Do the beer festivals later in the summer-autumn have a better range?
I couldn't say, I'm afraid: beer festivals have always been things I'll consider going to if one crops up conveniently near me, but not things I'd travel any distance for the sake of.
How much non-alcohol did you drink, what did you have to eat, and how hot was the hall?
Hall? :-) The Cambridge beer festival is held on Jesus Green, mostly outdoors; there's a big tent containing the bars, but most people don't spend all their time in there unless it rains. I was outside in the fresh air for all of the evening I didn't spend queuing at the bar. I had eaten a sensible meal (rice, lots of veg, tomato-based sauce, a little meat) before coming out, and I drank plenty of water both before and after spending a couple of hours at the beer festival. On a normal Thursday evening I'd expect to do pretty much exactly the same thing with the beerfest replaced by a pub, in which case I'd be in a stuffy indoor room and probably drink more actual alcohol; and I usually wouldn't feel nearly so bad on the Friday morning as I did this time.
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Do the beer festivals later in the summer-autumn have a better range?
I couldn't say, I'm afraid: beer festivals have always been things I'll consider going to if one crops up conveniently near me, but not things I'd travel any distance for the sake of.
How much non-alcohol did you drink, what did you have to eat, and how hot was the hall?
Hall? :-) The Cambridge beer festival is held on Jesus Green, mostly outdoors; there's a big tent containing the bars, but most people don't spend all their time in there unless it rains. I was outside in the fresh air for all of the evening I didn't spend queuing at the bar. I had eaten a sensible meal (rice, lots of veg, tomato-based sauce, a little meat) before coming out, and I drank plenty of water both before and after spending a couple of hours at the beer festival. On a normal Thursday evening I'd expect to do pretty much exactly the same thing with the beerfest replaced by a pub, in which case I'd be in a stuffy indoor room and probably drink more actual alcohol; and I usually wouldn't feel nearly so bad on the Friday morning as I did this time.