Organizer

Richard Swindells

ACB standing vice-chairman. Certified BJCP beer judge. Likes bitterness in a beer (west coast is the best coast). Mr Marmite. Says what he thinks, mostly unfiltered.

Victoria Inn

Location

Victoria Inn
10 N Station Rd, Colchester CO1 1RB

Date

Aug 01 2026

Time

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

August ACB Saturday Meeting – Essex

We’ll be attending The Victoria Inn, Colchester for the ACB Monthly meeting.

Agenda:

  • Pre-meeting – Bar beers and discuss Lunch options (to arrive for 13:00’ish).
  • 12:30: Start meeting with welcomes/apologies.
  • 12:35: ACB updates (open discussion) – suggestions:
    • AGM – Planned for November – looking to return to The Red Lion Manningtree (The Vic if not) – RS already spoken to GS to request booking the room.
    • Advent beer swap – sign up event now live
    • 3-way comp – Essex now have full squad
    • 2026 ACB competition update – site is live for sign ups, issues being worked on when reported
    • Recent competition results – who-what-when-where – round of applause!
    • Touch on any website/competition website updates needed/issues noted
    • Brewery tour updates?
  • 13:00: Lunch and beer from the Bar (30 min)
  • 14:00: AOB – Cover anything moved here to discuss in more detail from ACB updates.
    • Homebrew beer tasting/feedback session – no defined beer challenge
      FYI: Pacific Flavours beer challenge starts in August.

*Agenda times may change be different on the day. Additions to follow.

Beer Challenges

This is the official tasting for the South Pacific Flavours, so bring your beers/clone or anything else you have for AOBs.

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