FONT-ASTIC SUCCESS Whether it was divine intervention or not, the first Hull & East Yorkshire CAMRA Beer and Cider Festival to be held at the Holy Trinity church in Hull, was an overwhelming success, way beyond the dreams of any of the organisers. They say that people vote with their feet and in this case they surely did by the hundreds. The organisers were so taken aback by the take up, extra cask ales were brought in to try to stretch the beers to the third day on the Saturday. Unfortunately that did quite work as all beer, cider and bottle products were sold out by 2pm on the Saturday afternoon. So apologies for all those people that were disappointed by that, the good news is that next year will be have a lot more beers (100+?) and cider for your enjoyment. Talks are already going ahead with the church to hold the festival around the same weekend next year, good news for us and I hope the customers who came this year. Further news on the dates as soon as possible. It was also good news for the local real ale pubs in the area. To encourage our disappointed customers to stay in town and try real ales we gave out copies of our new publication ‘Hull Real Ale Guide’ which details over 80 pubs in Hull which sell at least one real ale. The licensees tell us they had a bumper Saturday afternoon and evening, which from our point of view is in itself a plus and helps push the message on real ale. Further festival views, pictures and reports inside this magazine.
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HULL & EAST YORKSHIRE BRANCH INFORMATION BRANCH COMMITTEE Chairperson Angela Cawte 07904 252910 @ hullbeerlovers@hotmail.com Branch Treasurer, Acting Press & Publicity Officer, Acting Pub Preservation Officer Stewart Campbell 01482 449100 07500 543199 @ stewartcampbell2003@yahoo.co.uk Branch Secretary & Magazine Editor Bernie Cawte 07956 424239 @ hullbeerlovers@hotmail.com Membership Secretary & Branch Contact Tony Garrett 07971 353226 @ realaledrinker@hotmail.co.uk Pubs Officer (East Yorkshire, East) Peter Mason 07984 366207 @ arkwrightpm@gmail.com Pubs Officer (East Yorkshire, West and North) Mark Bainton 07749 505365 @ markbainton@hotmail.com Pubs Officer (Hull) Jill Walker 07932 774419 @ hull.pubs@gmail.com Branch Social Secretary - Vacant
ASSOCIATED POSITIONS Cider Representative David Litten littendavid@littendavid.karoo.co.uk Forum Master John Holdsworth Web Master Patrick Gladstone patrick@gladstone.biz Young Members Co-ordinator Mark Brown Beer Styles Officer - Vacant Clubs Liaison Officer - Vacant CAMRA Hull and East Yorkshire Branch Forum .….
SUPPORT POSITIONS Pubs Liaison Officers John Ashton - Beverley Ivor Hurst - Bridlington Cliff Ottaway - Cottingham Martin Bell - Driffield Keir Horner - Hornsea Steve Allison - Withernsea Vacant - Hedon Pubs Database Patrick Gladstone
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PUB MIRROR Pub Mirror is produced quarterly by Hull & East Yorkshire Branch of CAMRA, and edited by the Branch magazine editor, Bernie Cawte. Any views and opinions expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of the Pub Mirror Editor, CAMRA locally or nationally or the magazines publishers. Please enjoy your real ale, drink responsibly and please support our advertisers. The next edition of Pub Mirror is due for publication in the first week of August 2012. Any contributions for that edition need to be with the editor by the 16th July 2012. Advertising rates held for 2012: Colour adverts: Full Page £140, Half Page £80, Quarter Page £50. Black and White Adverts: Full Page £80, Half Page £50, Quarter Page £30. Discounts are available for bulk adverts.
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EDITOR’s COMMENTS by Bernie Cawte What a great beer festival we had in April at the Holy Trinity Church, all beer, cider and bottled beer sold out by 2 pm on the Saturday afternoon. 85 casks of real ale, 25 ciders and perries and over 12 different types of continental bottled beers were consumed by a record attendance, the calculated gamble had paid off. Congratulations to the Festival Committee in showing such a fore thought on this venue.
who very kindly hosted the Branch Open meetings over the past few months : Sailmakers, High Street, Hull - Green Bricks, Hull Marina The George, Land of Green Ginger. If you would like to find out what we are up to please feel free to come along the meeting details are in the Branch Diary on the back page of this publication. Details are also on the Events page on the branch web site.
There are photos and articles about the festival from various people else where in this magazine, so other then to say roll on the next one which should be in April 2013, I will leave you to read the views and comments of others.
Thanks also to William Wilberforce, Trinity House Lane, and Black Boy, High Street, for the use of a room for our festival and committee meetings.
It has been a busy time for the committee and others over the last 4/6 weeks not only with the April festival, but also with National and Local campaigns aimed at various issues on going at the moment.
Now in its 39th edition, the Good Beer Guide is fully revised and updated each year and features pubs across the United Kingdom that serve the best real ale. The Guide is indispensable for beer lovers and includes a selection of features on beer, brewing and pubs.
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The first of those was the Community Pub Campaign which took place in April and many of our local pubs displayed literature about this issue, which we hope you got sight of, if not here is a brief resume of the campaign aim:
The 2012 edition includes: • Details of 4,500 pubs from around the UK all nominated and reviewed by CAMRA members • Easy-to-use listings that are grouped geographically so you can find a friendly Another campaign which is on going at the watering hole wherever you are mo- ment is the campaign on beer duty. In this • A ‘Breweries Section’ listing over 900 year's Budget the Chancellor put beer duty up by breweries of all shapes and sizes another 5%. Join the consumer fight back now • Tasting notes and a ‘Beer Index’ to help you find and sign the e-petition to secure a Parliamentary and enjoy your own perfect pint debate and end the escalator! Help support CAMRA, buy the book direct from us : I/We would like to thank the following Hull Pubs Contact any Branch Officer for further information. Green Bricks, Hop & Vine, The Minerva, Polar Bear, Pave Lion and Key, Oscars Bar, Walters Bar, Sailmaker Arms, Ye Olde Black Boy Wellington Inn & Brewery, Kingston Hotel, Admiral of the Humber The Three John Scotts, Stanley‛s Brasserie - all Hull Green Dragon, Windmill both Beverley - The Marine Bar, Bridlington King William IV, Cottingham - Rose & Crown, Driffield Goodmanham Arms, Goodmanham - The Station Hotel, Patrington Crooked Billet, Ryehill - The Ship Inn, Sewerby Spirit Leasing - H B Clark Theakstons Brewery - Big River Brewery - Great Newsome Brewery Moorland Farm Cyder - Wold Top Brewery - Yorkshire Brewing Company CAMRA Hull and East Yorkshire Branch Forum.....
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LETTER (and EMAIL) TO THE EDITOR From Roger Corbett in Blackheath, London (amazing where Pub Mirror turns up) Hello Bernie I purchased the Hull Brewery Bitter pump clip in the attached photograph in a recent eBay auction. About £33 as I recall so quite a few others keen to obtain it I reckon. Hope your readers might like to see it and perhaps one or a few may remember when it would have been in use. My guess is early to middle 1960’s as it is a style of manufacture (other breweries had different shapes and colour contrast) I have also seen for Cobb's of Margate and Ann Street of Jersey from that period. Perhaps it will tease out some more photographs of Hull Brewery pump clips (and later incarnation as North Country Breweries) of older or later ilk. Cheers
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BRANCH POTY 2011 PRESENTATIONS by Kim Hessletine We had a gloriously sunny and dare I say hot Sunday in March, but it didn’t get off to the best start for Mike and I. We were late and had to meet up at the Cornerhouse in Beverley.
Wold Top to celebrate his win. This is a lovely hoppy, refreshing brew and perfect for the sunny day. The other beers were: John Smith’s cask, not my favourite beer but on good form and if it was always this good I might just change my mind: Sharps: Doombar, a malty, well balanced beer, mid coloured and on very good form. St Austell Tribute: this is a hoppy beer with a sharp, zesty bite: As with all beers we tried here it was on excellent form. Bob was over the moon at winning the award and he thanked his customers for their loyal support, and provided an excellent late lunch.
The Cornerhouse was runner up in the Town category and was a useful meeting point for the Beverley members joining the trip. It had Black Sheep Bitter: Timothy Taylor’s Landlord: Glenhaven Grand Slam: O'Finnigan’s Stout: Abbeydale’s Deception and Black Mass and finally Greene King Mild.
We also called briefly in at the Duke of Wellington, Lund, not an award winner this year but a convenient stop off. They had Wold Top Wold Gold: Theakston’s Best Bitter: Timothy Taylor’s Landlord. Goodmanham Arms at Goodmanham is the winner of the Village Pub of the Year. This is a dog friendly pub full of charm and character.
Peter, the landlord was very pleased to receive the award but graciously asked if we could return to officially present it to Charlie,his pub manager, as he had put in all the work for which Peter said he was very grateful. It is hoped that we will be able to go back on a Friday evening to do so. The winner of the Town Pub of the Year is the Rose and Crown in Driffield. This is a traditional locals’ pub with an incredibly popular landlord, Bob Palmer. Bob had returned a few days earlier from a holiday to the USA, it did not deter him from proving himself worthy of the accolade we there to present. Some of the group had to finish admiring the motorbikes in the car park before the beers beckoned. These were: Black Dog Brewery: Rhatas, Salopian: Darwins Origin, Northhumberland: Master Bates: Theakston’s Old Peculier: Bateman’s XXXB: Ilkley Mary Jane: – went off just as we arrived and Wold Top Bitter. Cider available were Westons – 1st Quality.
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There was no surprise when this pub was nominated it is a firm favourite with both locals and those of us who have to travel to sample its delights. Although some of the beers were a bit on the cold side they were all on very good form.
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The presentation photographs of Hull Pub of the Year and runner-up should look remarkably To say that Vito was pleased to win this award is similar as both were won by Old Town publicans an understatement as he took it round to show all Alan Murphy and Chrissie Fleming. I have known his locals, and anyone else who showed the them personally for most of the time they have slightest interest. been in Hull and I am consequently well aware of Alan’s ambition to bring real ale to us, which is For us we had the pleasure of a couple of hours something he is proving more and more. in this delightful village pub, where all customers are treated like friends and enjoy the warmest of welcomes in traditional surroundings. The runner-up in the village category is the Hope and Anchor at Blacktoft, unfortunately although a smaller presentation group was present when Liz and Eddie Payne were given their award it must not detract from the consistency their pub delivers. Indeed the situation gives a few lucky ones a further opportunity to go again. See the Survey report on page 20 of this issue for that report.
All of the pubs who have gained Pub of the Year Awards for 2011, including the runner up in the village category, have worked hard and deserve every success for the coming year and beyond. It is at times like these that I can see how hard the licensees work, and use the term very loosely, that CAMRA does both encourage the landlords and promotes their good work to the greater population.
The pub which won this year was the Lion and Key, which has been totally transformed in the last two years, currently providing its customers with a choice of seven real ales and four ciders.
It was Walters the winner in the previous two competitions that took the title of runner up. It provided the drinker with 11 real ales at the time of the presentation, but this has since been virtually doubled. It has been the practise to list real ales available however due to the number on offer and to extent to which they change it is not practical to do so. The eagle eyed will no doubt recognise some of the pump badges and thus recognise some beers on offer that night. On the evening of the Presentation Crawl the presentation party also visited Black Boy, Hop and Vine and finally Wellington Inn. All three of these pubs proved yet again that they were also worthy contenders in this competition.
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GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL ‘Win free entry to Britain’s biggest beer festival!’25 pairs of tickets up for grabs at www.gbbf.org.uk
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The Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) is back at Olympia for 2012 and with the event drawing ever closer, CAMRA is calling on all beer drinkers to put the Festival’s dates in their diaries!
While the British real ale, cider, perry and foreign beer lists are busily being finalised before the Festival opens on Tuesday August 7th, CAMRA is looking to give away 25 pairs of tickets to GBBF to beer drinkers old and new. To be in with a shout of winning a pair of tickets, please answer the following question correctly and submit your answer, name and address to jon.howard@camra.org.uk by Friday July 6th 2012. Entries can also be posted to - Jon Howard, GBBF Comp, CAMRA, 230 Hatfield Road, St Albans, Herts, AL1 4LW. Competition questionWhich brewery’s beer was crowned Supreme Champion Beer of Britain at the Great British Beer Festival last year? a) Crouch Vale b) Mighty Oak c) Fuller’s Winners of the tickets will be notified by Friday July 13th 2012. The Festival opening times are as follows: Tuesday August 7th 5pm-10:30pm Wednesday August 8th – Friday August 10th, 12pm–10:30pm Saturday August 11th 11am–7pm
This year, Festival-goers should expect 800+ real For further information on the Festival, visit ales, ciders, perries and foreign beers from www.gbbf.org.uk. Venue address is Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, W14 8UX around the world, with CAMRA claiming to have something to suit every drinker’s taste buds! To accompany this heady range, the Festival offers a great choice of food from traditional cuisine to classic pub snacks, unforgettable live music, and a wide variety of traditional pub games. Tickets for the event are now available and can be pre-ordered for a discounted price from the GBBF website at www.gbbf.org.uk/tickets . With such demand expected at the doors of Olympia for tickets on the day, pre-ordering is a great way Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA on facebook
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JUG & BOTTLE RETAIN AWARD
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Bubwith based specialist delicatessen and offlicence, The Jug & Bottle became the first shop ever to retain a prestigious Drinks Retailing Award, when it was named Independent Cider Retailer of the Year for the second year in a row at a glittering ceremony at The Dorchester Hotel in London recently. This is the third time in the last four years that The Jug & Bottle has won a category at The National Drinks Retailing Awards and they were also runner’s up on two other occasions.
In September Hull & East Yorkshire Branch of CAMRA in conjunction with the Beverley Race Course, will be putting on a mini beer festival in the grounds, on a normal race day. This is a new departure for this branch but it’s not the first CAMRA branch to try this out. Ascot Branch first held a festival at a meeting some 6 years ago, now they have a 200 plus cask beer festival over two days.
Doug & Louise Smith, from this family-run business, are justifiably proud of the achievement. “We continually strive to provide the best possible range of products for our customers. We also try to offer a high quality buying experience, so to receive this recognition again is a fantastic honour,” commented Louise. The Jug & Bottle has had a long-held reputation for the quality of its’ cider stock and has continued to build on this over the last twelve months. There are now sixteen different ciders on draught and more than 90 different bottled varieties were on offer during 2011. Louise regularly changes the availability in order to give customers plenty of choice.
We are going to start on the much more conservative scale of around 15 real ales. The festival will be held on Saturday September 1st and will run from midday - 8pm, we are also hoping to have some live music as well.
The result has been a 61% increase in year-onyear sales, which is three times previous annual figures and Louise feels this is a direct result of winning the award in 2011. “The award has definitely helped to raise the profile of the shop and our cider range. We now get regular customers travelling over 50 miles to purchase their cider!” In presenting the award, trade journalist & one of the judges, Nigel Huddleston said “Few shops do so much to champion cider in the country than The Jug & Bottle which has now become a destination store for the cider enthusiast.” Added to the cider-related products on offer, The Jug & Bottle also stocks a wide range of beers; both draught & bottled varieties and wines - most of which can’t be found on the supermarket shelves. A fantastic delicatessen in stunning retail environment of the Old Victorian School on Bubwith’s Main Street, “makes The Jug & Bottle”, as one judge commented, “a cider nerds heaven! CAMRA Hull and East Yorkshire Branch Forum .….
Further details available soon on our festival blog page, but CAMRA members will be entitled to reduced prices for the meeting. As usual we will be looking for volunteers to help staff the bars, so if you are interested please email hullbeerlovers@hotmail.com to register yourself with our festival sub committee, or speak to any committee member, details are on page 3.
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HULL PUB NEWS by Pete Mason and Jill Walker Welcome to my last edition of Hull Pub News. Jill Walker is taking over as Hull Pubs Officer, leaving me with an easier task of covering the eastern half of the East Riding. Yvette Hardy and Paul Miller have taken over the Rising Sun on Beverley High Road, about six hundred yards from their old pub, the Wheelhouse. They originally intended running both of them together with their other pub, the Duke of York, in Sutton, but were unable to agree suitable terms with Marston’s. The pub opened on Friday 4th May selling four real ales from the Marston’s stable and two real ciders. They will be keeping two ciders and a mild on permanently and there are plans to increase the hand-pumps in due course. The Wassand Arms, Wassand Street, has reopened as a Community Pub for the benefit of the Echoes Foundation and other local charities. The pub will be open on selected Friday and Saturday nights, and possibly Sundays. The charity was founded by Claire Stockton and she will be supported by bar manager Anna Fox. The ales for the opening were donated by Great Newsome and Wold Top Breweries.
is now only selling one cask ale, due to disappointingly low sales. However the landlady Rose, would like to generate more interest and has expressed an interest in holding a mini beer festival later in the year. The Sailmakers Arms, on St Andrews Quay, opened at the beginning of May after a £120,000 refurbishment. The Tap, on Spring Bank, is back in action. Selling up to 4 cask ales and new management team Ashley and Jess say cask sales are going very well. They plan to hold a mini beer festival over the Jubilee weekend and also operates a loyalty card for regular customers. Jill Hamilton, who briefly took over the Ravenser, Southcoates Lane in February, is now in charge at the Ship Inn, in Sutton, and is hoping to increase sales and choice of cask ales. The Inglemire Pub, (formerly the Inglemire Club) is reportedly now selling cask ales.
Congratulation to the Punch Hotel who have won a major pub award thanks to two landladies who have turned its fortunes around. The Timber Dock Tavern has now reopened as Business partners Leila Bolton and Claire the Goldcrest after a massive refurbishment, Bennett took over the pub in Queen Victoria and is selling three Marston’s ales on hand pump. Square two years ago.
On Newland Avenue, the Newland Tofts has opened on the corner of De Grey Street. The pub is named after the original name of Newland Avenue, and is selling up to four cask ales. Around the corner on Queens Road, the St John’s had closed after it is believed that the landlord had called it a day, and transferred to the Ravenser on Southcoates Lane. However at the time of writing, the St John’s is open and under a temporary manager The Sandringham, on Paragon Street, is now selling Tetley Bitter, on hand pump. Hopefully, the Grange Hotel, on Grange Road run by the same licensee, should also be selling Tetley Bitter. On Hessle Road, the newly refurbished Rayners Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA on facebook
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Now they have been rewarded with the title of City Centre Pub for the Northern Region in the Marston's Pub of the Year. Leila said: "I've always been in the pub trade but was keen to set up my own business, however it just wasn't financially possible by myself. So I asked my friend Claire, who trained in catering, if she'd like to join me – and I guess the rest is history. We've absolutely no regrets starting up on our own. We love the job and are really passionate about what we do. We're very hands-on landladies. The Marston's award is the icing on the cake for us as we're a small team and it's great to get recognition for what we do." The Punch Hotel will now be put forward against other Marston pubs for the national prize. Winners will be announced at a ceremony at Hotel Du Vin in Birmingham at the end of May.
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MEMBERSHIP MATTERS An update from your local membership Secretary: How can I get involved in CAMRA, I often hear people say. For one thing, keep pubs open by drinking real ale. Real cask ale cannot be bought in a supermarket or off-licence, so it is really important to save pubs to keep the cask ale flowing. Join in campaigns and sign petitions to save pubs, protest against excessive taxation and promoting the sale of full pints.
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However, on a local level, CAMRA members can also get involved. We have monthly survey trips through the summer months where we take a coach out to East Yorkshire pubs you might not otherwise get to. Contact Pete Mason and Mark Bainton for enquiries (see contacts on page 3).
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Also we have some survey crawls covering the less central areas of Hull, again trying to catch some quality pubs that might not be in your usual drinking area. Contact Jill Walker for more details. We have monthly Open Meetings in central Hull pubs where you can be involved in the branch decision making and at the meeting in December, you can have your say about Pubs in the branch area for the next Good Beer Guide when we vote on the entries. Finally, how do I know about all these things? Well I send out a monthly newsletter by e mail (by post if you send me some stamps), we have a website (currently being refurbished), a forum for discussion, a members’ Yahoo Group for more immediate information about pubs and the branch and a Facebook group that is open to members and non-members alike. The Facebook group is a great way to let the world know what is going on in pubs near you. BRAND NEW!!! We are also on Twitter! So tweet away and let the world know what is happening in Hull and East Yorkshire. Access to these sites can be found elsewhere in this magazine, but if you have any problems in access, just drop me an e-mail at realaledrinker@hotmail.co.uk . If you do not have access to a computer, you can contact me on 07971 353226. Have a great summer. Tony Garrett, Membership Secretary
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WHY JOIN CAMRA by Tony Garrett, Membership Secretary Many people say, I drink the ale and that’s the way to support CAMRA. This is really important and I encourage everyone to give this very practical support. However, the campaigning CAMRA has undertaken over more than 40 years would not have happened without willing volunteers and (let’s be realistic) the subs that members have paid over that period. With a national figure of over 130,000 members, and locally more than 700 members, CAMRA has been described as the most successful consumer campaign in Europe.
Ø! £20 of vouchers for real ale at Wetherspoons pubs (40 fifty pence vouchers); Ø Discounts on holidays, insurance and other offers from reputable companies (see national website for the latest offers); Ø More information about real cider and where to find it You can join CAMRA today by filling in the application form in this edition of Pub Mirror.
Please note that the price of joining goes up by £3 on 1st June and membership forms that But what about now in 2012? We still need you fill in may differ at the point of change volunteers to run beer festivals, survey and select over. GOOD BEER GUIDE entries, share information about quality ales and pubs and to keep Before 1st June, you should pay: £20 for single direct debit membership: £22 non campaigning on the beer/pub related issues of direct debit. the day – and yes, the campaign still needs finances to function. However, you receive an From 1st June, you should pay £23 for single equal return on the money you pay in subs (or direct debit membership/£25 non direct debit. nearly if non-direct debit) in vouchers for Joint membership is only £5 extra. Wetherspoons at the present time. Traditional advantages of membership are: v Be a member of the most successful consumer organisation in Europe; v Be part of a social and active branch with many events throughout the year; v Be involved by nominating and selecting the pubs included in the Good Beer Guide; v Receive a monthly copy of the ‘What’s Brewing’ CAMRA newspaper, providing the latest news on CAMRA nationally and details of beer festivals and social events; v Receive a quarterly copy of the CAMRA magazine, ‘Beer,’ offering informative articles about many subjects related to beer and cider; v Receive a branch newsletter bi-monthly, updating you on all the local news and activities (Hull and East Yorkshire branch members only); v Receive discounts on the RRP of many CAMRA products including the best selling Good beer Guide; v Enjoy free or discounted entry to beer festivals; More recent advantages include: Ø!Increasing numbers of pubs nationally are offering discounts on real ale to CAMRA membership card holders; CAMRA Hull and East Yorkshire Branch Forum .….
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MEMBERS DISCOUNT by Tony Garrett, Membership Secretary Our thanks go to the following local pubs where CAMRA members can take advantage of the following offers on production of their membership card: East Yorkshire Pubs Brantingham, Triton Inn: 10% off cask ale; Bridlington, Marine Bar: 10% off cask ale; Coniston, Gardeners’ Country Inn: (under new management) – 10% off meals; Cottingham, Blue Bell: 10% off cask ale; Cottingham, Duke of Cumberland: 10p per pint off cask ale; Cottingham, King William IV: 10p per pint off cask ale; Cottingham, Railway Inn: 10% off cask ale Cottingham, The Black Prince: 10% off cask ale; Hollym, Plough Inn: 5p off per pint off cask ale; Hornsea, Rose and Crown: 10% off cask ale; Market Weighton, The Carpenters Arms: A loyalty card is offered to CAMRA members; Melton, Sandpiper: 10% off cask ale and all meals; North Newbald, The Gnu: 10% off cask ale; Patrington, The Holderness: 10% off cask ale; Sancton, The Star: 10% off cask ale; Sewerby, The Ship Inn: 10% off cask ale; Welton, Green Dragon: 10% off Cask Ale; Langtoft, Old Mill: 10p off a pint of cask ale; Leven, New Inn: 10% off cask ale; Woodmansea, Warton Arms: 10% off cask ale. Hull Pubs Hull - Kings: 10p off a pint of cask ale; Hull - Admiral of the Humber: 20p off a pint of cask ale – this is instead of using your 50p vouchers; Hull - Three John Scotts: 20p off a pint of cask ale – this is instead of using your 50p vouchers; Please make use of these offers as they will save you money and show the pubs that CAMRA members use them. Please let us know if the published details appear to be incorrect. Offers change and we are not always the first to know. Details of local discounts for members are publicised locally in Pub Mirror (of course), in the Members’ Digest, on the branch website and forum, on facebook and at branch events such as the Real Ale and Cider Festival. If you travel elsewhere in the country, check out the local CAMRA branch websites and the CAMRA magazines to find out offers available in the area you are visiting. All members currently receive £20 worth of vouchers from Wetherspoons over the year. These take the form of 40 vouchers, each worth 50 pence of a pint of real ale. Membership leaflets We try to keep a supply of CAMRA membership leaflets in pubs nominated for the Good Beer Guide. If the pub where you found this magazine does not have any, please let me know. Do you feel passionate about your pint? Then why not join CAMRA. Just fill in the application form (or a photocopy of it) and the direct debit form in this publication to receive 3 months membership free. Direct debit is also cheaper year by year. Alternatively, you may want to commit yourself to a life membership and never make a second payment! You can also join using a membership forms found in many local pubs, forms in Wetherspoons’ magazines and in CAMRA publications, or on-line via the CAMRA website. Want to get active in CAMRA? Feel free to ask about what’s going on, committee or associate positions that maybe vacant, social activities and surveying for the next Good Beer Guide. You may have some great ideas for what we should do in the branch or which pubs are worthy of Good Beer Guide entries – please let us know. Relevant contact details can be found elsewhere in this Pub Mirror.
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10% Discount for card carrying CAMRA members on cask ale
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EAST YORKSHIRE PUB NEWS by Pete Mason and Mark Bainton Martin Green has installed two extra handpumps Around the corner, the Sun Inn is being run by a in the King William IV in Cottingham. He plans to relief manager until a tenant can be found. offer a minimum of five cask ales during the week, increasing the choice to eight on weekends. Goodmanham Arms, Abbie and Vito held a very successful beer festival , 46 beers were sold New landlords, Simon and Chantelle Dickinson over the weekend of 4th-6th May. are selling three cask ales at the Tiger in Beverley. They are keen to promote real ale, and are planning to offer Wold Top Festival Ale during the Beverley Folk Festival, 15th - 17th July, as well as holding a mini beer festival with a choice of ten beers at the end of July. The Kingstown Hotel, at South Preston near Hedon, has reopened after a £250,000 refurbishment by its new owners; Fayre and Square Ltd. Black Sheep Bitter is on regular offer, usually accompanied by another beer from the Marston's range. In Sproatley, the Bluebell closed at the time of writing. Temporary licensees, Ian and Sue Wilson were unable to agree terms with owners Enterprise Inns.
The Eagle at Skerne has had an offer to purchase it rejected and is still on the market.
The Buck Inn, in Driffield, has been reopened by Simon, who also runs the Tiger Inn and the Spread Eagle Inn. Michaela Clegg has now taken over as licensee of the Black Horse, in Little Weighton, after it closed last summer. The pub is now a free house, and Michaela aims to sell locally produced cask ales, accompanied by locally sourced food. The owners of the Wrygarth Inn, over in Great Hatfield, are also keen on local ales and offer a cask ale from our area at all times.
Always Available Timothy Taylor Landlord Wold Top Bitter John Smiths Cask Plus regularly changing guest beers 10% Discount for card carrying CAMRA members on cask ale
The Ship Inn, Dunswell, has re-opened after refurbishment. Belinda Beaumont is currently offering two real ales in the Duke of York, in Skirlaugh, with Charles Wells Bombardier and a changing guest. Belinda, who successfully ran the Spring Bank Tavern, in Hull, four years ago would like to increase the choice to three, but knows it is a difficult balance between quality and quantity,with quality being her preferred option.
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THE MARINE BAR North Marine Drive, Bridlington 01262 675347 Bridlington’s Friendly Pub
Food Served Daily from 12 noon to 8pm Live Music - Every Sat & Weds Night Quiz Every Sunday Recipient of a CAMRA Committed to Cask Award 2009
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EAST YORKSHIRE SURVEY TRIP
GREEN DRAGON
Our trips to survey for 2014 Good Beer Guide have started. We began with the Hope and Anchor at Blacktoft, which was the runner up in the most recent Pub of the Year competition (2011). Four real ales to include one guest are standard here, licensees Eddie and Liz usually have a mild, for some time this has been Jennings Dark Mild, which was appreciated by many.
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After all too brief a visit we went on to Gilberdyke, with two options in Wards Hotel and the Cross Keys. We were not aware that the previous licensees have moved on from Wards Hotel, however we were able to try Greene King’s London’s Glory and at the Cross Keys there were three real ales of varying quality.
Weekly changing guest ales from Yorkshire and Regional breweries as well as real ales from around the UK. General Knowledge Quizzes on Tuesday & Wednesday @ 9pm Food served daily until 10pm
The third stop was White Hart, in North Cave where we received the usual friendly welcome from Tracey and Glen. There was better news here, they have moved the real ale so all hand pumps are now in the front bar, and increased to the choice to four, which including the self-style White Hart 1776, was an excellent example of the variety a free house can offer.
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At the Triton Inn a further hand pump has also been added, providing another Wold Top - Wold Gold. I appreciated the opportunity to thank owner Paul for his continuing support of CAMRA, he gives discount and is currently promoting the e-petition against ascending beer duty. Then to Welton in the Green Dragon we were able again enjoy 10% discount on our choice from the four real ales from the Marston’s portfolio. Lastly, we ended the evening at Welton Memorial Hall, Black Sheep Bitter was the order of the day. Whilst this is a members’ club it is the epitome of the community local. Many of the pubs visited vary their choices, most of what was available is not likely to be available when you read this,so in the spirit of what a survey trip is about - to find out what is available - try to find the time to try these places yourself. We are losing too many rural pubs, and consider the e-petition at CAMRA.ORG.UK/saveyourpint please as it impacts on us all. Thanks to Mark his first trip was a resounding success! Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA on facebook
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HULL REAL ALE AND CIDER FESTIVAL 2012 REPORT As reported on the front page of this edition of Pub Mirror our annual beer and cider festival was an overwhelming success and yes we ran out of beer. We knew we were on a sticky wicket when by close of play on Thursday we had already run out of 9 beers and we had to order more in. In fact in total we had 85 beers on offer over the 3 (sorry 2 and a bit days), which was the same as at the Mortimer Suite last year, which we had some 8 beers left over. Ciders and bottle also ran out, again better then last year when we had 3 ciders and numerous bottles left. The Festival Committee would like to thank all the customers without whom this would not had been so successful, but also to the volunteers from CAMRA, the church, the musicians and the catering staff, your efforts were much appreciated.
CAMRA and for Holy Trinity. Many people told me that they had lived in the area all their lives and yet never come into Holy Trinity - and now they realise what a splendid building we have at the heart of Hull. My colleagues and I had some fascinating conversations with people at the Festival. Matt Woodcock, our Pioneer Minster, had the privilege of praying with someone - whilst he had a beer in his hand! I genuinely hope that CAMRA and Holy Trinity can work together to stage a festival in 2013 - and with even more beers!" As Reverend Barnes said the coverage from the media was staggering, we had all the local media at the event, plus national coverage on ‘5 live’ and via the Press Association, here are some of things that they said: Hull Daily Mail: ‘Drinkers gathered around the pews today as the Hull Real Ale and Cider Festival opened at Holy Trinity Church. It is the first time the event, which is organised by the Hull & East Yorkshire CAMRA branch, has taken place at the 700-year old church, which is also the festival charity.
Hand Pump Area Neal Barnes the vicar of Holy Trinity commented on the festival "As far as I'm concerned I thought that it was a truly excellent event, and well run by CAMRA. The atmosphere was great - and all very good natured. It was wonderful to see so many people come in to the church and then enjoy a good drink or two, friendly conversation and all within stunning surroundings. The media coverage was exceptional, both for the event, for
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Yorkshire Post: ‘A Hull vicar has welcomed real ale lovers into his church for a beer festival, saying he thought it was the kind of event Jesus would have enjoyed. Pioneer minister the Rev Matt Woodcock said: "I think Jesus was all about people engaging in their everyday lives and wasn't someone who would have expected people to come into some big holy moment. The festival, which began in 1978, is expected to see 5,500 pints consumed over the next three days.’ BBC North: Thousands of real ale lovers are being welcomed into an East Yorkshire church for a beer festival. The Hull Real Ale and Cider Festival is being held at Holy Trinity Church, in
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HULL REAL ALE AND CIDER FESTIVAL REPORT 2012 the city centre, for the first time. The Reverend Dr Neal Barnes, vicar of Holy Trinity, said he was "partial to a glass of real ale" and he wanted to support local businesses who were involved in the festival, which is in its 34th year. "I'm sure those attending will respect our wonderful building and drink responsibly," he said
stunning. I go to a festival in Gainsborough that takes place in a venue dating from Henry VIII but this goes back even further than that. I have already sent back photographs to members who could not make it today. Beer and stained glass what more could you want?" Mark Bateman, of West Hull, just managed to make the festival in time before the beer ran out. He said: "I have just signed up with CAMRA. I saw on Twitter there was a limited supply of beer left so we got down at noon. The atmosphere was very good and I think the venue was the real winner. There was a nice mix of real ale and culture and that's what it's all about. There was a varied mix of ales even though much of it had run out but it was certainly worthwhile going."
Branch Chairperson Angela Cawte and the Reverend Neil Barnes toasting the festival
Among the many customer the comments were of the same elk and here are a few of them courtesy of Hull Daily Mail and Yorkshire Post; Kevin Dalton, 60, a civil servant from Beverley, who was sampling a pint of Sledgehammer Stout – the strongest available at 7.4 per cent – said: “It’s very interesting, it’s a nice place to visit.” Table Area The Hull & East Yorkshire branch of CAMRA have a separate festival committee and we are sure that they will be recommending a return to this most historic and impressive venue for next years festival. Already dates have been offered for the same time of year, so we will keep you informed of the progress through this publication and our very successful festival blog page. Two of the musicians entertaining the customers
Paul Williams, a CAMRA member who had come from Scunthorpe for the launch, said: "I think it is
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Finally once again a big thank you to everyone who made this festival such a success and to our sponsors and supporters without whom we could not have held it.
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LOCAL BREWERIES BIG RIVER (NEW) 48 Grange Park BROUGH East Yorkshire HU15 1AA (07737) 820922 @ www.bigriverbrewery.co.uk Regular Beers: Windjammer (ABV 4.7%), Big Red (ABV 3.9% ), Rope Walk (ABV 3.5%), Halcyon Daze (ABV 3.4%), Sailmakers Porter (ABV 5.2%) BLO - Paul Ashton BIRD BRAIN (NEW) 30 Hallgate, HOWDEN Goole DN14 7SL (01430) 432166 Regular Beers: Shiny’s (ABV 3.9%), Howden Bitter (ABV 3.9%) BLO - Stewart Campbell GREAT NEWSOME Great Newsome Farm South Frodingham Winestead HULL HU12 0NR (01964) 612201 @ www.greatnewsomebrewery.co.uk Regular Beers: Sleck Dusk (ABV 3.8%), Pricky Back Otchan (ABV 4.2%), Frothingham Best (ABV 4.3%), Jem’s Stout (ABV 4.3%), BLO - Stewart Campbell MOORLANDS FARM CYDER TTH (York) Ltd Moorlands Farm NORTH NEWBALD (01430) 827359 @ www.moorlandsfarmcyder.co.uk Cider: Medium Sweet Cyder (ABV 6.4%)
OLD MILL Mill Street SNAITH DN14 9HU (01405) 861813 @ www.oldmillbrewery.co.uk Regular Beers: Mild (ABV 3.4%), Bitter (ABV 3.9%), Old Curiosity (ABV 4.5%), Bullion (ABV 4.7%), Blonde Bombshell (ABV 4.0%), Yorkshire Porter (ABV 4.4%) WELLINGTON INN BREWERY(NEW) Russell Street HULL HU2 9AB (01482) 329486 @ Thewellingtoninnbreweryhull.blogspot.com Regular Beers: 1st Duke (ABV 3.7%), The Beef (ABV 4.5%), His Grace (ABV 4.7% ), Waterloo Porter (ABV 4.0%) BLO - Steve Hopkinson WHALEBONE 163 Wincolmlee HULL HU2 0PA (01482) 226648 Regular Beers: Diana Mild (ABV 3.5%), Neck Oil (ABV 3.9%) BLO - Vacant WOLD TOP Hunmanby Grange Wold Newton DRIFFIELD YO25 3HS (01723) 892222 @ www.woldtopbrewer.co.uk Regular Beers: Bitter (ABV 3.7%), Wold Gold (ABV 4.8%), Headland Red (ABV 4.3%), Anglers Reward (ABV 4.0%)
YORKSHIRE BREWING CO. (NEW) The Old Fruit Market, 70 Humber Street, HULL, HU1 1TU (01482) 329999/618000 @ www.yorkshirebrewing.co.uk Regular Beers: True North (ABV 4.5%), Jubilation Ale (ABV 4.8%), Tyger Tyger (ABV 3.6%) Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA on facebook
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REAL ALE v SMOOTH What is Real Ale? Real Ale is a living beer. It continues to ferment and develop its full flavour in the cask. Real Ale is brewed from traditional ingredients, malt, hops, water and yeast matured by secondary fermentation in the container from which it is dispensed, and served without the extraneous use of carbon dioxide or nitrogen via hand pumps. Real Ale is also called cask beer or cask conditioned.
CAMRA HEAD OFFICE Campaign for Real Ale Limited 230 Hatfield Road ST ALBANS AL1 4LW (01727) 86720 www.camra.org.uk
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What are ‘Smooth’ beers? Smooth beers are brewed in much the same way as real ale but eventually the natural yeast is killed and processed to give longer shelf life. The dead beer is then resurrected by means of chemicals and served chilled by gas pressure through fonts. Smooth beer sales are also known as nitro-keg beer.
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Under New Owners - not really Dean and Paul welcome you back home Purveyors of Real Ales & home cooked locally sourced food Food served Wednesday to Sunday (from 1200 noon) Runner-up CAMRA Hull Pub of the Year 2009 CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2011 The Land of Green Ginger, Hull
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DRIFFIELD NEWS by Paul Alterskye Claire & I had a trip out to Driffield on the train on Saturday May 5th. Here are our findings: The Sidings is now called Buffers(restaurant); we didn't have a drink there but they had Black Sheep Best on. Tiger had John Smith’s cask plus 3 guests, the Robinson's Crusoe was good. We popped into the Star for a half which was in good condition. The Bell had 2 Wold Top beers on, which were in better condition than recent visits. While in this vicinity I checked Georgie's Bar, they had Caledonian Flying Scotsman, Full Measure; Jennings Cumberland and Original Keys; Ringwood Fortyniner. The Rose & Crown was superb.
We wanted to eat here although we weren't overly hungry. Well too bad because the portions were VERY generous. My all day breakfast could have fed 2 people. Popped over to the Benjamin Fawcett and had a nice dark beer from Conwy brewery. We finished in a very quiet Mariners but I have to say the Ringwood Boondoggle was my beer of the day; very well kept. We also put our heads in the door of the Buck; John Smith’s only, Full Measure; Cumberland and Spread Eagle; John Smith’s We had a look in the door of the Blue Bell, Riverhead after walking over the footbridge, which although having John Smith’s and Tetleys, neither were available( on a Saturday of a Bank Holiday ?)
Unfortunately the Falcon had no Real Ale. All in We called back at the Red Lion. They only had Greene King IPA on which was in good condition. all a great day out and can be visited by bus and rail.
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THE INN CIDER by David Litten CAMRA’s National Cider and Perry Championships 2012 were held in early May at Reading and featured ciders and perries from different regions of the UK. They were assessed on factors such as aroma, flavour/taste, overall balance and finish by a judging panel consisting of publicans, drinks writers and CAMRA members.
The winner of the Perry Gold medal is Gwatkin Blakeney Red, which the judges described as having ‘a sweet aroma, with a wonderful elderflower and spirit taste, and a satisfying bite in the finish.’
Cornwall and Herefordshire producers take National titles CiderGOLD- Cornish Orchards, Farmhouse (Duloe, Cornwall) SILVER- Perry Brothers, Sweet Vintage (Dowlish Wake, Somerset) BRONZE- Burrow Hill, Medium (Martock, Somerset) PerryGOLD- Gwatkin, Blakeney Red (Abbey Dore, Herefordshire) SILVER- Butford Organics, Medium (Bodenham, Herefordshire) BRONZE- Minchew, Stinking Bishop (Aston-onCarrant, Gloucestershire) The winner of the Cider Gold medal is Cornish Orchards Farmhouse, which the judges described as ‘a very light and easy drinking cider, well balanced, and packed with flavour ’. The Cider champion producer, Cornish Orchards, started large scale production in 1999, and is a well established producer, which has been growing cider apples for the past 20 years.
On hearing the results of the Perry competition, Denis Gwatkin of Gwatkin Cider and Perry, said: “This is wonderful news. It’s 20 years since we won our first CAMRA award at Stockport Beer and Cider Festival, so it’s good to know we are still doing things right” Andrea Briers, CAMRA National Cider and Perry committee chairperson praised the quality of this year’s entrants. She said: “The competition once again brought together real cider and perry producers from across the country, and showcased some excellent variety and choice. The quality of the products coming through is testament to the hard work of Britain’s producers.” Cider & Perry Month Events During the month of October 2012, CAMRA branches and pubs will be hosting numerous events across the country to celebrate Cider Month. Look our for events in our area. No real cider in your pub then why not get your landlord/landlady to contact CAMRA and we will give them advice on what our campaign is about. Our Cider representatives will be happy to help.
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SKIDBROOKE CIDER by BFH In depths of deepest Lincolnshire a few miles from Louth lays the quiet, ancient hamlet of Skidbrooke. Here you can find a top cider producer in the form of Guy Williams, Guy kindly showed us round and answered all our searching questions with ease.
cloths, stacked into a press and squeezed with intense pressure. All pips, cores and skins are used. In today’s terms t he operation is “green” as there are no additives (not even water), any waste is used for animal feed and the number of food miles is extremely low. There are health benefits too due to the high•concentration of Hailing from Somerset, Guy met Lincolnshire lady phenols and antioxidants which boost immunity Kate and moved from West to East more than ten to illness. Although single variety ciders are years ago. He soon found that he was missing his produced much of the cider-makers art is to favourite tipple from the south west and began to blend varieties to achieve an overall well gather windfalls of apples and made small balanced, flavoursome cider. Recently, dessert batches of cider. Not surprisingly the word spread and cider apples have replaced cooking varieties amongst friends and as well as coming to drink leading to more mellow flavours. his cider they also brought apples and the upward spiral of production started. Research led Guy to Following a month of fermentation the cider is discover that although cider production had then left to store over the winter months resulting virtually ceased many years ago there were still a in a delightful 5.5% ABV pure product. It is number of Victorian orchards in the area and racked off at least twice to ensure the end once the word was out apples also came from product is clear and untainted and some of the local orchards or the family were invited to collect. cider is transferred to oak barrels to mature. Nothing is pasteurised or carbonated. Today, Skidbrooke Cider is a staple local farmshop product with more than 4000 gallons produced each year that is now spreading its wings as far as Devon in the South West and Newcastle in the North East due to a growing reputation via discerning distributors and festivals. Ironically/paradoxically it has even turned full circle and reached Somerset. Sales of Dry and Vintage cider are supplemented with cider vinegar, mead, honey chutney and jellies and are proving very popular. At first he began with just 100 gallon batches but to meet demand new orchards were planted and two 500 litre filling tanks, three 2,100 litre fermentation tanks and nine French oak barrels were purchased. The current fermentation kit currently consists of four 2100 litre stainless tanks, eight 500 litre tanks (four of which are stainless vari-fill), six French oak "standard" barrels, fourteen French oak 300 litre barrels, six 50 gallon rum barrels and eight 1520 litre converted orange juice containers. Apples are harvested and processed from September to November (thus explaining why CAMRA’s designated cider month is mid-season – October). The apples are milled, packed into cheese CAMRA Hull and East Yorkshire Branch Forum .….
Guy intends to restore his huge 18th century wooden press and looking long term he has planted over 600 apple trees of various varieties some of which have been planted in a 45 acre traditional order due to reach its prime in 2060 no less.
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Once in a lifetime London Brewery Crawl and a chance to brew in a Hall! Three London breweries are opening their doors to auction bidders at this year’s Great British Beer Festival at Olympia in celebration of London City of Beer. Every session, you can bid for a place on a brewery trip to Sambrook's, Brew Wharf and Kernel. The trip should be one to remember. Taking place on Saturday 8th September, there will be a chance to look around these three breweries and a chance to meet the brewers and sample some of their delicious wares. The trip starts at 11am at Sambrook's (nearest station is Clapham Junction) and a light lunch is provided. Established in 2008, Sambrook's was at the vanguard of the new breweries that have set up in London over the last few years and the brewery has gone from strength to strength, with their beers being found across London. This is a chance to see the recently expanded new brewery.
into being in 2008, is based in Borough. It is another brewer that loves big flavours; strong IPAs and porters are the order of the day and promises to end the day on a high. And this year's Brewer for a Day is equally enticing. The award winning, Thornbridge Brewery in Derbyshire is hosting the Brewer for the Day in their old brewery in Thornbridge Hall, which they set up in 2005 (they now have two breweries). Thornbridge Hall is a private stately home with a history back to the 12th Century and is set in 100 acres of parkland. The house was owned by the Longsdon family for circa 700 years and since the late 1700’s, the house has been have enlarged and altered. There is a William Morris/Burne-Jones window and even a private railway station. Particularly known for its strong Jaipur IPA, Thornbridge is offering the lucky winner overnight accommodation for two in Sheffield, transport to the brewery and a day's brewing including lunch. The auction will take place on the Thursday evening at this year's Great British Beer Festival. If you can’t make the Festival but would like to bid for either the brewery trip or the Brewer for a Day, send your postal bid to baustin@supanet.com or phone: 01923 211654 (answerphone) or you could enter the London Drinker crossword competition in the May/June London Drinker magazine.
Then a short trip to London Bridge and into Brew Wharf (next door to Vinepolis) to see the small brewery at the back of the pub, where one of London's innovative brewers is. Brew Wharf was at the beginning of Britain's love of big flavoured American and now have moved on to other imported hops and each beer has a different recipe so visitors will be in for a treat.
North Cave Playing Fields Association Gala Weekend Registered charity no 523277 Friday 29th June At the North Cave Playing Fields REAL ALE AND WINE FESTIVAL Appearing live The Old Speckled Men Entry £6 (inc hog roast) Gates open 7pm Hog Roast served at 8pm
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For more details and tickets contact Jill Marwood on 01430 424012/423712 Or North Cave Sports and Social Club 07709557964
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PUBS WITH .….……….…. A rare and unspoiled interior of outstanding historic interest: Beverley - White Horse Inn Bridlington - Station Buffet Kingston Upon Hull Olde Black Boy - Olde White Harte St John’s Hotel - White Hart Oversized, lined glasses: (Guaranteeing a full or ½ liquid pint) Bridlington - Station Buffet Beverley - Dog & Duck (Black Sheep Only) Hollym - Plough Inn Kingston Upon Hull - Hop & Vine Real draught cider (not keg), East Yorkshire: Beverley - Cornerhouse - Green Dragon Brantingham - The Triton Bridlington - Prior John Cottingham - Cross Keys Driffield - Tiger Inn Dunswell - The Ship Great Kelk - Chestnut Horse Hedon - Haven Arms Hessle - Hawke formerly Admiral Hawke Hornsea - Smugglers North Newbald - Tiger Inn - The Gnu Patrington - The Holderness South Dalton - Pipe & Glass Tickton - New Inn Real draught cider (not keg), Kingston Upon Hull Clubs and Pubs: Adelphi Club Admiral of the Humber The George The Gardener’s Hop & Vine Lion & Key Olde Black Boy New Clarence Three John Scotts Walters Wellington Inn Whalebone Wheelhouse Xanders Zachariah Pearson Bar Exchange Sailmakers Arms Real Mild regularly available: Beverley - Moulders Arms ; Cornerhouse Blacktoft - Hope & Anchor Brough - Buccaneer Cottingham - King William IV Driffield - Tiger Inn Goodmanham - Goodmanham Arms Hornsea - Rose & Crown Kingston Upon Hull -Whalebone:Ravenser Preston - Cock & Bell Wetwang - Black Swan CAMRA Hull and East Yorkshire Branch Forum .….
A quiet room (no piped music or juke box, TV, electronic games): Beverley - Rose & Crown: White Horse Inn: Woolpack:Hodgsons Bridlington - Old Ship Inn Cottingham - King William IV Driffield - Bell Hotel Great Kelk - Chestnut Horse Goodmanham - Goodmanham Arms Kingston Upon Hull - Olde Black Boy : St John’s Hotel Licensee who has gained Cask Marque Accreditation, East Yorkshire: Beverley - Green Dragon: Grovehill: Royal Standard: Tiger (New) Bridlington - Old Ship Inn: Prior John Brough - Buccaneer Cherry Burton - Bay Horse Cottingham - Blue Bell: Cross Keys: Duke of Cumberland: King William IV: Railway (New) Driffield - Bell Hotel Ferriby - Duke of Cumberland (New) Hedon - Station: Shakespeare Hessle - Norland Hornsea - Victoria (New) Kirk Ella - Beech Tree North Cave - The White Hart Inn Patrington - The Holderness: Station Hotel: Hildyard (New) Preston - Nags Head Roos - Roos Arms: Black Horse Ryehill - Crooked Billet Sewerby - Ship Inn South Cave - Bear (New) Tickton - Crown & Anchor Walkington - The Barrel Willerby - Toby Carvery Licensee who has gained Cask Marque Accreditation, Kingston Upon Hull Clubs and Pubs: Admiral of the Humber: Gardeners Arms: Manor Farm: Mill: National: New Clarence: Old Grey Mare: Pave: Ravenser: Salthouse Tavern: Three John Scotts: William Wilberforce: Zachariah Pearson: West Bulls (New) If you know of any pubs/clubs to add to this list email details to hullbeerlovers@hotmail.com
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THE SWAN, BEVERLEY ROAD report from Hull Daily Mail A PUBLIC inquiry may decide the fate of Hull's remaining monument to the Blitz as the deadline for negotiations looms. The National Civilian WW2 Memorial Trust wants to turn the bombed National Picture Theatre in Beverley Road into a Blitz memorial. The trust is in talks with owner Reid Park Properties to buy the site and has revealed it now has £150,000 available to from private backers. But there is a disagreement over the price with a discrepancy of about £100,000. If a deal cannot be reached by August 1, a public inquiry will be held to decide whether or not the owner can make changes to the listed building. Alan Canvess, of the trust, said: "The plans to turn the building into apartments and a restaurant will require changes to the listed building. "We contacted the Secretary of State's office asking for a public inquiry, which was accepted. "It was agreed between ourselves, the owner and Hull City Council that preparations for any inquiry would be put on hold until August 1 to give us all a chance to thrash out a deal to buy the site. If that doesn't prove successful, the
public inquiry will take place around two months later." The trust has been given planning permission to turn the dilapidated National Picture Theatre in Beverley Road, Hull, into a memorial site with an education centre. Reid Park Properties has also been given permission to turn the building into apartments and a restaurant. If no deal can be reached, Mr Canvess believes everything hinges on the outcome of the public inquiry. He said: "If the owner is successful at the public inquiry then he has full permission to go ahead with what he wants to do. "But if he loses, he can't do anything with the site, which puts us in a much stronger position. "The owner still insists the site is worth £250,000 but we spent £1,000 on a district valuer who put it at between £130,000 to £150,000. "We have now raised £150,000 and are still looking to get more. "We will keep plugging away and hope the owner is responsive." Reid Properties declined to comment but confirmed it was in negotiations with the trust
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BEVERLEY HOSTELRIES by Colin Edwards
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BEVERLEY FOLK FESTIVAL The legendary folk rockers Steeleye Span and Joe Brown head the bill this year along with Celtic dance phenomenon the Peatbog Faeries. The latest addition to the line up is the amazing new band The Mighty Doonans. This new band has developed from the redoubtable “Doonan Family Band who have been part of the English folk scene for many years. The Doonans have a The festival is delighted to have him on board demonstrating his trust in the weekend as a great deserved reputation for their imaginative and innovative interpretations of traditional songs and event. ability to introduce other genres of music and “Beverley has always been a special festival for dance to their thoroughly entertaining me. It's not too big and they always have some great acts. Held in the beautiful market town of performances. Beverley, in the heart of the East Yorkshire Wolds, winning acclaim as one of the best small The line up includes Mick Doonan, Phil Murray, festivals in the country and one of the most Kevin Doonan, Stu Luckley, Ian Fairbairn, family friendly. With this year’s attractions – Rosie Doonan, Jamie Luckley, Ben Murray Steeleye Span, Peatbog Faeries, and Frances Doonan. Chumbawamba, Martin Carthy, up and coming young band ahab, plus special guest - 60's Rock Rosie Doonan has been touring with Peter & Roller Joe Brown, it looks likely to maintain its Gabriel as part of his band and support – she deserved reputation.” Mike Harding was recently spotted on BBC2 adding vocals when they performed on ‘Later with Jools Responses from audiences agreed with Mike, Holland.’ She will be joining him again for dates voting - the line-up, the great location, and the this year – no doubt including again the stunning friendliness of the event amongst its most duet on the classic ‘Don’t Give Up.’ popular attractions. “The intimacy of the Beverley Festival, with its palpable sense of community From the USA comes the amazing Abigail and warmth, is very much a part of the lure”…... Washburn with Kai Welch who will be “Really good festival. Liked the combination of performing on Friday night along with popular main events being in a building and others in Scottish band Shooglenifty who will be treating marquees. Great atmosphere” ….“What a festival goers to their special brand of “acidthoroughly entertaining event and such croft.” distinctively different styles, it was a good choice of programming. In addition the icing on the cake Other artists include, Martin Carthy, was the bar and excellent Festival Ale, We Chumbawamba, Coope Boyes & Simpson, thought the atmosphere very friendly and indeed Henry Priestman, and Peter Robinson, author so in the town”. of DI Banks series of books as featured on ITV with Stephen Tompkinson, and poet On the edge of Hockney country and only a extraordinaire Ian McMillan and Luke Carvershort drive from the east coast’s Heritage Coast Goss. and its sandy beaches and tall cliffs, it makes a Many more great acts can be found by going to great place for a weekend away – lots of music the festival’s website –www.beverleyfestival.com as well as places to go for a bit of time out. Mike Harding, a new Patron for the Beverley Festival, obviously believes Beverley is the festival to be at this Summer. Presenter of BBC Radio 2’s folk show on Wednesday nights, he has been a good friend and follower of the festival for many years.
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A wide range of concerts and activities for those attending the event, with a special emphasis on families and children, makes the event a perfect weekend for all.
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PUB MIRROR ON TOUR by David Litten At Easter, Pub Mirror went on holiday, jaunting around Belgium once again in the company of Wakefield CAMRA! After an overnight journey to Dover and an early Good Friday morning crossing to Calais it was not very long before we reached the Gulden Spoor Brouwerij in Gullegem, West Flanders at around 9.00am. The brewer was at work preparing his next creation whilst being interrogated by eager beer nuts who consumed copious amounts of his bottled delights. What a way to start!
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Thereafter followed a fish lunch stop at the always excellent Poussecafe in Poperinge, washed down with a local beer of course. A short ride took us to the In De Vrede at Westvleteren. This is the very commercial brewery tap for the world famous beers brewed by Trappist monks across the road. This sparkling, all new cafe replaced the old simple building some time ago. The service and quality of what is thought by many to be the best beer in the world was first class. After a snooze on the coach we reached our base for the weekend, the Center Hotel in Kortrijk. Tod ay Kortrijk is the most important city in southern West-Flanders with several hospitals, colleges and a university. It was the very first city in Belgium with a pedestrian shopping street and today this has expanded across much of the historical city centre. The hotel was located close to the main square where the week long funfair was in full swing. Too loud man! Following a wash and brush up several of the local cafes were visited, the highlights being the Gainsbar (for interesting beers) and the Boulevard (for intimate atmosphere and quality beers).
Before returning to base we stopped in Ypres to witness the last post and the opportunity to bump into a fellow CAMRA chap from Hull. Amazing! Monday morning saw us back in Hainaut visiting Brasserie Ellezelloise complete with tasting boards and the popular spaghetti bolognaise. Oh, that Hercule Stout – only 9.0% ABV!
Day two was one of contrasts. The morning saw a visit to Brasserie St. Feullien in Hainaut which has recently been modernising. However, we had an interesting tour around the old brewery which is set to become a museum. The new kit was then viewed and approved and followed by a generous tasting session and the purchase of carry-outs. We retired to Mons for lunch and more beer at the elegant Excelsior in the Grand Place before taking to the road for the 15 mile journey to the Authentique Brasserie at Blaton. Frederick was not aware that we were coming, but nevertheless, it was an interesting small brewery using old dairy equipment. Some good stuff too. The first visit on Easter Sunday was to the very new De Plukker brewery near Poperinge. They use their own organic hops in their excellent beer Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA on facebook
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It was back to West Flanders in the afternoon for the trip’s final brewery and its tasting cafe – T’Gaverhopke. Here, several beers were eagerly consumed with the fruit ones being particularly popular. The evening was spent revisiting the best cafes in Kortrijk before an early start on Tuesday for the trek home. Another great holiday for Pub Mirror and its companions, with next year’s destination of choice being Mechelen.
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BRANCH AND REGIONAL EVENTS DIARY Branch Open Meetings All open meetings start at 8pm and conclude at approximately 9.30pm with a chance to socialise and refreshments are normally provided at the end of the meeting. Wednesday 6th June - The George Hotel, Land of Green Ginger, Hull Wednesday 4th July - The Minerva, Nelson Street, Hull Wednesday 1st August - The Haworth Arms, Beverley Road, Hull Survey and Social Trips These trips run from May through to October on the second Saturday of the month and are used to survey the village pubs that are nominated for the following year’s Good Beer Guide. Saturday 9th June - East of Hull Pubs - 6pm Hull Truck, Ferensway Saturday 23rd June - Hessle Pubs Social Trips by Public Transport Sunday 8th July - North of Hull Pubs Regional CAMRA Meeting Saturday 16th June - Kings Arms in Silsden. Branch Beer Festival Saturday 1st September 2012 - Beverley Race Course. Look out for further details soon on our Branch Web site, Twitter, Facebook and Festival Blog page. CAMRA members will be offered tickets at reduced prices. See ‘Whats Brewing’ or www.camra.org.uk/festivals for other festivals. Other Beer Festival Leven Real Ale Festival - 6/7th July - see www.leven-ale-festival.co.uk for further information.
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