Beer and Football

This weekend was the "Love London" weekend at school.  They offered a range of London based events such as Billy Eliott the musical,  a tour of the Tower of London, Trocadero Ballet, Fuller's brewery, Arsenal stadium, festivals, and shopping.  We went last week to sign up for the activities that we were interested in.  Everything was either free or super inexpensive.  I ended up getting on the lists for Fuller's Brewery, a tour of Arsenal stadium and the Turning Point Music festival which will be held on Sunday (a blog to be posted on that later).

We met up with around 50 other students from SU London, and three guides at the tube stop closest to the brewery on Saturday around 11AM.  We walked through a quiet residential area to get to the brewery. 

Here is Fuller's Brewery.  They produce 12 brands of beer including the ever popular London Pride.  We went through the factory and then got to try samples of course.  Bear with me on the captions... it was a lot of information in a little time about something I know very little about.

Okay, well I don't remember what this pot was for but I think it was pretty important in the brewing process.

These are both ingredients necessary for making beer.  First is a large barrel of hops.  Below are containers of the different kinds of malt.  Some include crystal, brown, and amber.  From what I remember, the malt correlates to the tint of the beer.

This is the production line area.  The kegs moved along the conveyor belt to the delivery area and are then brought to pubs and stores all over the UK.  It reminded me way too much of my summer job in the plastics factory.  Next we were off to the tasting room.

Of the 12 types I tried only 3.  My favorite of the three was the blonde ale.  Coincidence?  I think not!