Another fine mash!

John Burton tells us, "We had another brilliant time at the Acorn Brewery on 25th April, in the company of our friends Dave, Steve and colleagues. They recently moved to new premises which includes a visitors' room that proved perfect for the loyal toasts and songs. With excellent beer flowing and with the Boys on screen and everyone spiffed, what better way to spend a Friday evening?" It was a case of "another nice mash you've got me in here" at Acorn Brewery when the Brats Tent toasted their 20th birthday celebrations on 25th April with an award winning Barnsley beer. Grand Sheik and member of the Campaign for Real Ale, John Burton (pictured centre) played Stan while Ricko Ryan (right) was Ollie and Acorn's owner/head brewer Dave Hughes (left) was made an honorary member for the night. Dave said, "Since we opened the new brewery last year we have had many visitors, but this group was definitely one of the most offbeat. The Sons of the Desert seem to have a thirst for cask ale and it was a very enjoyable night. Stan and Ollie would have been proud of their performance." Grahame Morris adds, "I was relaxing with a nice cup of tea and reading my copy of the CAMRA magazine What's Brewing when I opened the centre pages. I did a fair imitation of Ollie spitting the tea everywhere when I saw these familiar faces! "eccentric?, oddball? thirst for cask ale?," The Sons of the Desert? Surely not!"