The Sidings

A CASTLETOWN pub is hoping drinkers will be raising a glass to celebrate the success of Manx cycling star Mark Cavendish over the next few weeks.

The Sidings has a beer called Cavendish Gold on tap for its beer festival which coincides with the start of the Tour de France on July 5.

The festival runs until July 14 by which time the Manx Express may have won a stage or two.

And Jed Clayton, chairman of the Castletown Ale Drinkers’ Society, got in the mood by cycling to the pub in lycra shorts.

Once there he raised a glass of the golden brew to wish Cavendish luck in the Tour de France and at the Beijing Olympics in August when he will ride in the Madison track event with Great Britain team mate Bradley Wiggins.

(extract from i.o.mtoday.com/ manx independent)

The provisional list for the 2008 Beer Festival is now available. If you would like to get an idea of what’s appearing then you can read the list on the Beer Festival Page

You can also download your own copy of this as a PDF, complete with a helpful space for your scores! Beers will be changed regularly throughout the festival and will appear on the pums in a random order, so if there’s one you are particularly interested in you’ll just have to make regular visits to find out if it’s on.

Remember that the list is provisional as the actual beers appearing are subject to availability.

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