Yes, the CAMRA Great British Beer Festival 2016 was a hoot (or whatever noise hawks make).

We came, we saw, we paraded a surprisingly heavy hawk costume around Olympia. We provided arguably the best seating area at GBBF (or any beer festival ever, if you ask us!), and we're also proud sponsors of CAMRA's Champion Bottled Beer of Britain awards being announced later this year! Now the beer has been mopped up, the casks returned, the Beer Hawk returned to its nest (next to Zoe's desk), it's time to wipe the sticky beer off the memory card and look at some of the best pictures from the Great British Beer Festival 2016 - or at least the ones we dare publish. Pictures by Rob Flanagan  

Yes, the CAMRA Great British Beer Festival 2016 was a hoot (or whatever noise hawks make).

We came, we saw, we paraded a surprisingly heavy hawk costume around Olympia. We provided arguably the best seating area at GBBF (or any beer festival ever, if you ask us!), and we're also proud sponsors of CAMRA's Champion Bottled Beer of Britain awards being announced later this year! Now the beer has been mopped up, the casks returned, the Beer Hawk returned to its nest (next to Zoe's desk), it's time to wipe the sticky beer off the memory card and look at some of the best pictures from the Great British Beer Festival 2016 - or at least the ones we dare publish. Pictures by Rob Flanagan  
Great British Beer Festival 2016 frame
We went #hashtag nuts with our 'loveable' Beer Hawk and it went #Viral.
   
Chesney pulls a pint at the Great British Beer Festival 2016
Well if you're officially a Beer Hawk, you're allowed a beer. We guess.
     
Great British Beer Festival 2016 Punters
GBBF goes meta with the Brains magic gif creator. Winners of the best marketing stunt in our unofficial awards.
 
Great British Beer Festival 2016 Bar
Serious business this beer buying.
   
Great British Beer Festival 2016
Is it us, or is the Beer Hawk not looking overly chuffed with this Public Display of Affection?
   
Great British Beer Festival 2016 Fine Dining
Yep, that does say 'pickled egg shot', and no we didn't try one.
   
Great British Beer Festival 2016 Fun and Games
Rob gets arty with the camera
   
Great British Beer Festival 2016
Crowds around the Beer Hawk Beer Garden had their choice of THREE different bars - those lucky devils.
   
Great British Beer Festival 2016 Beer Garden
No Hawks were harmed in the making of this photo, despite the make-shift totem pole adorning our Beer Garden.
  There we have it, a snippet of our time at the Great British Beer Festival 2016! There was Fine Dining, games, hawk costumes and plenty of incredible beer. GBBF - We'll see you again next year! If you'd like to see more pictures, you can take a look at our Twitter feed and follow us for more Beery updates!  
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