Well we did it, by the skin of our teeth! The swinging pub sign went up with just 20 minutes to go and we opened the doors bang on time to our first customers – Andrew and Linda Birkhead along with JD the dog. The first beer pulled was BlackEdge Hop at 3.8%. The Birkheads were closely followed by several more customers and by 6.30 we had a bustling pub atmosphere. A very promising start! We are still a little rough around the edges – the toilets need decorating and some panelling on the walls needed, but these will be done as soon as possible. The main thing is that the beer is good! Last night was started firing with all eight pumps, but this will drop to four when normality has resumed. Your regular BeerHeadZ behind the bar will …
BeerHeadZ will open on schedule – 23rd October.
It’s been a valiant effort – thanks to all that helped. We are still not quite ready, but made the decision earlier today that we would be able to open on time. Therefore, we are delighted to announce that BeerHeadZ will be opening its doors for our first customers at 6pm tomorrow, 23rd October. We must stress that we are still a bit rough around the edges, still bits to do, and very much a ‘work in progress’. But we can assure you that all the beers have been tested personally and we can report they are all in excellent condition! We will start off for the Festival weekend with eight beers on the pumps, but that will drop to four whan normality is resumed. We also have a selection of real ciders and bottled beers: Boon Oude Geuze 7.0% …