giving and proud winners

The invisible man receives his winners certificate

The raffle winners

Kicking Karl, the judge of the Church End beer category

Group photo outside the brewery tap

Unclepumble and Barnsley Brewer compare black puddings

Shiny shiny for 31bb3

Moley distributes hop stopper mesh

Presenting Prolix with the award for "why the f!$k is there no toilet paper" award, Three times in one day :rofl:

Smod the Sunday breakfast chef

31bb3 the hat

Prolix relieves his sexual frustrations

 

[unclepumble]

Some excellent photos on there

James B (But I'm Not from Fecking Wales)

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[snail59]

The escape committee. As you can see Mr Shaw is carrying the spoil from the tunnel in his shirt and distributing it across the site.

Last time I saw a group like this they were in Calais looking for lorries to hide in.

 

[rickthebrew]

great pics - looks like an amazing weekend

 

[stevander74]

great pics. even more sorry i missed it now.

 

[Wez]

We need the prolix humping his airbed video on Youtube asap the world needs another Youtube sensation!

 

[artyb]

great pix i have a few to upload ... :thumb:

 

[Cyclops]

some cracking photos there :)

 

[artyb]

me.. mr art b...

about to try a few excellent brews.....you guys sure turn out some top drinks....

i need to up my game a bit.... :?

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

What was this members name? forgot who was but was a cracking good bloke to talk to...
He reminded me of Bob in "Rita, Sue and Bob too"

 

[Muddydisco]

Allan Gayton to all in the CBA or Marmite on here

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

Allan Gayton to all in the CBA or Marmite on here

Thanks' Nick. :thumb:

 

[Franklin]

Cheers for the pictures, looks like you all had a cracking time :)

 

[Ceejay]

Looks like awesome craic! I'm definitely going to this next year :

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

I have to announce with great Sadness to all of "The 2011 Spring Thing" participants the sudden death of that 350 year old English Oak tree Unclepumble was hugging at 4.00am, it took a nasty turn for the worse during the night and died, rumour as it there'd been a massive overdose of beer/chilli/chicken/burger fertilizer around the base, apparently the root system was so badly damaged it was unable to recover..... :shock:
The forestry commission are about to launch an investigation as to how this poisoning could have happened in such a beautiful part of the country and terrorist activity as also not been ruled out

 

[Sean_Mc]

:clap: Looked like a cracking time, maybe next time for me

 

[Cyclops]

LOL Barnsley Brewer.

 

[graysalchemy]

I think I need to work on my weekend pass (or divorce) for next years spring thing.

 

[unclepumble]

With great Saddeness I have to announce to "The Spring Thing" participants the sudden death of that 350 year old oak tree Unclepumble was hugging at 4.00am, it took a nasty turn for the worse during the night and died, rumour as it there'd been a massive overdose of beer/chilli/chicken/burger fertilizer around the base, apparently the root system was badly damaged and unable to recover..... :shock:
The forestry commission are about to launch an investigation as to how this poisoning could happened in such a beautiful part of the country and terrorist activity as not been ruled out either

I was told they were looking for me in connection with a charge of "Unlicensed Logging" :sick: Best shave the beard off then they might go looking for this Guy :ugeek:

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[broadfordbrewer]

Looks like it was a very well organised bash! I hope to join you next year fi there is to be a return leg?

Thanks for sharing the pics :thumb: