A small group of branch members elected to visit the festival, held over three days, on the first day, the Friday. Unfortunately Ashprington is not the most accessible village when it comes to public transport, so taxis from and to Totnes were our chosen means of transport.
Roosters Beers Members outside the Durant We arrived at about 12.15 and were the first customers, so there was plenty of choice, with Yorkshire featuring as we would expect. Roosters Brewery of Harrogate had the privilege of being the chosen brewery for a tap takeover in the bar with four of their beers on hand pumps. I found Capability Brown, described as 'a classic English bitter' to be exactly that and very much to my taste.
After a first beer in the bar it was time to explore the garden where the rest of the beers were. There were thirteen casks from a variety of breweries plus a further six from Otter, however the Otter beers were still settling so were not yet available. The thirteen included a few popular, well known brews including Jaipur from Thornbridge, Citra from Oakham and Island Street Porter from Salcombe. Ones I particularly enjoyed were Lord Marples from Thornbridge, Dutiful Supremecy from Wild Child in Leeds and Otto from Hand Brew Co in Worthing.
All too soon it was 4.30pm and the taxis arrived to take us back to Totnes where we had time for quick one in the Waterman's before catching our respective buses homeward.
Our thanks to Alan. Lesley, Simon and their team for an excellent festival with interesting beers in fine form. Looking forward to the next festival!

Beers in the garden