The fastest firkin in the forth valley
Monday, 05 October 2009 09:14
Carronade finished in 12 minutes
Saturday night and the festival is in full swing (almost literally) when disaster strikes.
It's 10.30, closing time is still half-an-hour away and disaster - The Last beer runs out!
Bo'ness international ale festival!
Monday, 05 October 2009 08:58
Visit from Germany
News of the Bo'ness Real Ale and Music Festival has travelled to Germany - spurring a visit from the area's twinned region, Odenwald near Frankfurt.
9th Annual Real Ale Festival
Tuesday, 08 September 2009 00:00
Bo'ness Town Hall, Stewart Avenue, Bo'ness
Friday 2 October 2008 5pm till 11pm
Saturday 3 October 2008 12 noon till 11pm
This year's Bo'ness Real Ale Festival is a week earlier and will be as good as and even better than last year.
BRAAS will continue with a music theme with some great entertainment on both evenings:-
- Friday - Pure Malt
- Saturday - Uncle Red (main hall)
- Saturday - Stuart Simpson/Nick Putnam (library)
As you will see from the above, this year we are also taking over the library across from the main hall. Given the numbers now attending we were reaching the maximum allowed, under health & safety regulations, in the main hall so...
Both Stuart and Nick will be playing their own brand of music, folk/rock style and acoustic guitar respectively. So, if you want a little bit of quiet to have a chat the library could be the place to be!
And, of course, you can take your choice of beers from a great range of local beers & ales as well.
Commemorative Glass
As in past years we like to commemorate some special or significant event which contributes in some way to Bo'ness but this year it is slightly different.
2009 Festival - Beer List
Friday, 11 September 2009 15:44
2009 Bo'ness Real Ale Festival - Beer List
Again this year we have some old, well-known, well-liked ales for you to enjoy but as usual a few other beers you may not have had the pleasure of trying yet. But this is you chance...
'Cheers' all round for sponsors
Wednesday, 09 September 2009 11:24
Thanks to all our sponsors for another great year!
It was 'cheers' all round as Bo'ness Real Ale Appreciation Society thanked sponsors who made last October's festival such a success.
We say cheers to Have a Heart fund raisers
Wednesday, 09 September 2009 10:22
Report by Esther Hutcheson (Bo'ness Journal) - 1May 2009
THE first week of the Journal and Gazette's Have A Heart campaign has got off to the best possible start thanks to our generous readers.
A massive £1500 donation from the Bo'ness Real Ale Appreciation Society (BRAAS) is enough to buy a SECOND life-saving defibrillator for Bo'ness.
2009 Glass Logo
Wednesday, 09 September 2009 12:37
Have a Heart campaign logo adapted for festival glass
Earlier in the year local paper Bo'ness Journal & Gazette ran a Have a Heart Appeal to raise funds to provide defibrillators in and around towns in the area.
After reading about it in local press it was an easy decision to make to, in the first instance, donate to the appeal and then to make this year's theme based around the appeal.
