Norwich City of Ale Programme 2012 by Orchard House Media Ltd

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EE FR 31st May - 10th June 2012 www.cityofale.org.uk

AVAILABLE INSIDE Brewery and Pub History | Tasting Notes | Events Calendar Ale Trails and Map | Collection Stamp Sheet

OFFICIAL EVENT PROGRAMME

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Trafford Arms Norwich a Fine City

Serving Beers in Great Pubs Chris and Glynis invite you to the Trafford Arms -

61 Grove Road, Norwich NR1 3RL 01603 628466

www.traffordarms.co.uk

traffordarms@btconnect.com

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WELCOME TO THE CITY of ALE FESTIVAL 2012 A WELCOME FROM THE CO-CHAIRS “Without a shadow of a doubt, the City of Ale festival proved Norwich is the real ale capital of England” - that’s what the Norwich Evening News said about last year's event and it’s accolades like that that make all the hard work really feel worthwhile. And here we go again! City of Ale 2012 returns, jubilantly in this very special Jubilee year, with more beers and more bars than ever, plus some new breweries to boot! A real ale connoisseur’s heaven, City of Ale oﬀers visitors the opportunity to sample EVERY beer available in Norfolk at the time, in the City of Ale pubs.

CONTENTS Welcome

Message from CAMRA

Support from the Mayor

Pub Guide

6-15

Message from Eastern Transport Collection

Message from Mike Benner

Brewery Guide

19-25

Heritage Events

Bloomin’ Ale!

PintPicker

28-29

e Beer List

30-48

Events Programme

50-59

Stamps

Ale Trails

Voting Form

Last year saw pubs reporting increased sales and footfall and brewers selling their ales into more city pubs Because there are a third more venues than last year than ever before. is year we were determined to build (45 in total) we’ve decided to keep the ale trails open on last year's achievements to make City of Ale 2012 for people to collect their stamps right through until something we could really shout about. the end of June. So there's no excuse for not visiting each and every one of our fine City of Ale pubs! We’re very proud of the programme of events taking place all over the fine city. ere are pub and breweryWe’re already looking forward to next year when oriented heritage walks conducted by Blue Badge Norwich has the privilege of hosting the CAMRA Guides; a multimedia extravaganza of Norwich's pub AGM (19 - 21 April) and City of Ale 2013 returns (23 and brewing heritage airing daily on the big screen at May - 2 June) with who knows what additional Fusion and the iconic City of Ale bus (a 1954 Bristol delights? Not forgetting the 35th Norwich Beer Festival Lodekka) is back, as big and beautiful as ever. later this year (29 October - 3 November). On that evidence it’s hard to see how anyone could dispute is year St Gregory’s becomes the Festival hub Norwich’s claim to be the UK City of Ale. Get all those where, between the Launch and Closing Parties, there’s dates in your diary! a whole range of events including a political debate focused on beer and pub industry issues, a local produce We are most grateful to our supporters: Signs fair, a pub quiz grand final, and a fund-raising auction. Express, e Click Design, Norwich Evening News e ever-popular Brewers’ Market returns to Millen- and What Online, who between them have assured us nium Plain outside the magnificent Forum, showcasing a high-profile presence around the city, in print and a brewers’ dozen or so stalls with a wide variety of ales online. Not forgetting all the publicans and brewers to try and buy. ere are eight ale trails to follow, who have pitched in and generously given their time devised by our local CAMRA colleagues and there’s to ensure City of Ale 2012 is another great success. even a Bloomin’ Ale Trail organised by Friends of Nor- We raise our glasses to you all! wich in Bloom. It really feels like everyone is getting into the celebratory spirit. Dawn Leeder & Phil Cutter Co-Chairs, Norwich City of Ale CITY of ALE 2012

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A MESSAGE from NORWICH CAMRA On behalf of the Norwich & Norfolk Branch of the Campaign for Real Ale I congratulate the organisers of this years Norwich City of Ale. I know Dawn Leeder, Phil Cutter and Dawn Hopkins have worked hard to produce an excellent event.

ters. We still have some cities claiming to be the City of Ale but we all know they are just jealous of our many excellent local pubs and breweries. is year I hope to see you on my travels and if you want to know more about CAMRA please visit our stall at the Brewers’ Market at the Forum on Saturday 2 June.

Last year was the ﬁrst time this type of real ale festival had been undertaken and I'm certain this year will be even better. I visited all the participating pubs and have the T-shirt to show I survived. It was a memorable experience and I enjoyed drinking and discussing the virtues of real ale with anyone who was fortunate to be in the 31 pubs.

If you enjoy the fantastic beers on oﬀer during City of Ale then don't forget that our own Beer Festival will be taking place at our usual venue of St Andrews & Blackfriars Halls between 29 October - 3 November 2012. I hope to see you there. Finally I would like to thank our branch members Warren Wordsworth and Mike Baldwin for participating on the organising committee. I know they enjoyed it.

e festival was well received throughout CAMRA and was publicised nationally in our various newslet-

Graham Freeman Chairman

STATEMENT of SUPPORT FROM THE MAYOR May I, on behalf of the ﬁne City of Norwich, applaud the City of Ale Festival, now in its second successful year. We do not need reminding of how diﬃcult trading is in all retail sectors at the moment, but thankfully here in Norwich the pub and brewing industry is proving itself resilient. ere is an old business adage which goes along the lines of “do what you are good at”. Here in Norwich and in Norfolk in general we have a long tradition of being good at brewing. We also historically have a great number of really good pubs through which to sell the locally made beer. e next ten days will enable the pubs and breweries to showcase their wares. It is hoped that the energy expended by so many people associated with this enterprise will encourage visiCITY of ALE 2012

tors from near and far to visit our fair city, and not only enjoy its natural charms and heritage but also will have the opportunity to sample some excellent local beers dispensed in some of the most welcoming hostelries in the country. is will contribute to making Norwich a highly desirable tourist destination. Norwich is the place to visit where you can discover a great range of locally brewed beers available in welcoming venues, and it is located in an area regarded as one of the safest in the country. is festival is a cocktail of ingredients that can really boost the local economy. I would therefore like to wish the second Norwich City of Ale the very best of luck and look forward immensely to welcoming visitors to partake of ﬁne ale in this ﬁne city. Councillor Ralph Gayton e Lord Mayor of Norwich 5

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PUB INFORMATION and HISTORY Adam & Eve 17 Bishopgate, Norwich, NR1 4EG 01603 667423 www.adamandevenorwich.co.uk/ is Grade 11 listed building laying just claim to be the oldest pub in Norwich, dates from 1249. Its construction is of brick and flint built around a Saxon wall. Its first known listing as a pub was in 1760 with John orpe as licensee. Between 1845 and 1860 Elizabeth Howes, former landlady and wherry owner transported sand from Yarmouth beach for the floor of the pub and was also involved in smuggling. Opening times Monday - Friday 11.00 – 23.00 Saturday 11.00 – 23.00, Sunday 12.00 – 22.30

Angel Gardens 96 Angel Road, Norwich, NR3 3HT 01603 427490 is pub had its ﬁrst listing in 1830 and has been variously called the Angel Pleasure Gardens, the New Angel and e Entertainer. e original pub sign hangs in the bar. Opening times Monday - Friday 11.00 – 24.00 Saturday 11.00 – 01.00, Sunday 12.00 – 23.30 (No entry after 23.00

Beehive 30 Leopold Road, Norwich, NR4 7PJ 01603 451628 www.beehivepubnorwich.co.uk Although it may have run illegally for a few years before, the pub (of unknown name) started in late 1898 with the transfer of a beerhouse licence from the Bird in Hand, King Street. It ﬁnally achieved a full licence in 1922. It was a tied Courage pub in the 1970s, with the local CAMRA branch regularly meeting there. Opening times Monday 17.00 – 23.00 Tuesday to ursday 12.00 - 23.00 Friday & Saturday 12.00 – 24.00 Sunday 12.00 – 23.00 6

Bell Hotel 5 Orford Hill, Norwich, NR1 3QB

01603 630017 e Bell Hotel is believed to date from 1480, later becoming one of the city’s leading coaching inns. e Hellfire Club met here c. 1754 and it was known as the Bluebell between 1763 – 1822. During the Second World War, the top floor was turned into dormitories for the American Women’s Army Air Corps. In 1994 it became the first JD Wetherspoons in Norwich.

Champion Chapelfield Road, Norwich, NR2 1SE 01603 765611 Named after Daniel Mendoza, a bare-knuckle ﬁghter. e ﬁrst known licensee was John Price in 1836 and the most well-known landlady was Constance Frost who ran the pub from 12 February 1963 until 14 May 1996, when Don Ellice took over. One feature of the pub is the Lacons sign above the entrance to the pub. Became a Batemans in 2007.

Coach & Horses 82 orpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1BA 01603 477077 www.thecoachthorperoad.co.uk/ info@thecoachthorperoad.co.uk e ﬁrst listing was in 1830 with omas Andrews as licensee. e Grade II listed building was originally a farmhouse, and was once the Headquarters of “Ye Olde orpe Anglers”. It closed in 1989, re-opening in 1993 with its own brewery, Chalk Hill, which is situated at the rear of the building with access from Rosary Road. Opening times Monday - ursday 11.00 – 24.00 Friday & Saturday 11.00 – 00.10, Sunday 11.00 – 24.00

Cottage 9 Silver Road, Norwich, NR3 4TB 01603 665535 www.mauldons.co.uk/cot/ info@thecottagenorwich.co.uk CITY of ALE 2012

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A to J Listed from 1836, although the deeds show that in 1820 it was a shop and bakehouse. In the 1851 and 1861 census it was listed as the Lion. Currently under the ownership of Mauldons Brewery. Opening times Monday - Sunday 12.00 – 23.00

Duke of Wellington 91-93 Waterloo Road, Norwich, NR3 1EG 01603 441182 www.dukeofwellingtonnorwich.co.uk e ﬁrst licensee was Harry Burgess 1937 when the pub was known as the Iron Duke. Prior to that, in 1931, it was a corner shop called the Waterloo Stores with a bakery and licence. By August 2002 its name had changed to the Duke of Wellington. Tied to Lacon’s, Whitbread and Adnam’s over the years, it is currently a Free House. Opening times Monday - Saturday 12.00 – 23.30 Sunday 11.00 – 22.30

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Fat Cat Brewery Tap 98-100 Lawson Road, Norwich, NR3 4LF 01603 413153 www.fatcattap.co.uk/

Owned by Colin Keatley who also owns the Fat Cat, this was previously the Wherry, built in 1974 to replace the Beaconsfield Arms. The pub closed in November 2004 for major refurbishment and re-opened on May 23rd 2005 as The Shed. By August 2006 it was known as the Cider Shed and in February 2011 it was re-named the Fat Cat Brewery Tap.

Fat Cat & Canary Originally the East End Retreat (from 1852) in 1965 it became the Mustard Pot. It was offered for sale by Adnams in 2011 and in 2012 it was bought by Colin Keatley to be renamed the Fat Cat & Canary. 101 orpe Road, Norwich, NR1 1TR

Eaton Cottage 75 Mount Pleasant, Norwich, NR2 2DQ 01603 453048 First listed in 1864 with Charles Read as landlord and succeeded by his widow, Emma, in 1890 until 1903. e pub was tied to Steward & Patteson for many years and was also, variously, a grocery shop, drayman’s cottages and an oﬀ-licence.Philip Birchall has run the pub since 2004. Opening times Monday - ursday 12.00 – 23.00 Friday - Saturday 12.00 – 24.00 Sunday 12.00 – 23.00

Fat Cat 49 West End Street, Norwich, NR2 4NA 01603 624364 www.fatcatpub.co.uk/ First listed in 1854, when it was called the New Inn. e pub was badly damaged by enemy action on 27 April 1942. Became the Fat Cat 12 November 1991 under the ownership of Colin Keatley and has the distinction of having won CAMRA National Pub of the Year CITY of ALE 2012

Golden Star 57 Colegate, Norwich, NR3 1DD 01603 632447 www.goldenstarnorwich.co.uk/ lily@goldenstarnorwich.co.uk

Said to have originally been cottages dating back to the mid-1600s, the building first became a licensed premises in 1865. In the 1980s it was the brewery tap for Pete Turner’s Star brewery, one of Norwich’s earliest micro-breweries. In 1984 it was sold to Greene King. Sunday - Thursday 12.00 – 23.30 Friday - Saturday 12.00 - 24.00 Opening times

Jubilee 26 St Leonards Road, Norwich, NR1 4BL 01603 618734 jubileefreehouse.co.uk/

The Norfolk Chronicle & Norwich Gazette shows that on 26 August 1886 a provisional licence was granted for a new house to be built be-

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PUB INFORMATION and HISTORY tween St Leonard’s Road and Florence Road. On 9 August 1887 (in Victoria’s Golden Jubilee year) the order was declared final and the licences from the Anchor, St Swithins and New Brewery, Pockthorpe were cancelled for the Jubilee. From 1982 to 1986 it was called Hanover House, subsequently reverting to the Jubilee.

Ketts Tavern 29 Ketts Hill, Norwich, NR1 4EX 01603 449654 www.norwichbear.co.uk norwichbear@hotmail.co.uk

An oak-beamed, 16th century building, the first recorded licensee was John Spinks in 1830. From 1881 to 1890 the landlord was Joseph Goreham. The pub was badly damaged by enemy action on 27 April 1942.

Monday - Thursday 12.00 – 23.30 Friday - Saturday 12.00 – 24.00 Sunday 12.00 – 22.30 Opening times

King’s Arms 22 Hall Road, Norwich, NR1 3HQ 01603 766361 www.kingsarmsnorwich.co.uk/ kings-arms@tiscali.co.uk

The first known listing was in 1832. Samuel Jeffreries was there until 1850. By 1845 John Youngs of the Crown Brewery, King Street had acquired ownership of the King’s Arms, later joining forces with Charles Crawshay who had a brewery in St Stephens. This partnership was joined by Youngs’ brother Robert Carss Youngs with the three partners trading as Youngs Crawshay & Youngs. In 2004 the pub was purchased by Batemans, who now also own the Champion and the Leopard.

Monday - Thursday 11.00 – 23.00 Friday 11.00 – 23.30 Saturday 11.00 – 23.30 Sunday 12.00 – 22.30 Opening times

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Kings Head 42 Magdalen Street, Norwich, NR3 1JE www.kingsheadnorwich.com/

Listed in 1760 with John Sturly as licensee; he was there until at least 1798. In 1836 a Kings Arms was listed in Magdalen Street in the same Parish, with Robert Curtis as Licensee, but this was probably the Kings Head. The pub was refurbished in 2004 and now stocks a wide range of ales from local breweries. Monday - Saturday 12.00 – 23.30 Sunday 12.00 – 23.00 Opening times

Lawyer 14 Wensum Street, Norwich, NR3 1HY 01603 633122 www.thelawyernorwich.co.uk/ postbox@thelawyernorwich.co.uk

The pub started life as the Grapes in 1845 when it was a Free House and passed through a number of ownerships between then and the present. It became the Silver Dollar in 1972, and briefly, in 1977, the Silver Jubilee. In 1980 it became the Lawyer for the first time. In 1996 it was taken over by the Firkin brewery (who had also bought the Reindeer around the same time) and its name changed to the Fugitive and Firkin. In 2003 the name briefly changed again to the Fugitive after the collapse of the Firkin chain. In 2004 it became the Lawyer for the second time after a complete refurbishment and is now run by Nick De’Ath who also runs the Unthank Arms. Monday - Saturday 12.00 – 24.00 Opening times

Leopard 98-100 Bull Close Rd, Norwich, NR3 1NQ 01603 623505

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PUB INFORMATION and HISTORY Lollards Pit

Nelson

69-71 Riverside Road, Norwich, NR1 1SR www.lollardspit.com Opening times

122 Nelson Street, Norwich, NR2 4DR 01603 626362

Sunday – Thursday 11am – 11pm Friday & Saturday 11am – 1am

Lord Rosebery 94 Rosebery Road, Norwich, NR3 3AB 01603 414284 www.lordrosebery.co.uk/ postbox@lordrosebery.co.uk

11.00 – 23.00 Monday to Saturday 12.00 - 22.30 Sunday Opening times

Micawbers 92 Pottergate, Norwich, NR2 1DZ 01603 626627 www.micawberstavern.com/ micawbers@live.co.uk

This pub has featured regularly in Norfolk Nips magazine over the years with several attempts by the Pubco to close it. However, it has recently re-opened with new Licensees Don and Deb Pearce, who were running The Champion during City of Ale 2011.

Norwich Arts Centre St Benedict's Street, Norwich, NR2 4PG 01603 660352 norwichartscentre.co.uk/

Formerly St Swithin’s Church, the Centre moved here in 1980. It is a small independent venue, which hosts a variety of media and performing arts and workshops. The café/bar always offers a selection of local real ales. Monday – Thursday 11.00 - 16.00 Friday 11.00 - 18.00 Opening times

Plasterers Arms 43 Cowgate, Norwich, NR3 1SZ 01603 927212

Murderers 2/8 Timber Hill, Norwich, NR1 3LB 01603 621447 www.themurderers.co.uk/ enquiries@eMurderers.co.uk

Also known as the Gardeners Arms, it acquired its nickname from a murder. The story goes that in 1890, a lady of pleasure got violent with a client who would not pay and stabbed him to death. But that was just a story and the real murder took place in1895 when an ex-Cavalry man bludgeoned to death his estranged young wife Millie. The pub has been jointly known as the Murderers and the Gardeners ever since. Monday - Thursday 10.00 – 23.00 Friday 10.00 – 01.30, Saturday 10.00 – 01.30 Sunday 12.00 – 23.00 Opening times

The Plasterers opened for trade in 1822, one of the many pubs in Norwich named after local tradesmen who would meet regularly there. By the twentieth century the pub no longer had the close association with Plasterers, and became known locally as the Knackers Arms. Over the years it has been owned by many of the large local breweries including Morgans and Bullards. For a period in the 1970s when the pub was a Free House it was one of the very few pubs in Norwich serving real ale, and became renowned for being an ‘ale Nirvana’ (as described by another local licensee). In 2011 it was completely refurbished and now boasts 15 real ale pumps, restoring it a step closer to its former heavenly state. 12.00 – 24.00 except weekends 12.00 - 01.00 Opening times

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Playhouse Bar 42 - 58 St George's Street, Norwich, NR3 1AB 01603 766669

Riverside maltings were built here 160 years ago on the banks of the River Wensum. The Playhouse opened here 13 years ago, creating a modern theatre complex out of the buildings. The cosy bar has a riverside terrace and garden by the bridge. Monday – Saturday 10am – late Opens at Noon on Sundays

yard dates to the 14th century. The first licensee in 1822 was John Gray. The pub was damaged by enemy action on 27 April 1942. It closed in 2009 and re-opened in 2010 under ownership of the Grain Brewery, Alburgh. Monday - Thursday 12.00 – 23.00 Friday - Saturday 12.00 – 24.00 Sunday 12.00 – 22.30 Opening times

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Plough 58 St Benedicts Street, Norwich, NR2 4AR 01603 661384 www.theploughnorwich.co.uk info@theploughnorwich.co.uk

A merchant’s house prior to the 1800s, the main building dates back to the 16th century and the back

Red Lion 79 Bishopgate, Norwich, NR1 4AA 01603 620154 www.redlionnorwich.com

Situated on the banks of the River Wensum next to the medieval Bishop Bridge, built in 1340. Robert Kett’s men fought Royal Troops here in 1549. The pub was owned by monks who lived in the nearby Great Hospital (they also owned The Adam and Eve). Parts of the building date back to the 16th C.

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PUB INFORMATION and HISTORY Reindeer 10 Dereham Road, Norwich, NR2 4AY 01603 762223

The first listing was John Kerridge, in 1854 and by 1858 the pub was listed as the Rainbow in Kerridge’s directory. On 10 May 1986 plans to turn the Reindeer into a pub brewery were approved, and it re-opened on 21 May 1987 with the Wolf brewery installed at the back. Success soon necessitated an extension, added in July 1990. In July 1996, both pub and brewery were sold on to the Firkin chain and it was renamed the Finnesko and Firkin. Elgood’s purchased the pub in January 2004 restoring it to its former name.

Ribs of Beef 24 Wensum Street, Norwich, NR3 1HY 01603 619517 www.ribsofbeef.co.uk/ enquiries@ribsofbeef.co.uk

The original building, dating back to the 14th century, was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1507 and rebuilt. The first licensee was recorded in 1743. It was bought by Young & Crawshay’s in 1818 and in 1928 the name changed to Fye Bridge Tavern. Bullard’s took over Young & Crawshay’s in 1958 and closed the pub in 1959. It stayed closed until August 1985 when it re-opened as the Ribs of Beef with Roger Cawdron as licensee.

Monday - Saturday 11.00 – 01.00 Sunday 11.00 – 23.00 Opening times

Rose Inn 235 Queens Road, Norwich, NR1 3AE 01603 767713 www.norwichbear.com/the-rose-inn roseinn@norwichbear.co.uk

Listed from 1856 with Richard Nichols as licensee, the pub was tied to Bullard’s from 1894, Courage in 1972 and Adnams in 1977. Released by Adnams in 2003, the pub was bought by Kevin and Dawn Hopkins, who also own Ketts Tavern. They brew their own beer through the Norwich Bear Brewing 12

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Company which operates out of a plant at the Rose. Monday - Thursday 12.00 – 23.30 Friday 12.00 – 01.00 Saturday 12.00 – 00.30 Sunday 12.00 – 22.30 Opening times

Rose Tavern 88 Rupert Street, Norwich, NR2 2AT 01603 612110

The first licensee was Ambrose Crowe 1870 – 1885, when he was succeeded by his widow, Mary Ann Crowe. It passed to Bullard’s in 1891, becoming a Lacon’s house around 1894. There are many clues to its Lacon’s past in and around the pub including ceramic falcons on the outside walls.

Rumsey Wells 01603 614858 www.rumseywells.co.uk/ Listed from 1845, the pub, originally named the Shrub House, occupied the corner of St Andrews and Exchange Street. In 1974 it was extended to take in Rumsey Wells, gents outfitters, from whence it takes its current name. It became St Andrew’s Tavern in 1989 when it was taken over by Colin Keatley of the Fat Cat. Adnam’s bought the pub in 1998 and the tie continues to the present day. It was renamed Rumsey Wells in 2008.

4 St Andrews Street, Norwich, NR2 4AF

Monday - Sunday 12.00 – 24.00 Opening times

St Gregory’s St Gregory's Alley, Pottergate, Norwich, NR2 1ER www.stgregorysart.co.uk/

In the heart of the Norwich Lanes, lies this magnificent 14th C. redundant church. From the outside it looks compact, but this belies the stunning, spacious interior, reminiscent of a smaller St Andrews Hall. Whilst retaining many CITY of ALE 2012

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PUB INFORMATION and HISTORY original features, St Gregorys is now an excellent venue for meetings, concerts, etc. It certainly has the wow factor and City of Ale are delighted to be able to use it as the hub for the Festival.

ond city in England, after London.

Mon – Sat 11.00 to 23.00, Sun 12.00 to 22.30 Opening times

UEA Union Pub Union House, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ 01603 592481

Take 5 17 Tombland, Norwich, NR3 1HF 01603 763099 take5tombland@btconnect.com

Dating from 1771 and originally called the Waggon & Horses pub (it is located on the corner of Waggon and Horses Lane) the pub was renamed the Louis Marchesi in 1976 in honour of the founder of the Round Table movement. It closed in 2004 to reopen as Take 5 Cafe & Bar. Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays

Trafford Arms 61 Grove Road, Norwich, NR1 3RL 01603 628466 www.traﬀordarms.co.uk mail@traﬀordarms.co.uk

Robert Allen was the first licensee in 1887. The pub was completely destroyed by enemy action in June 1942, but by July 1943 was carrying on trading in a temporary building known as the Chicken House. It was rebuilt in 1955. Chris and Glynis Higgins have been licensees since 1992. They run a popular Valentine’s beer festival every year. Monday - Sunday 12.00 – 22.30 Opening times

Trowel & Hammer 25 St Stephens Road, Norwich, NR1 3SP 01603 663994 www.trowelandhammer.co.uk/

The earliest known deeds of the pub go back to 1700, when it was known as the Spittle House, and it was also known as Lazar before becoming the Trowel and Hammer in 1811. In 2011 a plumber discovered a 25 metre well directly next to the pub. City historians believe this to be an important find with the well helping add to the overall picture of Norwich during medieval times, when it was the sec14

http://www.ueastudent.com/events/?et_id=10 unionpub@uea.ac.uk

The Union Pub can be found at the centre of the University Campus, situated on the lower ground floor of Union House, adjacent to the University Square. The Red Bar is our social space, offering comfy booths to sit and chill with your friends. Offering the usual Pub facilities – pool, footie tables, quiz machines and music via the jukebox. The Blue Bar is our event bar, with big screen sports, live music, karaoke and much more. Both bars have an ever changing selection of local ales including our very own ‘Union Ale’. Monday to Saturday 11:00 – 23:00 Sunday 12:00 – 23:00 Opening times

Unthank Arms 149 Newmarket Street, Norwich, NR2 2DR 01603 631557 www.theunthankarms.com/ postbox@theunthankarms.com

The pub is named after the Unthank family who owned land throughout the area. Licenses from the Rose & Crown, Bishopsgate and the Bricklayers’ Arms, Timberhill were transferred (30 June 1891). The pub originally had a bowling green and stables. Andrew Hanison was licensee from February 1986 to November 1996 and the restaurant bears his name. Nicholas William De’Ath has been licensee since December 1991.

Monday - Thursday 11.00 – 23.00 Friday & Saturday 11.00 – 24.00 Sunday 10.00 – 22.30 Opening times

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Vine 7 Dove Street, Norwich, NR2 1DE 01603 627362 tinyaey@gmail.com

Built in 1786, the first known licensee was George Kew in 1841. The Vine has long been the smallest pub in Norwich. From 18461860 it was known as the Albert Tavern (named after Prince Albert) but when Prince Albert died in 1861 the pub reverted to the Vine. Aey Allen now runs the pub offering Thai cuisine both in the bar and the upstairs restaurant. www.vinethai.co.uk

Monday - Saturday 11.00 – 23.00 Opening times

Walnut Tree Shades Old Post Oﬃce Court, Norwich, NR2 1NG thewalnuttreeshades.com/ claire.wilson@thewalnuttreeshades.com

The building is 17th century and Grade II listed. The first known licensee was William Haylett Roe in 1841. The cellar is believed to part of Norwich’s famous ‘Underground Tunnel Network’. In the 1960s it was popular with folk clubs, but closed several times during the 1970s. Chris Gudgeon was licensee from 1984 until 2008. Now run by Claire Wilson under Enterprise Inns. The pub has a replica Wurlitzer juke box.

Monday - Wednesday 11.00 – 24.00 Thursday - Saturday 11.00 – 01.00 Sunday 12.00 – 22.00 Opening times

Whalebone 144 Magdalen Road, Norwich, NR3 4BA 01603 425482 www.whalebonefreehouse.co.uk/

The building was built by two carpenters, Richard Sexton and Robert Lincoln, between 1817 and 1820 and included a brewery and stables. The garage next door housed the original brewery. Sexton was the first recorded licensee in 1830 and he was there until CITY of ALE 2012

1851. Since 1994 the pub has been run by Mike Lorenz and Stephen Fiske.

Monday - Thursday 11.00 – 23.00 Friday and Saturday 11.00 – 24.00 Sunday 12.00 – 23.00 Opening times

White Lion 73 Oak Street, Norwich, NR3 3AQ 01603 632333

The building dates back to 1558, although the first listing was John Gapp in 1760. At one time there were 39 pubs in Oak Street; this is the only one left. It became the Tap & Spile in 1990 and in 1997 its name changed to the Old White Lion. Trade declined and it closed in April 2005 and remained closed until July 2008, when it was bought by Milton Brewery, Cambridge re-opening in October 2008. www.individualpubs.co.uk/whitelion/

Monday - Thursday 12.00 –14.30, 17.00 – 23.00 Friday - Sunday 12.00 – 22.30 Opening times

Wig & Pen 6 St Martins Palace Plain, Norwich, NR3 1RN 01603 625891 www.thewigandpen.com/ info@thewigandpen.com

The building is Grade II listed and dates to the 16th century. It was known as the White Lion under its first licensee, John Starr, in 1760. In 1985 its name changed to the Wig & Pen, reflecting its proximity to the Magistrates’ Courts. The two coats of arms on the front of the building are of the Blomefield family, wellknown Norwich historians.

Monday - Thursday 11.30 – 23.00 Friday and Saturday 11.30 – 24.00 Sunday 12.00 – 21.00 Opening times

1st – 10th June Another themed beer festival at ‘The Wig’ – 18 ales on gravity and hand pull with food to match Rainbow beer festival

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A message from the EASTERN TRANSPORT COLLECTION

On behalf of the Eastern Transport Collection I would like to congratulate the organisers of the 2nd Norwich City of Ale event. Last year we supplied one of our vintage buses to help promote, what turned out to be, an event that Norwich can be proud of. With a rich heritage in the City it was ﬁtting that we were able to use a “Traditional bus”, local to Norfolk to support local breweries and public houses that believe in supplying a quality traditional product. As an educational charity it has helped us the raise the proﬁle of the society to the public. We currently own seven buses once belonging to Eastern Counties Omnibus Company dating from 1950 to 1979. Our ultimate aim is to open a museum to the general public. Currently we are restoring a 1952 double-decker that will one day return to the streets of Norwich. With support from Fullers who have kindly sponsored us, we will again be helping at the various events that

will be taking place, starting with the Launch Party, where you will be able to see the 1954 Bristol doubledecker carrying the specially designed advert for City of Ale 2012. It is also planned to visit some of the outlying pubs and visit some local breweries too. If you wish to join us, make a donation, or ﬁnd out more, then please visit us on the bus at the Brewers' Market on June 2nd. Richard Dixon Chairman.

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MESSAGE from Mike Benner Plenty of things about my job as CAMRA’s Chief Executive are just great. I was delighted, surprised and honoured in equal measures to be asked to take part in the opening ceremony for this year’s Norwich City of Ale. I and my colleagues at CAMRA have for many years been shouting from the rooftops about how great our national drink, real ale, is. e evolution of the British beer market in recent times is one of the most exciting and inspirational things that’s happened in this country for several years. With 900 brewers brewing over 5500 different real ales the independent brewing sector is leading the way in British manufacturing and providing a model of excellence for the revival of our struggling economy. With 140,000 members CAMRA is truly the voice of real ale drinkers and across the country people young and old have been flocking to the unmatchable qualities of real ale; it is a product almost unique to pubs, it’s often local, has true provenance and is full of natural flavours. Add to that the enormous variety of styles from classic bitters and golden ales through to old ales and stouts and to wonderfully rich and fruity milds.

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It may be a cliché, but there really is something for everyone and don’t fall into the trap of thinking it’s all bitter. In Norfolk the number of breweries has increased threefold in the last decade and now well over 200 beers are brewed in the county today. What a wonderfully exciting time this is for beer lovers in Norwich and Norfolk. e City of Ale celebrations are a ten-day party for beer lovers and something that anyone who enjoys a pint of the good stuﬀ shouldn’t miss. And if you are someone who has yet to try the delights of real ale, now is a great time to visit one of the events and give it a try. I guarantee that you will ﬁnd a beer style which is just right for you. See you there. Cheers!

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BREWERY information Adnams Sole Bay Brewery, East Green, Southwold, Suﬀolk, IP18 6JW 01502 727200 www.adnams.co.uk info@adnams.co.uk e earliest record of beer being brewed at the Sole Bay Brewery dates back to 1345. In 1872, the Adnams family arrived in Southwold, they bought the Sole Bay Brewery and a new phase of history began. e brewery demonstrates a perfect marriage of old and new - the Victorian façade hides what is possibly the UK’s most environmentally eﬃcient, state-of-the art brewing facility. It is where Fergus Fitzgerald, our Master Brewer, and his team create a growing range of award-winning Adnams beers.

Batemans Salem Bridge Brewery, Mill Lane, Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, PE24 4JE 01754 880317 www.bateman.co.uk/ jbateman@bateman.co.uk Batemans was founded in Wainﬂeet, Lincolnshire in 1874 by George Bateman and his wife Suzanna. Since then the brewery has passed through four generations of the Bateman family, remaining proudly independent to this day. Batemans has an estate of nearly 70 pubs, situated across Lincolnshire and surrounding the areas with three tied houses in Norwich including the Champion and the King’s Arms.

Beeston Fransham Road Farm, Beeston, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 2LZ 01328 700844 www.beestonbrewery.com/ info@beestonbrewery.co.uk Beeston is a central Norfolk brewery that began brewing in November 2006 using water from its own borehole. e beers became an instant success locally with Worth the Wait an abv 4.2% golden ale winning Beer of the Festival at the Norwich 2007 Beer Festival.

Blackfriars e Court Yard, Main Cross Road, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 3NZ 01493 850578 www.blackfriars-brewery.co.uk/ pints@blackfriars-brewery.co.uk Blackfriars Brewery started brewing in 2004 on an industrial estate in Great Yarmouth before moving to its present site in Main Cross Road in 2008, a converted courtyard where Yarmouth herrings were once packed over a century ago. e new site now accommodates a licensed bar, visitors' centre and a small museum. It supplies mainly to outlets in the Yarmouth and east Norfolk areas but their beers can also be found in some Norwich pubs. Yarmouth Bitter abv 3.8% won Beer of the Festival at the Norwich 2006 Beer Festival.

Brancaster Bees Plot 2, Coast Road, Walcott, Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 0LS 07971 577526 bees-brewery@hotmail.co.uk A newcomer to Norfolk, Bees first started brewing in Queniborough in Leicestershire in February 2008 before relocating to its present site in a caravan overlooking the north Norfolk coast in the village of Walcott in the autumn of 2009. It brews around five different beers which are mainly supplied to outlets in north Norfolk.

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e Jolly Sailors, Brancaster Staithe, , Norfolk, PE31 8BJ 01485 210314 www.brancasterbrewery.co.uk/ info@brancasterbrewery.co.uk Located in an ocean-going steel container at the rear of e Jolly Sailors pub in the north Norfolk coastal village of Brancaster, this brewery originally opened in 2003. e brewery closed in autumn 2008, when the then owners moved away. However, the new owners of e Jolly Sailors restarted brewing again in the spring of 2009, a welcome revival.

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BREWERY information Buffy’s Mardle Hall, Rectory Road, Tivetshall St. Mary, Norwich, Norfolk, NR15 2DD 01379 676523 www.buffys.co.uk/ buffys@buffys.co.uk One of Norfolk’s older and well-established micros, Buffy’s started brewing in October 1993. All beer is brewed using local Norfolk barley. As well as the two pubs mentioned it supplies beer to a wide range of pubs in Norwich and all around Norfolk including bottle-conditioned beer.

Chalk Hill Rosary Road, , Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 4DA 01603 477078 thecoachthorperoad.co.uk info@thecoachthorperoad.co.uk A brewpub, Chalk Hill Brewery has been brewing since 1993, located at the popular Coach & Horses pub on orpe Road, Norwich (conveniently close to Norwich Railway Station). eir Chalk Hill Bitter (CHB) abv 4.2% won Beer of the Festival at the Norwich Beer Festival three years in a row from 2001 to 2003.

Elgood’s North Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1LN 01945 583160 www.elgoods-brewery.co.uk/ info@elgoods-brewery.co.uk Elgood’s was founded in 1795 on the banks of the Nene in Wisbech. It was the ﬁrst purpose-built Georgian brewery outside London and was taken over by the Elgood family in 1878. It is the only family brewery owned and run by ladies: Belinda, Jenny and Claire are the three Elgood sisters and all take an active role on a daily basis.

Elmtree e Stables, Mill Lane, Snetterton, Norfolk, NR16 2LQ 07939 549241 www.elmtreebeers.co.uk/ sales@elmtreebeers.co.uk Located on an industrial estate at Snetterton in south Norfolk, this small micro commenced brewing in April 2007 20

and made an instant success with Norfolk real ale drinkers with ‘Nightlight Mild’ a heavy dark mild at abv 5.7% winning Norwich Beer Festival’s ‘Beer of the Festival’ in 2008. It now supplies beer, both cask and bottled conditioned to a range of pubs, restaurants and beer shops in both Norfolk and Suﬀolk.

Fat Cat 98-100 Lawson Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 4LF 01603 788508 www.fatcatbrewery.co.uk pints@fatcatpub.co.uk e Fat Cat Brewery commenced production in 2005 at the then Cider Shed (recently renamed the Fat Cat Brewery Tap), sister pub to the Fat Cat which twice won CAMRA’s prestigious award of National Pub of the Year. e full range of Fat Cat beers is available in both the Fat Cat and the Fat Cat Brewery Tap.

Fox 22 Station Road, Heacham, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE31 7EX 01485 570345 www.foxbrewery.co.uk/ info@foxbrewery.co.uk A brewpub brewery, Fox was founded by Mark Bristow in 2002, located in a cottage next to e Fox & Hounds public house in the west Norfolk seaside resort of Heacham. All the beers brewed here use local Norfolk barley supplied from Branthill Farm near Wells-next-the-Sea and malted by Crisp Maltings at Great Ryburgh. Fox beers are available in about 50 outlets in and around Norfolk.

Front Street e Chequers Inn, Binham, Norfolk, NR21 0AL 01328 830297/079 7665 2410 www.frontstreetbrewery.co.uk steve@frontstreetbrewery.co.uk A small brew house brewery, Front Street operates out of the Chequers Inn in the picturesque north Norfolk village of Binham. It started brewing in 2005 with three regular beers and some occasional brews. As well as the pub its beers are sold to some other selected outlets in Norfolk and beyond. CITY of ALE 2012

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B to H Golden Triangle 42, Mile End Road, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7QX 07976 281132 /01603 492 600 goldentrianglebrewery.co.uk/ kevin@goldentrianglebrewery.co.uk Golden Triangle started life in September 2010 in the Golden Triangle area of Norwich and now brews handcrafted hop-laden ales at their ten barrel brewery in Watton Road. Last year their ﬁrst ale, City Gold, was voted champion ale of the City of Ale festival and is widely available in the best ale pubs of Norwich. is year Golden Triangle will be launching a new wellhopped ale for the City of Ale.

Green Jack Argyle Place, Lowestoft, Suﬀolk, NR32 2NZ 01502 562863 www.green-jack.com/ timdunf@aol.co.uk is brewery was originally founded in 1993 in Oulton Broad, but after a split between partners that site became Oulton Ales and Green Jack moved to the Triangle Tavern in Lowestoft and has since recently moved to another address that was once an old smoke-house in Lowestoft. It is the most easterly brewery in Britain. Over the years the brewery has won many awards too numerous to mention here. It has two pubs, the aforementioned Triangle and e Locks Inn at Geldeston.

Grain South Farm, Alburgh, Harleston, Norfolk, IP20 0BS 01986 788884 www.grainbrewery.co.uk/ info@grainbrewery.co.uk Situated in the south Norfolk village of Alburgh this brewery was established in 2006 and has grown steadily over the years. In May 2010 Grain opened its own pub, e Plough in St Benedict’s, Norwich. Grain Best Bitter abv 4.2% has recently been named Champion Beer of Norfolk 2011 by the local Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA Branch.

Green Dragon 29, Broad Street, Bungay, Suﬀolk, NR35 1EF

01986 892681 is small brew house brewery is located at the Green Dragon public house in the Suﬀolk market town of Bungay. e owners bought the pub from Brent Walker in 1991 and converted one of the out houses into a brewplant using stainless steel milking equipment. ey brew a range of four beers plus the occasional seasonal which are available at the pub and at various beer festivals.

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Greene King plc Westgate Brewery, , Bury St Edmunds, Suﬀolk, IP33 1QT 01284 763222 www.greeneking.co.uk Established by Benjamin Greene in Bury St Edmunds in 1799, Greene King has grown, through a series of takeovers and pub acquisitions, to become one of the largest breweries in the UK. Greene King IPA won the Gold award at the 2004 CAMRA Great British Beer Festival in the Bitter category and was runner-up in the Champion Beer Of Britain category.

Humpty Dumpty Church Road, Reedham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR13 3TZ 01493 701818 www.humptydumpty.typepad.com/ info@humptydumptybrewery.co.uk Humpty Dumpty originally started brewing in the stables at the back of the now sadly closed Railway Tavern public house in Reedham. e present owners took over the brewery in 2006 and have gradually built it up to one of the ﬁnest small breweries in Norfolk oﬀering a large range of beers both cask- and bottle-conditioned. eir Broadland Sunrise abv 4.2% was named Champion Beer of Norfolk 2010 by the local Norwich & Norfolk CAMRA branch. ere is a brewery shop at the site of their brewery in Reedham.

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e Old Store, , West Barsham, Norfolk, NR21 9NR www.jocsnorfolkale.co.uk brewery@jocsnorfolkale.co.uk Nestled in rural Norfolk,e Old Store on the Barsham Estate is host to one of Norfolk's newest breweries. Since starting to brew two years ago, Jo Coubrough has two popular beers available and has won a Bronze award at the CAMRA Norwich Beer Festival in 2011 for Norfolk Kiwi.

Mauldons e Black Adder Brewery, 13 Churchfield Road, Sudbury, Suﬀolk, CO10 2YA 01787 311055 www.mauldons.co.uk sims@mauldons.co.uk In 1795 the Mauldon family of Sudbury ﬁrst became involved in brewing and in the early 1800’s the brewery moved to larger premises in Ballingdon Street, eventually owning some 30 tied public houses, a wine and spirit business and a small farm. It was then sold to Messrs. Greene King in 1960. In 1981, Peter Mauldon the great grandson of Anna Maria, the founder re-established the family tradition and start a brewery in Sudbury once again.

Moon Gazer Barn, Harvest Lane, Hindringham, Norfolk, NR21 0PW 01328 878495 www.norfolkbrewhouse.co.uk info@norfolkbrewhouse.co.uk Norfolk’s newest brewery, e Norfolk Brewhouse is slapbang in the middle of the country’s ﬁnest barley growing region using as you would expect, the riches on the doorstep as well as the riches beneath their feet, with chalk-ﬁltered water from their own well. eir simple yet distinctive beers, known as Moon Gazer Ale, are inspired by the brown hares which share the brewery's Norfolk farm location.

Norwich Bear e Ketts Tavern, 29 Ketts Hill, Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 4EX 01603 449654 norwichbear.co.uk/ norwichbear@hotmail.co.uk Launched in August 2010 by Kevin and Dawn Hopkins to supply their pubs, e Rose (Queen's Road) and Ketts Tavern. Brewing is currently undertaken in partnership with Carlos Branquinho of Norfolk Square Brewery. e brewery will move into e Rose when the pub is refurbished. Kevin promises it will be diﬀerent – a bit like extreme brewing in the USA.

Ole Slewfoot Milton 111 Cambridge Road, Milton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB24 6AT 01223 226198 www.miltonbrewery.co.uk enquiries@miltonbrewery.co.uk Milton Brewery was founded in 1999. Based in the village of Milton, on the outskirts of Cambridge, the brewery has grown steadily over the last 12 years. Four pubs are owned, in London, Peterborough, Cambridge and Norwich. Milton Brewery bought the White Lion, Oak Street in 2008, rescuing a derelict wreck and transforming it into a characterful and welcoming pub. e beers are named after classical themes including the Seven Wonders of the World and Roman Emperors.e brewery’s ﬂagship beer is Pegasus, an abv 4.1% Best Bitter with a strong following and hatful of Champion Beer awards to its name. 22

3 Pollard Road, Hainford, Norwich, Norfolk, NR10 3BE 08451 162204 www.oleslewfootbrewery.co.uk john@oleslewfootbrewery.co.uk Ole Slewfoot was a fabled North American bear, now lending his name to a range of ales made using East Anglian barley from the Branthill Farm on the Holkham Hall Estate. e kit came from Bowhouse brewery on Salisbury Plain and part of it may have originally come from Humpty Dumpty in Reedham.

Opa Hay’s Glencot, Wood Lane, Aldeby , Beccles, Norfolk, NR34 0DA 01502 679144 www.engelﬁneales.com mail@engelﬁneales.com Engel Fine Ales is the brainchild of owner Arnth Engel and CITY of ALE 2012

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BREWERY information the brewery is named after Arnth’s great-grandfather, Heinrich Hay, a Master Brewer from northern Germany. Red Oktober abv 6% and Liquid Bread abv 4.2% (which won the Bronze medal for Speciality Beers at the 2009 Norwich CAMRA Beer Festival) are Bavarian style beers.

Panther Unit 1, Collers Way, Reepham, Norfolk, NR10 4SW 07766 558215 www.pantherbrewery.co.uk martin@pantherbrewery.co.uk Opened in Reepham in 2010 by Martin James as a first venture into brewing, Panther Brewery has a five-barrel plant and is tucked away in Collers Way Industrial Estate near the old railway station. is was once the home of the Reepham Brewery. Beers in the range take their names from differently-coloured panthers: Red, Black, Golden and Pink.

St. Peter’s St. Peter’s Hall, St. Peter South Elmham, Suﬀolk, NR35 1NQ 01986 782322 www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk beers@stpetersbrewery.co.uk Launched in 1996, St Peter's brewery is housed in listed former agricultural buildings at St Peter’s Hall, South Elmham and is surrounded (probably uniquely) by a moat. 94% of capacity is bottled in their distinctive oval 500ml bottles, based on a design dating back to c.1770 from Gibbstown, Philadelphia, but their cask oﬀerings can also be found around Norwich and beyond.

Tipples Units 5 & 6, Damgate Lane Industrial Estate NR13 3DJ 01493 741007 www.tipplesbrewery.com brewery@tipplesbrewery.com Jason Tipple established the brewery in Acle in 2004 as a six-barrel plant, which was extended in 2007. ey have a large and diverse beer range.

Uncle Stuart's Brewery Wroxham Barns, Tunstead Road, Norfolk, NR12 8QU 01603 783888 stuartsbrewery@aol.com Stuart Evans originally set up the brewery in Lingwood, 24

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O to Y near Norwich in 2002. It moved to Wroxham Barns in 2009. e brewery shop, complete with a small bar, gives an insight into how the beer is made as you can look through the windows right into the brewery.

Waveney Queen’s Head, Station Road, Earsham, Bungay, Norfolk, NR35 2TS 01986 892623 lyndahamps@aol.com Opened in 2004 this ﬁve-barrel plant, a brew house brewery, is situated at e Queens Head in the village of Earsham, located right on the Norfolk/Suﬀolk border. ree regular beers are brewed, plus occasional and seasonal beers.

Winter’s 8 Keelan Close, Norwich NR6 6QZ 01603 787820 www.wintersbrewery.com sales@wintersbrewery.com David Winter, twice Champion Brewer of Britain, set up his own brewery in 2001. e plant was purchased from the defunct Scott’s Brewery in Lowestoft. Geniuss abv 4.1% won the Stout Category at e Champion Beers of Norfolk 2011.

Wolf Silver Street, Attleborough, Norfolk, NR17 2LD 01953 457775 www.wolfbrewery.com info@wolfbrewery.com Wolf Brewery was originally founded by Wolfe Whitham in 1995 on the old Gaymers Cider site in Attleborough as a 20 barrel plant. In 2006 major investment enabled the brewery to move to a new 24 barrel brewplant at Besthorpe. Golden Jackal abv 3.7% won the Golden Ale category at e Champion Beers of Norfolk 2011.

Woodforde’s Broadland Brewery, Woodbastwick, Norfolk, NR13 6SW 01603 720353 www.woodfordes.co.uk info@woodfordes.co.uk Named after Parson Woodforde, the famous 18th century Norfolk diarist, the brewery was founded in 1981 in Drayton. It moved to the Spread Eagle in Erpingham in 1982. In 1989, following a disastrous ﬁre, it moved to its current CITY of ALE 2012

home at Woodbastwick, where it has its own boreholes. Major development in 2001 and 2008 more than doubled the production capacity and added the brewery tap (e Fur and Feather Inn) and a visitor centre. Mardler’s Mild abv 3.5%, Wherry abv 3.8%, Norfolk Nog abv 4.6% and Headcracker abv 7% have all won National Awards.

Yetman’s Bayfield Farm Barns, Bayfield Brecks, Holt, Norfolk, NR25 7DZ 07774 809016 www.yetmans.net/ sales@yetmans.net Yetman’s Brewery is located in Holt, north Norfolk, in a 200-year-old barn overlooking idyllic barley fields and livestock. On a clear day you can see the sea from the front door. Peter Yetman began brewing in 2005 with a 2.5 barrel plant by Moss Brew. He only uses Maris Otter malted barley and whole hop flowers for intense, clean flavours. He also provides casks, stillage and cooling gear for parties and other events.

Heritage Events For centuries Norwich’s pubs and breweries have been an integral part of the City’s life. It is therefore very appropriate that this year’s City of Ale Festival is being extended to include a programme of events celebrating this fascinating heritage. e extensive programme encompasses daily walks around the City which recall the history of many existing hostelries as well as paying homage to many that have long since gone. At the Fusion screen, in the Forum, a series of ﬁlms will be shown which will hopefully bring back many memories. ese will be supplemented by a series of light-hearted lunchtime talks. ose who remember the days when they went to hear Black Anna sing at the Jolly Butchers and ordered a pint of ‘twos’ will no doubt enjoy the nostalgia quiz or taking part in the traditional pub games night. Some of the events are bookable, for others please just turn up. Full details, together with information on how to book, are listed in the programme or visit www.norwich-heritage.co.uk Frances & Michael Holmes 25

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BLOOMIN’Ale!! We have invited landlords to make their pubs look even more welcoming, attractive and summery by adding flowers, hanging baskets and containers, enticing more of you in to sample their range of real ales and other delights! Why not take part and have the chance to win local garden centre vouchers? Just pick the three pubs you think are the Bloomin’ best! Pubs voted first, second and third will win a special trophy. 2012 is a special year! Norwich in Bloom are celebrating their 25th anniversary! Since 1987, we have aimed to make Norwich a top city for horticultural achievement, working with Norwich pubs to help attract more customers. Also, Britain in Bloom 2012 judges have selected Norwich as a Best City finalist!. So, to mark these achievements, we have organised a Bloomin’ Ale Trail, supported by Woodforde’s, to run alongside the City of Ale Trail.

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e hosepipe ban may make it harder to keep ﬂoral displays in tip-top condition, so please take this into account when you choose your favourites! Pick up a Bloomin’ Ale Trail entry form at the City of Ale launch, on the Trail, or online at www.norwichinbloom.co.uk. Or, for more information email Pam at pamketen@talktalk.net. Pam Keten

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PINTPICKER profiles You may notice these funny little footprints next to the beers listed over the next few pages, but what are they exactly, how do they work and what’s the thinking behind them? PintPicker is a cask ale ﬂavour comparison system and database that's been developed over a number of years by a small team, dedicated to helping you ﬁnd the beers you like. ere are over 6000 cask beers currently in the database and more are being added daily.

And as the reality is indeed a continuum, so some ales will inevitably be borderline between two colours, for instance, amber and red. is may depend on something as basic as the light levels in the bar where the ale was sampled, or indeed, that different batches may be of slightly different shades. But it doesn't matter, because PintPicker will average all the tastings and present an overall impression and this is what we call the ale's “profile”.

PintPicker is a Web 2.0 system that harnesses “the wisdom of the crowd”. Anyone can contribute to it by adding their tastings, provided they are registered and logged in. Once a tasting is entered into the system, it generates a footprint, or proﬁle, for the beer. Each proﬁle allows you to see, at a glance, what a beer tastes like, so you can tell, instantly, whether it is likely to match your personal preferences.

In addition to colour, the profile is built out of several more elements. As you can see in the examples above, there are six flavour attributes, which actually fall into three pairs. Each pair is on a separate axis: Sweet - Bitter; Burnt - Hoppy; Citrus - Winey. Together the attributes form a flavour wheel. ese are not the only flavours in beer, by any means, but they are almost certainly the most important ones. We have omitted yeastiness and nuttiness for example, not because they're not present as flavours in beer but because they're not what we consider to be primary.

e ﬁrst thing you’ll notice is that each footprint has a colour. ere are six colours in all ranging from the palest of pale all the way down to black.

A further characteristic is the body of the beer, often referred to as “mouthfeel”, and also measured on a scale of 0 - 5: (although the 0 is not used in practice because it’s water..) in, light, medium, big and massive map to the numeric values and the body is represented by the red circle, which grows in diameter the bigger the body of the beer. Try it for yourself! If you register and log-in you can contribute your own tastings. You can download a printable version of the tasting card and upload your reviews using the online version - the latter will generate the profile on the fly as you input the values. Now, you could argue that real ales actually fall into a colour continuum of infinite shades and that to restrict the choice to just six is inaccurate. But a million shades of colour are not useful when trying to show characteristics at a glance and these six colours offer sufficient discrimination between shades whilst allowing any real ale to be matched to one of them. 28

Once in the database, the review is combined with any others existing for that beer to produce an aggregated result. So the system is dynamic with beer proﬁles changing (albeit fractionally) all the time. is, we believe, reﬂects the true nature of real ale as a natural, living, hand-crafted product, often made in small CITY of ALE 2012

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Here’s an example of a profile for a typical, fairly light, hoppy, golden, session ale:

CAMRA Norwich City Pub of the Year 2011

LIVE MUSIC every Friday & Sunday QUIZ NIGHT last Monday of the Month TAPAS NIGHT first Thursday of the month ALSO

UP TO TEN CASK ALES REGULARLY AVAILABLE BAR BILLIARDS • GOOD SELECTION OF MALTS HOT SNACKS AVAILABLE ALL DAY EVERYDAY ENCLOSED BEER GARDEN • SUNDAY ROASTS 12-3

9 SILVER RD, NORWICH NR3 4TB TEL: 01603 665535

batches that can be quite variable, sometimes surprising (hopefully in a good way) and always a pleasure to sample because of these features. It also reflects the fact that we all have slightly different tastes and preferences so that two people will score the same beer differently, but not so differently that it's unrecognisable as the same beer. PintPicker attempts to capture and re-present the very essence of the stuff so that you can see at-a-glance the beers you’d most like to try. To experience the maximum effect of this, check out the colourful PintPicker barrel ends in the pubs that have beer out on stillage; you can truly compass the whole range in a single glance. Which leaves you even more time to enjoy... www.pintpicker.co.uk It's a matter of taste.. Girl on a Bike CITY of ALE 2012

Angel Gardens Free House

This independently run freehouse has been under the ownership of Ian Warren since 1988 and is situated on the north of the city near to Waterloo Park. Homecooked and speciality meals Prepared by Ian - a qualified chef with years of experience.

Up to SEVEN reasonably priced Real Ales including THREE guest ales Monthly Quiz & Darts • Live Music on Saturdays

01603 427490 96 Angel Rd, Norwich NR3 3HT

email: ikwarren-angel@tiscali.co.uk

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BEER list Adnams Sole Star

2.7%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA Floral/citrus aromas, caramel notes and a good level of bitterness.

Adnams Lighthouse

3.4%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Light fragrance, malty flavours and a lingering hoppy aftertaste.

Adnams Southwold Bitter 3.7% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter English hops and malt.

Adnams Gunhill

4.1%

Style: Fruit/Speciality On the palate, it has a floral sweetness balanced by biscuity malt and a crisp bitterness.

Adnams Explorer

4.3%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Brewed with New World hops.

Adnams Extra

4.3%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Vinous fruit flavours and roast malts.

Adnams Ghost Ship

4.5%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA A lemon and lime aroma.

Adnams Broadside

Batemans Dark Mild

Style: Mild A creamy mild with a fruity palate, some roast character and a hoppy finish.

Batemans XB

Batemans England Expects

3.7%

4.7%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Blackcurrant and red fruit with a balance of biscuity malt, spices and a dry character.

Batemans Jewel in the Crown 4.5% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Roasted English malts with a hint of chocolate, balanced by a soft fruit flavour.

Batemans XXXB

4.5%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA English tawny pale ale, brewed with a blend of malts and spicy Challenger, Styrian and Golding hops for a fruity beer with peppery aroma and biscuity flavour.

Batemans Salem Porter

4.7%

Style: Porter/Stout A porter with a dry-roast, nutty palate and rich, malty aftertaste.

Bees Amber

Style: Old/Strong Fruitcake aromas, almonds and conserved fruit. 30

Style: Pale Ale/IPA A strong pale ale with a clean orange peel aroma and a hint of spice.

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A well-balanced bitter with a dry bitterness and a hoppy finish.

Style: Mild Sweet biscuit, subtle fruit flavours and a hint of chocolate bitterness.

Adnams Diamond Ale

Adnams May Day

3.8%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Clean crisp amber session beer brewed with Fuggles and Goldings.

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Adnams to Brancaster

Bees Navigator

4.5%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A premium bitter, traditional copper-coloured ale.

Bees Stripey Jack

4.6%

Beeston e Dry Road

4.8%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA India pale ale made with single-variety hops. Robust and refreshing.

Beeston Village Life

4.8%

Style: Porter/Stout Full-flavoured, dark brown stout.

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter An abundance of hop character.

Bees 3 B’s

Beeston On the Huh

4.8%

Style: Old/Strong Overtones of sweet crystal malt.

Bees Wobble

Style: Porter/Stout Very rich with a chocolate taste.

Bees Honey

5.2%

Style: Old/Strong Strong, smooth and sweet.

Style: Mild Very smooth and lightly hopped.

Beeston Afternoon Delight 3.7% Style: Golden/Blonde Ale An easy-drinking blonde ale, suitable for a lunchtime refreshment or as an evening session beer.

4.2%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Double-hopped with English Challenger hops giving a full flavour and hoppy finish.

Beeston Worth the Wait

4.2%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale A balance of Fuggles and Cascade hops give a gentle bitterness. CITY of ALE 2012

Beeston Norfolk Black

Style: Porter/Stout Smooth with complex flavours.

Beeston Old Stoatwobbler 6% Style: Porter/Stout Full-flavoured stout, dark, strong and a little fruity.

Beeston e Squirrel’s Nuts 3.5%

Beeston ree Landlords

Style: Old/Strong An old-style strong bitter which is smooth, malty and full bodied.

Blackfriars Abbey

3.5%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A delicate session ale.

Blackfriars Yarmouth Bitter 3.8% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A traditional single-hop bitter with mellow tones and a crisp bitter finish.

Blackfriars Whyte Angel

4.5%

Style: Wheat Golden wheat beer with fragrant hop flavours.

Brancaster Best

3.8%

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BEER list Brancaster Oyster Catcher

4.4%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Refreshing and moreish.

Brancaster e Wreck

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A gentle blend of hoppy bitterness leading to a light, refreshing finish.

4.9%

Style: Old/Strong Flavours of sweet coﬀee and malt and an aromatic finish from the Boadicea hops.

Buffy’s Norwich Terrier

3.6%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Easy-drinking session bitter.

Buffy’s Bitter

3.9%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Bitter with added depth and bite.

Buffy’s Polly’s Folly

4.3%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Fresh flowery aromas and underlying caramel flavours.

Buffy’s Mucky Duck

4.5%

Style: Porter/Stout Roasted malt flavours.

Buffy’s India Ale

4.2%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Malty aroma, fruity sweetness and bittersweet hoppiness.

Chalk Hill Gold 4.3% Style: Golden/Blonde Ale A straw-coloured and malty golden ale with gentle sweetness.

Chalk Hill Dreadnought

4.9%

Style: Old/Strong Rich fruitcake overtones, counterbalanced by a mellow richness.

Chalk Hill Flintknappers Mild 5% Style: Mild Roasted barley flavour, bitter, with a vinous quality.

Chalk Hill Old Tackle

5.6%

4.6%

4.9%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Full-bodied and bursting with fruit and malt.

Buffy’s Ale

Chalk Hill CHB

Style: Old/Strong A strong ale with a sweet, malted Ovaltiney taste.

Style: Pale Ale/IPA Flavoured with dwarf First Gold hops.

Buffy’s Norwegian Blue

Chalk Hill Tap 3.6%

5.5%

Elgood’s Black Dog

3.6%

Style: Mild Well-balanced mild with a full roast flavour.

Elgood’s Cambridge Bitter 3.8% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A mid-brown bitter with a good balance of malt and hop character.

Style: Old/Strong Malty, rich and warming old ale.

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Elgood’s Golden Newt

4.1%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Session bitter with a prominent hop character and citrus aroma.

Elgood’s Royal Pageant

4.3%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Brewed with well-roasted malts for a rich malty flavour and well-hopped with Sovereign for a satisfying bitter finish.

Elgood’s 100 Metre Dachshund 4.5% Style: Fruit/Speciality Light beer brewed with essence of raspberry.

Elgood’s Cocker-Less Four 4.5% Style: Pale Ale/IPA Brewed with pale malt, English Fuggles and Goldings hops with Willamette added.

Elgood’s Black Eagle Stout 7% Style: Porter/Stout Imperial stout with a roasty character and a rich bitter finish.

Elmtree Burston's Cuckoo 3.8% Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Floral hops, a hint of citrus, and a dry refreshing finish.

Elmtree irst for Victory 4% Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Ale with apricot and melon notes.

Elmtree Bitter

4.2%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A complex hop finish.

Elmtree Mad Maudie

4.5%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Fragrant straw-coloured bitter. CITY of ALE 2012

Elmtree Dark Horse Stout

Style: Porter/Stout Rich coﬀee and classic hops on the nose, dark ripe fruit in the mouth and a velvet smoothness.

Elmtree Golden Pale Ale

Style: Pale Ale/IPA A traditional pale ale initially malty and delicately bittered with a long dry biscuit finish and citrus aromas.

Elmtree Nightlight Mild

5.7%

Style: Mild An old style mild, strong with liquorice hints in the lasting nutty finish.

Fat Cat Fat Cat Bitter

3.8%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Floral, spicy aromas.

Fat Cat Hell Cat

4.1%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Light and fruity.

Fat Cat Honey Ale

4.3%

Style: Fruit/Speciality A sweetish, full-flavoured ale..

Fat Cat Meow Mild

4.3%

Style: Mild A strong mild with a hint of honey.

Fat Cat Cougar

4.7%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA Dominant citrus hop flavours.

Fat Cat Wild Cat

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BEER list Fat Cat Marmalade Cat

5.5%

Style: Old/Strong Burnt orange flavours and a markedly bitter finish.

Fox Heacham Gold

3.9%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Light and fruity session ale.

Fox Red Knocker

3.9%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Sweetish toasted-malt aroma.

Fox Diamond

Style: Golden/ Blonde Ale Celebratory hoppy ale.

Fox Warrior

4.4%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA Hoppy, made with American hops.

Fox Grizzly Beer

4.8%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Well-hopped dry honey beer.

Fox Nelson’s Blood

5.1%

Style: Old/Strong Malty yet spicy aroma and a smooth, sweet and malty taste with molasses and rum.

Fox IPA

5.2%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA Sharp citrus hop aroma and a buttery, dry finish.

Front Street Unﬁned Norfolk Sunset 4% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Unfined ale made with Target hops.

Fat Cat to Grain Front Street Unﬁned Callum’s Ale 4.3% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Unfined malty premium bitter with a sweet, fruity character.

Front Street Ebony Stout

4.5%

Style: Porter/Stout A chocolate stout made with four diﬀerent malts and Target hops to give a good, bitter finish.

Front Street Swoopy’s Song

4.9%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Flavoured with liquorice bark.

Golden Triangle City Gold 3.8% Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Citrus hop aroma and a dry finish.

Golden Triangle City Pale 4.2% Style: Pale Ale/IPA Made with East Anglian malt.

Grain Tap Room Bitter

3.4%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Light and fruity with biscuity malt.

Grain Oak

3.8%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Dry, hoppy finish.

Grain 3.1.6.

3.9%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Brewed with lager malt.

Grain Blonde Ash

Style: Wheat Flavours of bubblegum, orange and coriander. CITY of ALE 2012

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BEER list Grain Best Bitter

4.2%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Brewed with a blend of pale ale, chocolate and crystal malts.

Grain Redwood

4.5%

Style: Old/Strong Traditional ale with light bitterness.

Grain Blackwood

5.2%

Style: Porter/Stout Smooth and creamy, spiked with port to give the flavour of dark berries.

Grain India Pale Ale

6.5%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA Strong and hoppy India pale ale.

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Bittersweet and moderately hoppy.

3.7%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Hop nose dominates.

Green Jack Carlton House

3.8%

4.2%

Style: Wheat Wheat beer with the taste of orange. 36

4.8%

Green Jack Mahseer IPA

Style: Pale Ale/IPA Strong, bitter and very hoppy!

Green Jack Red Herring

Style: Old/Strong Smoked ale, using German smoked malt and Challenger hops, fruity with a smoky dry finish.

Green Jack Gone Fishing

5.5%

Green Jack Ripper

8.5%

Style: Barley Wine A strong barley wine, sweet and fruity with a warming finish.

Green Jack Baltic Trader

10.5%

Style: Old/Strong Export stout with hop character.

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Brewed to celebrate the Queen's highest profile horse on her Diamond Jubilee Celebration.

Green Jack Orange Wheat

Green Jack Lurcher Stout

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A strong ale, fruity and malty.

Green Dragon Bridge Street Bitter 4.5%

Green Jack Excelsior

4.6%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Premium bitter with chocolate, fruit, malt and hop flavours.

Style: Porter/Stout Fruity, chocolatey and well-balanced with hops.

Style: Porter/Stout A traditional black stout, smooth and creamy with burnt toast dryness and a hint of coďŹ&#x20AC;ee.

Grain Porter

Green Jack Trawlerboys

Greene King IPA

3.6%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA Hoppy taste and clean, bitter finish.

Greene King IPA Gold

4.1%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA Tropical fruits, mango and spicy notes and a clean crisp finish. CITY of ALE 2012

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Grain to Humpty Dumpty

Greene King St Edmunds

4.2%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Citrus finish, brewed using pale malt and Cascade hops.

Greene King Morland Old Speckled Hen 4.5% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A full-flavoured ale with a distinctive rich malty taste and a fruity aroma.

Greene King Abbot Ale

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A dark thirst-quenching hoppy session ale with Target and Challenger hops.

Humpty Dumpty Little Sharpie 3.8% Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Delicate hoppy aroma leading to a light, clean-tasting, finish.

Humpty Dumpty Lemon & Ginger 4% 5%

Style: Old/Strong Strong ale with masses of ripe fruit character, a malty richness and good hop balance..

Humpty Dumpty Reedham Gold 3.6% Style: Pale Ale/IPA Very pale and hoppy session ale, hopped with Summit and Cascade varieties.

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Humpty Dumpty Nord Atlantic 3.7%

Style: Fruit/Speciality Ale finished with a refreshing ginger and lemon tang.

Humpty Dumpty Swallowtail 4% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A refreshing, thirst-quenching ale, with a lively hop finish.

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BEER list Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty Ale 4.1% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Predominantly fruity nose; initial sweetness fades to leave a long dry finish.

Humpty Dumpty Broadland Sunrise 4.2% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A crisp, ale brewed with the addition of rye for a dry finish with citrus American hop notes.

Humpty Dumpty Reedcutter 4.4% Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Well-balanced with a hint of pineapple; hops vie with fruit to leave a bittersweet finish.

Humpty Dumpty Jubilee Mild 4.5% Style: Mild A dark, malty ale with limited hopping and a finely balanced mix of six diﬀerent grains including wheat, brown malt and torrefied barley.

Humpty Dumpty Cheltenham Flyer 4.6% Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Hint of malt at the start soon overtaken by a refreshing dry hop bitterness.

Humpty Dumpty Norfolk Nectar 4.6% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Infused with local honey.

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Fruity sweetness with Cascade hops.

3.8%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Made using locally grown and malted Norfolk barley and blended with English and New Zealand hops.

Jo C’s Bitter Old Bustard 4.3% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Warm nutty biscuit flavours coming through a smooth malt body.

Mauldons Micawber’s Mild 3.5% Style: Mild A traditional dark mild.

Mauldons Mole Trap

3.8%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A crisp, hoppy bitterness and late malt flavours.

Mauldons May Bee

3.9%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Added honey produces a sweet finish.

Mauldons Mid-Summer Gold 4% Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Summer beer with a refreshing finish.

Mauldons Silver Adder

4.2%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Bitter with hop and malt combinations giving a refreshing, crisp finish.

Mauldons Cuckoo

Humpty Dumpty Golden Gorse 5.4%

Jo C’s Norfolk Kiwi

4.3%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Brewed with English hops and malted barley.

Mauldons Suﬀolk Pride

4.8%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A premium, full-bodied bitter.

Mauldons Black Adder

5.3%

Style: Porter/Stout Roast and nut aromas. CITY of ALE 2012

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Humpty Dumpty to Norfolk Brewhouse Milton Minotaur

3.3%

Style: Mild Bags of character from the lavish use of chocolate malt.

Milton Tiki

3.8%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Pronounced apricot character and a lasting bitter finish.

Milton Justinian

3.9%

Classic Burger and a pint £7

on production of this voucher

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Bitter orange flavours..

Milton Pegasus

4.1%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter e initial hoppiness is balanced with a fruity, malty finish.

Milton Sparta

Live music every Monday, Thursday and Friday Classic Burger Meal Only. Excludes Build Your Own Burger Toppings. Not To Be Used In Conjunction With Any Other Oﬀer

4.3%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Packed with hop flavours.

Milton Jericho

4.8%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA Citrus flavour and bitter finish.

Milton Nero

Style: Porter/Stout A deeply flavoured oat stout, one of the blackest beers around.

Norfolk Brewhouse Moon Gazer 4% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Fruity overtones..

Norfolk Brewhouse Moon Gazer Golden Ale 4% Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Citrus aroma and hop flavours. CITY of ALE 2012

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BEER list Norfolk Brewhouse Moon Gazer Ruby Ale 4%

Norfolk Brewhouse to Ole Slewfoot Norwich Bear Coconut Pawter

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Rich, spicy, roasted aroma and a malty body.

Style: Porter/Stout is rich chocolatey porter is complemented with coconut.

Norfolk Brewhouse StubbleStag 5%

Norwich Bear Strawberry Blonde 5%

Style: Fruit/Speciality Norfolk lager with a hoppy bitterness and a crisp finish. Brewed with Maris Otter barley and five hops.

Norwich Bear Classic 3.8% Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Well-balanced between malt and hop, making it bittersweet and smooth.

Norwich Bear Perfect Day 4% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Hint of rose and Turkish Delight!

Norwich Bear Pooh Bear 4.2% Style: Fruit/Speciality A refreshing hunny and orange beer. Cascade hops give a citrus aroma complementing the honey and the orange flavour comes from 20 whole oranges in each brew.

Norwich Bear Legend 4.3% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Light blackcurrant undertones and sweetness.

Norwich Bear Indian Spiced Ale 4.5% Style: Fruit/Speciality e pairing of chilli and coriander (the herb itself, not the seed), adds an exotic twist to this pale, summery ale.

Style: Fruit/Speciality Pale, fragrant, fruity and refreshing.

Ole Slewfoot Cabarrus Gold

3.6%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Made with Sterling and Apollo hops.

Ole Slewfoot Citraville APA

3.9%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA Brewed with pale and aromatic malts and loaded with Citra hops.

Ole Slewfoot January 8th

4.2%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA Malty flavour with a little caramel.

Ole Slewfoot Orange Blossom

4.4%

Style: Fruit/Speciality Charged with honey, with a flavour of orange citrus.

Ole Slewfoot Fox on the Run

4.8%

Style: Old/Strong Good bitterness and chocolate notes.

Ole Slewfoot Devil’s Dream

Style: Pale Ale/IPA Citrus flavour and sweetness.

Norwich Bear NPA 4.7%

Ole Slewfoot Friend of the Devil 7.7%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA A hoppy IPA Norwich style!

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Strong ale rich in the flavours of pears and apples.

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DUKE of WELLINGTON TRADITIONAL REAL ALE HOUSE 91 - 93 WATERLOO ROAD | NORWICH | 01603 441182

14 REAL ALES GRAVITY SERVED available all year round from our glass fronted tap room

6 MORE ALES ON HAND PUMP

BBQ weekends IN THE BEER GARDEN

Wednesday Special (12 Noon – 11pm) FOUR guest ales, changing every week, just £2.00 per pint!

Come and enjoy our Tap Room with a selection of Belgian bottled beers, Budvar, Erdinger and Riegele all on Draught. CAMRA Good Beer Guide Listed Open Mon to Sat 12noon to 11pm Sun 12noon to 10.30pm

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BEER list Opa Hay’s Liquid Bread

Opa Hay’s to Tipples

Style: Wheat A Bavarian-style wheat beer which comes naturally cloudy and with a distinct aroma of cloves amd banana.

Opa Hay’s Old Farrier

St. Peter’s Mild

4.2%

St. Peter’s Organic Best

4.2%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA A hoppy pale ale.

Panther Cub

St. Peter’s Golden Ale

2.5%

St. Peter’s Grapefruit

3.7%

Tipples Longshore

Panther Red Panther

Tipples Ginger

4.1%

Tipples e Hanged Monk 3.8% Style: Mild Gently hopped to give a sweet, mild flavour.

4.5% Tipples Sundown

Style: Porter/Stout A dark stout, smooth and complex.

St. Peter’s Best Bitter

3.8%

Style: Fruit/Speciality Fresh ginger is added near the end of brewing process to provide a light ginger flavour.

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Roasted nutty and toasty flavour.

Panther Black Panther

3.6%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A light, easy-drinking session bitter.

Style: Wheat A pink fruity wheat beer.

4.7%

Style: Fruit/Speciality A wheat beer base and zesty, pithy grapefruit in harmony with the hops and malt.

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale A citrus flavour and a floral aroma.

Panther Pink Panther

4.7%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale English pale malts and Challenger and Golding hops provide the bitterness and aroma in this light, golden ale.

3.7%

Style: Fruit/Speciality A fiery ginger wheat beer, containing all the ingredients of a ai curry.

Panther Golden Panther

4.1%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Organic best bitter.

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Deceptive in flavour and strong in body, fthis ale is deliberately brewed low in alcohol.

Panther Ginger Panther

3.7%

Style: Mild A classic example of a beer mild in hops but not in flavour; sweetness is balanced by bitter chocolate malt.

3.7%

3.9%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Crystal malt character with the addition of aroma hops.

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Brewed with pale and crystal malts. CITY of ALE 2011

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BEER list Tipples Redhead

Tipples to Winter’s 4.2%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Slightly nutty malt flavour along with a solid hoppy aroma.

Tipples Lady Evelyn

4.3%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA Light-bodied ale with a long finish, and a floral hop aroma.

Tipples Lazy Summer

4.3%

6.5%

Uncle Stuart’s North Norfolk Beauty3.8% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A light, hoppy bitter, fresh and crisp.

4.5%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Bitter with a smoky malt backbone.

Uncle Stuart’s Queen’s English 5.2% Style: Pale Ale/IPA Golden hoppy English pale ale. CITY of ALE 2011

Style: Old/Strong Made with ginger, coriander and mixed spice.

Style: Mild Mild with hints of chocolate.

3.9%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Well-balanced, session beer.

Waveney e Other Half

4.3%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Golden and very hoppy.

Winter’s Mild

Style: Mild Very dark, with honey added at the end of the fermentation.

Uncle Stuart’s Excelsior

Style: Old/Strong A very strong malty bitter.

Waveney Lightweight

Style: Pale Ale/IPA A full-flavoured contemporary IPA finished with a huge burst of grapefruit-y citrus hops..

Uncle Stuart’s Honey Mild

Uncle Stuart’s Norwich Cathedral 6.5%

Waveney East Coast Mild 3.8%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA Strong ale with a hoppy aroma.

Tipples Indian Hill

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Strong golden ale with smoky hints.

Uncle Stuart’s Winter Ale

Style: Wheat Fruity wheat beer with a natural haze and spicy notes.

Tipples Moonrocket

Uncle Stuart’s Strumpshaw Fen 5.7%

3.6%

Style: Mild Roast tones with hints of caramel.

Winter’s Cloudburst

3.7%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Maris Otter pale and crystal malts with Styrian hops give an easy-drinking session beer.

Winter’s Bitter

3.8%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Light brown almost golden session bitter with a gentle mix of hops, malt and bitterness. 45

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BEER list Winter’s Geniuss

4.1%

Style: Porter/Stout Made with chocolate and caramalts.

Winter’s Golden

4.1%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Malt, hop and tangy citrus flavours from a blend of American, Slovenian and English Hop.

Winter’s Diamond Queen 4.3% Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Light and golden hoppy ale.

Winter’s Revenge

4.7%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Well-hopped for a distinct bitterness with a sweetish finish.

Winter’s Storm Force

5.3%

Style: Pale Ale/IPA Malty, sweetish strong pale ale with a delicate hop aroma.

Wolf Edith Cavell

3.7%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter A hoppy with a fruity finish.

Wolf Golden Jackal

3.7%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Flowery nose and citrus aftertaste.

Wolf Lavender Honey

3.7%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Honey infused with lavender is added to this beer.

Wolf Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing 3.7% Style: Mild Norfolk mild lightly hopped with Fuggles and Goldings.

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Winters to Yetman’s Wolf Battle of Britain

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Using local malt with Challenger and Golding hops.

Wolf Lupus Lupus

fruity hops.

Wolf Straw Dog

Woodforde’s Sundew

Woodforde’s Union Ale

4.6%

Wolf Granny Wouldn’t Like It!!! 4.8%

Woodforde’s Norfolk Gem

4.8%

Style: Mild Traditional Norfolk mild with malt, liquorice bitterness and chocolate malt.

Style: Mild East Anglian mild. CITY of ALE 2012

3.5%

4.3%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Brewed using pale and lightly roasted malts with American and Slovenian hops.

Woodforde’s Nelson’s Revenge 4.5% Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Rich floral aromas, Norfolk malts and a burst of citrus hops.

Style: Old/Strong Rich and fruity beer with a complex mix of flavours.

Woodforde’s Mardler's Mild

4.1%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Hints of malt and citrus on the nose and palate, with a satisfyingly dry and slightly bitter finish.

Style: Fruit/Speciality Infused with a hint of strawberries.

Wolf Woild Moild

4.1%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Light on the palate with a distinctive hoppy finish.

4.6%

Style: Mild Traditional dark mild with a slightly fruity taste.

Wolf Strawberry Fair

4.1%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Spice and citrus aromas, sweet malt on the palate, and a dry finish.

4.5%

Style: Wheat Clear, pale, refreshing wheat beer.

Wolf Black Wolf

Woodforde’s Once Bittern

4.2%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Blonde ale infused with honey and

3.8%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Crisp floral flavours, a background of sweet malt and a hoppy grapefruit bitter finish.

4.2%

Style: Golden/Blonde Ale Fruity hops, malt and barley.

Wolf Poppy Ale

Woodforde’s Wherry

3.9%

Woodforde’s Norfolk Nog

4.6%

Style: Old/Strong Hints of chocolate, treacle and liquorice.

Yetman’s Red

3.8%

Style: Bitter/Best Bitter Hoppy and dry. Whitbread Golding hops provide a fruity bitterness.

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EVENTS DIARY ursday 31st May - Friday 1st June Thursday 31st May Film Show and Display at The Forum Start: 10.00 | End: 17.00 A series of ﬁlms that showcase stories and characters behind Norwich’s pubs and breweries, past and present.

High Five Gallery at Take 5 Start: 11.00 | End: 18.00 Eclectic exhibition of local art, some for sale. Upstairs at Take 5. Secret sun terrace too!

Pub Pentathlon at White Lion Start: 12.00 Try out five different pub games, scores will be added up, the prize for the winner is five pints of ale on 10th June. Free to enter.

Lunchtime Talk – A Crawl Through the Archives of Norwich’s Pub Industry at Fusion, The Forum Start: 13.00 | End: 14.00 Victoria Draper uses resources from the archives to reveal stories about the City’s pubs and breweries. Free event.

Johnny Jump Band at Micawbers Start: 20.00 | End: 23.00 Traditional Blues, Rock and Roll & Skiﬄe Music

The Indebtors at Rose Tavern Start: 20.30 | End: 22.30 Live music from the Indebtors

Alberts Blues & Boogie Band at Rumsey Wells Start: 20.30 | End: 23.30 Legendary blues performer, Albert Cooper and his band reform for a special Rumsey Wells showcase.

Lee Vasey Live at Eaton Cottage Start: 20.30 | End: 23.00 Solo appearance with just the guitar and the man.

Pool, Poker & Folk Singing at the Nelson Start: 20.30 Pool and Poker Matches plus Free-for-all Folk Singing

Friday 1st June Film Show and Display at The Forum

Heritage Walk – Beer Around the Cathedral at Erpingham Gate, Cathedral

Start: 10.00 | End: 17.00 see 31st May for details

Start: 14.30 | End: 16.00 A tour encompassing some of the earliest breweries in the City. Cost £3 Book at www.norwich-heritage.co.uk

High Five Gallery at Take 5

City of Ale Official Launch Party at St Gregory’s Centre for the Arts

Pub Pentathlon at White Lion

Start: 18.00 | End: 23.00 With the Lord Mayor of Norwich; the Sheriﬀ of Norwich and Mike Benner, CEO CAMRA. By ticket only

Ghost Walk at Adam & Eve Start: 19.30 Ghost Walk £5 Meal Deal (includes walk) £11 (Walk lasts around 2 hours)

Gareth’s Big Fat Cat Tap Quiz! at Fat Cat Brewery Tap Start: 20.00 £1 pp to enter plus free nibbles CITY of ALE 2012

Start: 11.00 | End: 18.00

Start: 12.00 see 31st May for details

Just for Kids Bouncy Castle at the Red Lion Start: 12.00 Relax with a Local Ale while the kids bounce away on a bouncy castle from Ace Castles – Free!

Lunchtime Talk – A Preview from the Bridewell at Fusion, The Forum Start: 13.00 | End: 14.00 Led by curator Ruth Burwood, will give a unique opportunity to view items relating to the pub and brewery trade from the museum’s collection. Free. 49

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EVENTS DIARY Friday 1st June - Sunday 3rd June Heritage Walk – St Benedicts, Anchor Brewery and Pottergate at St Gregory's Church

Jubilee Extravaganza – The Dave Thomas Big Band at Fat Cat Brewery Tap

Start: 14.30 | End: 16.00 A tour which will take in the former Anchor Brewery site. Cost £3. Book at www.norwich-heritage.co.uk or on 01603 455798

Start: 20.30 Big Band Blues and Soul

Fishy Fridays at Angel Gardens Start: 16.00 | End: 20.00 Fish & chips, mushy peas and a pint of Wolf Edith Cavell for £6.95

Tipitina at the Norwich Arts Centre Start: 20.30 Tipitina perform their own take on the blues, barrelhouse, boogie, funk and gospel of New Orleans. £12.00 : £10.00 concessions

Johnny Jump Band at the Cottage The Dirty Burger BBQ at the Plough

Start: 20.30

Start: 18.00 | End: 21.00 Home made burgers, ﬂamed grilled over a special charcoal grill

Ramon Goose at the Walnut Tree Shades Start: 21.00

Political Debate at St Gregory's Church Start: 19.00 Tree politicians plus the CEO of CAMRA debate pubs and brewing issues. Chaired by BBC East’s David Whiteley. Free, but arrive early!

Grand Re-Opening at Lollards Pit Start: 19.30 | End: 00.00 Help us celebrate the re-opening full time of what was e Bridge House now Lollards Pit. Live music from Bee Bee.

Fueled by Rose at the Red Lion

Saturday 2nd June Film Show and Display at The Forum Start: 10.00 | End: 17.00 see 31st May for details

Brewers’ Market at The Forum Start: 10.00 | End: 18.00 A chance to sample and buy a wide range of craft ales from local breweries.

Start: 20.00 | End: 22.30 Popular acoustic duo, performing covers with a folk twist.

High Five Gallery at Take 5

Ale Worthy Beats with Biggie Halls at Rumsey Wells

Jumble Up Sale at Norwich Arts Centre

Start: 20.00 | End: 00.00

OYOH at Rumsey Wells Start: 20.00 | End: 00.00 Live Performances From Mammal Hands/e Boy With Two Heads/Silly Rabbit (UnderBelly).

Stacey Kent – Live at the Playhouse Start: 20.00 e British Jazz Award and BBC Jazz Award winning vocalist, the lovely Stacey Kent. £18.50 / £16.00 concessions

DJ Pushkinism at the Plough Start: 20.30 | End: 00.00 Hip Hop, Funk, Jazz, Rock

Start: 11.00 | End: 18.00

Start: 11.00 | End: 16.00 Bazaar of aﬀordable second hand treasures. Music, books, clothes, bric-a-brac and more. Free Entry

Pub Pentathlon at White Lion Start: 12.00 See 31st May for details

Just for Kids Bouncy Castle at the Red Lion Start: 12.00 See 1st June for details

Talk – Norwich Pubs at Fusion, The Forum Start: 13.00 | End: 14.00 Frances and Michael Holmes go back in time to visit Norwich’s long lost pubs, inns and taverns. Free event. CITY of ALE 2012

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Charity BBQ at the Beehive

Honeydripper at Eaton Cottage

Start: 13.00 | End: 17.00 Charity BBQ. All proceeds go to local charity Musical Keys

Start: 20.30 | End: 23.00 Live rhythm and blues band

Electricity Live at the Golden Star Arts Centre and Plough Music Festival at Arts Centre & Plough

Start: 20.30 | End: 00.00

Start: 13.00 | End: 23.00 A feast of real ale and live music with ﬁve bands playing 2 sets each (one at the Plough and one at the Arts Centre)

Janie K – Live at the Nelson

Heritage Walk – Beer Around the Cathedral at Erpingham Gate, Cathedral

Start: 21.00 | End: 00.00 from e Voice UK

Start: 14.30 | End: 16.00 see May 31st for details

Sunday 3rd June

Start: 20.30

Solo singer

Bill Downs at Angel Gardens

Pub Pentathlon at White Lion Forces Sweethearts at Playhouse Start: 14.30 ree sweethearts, glorious nostalgia and songs of the great female vocalists from the war time 40′s. Tickets: £15.00 Full Price £12.00 concessions

The Dirty Burger BBQ at the Plough Start: 12.00 | End: 18.00

BBQ at the Lolly at Lollards Pit Start: 18.00 | End: 00.00

Comedy Night at Rose Inn Start: 20.00 | End: 23.30 Join us and 6 stand-up comedians for a night of laughter.

‘Cave Inn’ presents a night of R & B & Exotica at Rumsey Wells Start: 20.00 | End: 00.00 Playing funk, soul, psych & disco

Start: 12.00 See 31st May for details

Trinity Street Party at Rose Tavern Start: 12.00 | End: 18.00 Pimm's aplenty and the road'll be closed...

Just for Kids Bouncy Castle at the Red Lion Start: 12.00 Start: 12.00 see 1st June for details

Jubilee Ale Tasting Spectacular at St Gregory's Start: 12.00 | End: 16.00 Come and taste a range of fabulous Jubilee ales handcrafted by our local brewers. Plus a range of quality local produce from Perfect Pies to Classic Cakes.

Carvery & Ale Tasting at the Red Lion Start: 12.00 | End: 17.00 Carvery £6.95, Kids eat Free, Ale Tasters 3rd Pints Only £1.00 each

The Dirty Burger BBQ at the Plough The Mixtape with DJs at Rumsey Wells

Start: 12.00 | End: 18.00

Start: 20.00 | End: 00.00 Rhythm & Blues at its ﬁnest (UnderBelly)

Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at Playhouse Bar

DJ Richie at Playhouse Bar

Start: 14.00 A wonderland of quintessential British eccentricity

Start: 20.00

The Dirigibles at Fat Cat Brewery Tap Charity Race Night at Micawbers Start: 20.00 | End: 23.00

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Start: 14.30 Bespoke Rock N Roll plus HOG ROAST

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EVENTS DIARY Sunday 3rd June - Wednesday 6th June King’s Arms CC Garden Party at the King’s Arms Start: 15.00 King’s Arms Cricket Club Garden Party – BBQ and live afternoon music

From Roast to Coast at the Reindeer Start: 16.00 | End: 20.00 Head down to our ‘ﬁsh shack’ for seafood and beer-battered ﬁsh and chips

Johnny Jump Band at Micawbers Start: 16.00 | End: 19.00 Traditional Blues, Rock and Roll & Skiﬄe Music

Dave Thomas Blues Band at the Cottage Start: 17.00

Heritage Walk – St Benedicts, Anchor Brewery and Pottergate at St Gregory's Church Start: 18.30 | End: 20.00 see 1st June for details

Barbecue & Quiz Evening at the Wig & Pen Start: 19.00 | End: 22.00 Quiz with cash and ale prizes plus best of British barbecue

Sally Taylor and the Midnight Soul Band at Whalebone Start: 19.30

Bank Holiday Special at the Rumsey Wells Start: 20.00 | End: 00.00 Live Music

Heather Peace + AMiTY at Norwich Arts Centre Start: 20.00 One of the UK’s most exciting new female talents performing to sell-out gigs across the UK. All tickets £16.50

Jubilee Quiz Night at Micawbers Start: 20.00 £1 entry per person Cash Prizes

Pub Quiz at the Golden Star Start: 20.30 | End: 23.00 Weekly pub quiz with teams of up to 4 – free entry 52

Monday 4th June Tour of the Curat House at Haymarket Start: 10.30 Blue Badge Guide Gwen Digby leads the tour. Free Event. Booking essential www.norwich-heritage.co.uk

Pub Pentathlon at White Lion Start: 12.00 See 31st May for details

Just for Kids Bouncy Castle at the Red Lion Start: 12.00 See 1st June for details

Thai starters – Beer tasters at The Vine Start: 12.00 6 ai starters + 6 Beer tasters = £6

Jubilee Garden Party at the Cottage Start: 12.00 Jubilee Garden Party all day

Ale on the River Fest at the Red Lion Start: 15.00 | End: 22.00 Live music performed by the best of local talent on the River Terrace – BBQ & Bouncy Castle. Free!

Copperplate at Fat Cat Brewery Tap Start: 15.00 Irish Folk with Kate Ross formerly of Mollyhawk

Acoustic Singaround at Micawbers Start: 16.00 | End: 19.00 Singers and musicians welcome (good fun for everyone)

Heritage Walk – Beer Around the Cathedral at Erpingham Gate, Cathedral Start: 18.30 | End: 20.00 Cost £3. Book on 01603 455798

Quiz at the Rose Inn Start: 20.00 | End: 22.30 Pub quiz with the emphasis on entertainment, with the chance of winning a little bit of cash & maybe a Beer Voucher! Max 6 per team, £1 per person. CITY of ALE 2012

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Alternative National Anthem Night at Playhouse Bar

Pub Quiz Grand Final at St Gregory's Church

Start: 20.00 Live bands and Queen covers

Start: 19.30 City of Ale quiz teams battle it out for the prizes

Jazz Jam with Rich Buddie at Walnut Tree Shades Start: 20.00

Ghost Walk at the Adam & Eve

Stonecold @ Angel Gardens Start: 21.00 | End: 00.00 X-Factor ﬁnalist

Start: 19.30 Ghost Walk £5 Meal Deal (includes walk) £11 (Walk lasts around 2 hours)

Quiz Night at the Plasterers

Meet The Brewer – Grain Brewery at the Plough

Start: 21.00 | End: 22.30 Quiz night with all ale only £2.70. £1 to enter – with a prize to be won

Start: 19.30 | End: 20.30 Meet the brewer Phil Halls.

Meet the Brewer – Blackfriars at Trafford Arms

Tuesday 5th June

Start: 19.30 Meet Bill Russell from Blackfriars Brewery

Pub Pentathlon at White Lion Start: 12.00 See 31st May for details

Nuts Poker League at the Nelson Start: 20.00 As featured on Dragon’s Den

Just for Kids Bouncy Castle at the Red Lion Start: 12.00 See 1st June for details

Pub Quiz at the Rose Tavern Start: 20.30 - £1 per person

Thai starters – Beer tasters at The Vine Start: 12.00 See 4th June for details

Wednesday 6th June Film Show and Display at The Forum

Charity BBQ and Folk Music at the Beehive Start: 13.00 | End: 17.00 Charity BBQ to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee. All proceeds to go to local charity Musical Keys

Start: 10.00 | End: 17.00 See 31st May for details

Pub Pentathlon at White Lion Start: 12.00 See 31st May for details

Beat the Landlord at Billiards at White Lion Start: 15.00 | End: 22.30 Anyone who can beat the landlord wins a pint (league players not allowed!) 50p per play

High Five Gallery at Take 5 Start: 11.00 | End: 18.00

Thai starters – Beer tasters at The Vine The Offbeats – Rock ‘n’ Roll Band at the Whalebone

Start: 12.00 See 4th June for details

Start: 16.00 | End: 18.30 A fantastic Nostalgic evening of 60s and 70s Music

Talk – Time Gentlemen Please! at Fusion, The Forum

Heritage Walk – St Benedicts, Anchor Brewery and Pottergate at St Gregory’s Church

Start: 13.00 | End: 14.00 Join Chris Higgins, landlord at the Traﬀord Arms, for an entertaining look at his career behind the bar. Free event.

Start: 18.30 | End: 20.00 See 1st June for details

Traditional Pub Games Night at the Ribs of Beef Start: 19.30 An evening of traditional pub games CITY of ALE 2012

Heritage Walk – Beer Around the Cathedral at Erpingham Gate, Cathedral Start: 14.30 | End: 16.00 see 31st May for details 53

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THE ANGEL INN FREEHOUSE

NORFOLK CAMRA PUB OF THE YEAR 2010! Open all day every day Excellent home cooked meals available from our award winning kitchen Large Beer Garden with play area En-suite accommodation Camping and Caravanning available Larling, Norfolk, NR16 2QU (17th Century former coaching inn)

Tel: 01953 717963 www.angel-larling.co.uk

01603 625891 www.thewigandpen.com

6 St Martins Palace Plain, Norwich NR3 1RN

Rainbow Beer Festival 1st - 10th June “18 ales of colour”

Barbecue & Quiz Night Sunday June 3rd @7pm Full details www.thewigandpen.com

Heated smoking area • Comprehensive Outdoor Dining Area • Late Night Opening Look out for our Cask Marque Plaque. This guarantees beer quality in the Wig & Pen and the opportunity to TRY BEFORE YOU BUY.

For the 16th successive year, the Wig & Pen has been included in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide. We are very proud of this achievement.

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EVENTS DIARY Wednesday 6th to ursday 7th June Meet the Brewer – Wolf Brewery at Eaton Cottage

Pub Pentathlon at White Lion

Start: 16.30 | End: 19.30

Start: 12.00 See 31st May for details

Tapas Night at the White Lion

High Five Gallery at Take 5

Start: 17.00 | End: 22.00 Classic Spanish tapas meets the best of British and more.

Start: 11.00 | End: 18.00

Thai starters – Beer tasters at The Vine Meet the Brewer – Tipples Brewery at the Vine

Start: 12.00 6 ai starters + 6 Beer tasters = £6

Start: 18.30

Little Shop of Horrors at the Playhouse Start: 19.30 Classic musical comedy. Tickets: £14 full, £12 concs, £46 family ticket

Lunchtime Talk – Colman’s of Norwich at Fusion, The Forum Start: 13.00 | End: 14.00 An illustrated talk by Rod Spokes about the family business and legacy. Free event.

Meet the Brewer – Beeston at the King's Arms Start: 19.30 Meet Mark Riches the Brewer from Beestons Brewery to launch ree Landlords brewed especially by the three Bateman’s landlords (ladies!) for e City of Ale.

Heritage Walk – St Benedicts, Anchor Brewery and Pottergate at St Gregory's Church

Ladies Beer Tasting Night at the Ketts Tavern

Meet the Brewer – Tipples Brewery at Eaton Cottage

Start: 20.00 | End: 21.30 If you have trouble telling a Porter from a Pilsner then this event is for you! Free, booking appreciated –norwichbear@hotmail.co.uk

Start: 14.30 | End: 16.00 See 1st June for details

Start: 16.30 | End: 19.30 Meet and have a tipple or two with Jason Tipple

Tapas Night at the Cottage Ghosts From Childhood at Norwich Arts Centre

Start: 19.00 | End: 21.00

Start: 20.00 My Little Eye Co. explores lost childhood and memory in a sensory journey of poetry, drama and music.

Nostalgic Pub Quiz at the Murderers Start: 19.30 | End: 22.30 A nostalgic quiz for teams of six. Free to enter.

Meet The Brewer – Mauldons at the Cottage Start: 20.00

Red Beryl and the Plastic Attic at Whalebone Start: 19.30 Cool & stylish

Acoustic Singaround at Micawbers Start: 20.00 | End: 23.00 See 4th June for details

Ghost Walk at the Adam & Eve Start: 19.30 See 5th June for details

Quiz Night at Beehive Start: 21.00 | End: 22.30 Quiz night consisting of 3 rounds with a table round specially focused on City of Ale.

Thursday 7th June Film Show and Display at The Forum Start: 10.00 | End: 17.00 CITY of ALE 2012

Little Shop of Horrors at the Playhouse Start: 19.30 See 6th June for details

Meet The Brewer with Food & Beer Matching Too! at the Ketts Tavern Start: 20.00 | End: 21.30 Meet Norwich Bear Brewer Carlos Branquinho, sample some ales and food 55

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Norwichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest pub Norwich City of Ale Festival Best Pub Award 2011 Open 11am -11 pm Mon to Sat 12 noon - 10.30pm Sun Food served 12 noon - 7pm Mon to Sat 12 noon - 5pm Sundays Best Hous Public eA Nor w ward ic Bloom h in 2011

17 Bishopgate, Norwich NR3 1RZ 01603 667423

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EVENTS DIARY ursday 7th - Friday 8th June Electricity at the Rumsey Wells Start: 20.00 | End: 00.00 Blues, rock & pop

takes us through several thousand years of brewing history. Free event. No booking required

Nunah Theatre Company: The Arrival at Norwich Arts Centre

Heritage Walk – Beer Around the Cathedral at Erpingham Gate, Cathedral

Start: 20.00 Following the journey of a man who migrates to a new land, desperately trying to make sense of it all. £8.00 : £6.00 concessions

Start: 14.30 | End: 16.00 See 31st May for details

Lee Vasey Live at the Eaton Cottage Start: 20.30 | End: 23.00 Solo appearance with just the guitar and the man.

Johnny Jump Band at Micawbers Start: 20.30 | End: 23.00 See 31st May for details

Pool, Poker & Folk Singing at Nelson Start: 20.30 See 31st May for details

Fishy Fridays at Angel Gardens Start: 16.00 | End: 20.00 See 1st June for details

The Dirty Burger BBQ at the Plough Start: 18.00 | End: 21.00 See 1st June for details

Bluegrass Forum at the Murderers Start: 19.30 | End: 22.00 Live music featuring the head brewer of Ole Slewfoot.

Little Shop of Horrors at the Playhouse Start: 19.30 See 6th June for details

Part-Time Blues at Walnut Tree Shades Start: 21.00

Acoustic Night at the Rose Inn

Friday 8th June

Start: 20.00 | End: 23.30 Some of Norfolk’s best acoustic musicians will be showcasing their talents.

Film Show and Display at The Forum Start: 10.00 | End: 17.00 See 31st May for details

Guided Walk & Tour – Steward & Patteson’s offices around Pockthorpe Start: 10.30 | End: 12.00 A guided walk around Pockthorpe by Dale Wiseman.

High Five Gallery at Take 5 Start: 11.00 | End: 18.00

Pub Pentathlon at White Lion Start: 12.00 See 31st May for details

Lunchtime Talk – A Short History of Brewing at Fusion, The Forum

Ale Worthy Beats with Guy & Addash at the Rumsey Wells Start: 20.00 | End: 00.00 Two of Norwich’s ﬁnest record collectors play out

DJ Ayyub at the Playhouse Bar Start: 20.00

Norwich Blues Explosion 2 at Norwich Arts Centre Start: 20.00 Featuring Dove and Boweevil + Soho Blues. £5.00 adv

DJ Pushkinism at the Plough Start: 20.30 | End: 00.00 See 1st June for details

Electricity – Live at the Fat Cat Brewery Tap Start: 20.30 Hot Rockin Blues!

Start: 13.00 | End: 14.00 Dr David Crease, previously head brewer at Woodforde’s, CITY of ALE 2012

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EATON COTTAGE UNTHANK RD, NORWICH Tel: 01603 453048

Fine Real Ales, lagers, wines and spirits

All Sky Sports • A traditional pub Good covered outside areas Doggies welcome

“A festival of beers every day”

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EVENTS DIARY Friday 8th - Sunday 10th June No Secrets – Live at the Cottage

The Mixtape with O.E.C DJs at Rumsey Wells

Start: 20.30

Start: 20.00 | End: 00.00 ree DJs for the price of one (free)

King Drummer - Rockabilly at Walnut Tree Shades Start: 21.00

DJ Pushkinism at Playhouse Bar Start: 20.00

Saturday 9th June A13 Allstars at Micawbers Film Show and Display at The Forum Start: 10.00 | End: 17.00 See 31st May for details

Start: 20.00 | End: 23.00 Full Tilt Blues and Americana – no brakes!

The Johnny Jump Band at the Golden Star High Five Gallery at Take 5

Start: 20.30 | End: 00.00

Start: 11.00 | End: 18.00

Pub Pentathlon at White Lion Start: 12.00 See 31st May for details

Talk – Norwich Breweries at Fusion, The Forum

Sunday 10th June The Dirty Burger BBQ at the Plough Start: 12.00 | End: 18.00

Start: 13.00 | End: 14.00 Frances and Michael Holmes tell the story of the rise, fall and renaissance of our brewing heritage.

Official Closing Party at St Gregory's Church

Low Volume Eclectif at Norwich Arts Centre

Fun Day with Bouncy Castle & Barbecue at Nelson

Start: 13.00 | End: 16.00

Start: 14.00 Lots of family fun with food, clowns, face painting etc.

Heritage Walk – St Benedicts, Anchor Brewery and Pottergate at St Gregory's Church Start: 14.30 | End: 16.00 see 1st June for details

Auction at St Gregory’s Church Start: 17.00 Breweriana, oddments, drinkables and collectables.

Start: 14.00 Ticket Only

Heritage Walk – Beer Around the Cathedral Start: 14.30 | End: 16.00

Dumbfoundus – Live at the Fat Cat Brewery Tap Start: 14.30

The Dirty Burger BBQ at the Plough

Howlback Hum at the Playhouse Bar

Start: 18.00 | End: 21.00 see 1st June for details

Start: 16.00 | End: 23.00

Little Shop of Horrors at Playhouse

The Vagaband at the Cottage

Start: 19.30 See 6th June for details

Start: 17.00

Luis Lema !Latinissimo! Salsa Band at Norwich Arts Centre

End of City Ale BBQ Party at Lollards Pit

Start: 19.30 Chilli Con Salsa presents Luis Lema !Latinissimo! Salsa Band + Rabo De Foguete

Start: 18.00 | End: 23.00

Pub Quiz at the Rose Tavern Start: 20.15 | End: 22.00 £1 per person. Winning team gets £50 in pub vouchers.

Golden Star Morris at the Red Lion Start: 20.00 Morris Dancing with Golden Star Morris – Free – BBQ CITY of ALE 2012

Pub Quiz at the Golden Star Start: 20.30 | End: 23.00 59

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Collect a stamp from each of the 45 pubs when you visit between 31 May and 30 June. Cut out and aﬃx a token published in the Norwich Evening News each day of the festival (except Sundays). Send your completed trail card to Norwich City of Ale Ltd., 17 Pottergate, Norwich NR2 1DS to arrive no later than Friday 6 July 2012. Every completed card received by the due date will win a strictly limited edition City of Ale Trailblazer T-Shirt. Please allow up to 30 days for delivery. Name........................................... Address......................................................................... ........................................................... Postcode......................

Size (please state): S M L XL XXL

Adam & Eve

Angel Gardens

Beehive

Bell Hotel

Champion

Coach & Horses

Cottage

Duke of Wellington

Eaton Cottage

Fat Cat

Fat Cat Brewery Tap

Fat Cat & Canary

Golden Star

Jubilee

Ketts Tavern

King’s Arms

Kings Head

Lawyer

Leopard

Lollards Pit

Lord Rosebery

Micawbers

Murderers

Nelson

Norwich Arts Centre

Plasterers Arms

Playhouse Bar

Plough

Red Lion

Reindeer

Ribs of Beef

Rose Inn

Rose Tavern

Rumsey Wells

St Gregory’s

Take 5

Trafford Arms

Trowel and Hammer

UEA Union Pub

Unthank Arms

Vine

Walnut Tree Shades

Whalebone

White Lion

Wig & Pen

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Your mission - to visit all 45 Pubs, collect the stamps. Those that succeed will win a prize. You can start and end each trail where you like, or even combine trails if you are feeling adventurous, or thirsty. You do not have to follow the trail paths exactly. î &#x201C;e trails are open until Saturday 30 June Good Luck!

4. Thorpe Hamlet 1. Fat Cat & Canary 2. Coach & Horses 3.Jubilee 4. Lollards Pit 5. Red Lion 6. Ketts Tavern

The Trails:

5. Wensum

H - St Gregorys Arts Centre (the Hub)

1. Playhouse Bar 2. Ribs of Beef 3. Lawyer 4. Take 5 5.Wig & Pen 6. Adam & Eve

1. Earlham/West End 1. White Lion 2. Reindeer 3. Fat Cat 4. Nelson 5.UEA Students Union bar

2 Golden Triangle

6. The Lanes 1. Micawbers 2. Plough 3. Arts Centre Bar 4. Rumsey Wells 5. Vine 6.Walnut Tree Shades

1.Beehive 2.Eaton Cottage 3.Unthank Arms 4. Rose Tavern 5. Trowel & Hammer 6. Champion

7. Magdalen

3. Victoria

8. Waterloo

1.TraďŹ&#x20AC;ord Arms 2. Kings Arms 3. Rose 4. Murderers 5. Bell Hotel.

1. Angel Gardens 2. Duke of Wellington. 3. Whalebone 4. Fat Cat Brewery Tap 5. Lord Rosebery

1. Golden Star 2. Kings Head 3.Plasterers 4. Leopard 5. Cottage

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OFFICAL VOTING form 1. Best Pub

9. Pale Ale/IPA

Criteria: Friendliness, service, ambience, choice of ales, quality of ales

Brewery:

Beer:

ABV:

Pub: Where sampled:

Date sampled:

2. Best Event Criteria: Best attended, most entertaining, value for money (if charged)

10. Old/Strong/Barley Wine

Event date:

Brewery:

Pub:

Beer:

ABV:

Event: Where sampled:

3. Best Food Criteria: High quality food, great service, value for money, locallysourced produce

Pub:

Date sampled:

11. Porter/Stout Brewery:

Beer:

ABV:

Date sampled: Where sampled:

4. Best Landlady/Landlord

Date sampled:

Criteria: Charisma, visibility, congeniality, sociableness, warmth

12. Speciality/Fruit/Wheat

Pub:

Brewery:

Landlady/landlord:

Where sampled:

BEST ALES

Beer:

ABV: Date sampled:

n.b only ales listed in the Oﬃcial programme are eligible.

5. Champion Ale of the Festival

Your name:

Criteria: the local ale that gets the most votes overall

Brewery:

Beer:

Where sampled:

Email: ABV:

Address:

Date sampled:

BEST ALES BY STYLE: Criteria: the local ales by style that get the most votes

Postcode:

6. Mild Brewery:

Beer:

Where sampled:

ABV:

I conﬁrm I am 18 years of age or over

Date sampled:

7. Golden/Blonde Ale Brewery:

Beer:

Where sampled:

ABV:

All responses will be entered into a prize draw for a City of Ale Goody-bag (T-shirt, glass, an ale or two)

Date sampled:

8. Bitter/Best Bitter Brewery: Where sampled: CITY of ALE 2012

Beer:

Closing time for entries Saturday 30 June 2012.

ABV: Date sampled:

Hand in your Oﬃcial voting form to any participating pub. No photocopies accepted. 62

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