Pub Mirror (Issue 83) Spring 2013

HULL & EAST YORKSHIRE CAMRA PUBs OF THE YEAR 2012 Congratulations to the following pubs on their success in our branch Pub of the Year awards for 2012. As in previous years there were plenty to choose from with over 70 pubs receiving nominations for these prestigious awards.

The winner of CAMRA’s Kingston upon Hull Pub of the Year 2012 is the Wellington Inn, who make it a double success as they were also voted joint winner of our Cider Pub of the Year 2012. Runner up in this section was Ye Olde Black Boy. Our East Yorkshire Town Pub of the Year 2012 winner is the Green Dragon in Beverley and runner up was Marine Bar in Bridlington.

The winner of our East Yorkshire Village Pub of the Year for 2012 is the Goodmanham Arms in Goodmanham and the runner up in this section was The Railway in Cottingham.

More information about the awards and pictures from the presentation trips are elsewhere in this publication.

Green Dragon

Wellington Inn

Goodmanham Arms

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HULL & EAST YORKSHIRE BRANCH INFORMATION BRANCH COMMITTEE

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Branch Treasurer - Stewart Campbell 01482 449100 07500 543199 treasurer@hullcamra.org.uk also Acting Press & Publicity Officer and Acting Pub Preservation Officer Acting Branch Secretary - Bernie Cawte 07956 424239 pubmirror@hullcamra.org.uk also Magazine Editor

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Pubs Officers East Yorkshire - Mark Bainton 07749 505365 eastyorkshirepubs@hullcamra.org.uk

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Holderness - Pete Mason 07984 366207 holdernesspubs@hullcamra.org.uk

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Hull - Jill Walker 07932 774419 hullpubs@hullcamra.org.uk Branch Social Secretary - Vacant

ASSOCIATE POSITIONS Cider Representative David Litten littendavid@littendavid.karoo.co.uk Clubs Liaison Officer Steve Hopkinson

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Pubs Liaison Officers Beverley - John Ashton Bridlington - Ivor Hurst Cottingham - Cliff Ottaway Driffield - Martin Bell Hedon - Pete Mason Hornsea - Keir Horner Market Weighton - Vacant Withernsea - Steve Allison

Chairperson - Angela Cawte 07904 252910 chair@hullcamra.org.uk

Membership Secretary - Tony Garrett 07971 353226 @ membership@hullcamra.org.uk also Branch Contact

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Web Master Patrick Gladstone webmaster@hullcamra.org.uk Young Members Co-ordinator - Vacant Beer Style Officer - Vacant

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ON-LINE CONTACTS Website: www.hullcamra.org.uk Facebook: Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA Blog: hulleastyorkshirecamra.blogspot.com Twitter: @hullCAMRA

PUB MIRROR INFO Pub Mirror is produced quarterly by Hull & East Yorkshire Branch of CAMRA and is edited by the branch magazine editor Bernie Cawte.

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Vine www.hopandvinehull.co.uk

3 Real Ales and 4 Real Cider/Perry Budweiser Budvar & Pilsner Urquell on draught Food available until 9pm. “The best sandwiches in town” - Hull Daily Mail Guide

CAMRA AWARDS Yorkshire Cider Pub of the Year 2010-2012 Branch Cider Pub of the Year 2009-2011 Joint Winner Branch Cider Pub of the Year 2012 National Cider Pub of the Year 2010 All our beers are served in over-sized lined glasses guaranteeing a full pint

2013 Good Beer Guide Listed Opening Hours: 4pm-11pm Tuesday; 11am-11pm Wednesday-Saturday; Closed on Sunday & Monday

The Wellington Inn & BREWERY 55, Russell Street, Hull, HU2 9AB 01482 329486

Rail/Bus Station 5 mins. walk

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EDITORS COMMENTS by Bernie Cawte It’s that time of year when the Branch turns it’s attention to our annual Hull Real Ale & Cider Festival, which this year celebrates its 35th festival. What a long way we have come it that time, this year’s festival will have over 100 real ales and 25 ciders and 16 different bottled beers on offer.

After last year’s too successful festival when we ran out of beer, we have increased the beers on offer by 50%. We are using a theme of local ales with selections from local brewers and regional breweries. We hope to see you there, keep up to date by visiting our branch web site and festival blog for the latest details.

At the beginning of February we carried out our Pub of the Year 2012 presentations with trips to the Town and Village award winners.

Congratulations to the winners Green Dragon, Beverley and Goodmanham Arms, Goodmanham and to the runners up The Marine Bar, Bridlington and Railway Hotel, Cottingham.

Presentation of the Hull award winners also took place early in February report to follow in our next edition. So congratulations to the winner The Wellington Inn & Brewery and the runner the Olde Black Boy. This year’s standards were very high so it’s well done to all concerned.

If you have not seen it yet the Branch web site now includes a branch calendar which we hope will make it easy for members and non-members to see what is going on in the branch area. Not only does it have the branch meetings, trips and events, it also has non CAMRA local events,

Thanks to the following pubs for allowing us to use their premises for our various meetings over the last few months; Lion & Key Olde White Hart Hop & Vine Wellington Inn New Clarence Olde Black Boy The George which publicans have made us aware of. If you know of a pub, brewery or beer/cider event in this area, why not let us know by emailing any of the committee or using our facebook and twitter feeds, help us to help you save our local pubs and our real ale breweries.

It’s three years since I took over Pub Mirror production and hopefully you will have seen an improvement in both quality and content. I have to thank many people for their help in making this possible and I am sure if you are a regular reader you will know who they are, even if on some occasions I mis-spell there name. So I do apologise to Paul Alterskye for mis-spelling his name in the last edition, twice, sorry Paul.

Don’t forget the Branch AGM on March 6th, Lion & Key.

Admiral of the Humber, Bar Exchange (NEW), Corn Exchange (NEW), Hop & Vine, Lion & Key, Minerva (NEW), Pave, Sailmakers Arms, Three John Scotts, Walters, Wellington Inn & Brewery, Wm Hawkes, Ye Olde White Harte - all Hull Green Dragon, Windmill and Woolpack all Beverley The Marine Bar, Bridlington - The Railway (NEW), Cottingham Spread Eagle - Driffield Goodmanham Arms, Goodmanham - The Station Hotel, Patrington Crooked Billet, Ryehill - The Ship Inn, Sewerby Big River Brewery - Great Newsome Brewery _ Moorland Farm Cyder Old Mill Brewery (NEW) - Theakstons Brewery - Wold Top Brewery Yorkshire Brewery Company Mail Group - hullcamra@hullcamra.org.uk

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Caledonian Deuchars IPA Theakston Old Peculier Theakston Dark Smooth Theakston Lightfoot Caledonian Flying Scotsman Caledonian Golden XPA 1 Guest Beers each Month Fine Selection of Malt Whisky

The Big River Brewery, brewing real ales with character. www.bigriverbrewery.co.uk contactus@bigriverbrewery.co.uk

Big Red 3.9%, Ropewalk 3.5%, Windjammer 4.7%, Halcyon Daze 3.4%, Sailmakers Porter 5.2%

Find us at South Cave and Market Weighton farmers markets and select pubs around the region. Casks and hand pump hire available for parties.

Brewed in Brough, East Yorkshire.

Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA

Contact: 07737 820 922

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HULL PUB NEWS by Jill Walker Hello and a Happy New Year to you all. This edition of Hull Pub News has some good news with pubs being re-opened and I’m pleased to report the following: The Minerva after a short closure following the departure of the licensee Phil Daly has thankfully now been re-opened with Lee Kirman in charge.

Lee tells us that the plan is to have Pilots Pride (new recipe), Marstons EPA, Hobgoblin, a Great Newsome product and Tetley cask. Home cooked food is now available with evening dining to follow in time. Pie night and Curry nights are planned and fresh fish and chips all day Fridays when they get into the swing of things. Also 2 old hand pulls will be repaired soon, giving 7 in total.

The Olde Corn Exchange is another pub which re-opened shortly before Christmas. Licensee Adam Scruton also runs Ye Olde Black Boy in High Street. Corn Exchange has 10 hand pumps on the bar and has been tastefully decorated.

Well worth popping in and a welcome addition to the old town real ale scene.

Bar Exchange has now been re-opened by licensee Paul Crosskill who left The George, Land of Green Ginger for that purpose. Paul tells us that they have 7 real ales and 3 ciders available. This is another welcome addition to our old town pubs. The George is now under the management of Ann Hinds, we wish her the best.

The Botanic, on Spring Bank is now refurbished and open with two hand pumps on the bar.

However when I popped in on Christmas Eve they had no beer on. I’ve had a report from another member that they also found it lacking in cask ales when they popped in.

The Tap on Spring Bank re-opened before Christmas but unfortunately has recently closed and is for sale freehold for £140,000+VAT. The Hole in the Wall on Spring Bank : despite difficult conditions, Wendy has run this noted cask ale pub for 9 years and still serves Abbeydale Moonshine [Hull’s only outlet] and Roosters or Summer Lightning. Well worth a visit.

The Crown on Holderness Road has re-opened under new management.

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Well that’s all the good news but I’m rather sad to report that The White Hart, Alfred Gelder Street closed on Friday 4th January. I haven’t been able to find out what the long term plan for the pub is.

This is such a beautiful building and stunning bar, it’s a real shame someone cannot make a go of it. However licensee Sue Perkins also runs The Whittington and Cat and has had a hand pump installed there. They will be selling beers from Wold Top Brewery Pubs which don’t seem to be able to make a go of selling cask ales and are reported as having no cask on the bar when last visited are The Sandringham, The Wheelhouse and Raynors.

If anyone knows of any others or indeed if any pubs have started selling cask where none was previously available, please inform us.

Pubs which have closed since my last report are: The Fishbowl, Parkers and Masters Bar. The George, on the corner of Walton Street/Spring Bank West has been bought at auction but a planning application to turn it into a takeaway has been submitted.

Keep me informed on hullpubs@hullcamra.org.uk of any Hull pub news and I will report it on all our social media sites and mailing lists.

GOOD BEER GUIDE 2013 Good Beer Guide 2013 (the 40th edition) is now available. Support your local branch by buying from us directly so helping the funds of our Branch.

Individual price to CAMRA members: £11 per Guide.

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Members and non members can order online on the CAMRA national web page as follows: CAMRA members (£10 online/by phone, plus £2 p&p).

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BRANCH G(ood )B(eer) G(uide) ENTRIES 2013

Congratulation to the following Pubs from our Branch area, that have been included in the 2013 Good Beer Guide.

BEVERLEY: Cornerhouse, Dog & Duck, HULL: Admiral of the Humber, Hop & Vine, Durham Ox, Green Dragon Lion & Key, Olde Black Boy, Olde White Harte, Pave, Three John Scotts, Walters, BLACKTOFT: Hope & Anchor Wellington Inn, Whalebone BRIDLINGTON: Marine Bar, Prior John, Telegraph Inn

KIRK ELLA: Beech Tree LUND: Wellington Inn

COTTINGHAM: Blue Bell, Duke of Cumberland, King William IV

NORTH CAVE: White Hart

DRIFFIELD: Bell Hotel, Mariners Arms,

OLD ELLERBY: Blue Bell

GOODMANHAM: Goodmanham Arms

PATRINGTON: Holderness Inn, Station Hotel

GREAT KELK: Chestnut Horse

RYEHILL: Crooked Billet

HEDON: Haven Arms

SOUTH DALTON: Pipe & Glass

HOLLYM: Plough Inn

When you visit these pubs why not tell them Pub Mirror sent you!!

GREEN DRAGON 51 Saturday Market Beverley (01482) 889801

The Windmill Inn 53 Lairgate Beverley East Yorkshire HU17 8ET Tel: 01482 86 28 17

Greene King IPA - Abbots Ale Old Speckled Hen Weekly changing guest ales from Yorkshire and Regional breweries as well as real ales from around the UK

BAR/DINING ROOM/GAMES/PATIO AREA

General Knowledge Quizzes on Tuesday & Wednesday @ 9pm

Lunches Mon to Sat: 11.30am-2pm Sun:12noon-2pm Sat & Sun Breakfast: 10am-12noon

SKY TV

Bed & Breakfast - 19 En-Suite Rooms

Now serving Breakfast from 11am Food served daily until 10pm Freshly cooked Sunday Lunches

Good Beer Guide 2013 Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA

Open all day from 11am (10am Sunday) Close at 11pm (midnight on Fri & Sat) Free Wi-Fi www.windmillinn.co.uk

Branch Website - www.hullcamra.org.uk

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The triton inn Owners of a popular country pub, Paul and Anne Rusling have been devastated by a fire that has seen their new refurbishment work go up in smoke.

front-of-house is just blackened with smoke and soot damage Paul and Anne have now started redecorating the pub,but they are now counting the cost of fire and are unable to say when they will be able to reopen.

The Triton Inn has been their life for six years."We took it from being closed in 2006 and rebuilt it internally from the floor up,"So it's very close to our hearts and something we take great pride in."

An electrical fault at The Triton Inn may be to blame for a blaze at the pub in Brantingham.The pub was closed for refurbishment when the blaze broke out in the restaurant, causing fire and smoke damage no one was in the pub when the fire broke out.

"We personally chose and bought all the furniture and fittings and only earlier in the week,Anne had been painting the doors".

The back of house areas such as kitchens, stores, cellar and the private living accommodation are OK, thanks to fire doors, but

After we rang the pub in early February, Paul has confirmed that they will be closed for at least 2 months, check our website for any update.

Article courtesy of Hull Daily Mail.

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8 Real Ales including

Meals Served

Timothy Taylor Landlord

Monday to Saturday

Black Sheep Bitter

12noon-2pm & 5pm-8pm

Theakston Old Peculier

Sunday

Plus 4 Guest Ales

12noon-6pm

2 Real Ciders

Carvery available

Old Rosie & Thatchers Vintage

Function Room available

RUNNER UP CAMRA HULL & EAST YORKSHIRE BRANCH - VILLAGE PUB OF THE YEAR 2012

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Three John Scotts

Admiral of the Humber

Up to 10 ales and 2 real ciders available.

10 Ales including Abbot Ale, Ruddles and Hobgoblin available daily (subject to availability)

3rd April - 21st April

Tetleys, Abbot Ale, Ruddles and Hobgoblin available daily (subject to availability)

Live Sky Sports

Ever changing guests.

Regular Meet the Brewers: 13th February - Acorn Brewery

All Camra members receive up to 20p off the price of their guest ale.

March - Leeds Brewery

Up and Coming Meet the Brewer Nights Regular Beers from Local Brewers Including: Partners, York, Saltaire, Old Mill , and Great Newsome.

April - Wold Top

Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA

Branch Website - www.hullcamra.org.uk

EAST YORKSHIRE PUB NEWS by Pete Mason & mark bainton To start this report, I would like to offer our congratulations to Phil and Avril Lowe. Three years after taking over as tenants of the Shakespeare Inn, Hedon, they have increased the quality of the ale and the atmosphere (both literally and figuratively) and have now received a national award from Punch Taverns for excellent service standards. The awards were judged by Cask Marque and involved checking the beer line cleaning standards, service standards and cellar quality.

The Bay Horse, Arnold, re-opened at the end of October 2012. The pub was given a very sympathetic refurbishment by the new owners, to the tune of £250,000. There are three hand pumps dispensing John Smith's Cask, Morland Old Speckled Hen and Timothy Taylor's Landlord.

John Robinson has been the tenant of the Travellers Rest, Long Riston, for just over a year. He is selling Timothy Taylor's Landlord, Wold Top Wold Gold together with a changing guest ale.

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on the last time I called in.

Barbara and Tony Ross have taken over as licensees of the Constable Arms, Sproatley.

This is their first pub, and we wish them every success.

Maggie Clarke finally took over as licensee of the Railway Hotel, Cottingham, on 9th December.

She has been the manager there since leaving the Constable Arms, Sproatley, in 2011. Before that Maggie was the popular licensee in the King William IV in Cottingham.

John Martin, took over as manager of the Victoria, Victoria Road, Beverley, in the middle of November. The Victoria, a Marston’s Heritage pub, sell Marston's Pedigree and a guest beer from the Marston's range. John was previously the manager of Greene King's Sherwood Manor in Nottingham, and has prior experience with Yates' chain of pubs.

Report by Pete Mason

After being under a selection of temporary managers, the Sun Inn, Skirlaugh, was taken over by a new tenant in early November.

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get there during opening hours to get more details, so watch this space for the next edition.

Triton Inn, Brantingham has had a fire which has caused extensive damage to the front part of the pub and at present the pub is temporarily closed. This is a shame as Paul and Anne had just put a third hand pull on dispensing Wold Top, Headland Red, see full story on previous page.

The Dacre Arms, Brandesburton, is selling Theakston's Old Peculier, John Smith's Cask and Black Sheep Bitter together with a regularly changing guest ale.

Crown and Anchor at Tickton, just outside Beverley, has a new landlady, she has a lot of plans for the place and hopes Marston's will back her all the way.

The Black Swan, also in Brandesburton, sells Mansfield Cask, Marston's Pedigree and a changing cask ale from the Marston's portfolio.

Monks Walk,Highgate in Beverley is now being converted to a French restaurant.

Withernsea Golf Club is selling Black Sheep Bitter and there are plans to install another hand pump in the spring.

Carpenters Arms in Market Weighton have had a 'Meet the Brewer Night’ on the 31st January and are planning similar events in the future. The guest brewer for the first night was the local brewery, Brass Castle.

Golden Sands Chalet Park is selling Hook Norton Hooky Bitter in the Clubhouse (open to non-residents).

Report by Mark Bainton

The Ship Inn, Keyingham, is selling a genuine guest ale – a beer from Leeds Brewery was due Mail Group - hullcamra@hullcamra.org.uk

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GOODMANHAM ARMS Beverley 37 Westwood Road, Beverley

7 Real Ales Dog Friendly Thursday Night Quiz Home-cooked Food Served Lunchtimes and Evenings Home-cooked Sunday Roasts

Goodmanham, nr. Market Weighton 01430 873849

All Hallows Peg Fyfe Mild & Mischief Maker - Theakston’s Best Bitter & Old Peculier, Wold Top Bitter, Guest Beers, plus Real Cider from the wood Locally sourced produce : Lunch times plus Fri 5-7.30 Sunday Hog Roast Monday Steak Pie night Music Night 1st Thursday Jazz/Blues 3rd Thursday of Month Quiz Night: Wednesday Beer Garden Log Fires – Dog Friendly Pub

Opening Hours Mon : 4.30pm -10.30pm Tues to Fri : 12pm - 3pm & 4.30pm -11pm Sat to Sun : 12pm -11pm Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA

OPEN 11am till late EVERY DAY

Good Beer Guide 2013 CAMRA Village Pub of the Year 2011/2012 Branch Website - www.hullcamra.org.uk

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BRANCH PUBS OF THE YEAR 2012 HULL POTY Winner - Wellington Inn & Brewery

Runner up - Ye Olde Black Boy

Other pubs nominated were Lion & Key, Olde White Harte and Walters

TOWNS POTY Winner - Green Dragon, Beverley

Runner up - The Marine Bar, Bridlington

Other pubs nominated were Dog & Duck, Beverley and Corner House, Beverley.

VILLAGES POTY Winner - Goodmanham Arms, Goodmanham

Runner up - The Railway, Cottingham

The following pubs were also nominated, Beech Tree, Kirkella - Blue Bell, Cottingham - King William IV, Cottingham and Hope & Anchor, Blacktoft.

The Pub of the Year candidates are taken from branch member’s nominations throughout the year.

The top scoring pubs are then judged for: Quality of Beer/Cider/Perry and Temperature - General Comfort - Service/Welcome - Full Measure and Price - Clientele Mix/Community Focus - Sympathy with CAMRA's Aims - Prices and Overall Experience.

Congratulations to all our winners and to all of the 72 pubs nominated throughout the year.

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POTY AWARD TRIP TOWNS AND VILLAGES BY ANGELA CAWTE

Once a year I have the very enjoyable duty to present Pub of the Year Certificates to publicans.

They have achieved the best standards when visited by our volunteers who assess which pub provides the best overall experience. I have known some of these licensees longer than others, but the thing I enjoy most is the consistency of the pleasure in the voices of the winners when I telephone them with the news they have won.

Similarly, I also organise the Presentation Trip, for 2012 the presentations to the winner and runners up in the Town and Village category were made on Sunday 3 February. As is usual we meet at Hull Truck Theatre in Ferensway where our coach picks us up. Members lucky enough to live on our route out of town avoid the very early start that some dedicated members have as they get picked up from bus stops on the way.

The longest leg of the trip was the first to the Marine Bar on North Marine Drive, Bridlington, and our only sea view of the day. The Marine Bar is the runner up in the town category; this pub, a family run concern is part of the Expanse Hotel that has been open for more than 70 years, it has a separate identity and wonderfully relaxing atmosphere. The bar has been a regular entry in the Good Beer Guide for a number of years and proudly promotes this achievement.

I presented the certificate (above) to Natasha, Paul and Mac. My only regret is when we visit on these trips we always seem to have to leave too soon. They have 3 regular beers and vary the guests depending on the time of year, our party Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA

was more than pleased with what we had to chose from.

(Members enjoying the hospitality at Marine Bar)

From Bridlington we travelled to Goodmanham and the Goodmanham Arms, which under the

stewardship of Vito and Abbie Logozzi (above) has retained its status of the Village Pub of the Year.

The pub has many charming features, particularly the open fires that were appreciated by us all. Abbie has also resumed brewing using a brewing plant left by a previous licensee so we were spoilt for choice from a varied range of ales from the in-house All Hallows Brewery, national and local independent breweries. Although the village of Goodmanham is no longer served regularly by public transport it is well worth the effort to visit. Abbie and Vito have achieved great things by making a village pub the hub of its community again and when so many villages are losing their pubs it is particularly pleasing to experience the opposite.

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POTY AWARD TRIP TOWNS AND VILLAGES BY ANGELA CAWTE The winner of Town Pub of the Year was next in Beverley and the Green Dragon, a Nicholson’s Pub, part of the Mitchells and Butler Group. The pub has been run for many years by husband and wife team Glyn and Alan Clarke (below).

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Cottingham, runner-up in the Village category.

Maggie has been part of the community in the village for some time and I know of several branch members who were more than happy when she returned to running a pub in Cottingham, after a break of 2 years. Maggie also had a selection of 7 real ales to choose from and 2 real ciders. The pub is tied to Enterprise and was substantially re-furbished when Maggie took over.

All the members enjoyed the range of ales available to us on the day and the welcomes we received. They are all different yet consistent in the quality and choices they offer. It is so satisfying that we are able as a CAMRA branch to recognise 4 very different pubs overall as our best of the best (as well as the 2 Hull award winners).

Glyn is dedicated to the maintenance of her own very high standards, and has previously referred to the ale casks as her ‘babies’ when talking to me. She is also very proud of the meals she serves, and I had to arrange the presentation carefully, mindful that if our group of 26 had arrived earlier there would have been no room for us in the pub! I was given the responsibly of serving our group from a range of seven ales including a Hop Studio beer ordered in to mark the occasion, but I can confirm the bar staff have nothing to worry about!

As with the other 2 pubs, we reluctantly had to leave to make the final presentation to Maggie Clark (below), the licensee of the Railway in

We will start to visit as many recommended pubs as we can. to consider the pubs for the next Good Beer Guide in May. We will make these trips during the second weekend in the month. If you like the idea of visiting somewhere different or perhaps somewhere you may consider to be inconvenient, why not come on a survey trip or two? We publish details on the branch website www.hullcamra.org.uk if you are interested.

Please also remember that if you consider your favourite worthy you need to tell us otherwise we may not know. As much as it might sound like a good idea to visit every pub, its actually quite difficult, even if it is enjoyable trying !

On behalf of myself and the committee I would like to thank all the members who do come on the trips and then vote for the Good Beer Guide, and then those who volunteer their time to judge the Pub of Year.

I also wish to thank all the publicans who work so hard to give us the real ale enthusiasts good pubs to drink good beer in! Especially those who extended their hospitality to us on the trips we make.

Angela Cawte - Chairperson Photo’s by Howard Joy and Bernie Cawte

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The Station Hotel Patrington 01964 630262 email: stationhotelpatrington@hotmail.co.uk Families Most Welcome Function Suite & Conservatory Marquee Coming Soon

OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Food served every day

Situated on A1033 Main EYMS bus route 75/76/77 Listed in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2013

First Class Sunday Lunch 12 noon to 7.30 pm Buffets, Banquets and Outside Catering tailored to suit your needs www.stationhotelpatrington.co.uk

10% Discount for card carrying CAMRA members on cask ale

The Ship is a traditional family Pub The Open from 11.00 am Ship to 11.00 pm (12.30 on Friday and Saturday) Several Real Ales and Ciders available From the Following Breweries KingsHead Marston, Mansfield, Jennings, Banks, Wychwood and 2 quests ales Bar Meals Menu Available from Tuesday to Friday 12noon- 2.00pm and 5.30pm- 8.30pm Saturday 12noon - 2.30pm and 5.00pm - 8.30pm and Sunday Cavery 12noon - 4pm

Roaring Log Fire and dog friendly pub

Cliff Road, Sewerby, Bridlington - Telephone. 01262 672374 Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA

Branch Website - www.hullcamra.org.uk

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Members discount scheme Our thanks go to the following local pubs where CAMRA members can take advantage of the following offers on production of their membership card:

Hull Pubs Admiral of the Humber, Carr Lane : 20p off a pint of cask ale – cannot be used in conjunction with a Wetherspoons voucher; Three John Scotts, Lowgate : 20p off a pint of cask ale – cannot be used in conjunction with a Wetherspoons voucher; The Haworth Arms, Beverley High Road: Discount card for everyone – 8th pint of cask ale free – AND 10% off cask ale for CAMRA members; East Yorkshire Towns & Villages Dog and Duck, Beverley: 10p off a pint of cask ale and a meal deal Mon to Fri lunch, pie mash or chips and 3 veg and a pint for £ 7.50 Triton Inn, Brantingham: 10% off cask ale;Temporarily Closed Marine Bar, Bridlington: 10% off cask ale; Gardeners’ Country Inn, Coniston (under new management) – 10% off meals; Blue Bell Cottingham: 10% off cask ale; Duke of Cumberland, Cottingham: 10p per pint off cask ale; King William IV, Cottingham: 10p per pint off cask ale; Railway Inn, Cottingham: 30p off a pint and 15p off a half of cask ale; The Black Prince, Cottingham: 10% off cask ale; Old Falcon, Driffield: 20p off a pint of cask ale; Haven Arms, Hedon: 50p off a pint of Cask Ale/25p off a half pint.

Plough Inn, Hollym: 10p off per pint off cask ale; Rose and Crown, Hornsea: 10p off a pint of cask ale; The Beech Tree, Kirk Ella: an Ember Inns offer of 20p off a pint of cask ale; Old Mill, Langtoft: 10p off a pint of cask ale; The New Inn, Leven: 10% off cask ale; The Carpenters Arms, Market Weighton: A loyalty card is offered to CAMRA members; Sandpiper, Melton: 10% off cask ale; The Gnu, North Newbald: 10% of cask ale; The Holderness, Patrington: 10% off cask ale; The Star, Sancton: 10% of cask ale; The Ship Inn, Sewerby: 10% off cask ale; Green Dragon, Welton: 10% off Cask Ale; Warton Arms, Woodmansey: 10% off cask ale.

Please make use of these offers as they will save you money and show the pubs that CAMRA members use them. Also, please let us know if the published details appear to be incorrect. Offers change and we are not always the first to know. Sometimes licensees offer discounts to members and we do not find out for a while, so it always worth taking your card and asking bar-staff if they offer a discount even when a pub is not listed.

Details of local discounts for members are publicised locally in Pub Mirror (of course), in the Members’ Digest, on the branch website, on facebook and twitter and at branch events such as the Real Ale and Cider Festival. Licensees may want to look at it as a form of advertising their pub. 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.

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MEMBERShip form

Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA

Branch Website - www.hullcamra.org.uk

MEMBERS CORNER by Tony Garrett

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Just fill in the application form (or a photocopy of it) and the direct debit form in this publication to I would like to invite you to join CAMRA to play a receive 3 months membership free. Direct debit part in the campaigns to keep quality real ale is also cheaper year by year. Alternatively, you behind the bars, keep pubs on your streets, may want to commit yourself to a life rather than see them turned into housing or office membership and never make a second payment! blocks and to work towards your pint being good You can also join using a membership forms value for money. The traditional advantages of found in many local pubs, forms in membership are: Wetherspoons magazines and in CAMRA publications, or on-line via the CAMRA website. v Be a member of the most successful consumer organisation in Europe; It’s only £5 extra to buy a joint membership v Be part of a social and active branch so why not get double the benefit with many events throughout the year; (Wetherspoons excluded) v Be involved by nominating and selecting the pubs included in the Good Beer Want to get active in CAMRA? Guide; Feel free to ask about what’s going on, v Receive a monthly copy of the ‘What’s committee or associate positions that maybe Brewing’ CAMRA newspaper, providing vacant, social activities and surveying for the the latest news on CAMRA nationally next Good Beer Guide. You may have some and details of beer festivals and social great ideas for what we should do in the branch events; or which pubs are worthy of Good Beer Guide v Receive a quarterly copy of the CAMRA entries, let us know. Relevant contact details can magazine, ‘Beer,’ offering informative be found elsewhere in this Pub Mirror. articles about many subjects related to beer and cider; Membership leaflets v Receive a branch newsletter bi-monthly, We try to keep a supply of CAMRA membership updating you on all the local news and leaflets in pubs nominated for the Good Beer activities (Hull and East Yorkshire Guide. If the pub where you found this magazine branch members only); does not have any, please let me know. v Receive discounts on the RRP of many CAMRA products including the best Join Today selling Good beer Guide; CAMRA – the Campaign for Real Ale – is an v Enjoy free or discounted entry to beer independent not for profit, volunteer–led consumfestivals; er group. We promote real ale and pubs, as well

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as lobbying government to champion drinkers’ rights and protect local pubs as centres of community life.

Increasing numbers of pubs nationally are offering discounts on real ale to CAMRA membership card holders; £20 of vouchers for real ale at Wetherspoons pubs (40 fifty pence vouchers); Discounts on holidays, insurance and other offers from reputable companies (see national website for the latest offers); More information about real cider and where to find it;

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National campaign news

CAMRA welcomes Government plans for new “fair dealing” provision to end unfair practices in pub industry The Government has announced action on unfair large pub company leases to safeguard the future of many thousands of community pubs.

This announcement is the culmination of years of campaigning by CAMRA and over 7600 people have lobbied their MP in the past year alone.

Supporting CAMRA's campaign, Business Secretary Vince Cable said: “There is some real hardship in the pubs sector, with many pubs going to the wall as publicans struggling to survive on tiny margins. Some of this is due to pubcos exploiting and squeezing their publicans by unfair practices and a focus on short-term profits. Four Select Committee reviews since 2004 have highlighted these problems.... A change in the law is now needed to shift behaviour."

CAMRA Chief Executive, Mike Benner said: “Over 3,500 tied public houses have been lost since the start of 2009. Many of these will have been lost as a result of excessive rents and by being forced to buy beer at up to 50% above market rates. The proposal for a “fair dealing” provision will allow publicans tied to large pub companies to challenge these high prices which means fewer valued pubs will be forced to close their doors.”

“CAMRA fully endorses the Government’s wish to ensure that tied publicans are no worse off than free of tie publicans. Research shows that 46% of tied publicans earn less than £15,000 per year in contrast to 22% of free of tie publicans.

Guest beer and free of tie options offered by pub companies with more than 500 pubs, long advocated by CAMRA, would be a straightforward means of levelling up the playing field."

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Members of the Scottish Parliament, CAMRA volunteers, and brewers joined together in the wonderful setting of Holyrood to raise a toast to celebrate the Scottish beer industry and push forward our campaigns to save the pub.

Real ale was enjoyed from Stewart Brewing, Fyne Ales and the ever popular Bitter & Twisted (4.2% ABV) from Harviestoun.

There are now 57 breweries in Scotland. This diverse booming industry deserves greater recognition from the Government and CAMRA believes it should move towards the same status and national identity enjoyed by the whisky scene.

Pubs however, in line with the rest of the UK, are struggling and Scotland has suffered a net loss of 110 pubs in the last year alone.

CAMRA is campaigning for Scotland to follow Westminster's lead and appoint a Minister with responsibilty for pubs - someone to speak up for this unique British institution and provide a focus point for the diverse pressures contributing to the decline.

(Pictured above are Scottish Labour Party Leader Johann Lamont with Lindsay Grant and Fyne Ales founder Tuggy Delap)

A lot of support was shown from MSPs and the Scottish Labour Party Leader Johann Lamont for our campaigns and we are hopeful this marks the start to a great year for the fortunes of our community pubs Branch Website - www.hullcamra.org.uk

HULL & EAST YORKSHIRE CAMRA BRANCH - 35TH BEER FESTIVAL

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HULL & EAST YORKSHIRE CAMRA BRANCH - 35TH BEER FESTIVAL Staffing Form

The 2013 festival approaches and volunteers are needed to help make the festival a success. We are again holding the festival at Holy Trinity Church, Hull Old Town, unfortunately you must be a CAMRA member to be on the staff.

The list of jobs is set out below. Please indicate your preferred jobs in order (1, 2, 3 etc.).

Please also be prepared to be flexible. Every effort will be made to give people their preferred roles and variety where possible, but staff may be asked to cover other jobs if their preference is oversubscribed and others are short. Therefore please also indicate any jobs you CANNOT do by X. We also need help in setting up and taking down before and after the festival. Please show if you can help.

Hand Pulled Real Ale Bar Glass Collection/Wash/Cask Spray* Gravity Real Ale Bar Reception Desk Cider/Perry Bar Token Desk Bottled Beer Bar Tombola Stand Glass Distribution/Exchange* Membership Stand (* = These jobs do not entail handling money at any time) PLEASE INDICATE THE SESSIONS YOU CAN WORK (Show any alternative times) THURS 11.30am-2.45pm FRI 11.30am-2.45pm SAT 11.30am-2.45pm

2.30pm-6.00pm 2.30pm-6.00pm 2.30pm-5.00pm

5.45pm-9.00pm 5.45pm-9.00pm 4.45pm-9.00pm

8.45pm-12.00pm* 8.45pm-12.00pm*

*A TAXI WILL BE PROVIDED (Fares will be refunded on production of a receipt all requests must be made BEFORE the festival) SETTING UP/TAKING DOWN – PLEASE INDICATE DAYS YOU CAN HELP Monday 15th April - Setting Up Tuesday 16th April - Setting Up Wednesday 17th April - Setting Up Sunday 21st April - Taking Down Monday 22nd April - Taking Down

10am-1pm 10am-1pm 10am-1pm 2pm-7pm 10am-1pm

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NAME........................................................ADDRESS………………………………………….

TELEPHONE……………………………….EMAIL………………………………………………

CAMRA MEMBERSHIP NUMBER ......................

PLEASE RETURN ASAP TO - Pete Mason at holdernesspubs@hullcamra.org.uk Or by post to Peter Mason, 19 Haven Garth, Hedon, HU12 8NN Or contact any committee member.

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HULL & EAST YORKSHIRE CAMRA BRANCH - 35TH BEER FESTIVAL The 2013 Hull Real Ale and Cider Festival will take place from 18-20 April. We are pleased to announce that we shall be returning to last years festival venue, Holy Trinity Church.

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accommodated and Rev Matt Woodcock will be arranging for some local musicians to play during the festival.

We have made a couple of changes to the admission and ticketing arrangements: Admission after 6pm on Thursday and Friday will be charged at £5 which includes your £1 refundable glass and a beer token to the value of £1.40.

No advance tickets will be available this year.

Admission is free at all other times and for card carrying CAMRA members throughout the festival.

Following the outstanding and unparrelled success of last years festival we have doubled the beer order for this year and will have a minimum of 116 real ales, 25 real cider and perrys and 20 foreign beers available. A tombola stand and membership stand will be

That concludes the news element now for the most important paragraph. The festival cannot function without volunteers. We need members to volunteer to staff the bars and stands, reception desk, token desk and glass distribution desks. There is also a need for members to help with setting up and taking down the festival. All members who volunteer to work at the festival will receive beer tokens per four-hour shift worked. Staffing the festival is enjoyable and rewarding. You get to meet interesting people in an amazing venue and drink great beer. What could be better?

Please contact our staffing officer, Pete Mason, (details on page 3) or fill in the form on the previous page and send to the address on the form.

Pub mirror for the archieves The Treasure House in Beverley who act as the archive service for the East Riding and also collect local history books and journals are wanting old Pub Mirrors for the archieves.

They have some issues of 'Pub Mirror' in their journals collection. All of the journals are open to any of the public who might be interested in local history or old pubs and can be viewed in their reading room.

They have collected some issues of the 'Pub Mirror' but have some gaps, which we are seeking to help them to fill and we are wondering if any of you might be able to help. The gaps they have are issues: 1-37, 40-46, 70, & 75 So if you have and would be prepared to donate them to the archives please contact the editor at pubmirror@hullcamra.org.uk. The advantage of donating these magazines is that the magazines would be stored securely permanently and would be available for any one to view. Thank you.

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MOORLANDS FARM AWARD WINNING CYDERS

MADE IN EAST YORKSHIRE

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We now offer a full range of fruit cyders which are: PEACH --APRICOT --BLACKCURRANT -- BLACKBERRY -- CHILLI -- PASSION FRUIT CRANBERRY --RASPBERRY --RHUBARB. They are all based on our medium sweet cyder with a hint of these flavours. All flavourings and sweetenings used are from completely natural sources which we believe is the first time a full range has ever been launched at one time using natural products which now makes us the market leader in artisan crafted cyder in the country. We are now scaling up production to cope with demand. These cyders are available initially in 500 ml bottles but later in 2013 we will be able to supply it in 20 ltr bag in the box. It can be supplied in bag in the box now, but only to special order.

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INN CIDER by David Litten CAMRA Pomona Award 2012 The Pomona Award is named after the Roman Goddess of apples, and is presented during October: CAMRA's Cider and Perry Month.

Much consideration and deliberation goes into each entrant and it must be noted that the Pomona Award is not automatically awarded annually as it may be decided, after long discussion that no presentation will be made. In essence the Pomona Award is presented by CAMRA to the person, people, place or thing who has done the most to promote real cider or perry over the previous 12 months or for ongoing work to promote cider and perry.

The 2012 Award was recently presented to Dr Andrew Lea at the Red Lion, Brightwell cum Sotwell, Oxfordshire, for his ‘wealth of knowledge, technical support and passion in contributing to the science and understanding of cider and perry production.

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fantastic support for new producers when starting out in the business of commercial cider making.

Dr Lea’s career started at the Long Ashton Research Centre, near Bristol, and fast forward to the present day, he remains one of the leading authorities in the science behind cider and perry making.

His website (www.cider.org.uk) and book “Craft Cider Making” were and continue to be a fabulous resource and inspiration to cider producers. Packed with a wealth of practical experience and understanding they include details about equipment, techniques, how to overcome problems and much more.

Andrea Briers, Chairman of CAMRA’s Cider and Perry Committee, said: ‘I am delighted to be able to recognise Andrew Lea's work within the cider industry by presenting him with our Pomona Award. His unwavering support and help to new cider and perry producers has been invaluable.’

CAMRA’s Cider and Perry Committee received entries for the Pomona Award from across the UK throughout the year, and it is individuals such as Dr Lea who have been vitally important to the recent growth of the cider industry not only in Britain but also around the world by showing Mail Group - hullcamra@hullcamra.org.uk

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PROJECT VENUS The National Winter Ales Festival in Manchester this year gave brewsters (female brewers) an opportunity to show what they are doing.

All 14 breweries from Project Venus were represented, including Metalman from Waterford in Ireland. Beers from Project Venus and their member brewsters, which were identified by a Venus post-it on their casks.

Established in March 2011, Project Venus is a group of female brewers or brewsters who get together to pool their skills and ideas. It was inspired by the Pink Boots Society in American which aims to promote and further educate women in brewing and beer.

Three of the Project Venus beers were collaborations involving at least half a dozen brewsters whilst the remaining eleven were from individual brewsters' breweries.

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Always Available Timothy Taylor Landlord Wold Top Bitter John Smiths Cask Plus regularly changingguest beers 10% Discount for card carrying CAMRA members on cask ale Food Served Daily from 12 til 2:30 & 5 til 8pm (Durring Winter) 12 til 8pm (Durring Summer) Live Entertainment every Wednesday & Saturdays from 9pm Every Thursday join us for our THURSDAY CLUB and TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE 2:30pm Every Sunday Julies Charity Free Fun Quiz & Meat Raffle 8pm Recipient of a CAMRA Committed to Cask Award 2009

GOOD BEER GUIDE 2013 A winning team for the 7th year running www.marine-bar.co.uk Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA

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WASSAIL WASSAIL ALL OVER THE TOWN BY tony garrett

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Saturday 20th January was a cold and bracingly windy morning and so the perfect time to travel out to Skidbrooke Cider farm in Lincolnshire and shout Waes Hael (be of good health) at some cider trees.

About 15 local CAMRA members did exactly that and after about 90 minutes of Morris dancing, frostbite and cider we took a warming trip around local pubs in and around Louth – including the excellent Gas Lamp Lounge – the brewery tap for Fulstow brewery. Same time next year!

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Now Re - Opened Hull’s newest real ale and cider bar

BAR EXCHANGE Alfred Gelder Street 10 HANDPUMPS 7 ALES & 3 CIDERS FRUIT WINES FINE SELECTION OF KEG BEERS Watch out for news of when food will be available Intimate Outside Area Friendly Fun Interior INTRODUCING WHAT PUB CAMRA is pleased to launch its new pub website ‘WhatPub’ to all members of the Campaign.

The website is the product of thousands of volunteers visiting pubs, adding content and developing the site over a 2 year period.

The 'WhatPub' website aims to become the best, most comprehensive on-line pub listing which all pub-lovers can use and enjoy. At present there are currently more than 21,000 pubs listed on this site but we need YOUR help to ensure these listings are as complete and accurate as possible. What better time to get involved?

We realise that this is only the end of the beginning for 'WhatPub'. We know that we must continue to develop and improve the site and with the help and support of members like you we can make this the best pub website in Britain.

OLD MILL BREWERY Independent Brewers Since 1983 Mill St Snaith DN14 9HU 01405 861813 Fax 01405 862789 LIQUID GOLD ABV 3.7% Available February A golden coloured ale with wonderful citrus hops and a hint of something warm!

MARCH MIST ABV 4.0% Brand new for March 2013 A balanced malty bitter with a refreshing hop finish.

APRIL FOOL ABV 4.2% Available April A pale bitter with complexity of hop, giving a lingering hoppy aftertaste.

Brewery tours available, contact us for more information www.oldmillbrewery.co.uk sales@oldmillbrewery.co.uk

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HOT AUGUST NIGHT BY PETE MASON It was one of those sunny evenings as the summer peaks and turns to autumn. Do you remember the sun? That hot, yellow thing in the sky? Our intrepid crew was embarking on another survey trip, to the wilds of northern Holderness – ah, the sacrifices we have to make for the cause.

The first stop was the Tiger Inn, in Beeford. The landlord, Roy Stamper, gave us a warm welcome as we sampled the John Smith's Cask Ale and Fuller’s London Pride in this pleasant country pub half-way between Hull and Bridlington.

Suitably refreshed and fortified, we made our way eastward to Skipsea on the coast, to sample the delights of the Board Inn. Licensee Gary Carver was behind the bar, as most of the staff were going on a hen night for the head barmaid.

Gary has been at the pub for eighteen years as I write this, and in the trade for nearly thirty eight years. On offer that night was Jennings’ Jogger's Tipple and Ringwood Three Sheets.

Yorkshire beer – York Red Hot night we visited – they have also incorporated a village shop into the pub, as well as a restaurant and conference centre.

As the evening light faded, we headed off to our last port of call – the delightful Blue Bell Inn, a quintessential country pub in New Ellerby. The Blue Bell has been run by Dave and Shirley Diamond for twenty years (the anniversary was last June). The many connecting spaces were full as it was Dave's 62nd birthday the day before.

As well as the regular Tetley Bitter, we were able to sample Sharpe's Doom Bar, Dunscar Bridge Wicketkeeper and Wedding Anvil plus Cross Bay Sand Pilot, which came on whilst we were there.

All in all a very enjoyable night out in some typical country (and town) pubs.

As we left, Phil Birtles got on the hen party's minibus – they thought he was the stripper and he had to leap off the bus in panic before he was shanghaied for their trip to Bridlington.

A convenient two doors away is the Rose and Crown, where we received a cheery welcome from Matt Burns, who has been the license for seven years. On offer was Banks’ Dark Mild, Jennings’ Sneck Lifter and Marston's Pedigree.

The evening was still (relatively) young as we headed southwest to the Wrygarth Inn on the outskirts of Great Hatfield. The pub was failing when it was spotted by Ray and Sandra Thompson who were on the lookout for a fresh challenge after six years at the Silkstone Golf Club (near Barnsley). As well as serving and East Yorkshire CAMRA Mail Group -Hull hullcamra@hullcamra.org.uk

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Follow The Tigers on the Amber Trail

In conjunction with our friends at Hull City Official Supporters Club, we are looking at the last few away fixtures for City as they chase promotion from the Championship.

Saturday 9th February v Brighton & Hove Albion - 5.20pm The Lord Nelson (36 Trafalgar Street, BN1 4ED), is conveniently located for the station and bus route to the new Stadium. This pub serves the entire range of Harveys beers and Thatchers cider.

Also worth a mention is the Evening Star (55-56 Surrey Street, BN1 3PB) which was the original home to the Dark Star Brewery, whose brews are all available here, along with many beers from other micro breweries. Draught cider/perries also available.

Saturday 23rd February v Bolton Wanderers - 3.00pm A newcomer to our Amber Trail guide, Bolton has 9 pubs in this year’s Good Beer Guide. The nearest GBG pub to the ground being Bob’s Smithy Inn (1448 Chorley Old Road, BL1 7PX), an intimate stone built pub on the edge of the moors, the pub is some 200 years old and is named after a local smithy. This is a genuine free house offering guest beers from independent breweries, it also has its own restaurant.

Saturday 5th March v Crystal Palace - 3.00pm Depending which way you get to Crystal Palace ground there are two-railway stations close by. At South Norwood you have a choice of a Wetherspoons, The William Stanley (7/8 High Street, SE25 6EP), or The Alliance (91 High Street, SE25 6EA). At Thornton Heath you have another Wetherspoons pub Flora Sandes (2/4 Ambassador Houses, Brigstock Road, CR7 7JG) and the Railway Telegraph (19 Brigstock Road, CR7 7JJ), which is a glorious throwback to better days, a generously-sized and attractive Young’s pub close to the railway station with a central bar serving a large saloon and a smaller snug.

Wednesday 11th March v Burnley - 7.45pm Bridge Bier Huis, (2 Bank Parade, BB11 1UH,) is a large open plan free house, serving 4 guest beers as well as cider and perry. A regular CAMRA award winner. The Talbot Hotel (65 Church Street, BB11 2RS) is also a popular venue, and has recently been refurbished, it dates back to the 1800’s, two guest beers are normally on offer as well as 6 regular ales.

Saturday 30th March v Huddersfield Town - 12.30pm Another new entry to our Amber Trail guide, Huddersfield offers us 8 GBG pubs including in the town centre closest to the ground; King's Head (St George’s Square, HD1 1JF), this pub serves up to 10 real ales and ciders at competitive prices, so it can get busy, but well worth a look. The Sportsman (1 St John's Road, HD1 5AY) is a CAMRA Conservation Pub, and has its own on site brewery.

CAMRA local Pub of the year 2012.

Saturday 13th April v Ipswich Town - 3.00pm Seven pubs are entered into the GBG for 2013 in Ipswich and one of the best is the Arboretum, (43 High Street, IP1 3QL), which has a single bar and a restaurant upstairs which specialises in locally sourced freshly prepared food. Beer from local small brewers including Green Jack and St Peter’s are available Tuesday 16th April v Wolverhampton Wanderers - 7.45pm Molineux suffers in so far as there are no designated away fans pub - so you are best trying the town centre pubs.

Saturday 27th April v Barnsley - 3.00pm Last away game of the season, so where better to celebrate promotion than at the home of the world famous Barnsley Bitter, now brewed by Acorn brewery, which runs the Old No7 (S70 2PX), which is a very popular real ale pub and offers at least 8 real ales and ciders.

Details correct at time of writing - Bernie Cawte Magazine Editor and East Yorkshire CAMRA Mail Group -Hull hullcamra@hullcamra.org.uk

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USEFUL INFORMATION 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

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CONSUMER DIRECT If you have any complaints regarding short measure or any related consumer rights issues, please contact Consumer Direct: 0845 4040506 @ www.consumerdirect.gov.uk

TRANSPORT INFORMATION BUS COMPANIES East Yorkshire Motor Services (01482) 327142 @ enquiries@eyms.co.uk www.eyms.co.uk

Examples of traditional handpumps

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.

Stagecoach (01482) 222333 @ hull@stagecoachbus.com www.stagecoachbus.com/hull

Bus Call (8am till 8pm 7 days a week) (01482) 222222

TRAIN COMPANIES Hull Trains 08450 710222 www.hulltrains.co.uk

Northern Rail 08457 484950 www.northernrail.org

TransPennine Express

Examples of ‘Smooth’ dispensers

08445 565637 www.tpexpress.co.uk

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LOCAL BREWERIES

ALL HALLOWS Goodmanham Arms, Main Street GOODMANHAM YO43 5JA (01430) 873849 Regular Beers: Peg Fyfe Dark Mild (ABV 3.8%), Mischief Maker (ABV 4.0%) BLO - Paul Alterskye

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%)

BIG RIVER 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

WELLINGTON INN BREWERY Russell Street HULL HU2 9AB (01482) 329486 @ Thewellingtoninnbreweryhull.blogspot.com Regular Beers: 1st Duke (ABV 3.7%), Beau Douro (4.5%), Stateman (4.0%),Waterloo Porter (ABV 4.0%), Leipzig (5.8%).

BLO - Steve Hopkinson

BIRD BRAIN 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%) and East Yorkshire CAMRA Mail Group - Hull hullcamra@hullcamra.org.uk

WHALEBONE 163 Wincolmlee HULL HU2 0PA (01482) 226648 Regular Beers: Diana Mild (ABV 3.5%), Neck Oil (ABV 3.9%) BLO - Howard Joy 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 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%) BLO - Mark Bainton Branch Website - www.hullcamra.org.uk @hullCAMRA

LOCAL BREWERY NEWS Big River: Mark has brewed 3 specialist black beers for Winter: Humber Bridge 5.7% a Black IPA ; The Deep 5.2% , a full flavoured coffee porter and The Spurn 5.2%, a variation of Sailmakers Porter with a secret ingredient.

Mark is also introducing a new range of pump clips feature in the 1930s railway poster style.

Yorkshire Brewing Company: Guy Falkingham is developing his range of botted beers. The brewery is mainly supplying to the local restaurants, clubs, pubs and bars .The True North beer has been tweaked slightly and is now 4.1% abv. A Christmas seasonal ale was produced, Old Ebenazer. A very good dark beer, slightly spiced with fruit and hint of rum flavouring.

Guy has started brewery tours and has started educating us with 'Meet the Brewer' evenings.

More of a social informal chat in the way your beer is produced than someone lecturing you in a classroom. Get down and go and have a look the next time you see one advertised.

Goodmanham Mischief Maker ABV 4% is a new beer so it is just Peg Fyfe Mild and the Mischief Maker as the only two regulars on at the minute. Abbie is continuing to experiment with other recipies on a regular basis.

Wold Top Gill and Tom Mellor of Wold Top Brewery, Hunmanby Grange near Wold Newton, are celebrating their global growth in the export of their ales. Not just content with being a big hit here in East Yorkshire and further a field, they've taken Italy, Ireland, Sweden, Norway and now Canada on and doing very well at it. With almost 100,000 bottles going abroad last year with Italy taking the fair share of them, it’s the wide variety that Wold Top produces which seems to take them from strength to strength.

I/we wonder if they have a vacancy for a brewery rep?

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Wellington Inn Brewery In the eighteen months since brewing commenced, Richard has brewed on average 3 brews per month.

The ‘1st Duke’ 3.7% is the best selling bitter and has been a permanent fixture on the bar for 12 months. In the last 4 months Richard has also brewed the following beers: ‘Minister’ 4.5% pale gold ‘Commander in Chief’ 5.4% rich golden ‘Prime minister’ 4.8% blonde ‘Oporto’ 5.1% very dark ‘Kitty’ 4.2% very pale Along with some of our regular beers ‘1st Duke’ and ‘Beau Douro’ and a couple of specials ‘Mysore Rocket’ and ‘Leipzig’.

The new beer ‘Oporto’ sold so well in the pub and in pubs in Newcastle, Dewsbury and York that he has brewed it again by request.

Most recently Richard has brewed 2 new beers, a chestnut coloured beer 4.2% and an Amber coloured beer 4.4%. A decision to start calling our ‘one off’ beers by the name ‘Wellesley’s Soldiers’ until we decide if they should join the army of beers we intend to brew on a regular basis i.e., ‘1st Duke’, ‘Beau Douro’, ‘Statesman’ etc and our special seasonal beers. Therefore the amber 4.4% is called ‘Thomas’ and the chestnut beer 4.2% is called ‘George’.

Great Newsome Sleck Dust has taken a silver award at the prestigious Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) , North Region Beer Competition held in Manchester.

The flagship beer took a silver in the highly competitive standard bitters category which in doing so delighted the palate, nose and eyes of a strict judging panel on the day.

The SIBA award comes shortly on the back of Sleck Dust, winning its first award earlier in the month at the Yorkshire’s Finest Taste Awards, the beer’s first recognition.

Well done to all at Great Newsome. @hullCAMRA

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LIVE BANDS ON THE FIRST SATURDAY EACH MONTH 3 Changing Real Ales Occasional Meal Promotions during the week Sky Sports TV Under New Management So A Friendly Welcome Guaranteed with mine host Bob Palmer

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Runner Up CAMRA East Yorkshire Village Pub of the Year 2010

Open: 4 pm - Midnight Mon to Thurs 12 noon - Midnight Fri to Sun 4 Regular Real Ales Banks Bitter Jennings Cumberland Wychwood Hobgoblin and two changing guest beers A traditional Village Pub now serving a full menu Thur to Sun Thur to Sat 12noon to 8pm Sunday Lunches 12noon to 6.30pm.

Come and have a good pint and a good natter.

Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA

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1872 Porter - Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain Elland Brewery, 1872 Porter, at 6.5 per cent ABV, was recently crowned CAMRA's Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2013 at the National Winter Ales Festival at the Sheridan Suite, Manchester. The West Yorkshire brewery first scooped the country’s top winter beer award in 2010. The winning beer is described in CAMRA's Good Beer Guide 2013 as a creamy, full flavoured porter, with rich liquorice flavours and more than hint of chocolate.

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the year. British beer drinkers are faced with more variety and choice than ever. You only need to take one look around this week’s festival for proof.”

In praising the outstanding quality of the champion he said: “Porters should not be regarded as endangered beers, they are beers for today’s discerning drinkers. And on a cold day, 1872 Porter is a perfect winter warming beer. Elland Brewery 1872 Porter is a fine example of a modern day interpretation of one of this country’s classic beer styles. It’s gorgeous, drinkable, likeable and is highly recommended.”

Elland Brewery owner Martin Ogley said “I am gobsmacked, as I never expected this. There are so many great beers at the festival that it is remarkable for the judges to choose us again.

1872 Porter is our most award winning beer and I will now have to be ready to brew more of it.”

Champion Winter Beer Of Britain 2013

Also in the overall awards, Silver went to Bartrams Brewery’s (Suffolk) Comrade Bill Bartram’s EAISS (Egalitarian Anti-Imperialist Soviet Stout) while the Bronze medal went to Kelburn Brewing’s (East Renfrewshire, Scotland) Dark Moor. The finest Porters, Stouts, Old Ales and Barley Wines were blind-tasted by a judging panel of beer writers, members of the licensed trade and CAMRA members. Together with the other overall finalists, Elland Brewery 1872 Porter will now enter into the final of the Champion Beer of Britain competition at the Great British Beer Festival, Olympia, London, 13-17 August.

Overall Winners Gold: Elland 1872 Porter Silver: Bartrams Comrade Bill’s E.A.I.S.S. Bronze: Kelburn Dark Moor

National Category Winners Old Ales & Strong Milds Gold: Kelburn - Dark Moor Silver: Jennings - Sneck Lifter Bronze: Purple Moose - Dark Side Of The Moose Stouts Gold: Bartrams - Comrade Bill’s E.A.I.S.S. Silver: Marble - Stouter Stout Bronze: Hop Back - Entire Stout

Drinkers at the National Winter Ales Festival were able to sample the winning brews, as well as a formidable selection of beers, ciders and perries.

Porters Gold: Elland - 1872 Porter Silver: Blythe - Johnsons Bronze: Derby - Penny’s Porter

Nik Antona, CAMRA Director, said: “A renaissance has occurred in recent years and particularly in the field of outstanding dark, malty, rich and roasted beers for these colder months of

Barley Wines and Strong Old Ales Gold: Hogs Back - A Over T Silver: Heart Of Wales - High As A Kite Bronze: Kinver - Over The Edge

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East Yorkshire Hops - Yes Indeed by david litten

However unlikely it may seem that growing hops commercially in East Yorkshire is, it is true. What they can do in the West Country and Kent, determined folk from Yorkshire can match.

hops but it soon became clear that there was no information available for small scale / low-input growers. All the material seemed to be written for large producers or home growers of only one or two plants. The former tended to make use of very expensive machinery and buildings and were high input and conventional in nature. The latter, despite being entertaining, lacked in-depth agronomic, drying and packaging information.

Nevertheless Matthew continued with his aim of creating a small scale hop farm producing quality local grown hops and hop rhizomes (root stocks) via a five year plan to build up the hop field with the approach “slower - smaller – local”

The determined man in question is Matthew Hall on right of this picture, having a beer with Mark Storey from Big River Brewery.

I met him recently, quite by chance at a talk and tasting session during the Green Hop mini beer festival hosted by Ossett brewery at the Hop in Sheffield. One of the beers we tasted was Big River Hop3, a 2.8% ABV beer described in the tasting notes as “A light bitter hopped with Progress, East Kent Goldings and Northdown hops, all grown locally in East Yorkshire in the Northernmost hop yard in the country.” I was eager to try this beer as I am familiar with Mark Storey’s excellent beers, produced twelve miles to the West of Hull in Brough. Discovering that the hops used were from Elloughton, the neighbouring village was absolutely amazing and required further investigation.

The hop project began with Matthew’s hobby home brewing, which gradually grew into an obsession. Some land was purchased from Yorkshire Water with the intention of building but after some research in to land usage it was realised that the land was more suitable for farming due to the high soil quality.

He began to investigate the possibility of growing Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA

He began in February 2012 by planting four varieties, 3 rhizomes of each of four varieties as a test, the chosen varieties of hops being as follows: Challenger - A high yielding dual purpose variety.

An excellent all round hop with good alpha and aroma properties. As the main copper hop it provides a refreshing, full bodied, rounded bitterness which provides an excellent platform for a late hop. As the late addition it can give a very crisp, fruity character which has proved very popular in many beers.

Goldings (East Kent rootstock) - A moderate to high yielding traditional English aroma variety.

Valued for its smooth (almost sweet), delicate, slightly spicy aroma that produces the classic Goldings finish.

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East Yorkshire Hops - Yes Indeed by david litten Northdown - A high yielding dual purpose variety. An excellent all round hop in the dual purpose bracket with good alpha and aroma properties. Very popular used either on its own or in conjunction with an aroma variety. A slightly richer flavour than Challenger although quite similar in many other ways.

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just up the road “Hop3�, a green hopped beer using the fresh Yorkshire hops was made and appeared at the Ossett Green Hop beer festival in Sheffield.

The traditional trellis has been planted up in November and due to the success of the test plants it has been decided to plant Challenger Progress - A very variable yielding aroma variety and Progress. The first proper hedgerow trellis that was originally introduced as a replacement will be built this year with the aim to plant First for Fuggle and has very similar characteristics.

Gold and Sovereign in February 2013.

Slightly sweeter and with a slightly softer bitterness it has excellent potential at both the Research is being made into planting an older start and end of the boil. variety that is no longer grown commercially to produce something different. Many older British hop varieties are being reintroduced to brewers and ones that were once viewed as having an unacceptable aroma years ago are now being viewed to have an aroma to match hops from all over the world, with characteristics of marmalade, apricot, citrus, chocolate, blackcurrant, pine, the list goes on.

The next step was to develop a small-scale trellising system for the first year plants that would make them easy to care for and check without having to climb up a 16 foot traditional trellis. The first four months involved the planning and erection of a row of hedgerow trellis work that would allow the plants to grow six feet upwards then up to twenty feet horizontally.

Matthew has had great support and interest from breweries across Yorkshire, with the excellent local Big River Brewery headed by Mark Storey taking the lead. He hopes to continue building on support for the project over the next few seasons and to supply Yorkshire hops to brewers to create beers with a unique twist.

The plants and beds had been covered in hay to protect from frost and to maintain moisture content. The first shoots made their way to the surface with Challenger being the first in early April and by July all were growing well.

At harvest time, the first year’s growth had been very successful with a really good number of hops formed. With the help of Big River Brewery Mail Group - hullcamra@hullcamra.org.uk

For more information visit East Yorkshire hops website at www.eastyorkshirehops.co.uk. @hullCAMRA

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The Minerva, Nelson Street, Hull Re-opened under new Management 8 cask ales and real cider from around Yorkshire including Yorkshire Lager Boutique beer selection and fine wines Now serving fresh home cooked food daytimes and evenings Using local sourced produce.

Parties catered for any function.

Free function room available for hire

Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA

Branch Website - www.hullcamra.org.uk

BEERS FROM THE WOOD IN YORKSHIRE

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Beers from the wood – a thing of the past surely?

Well no. Nowadays only about a dozen breweries in Britain use wooden casks. Of these, some continue the tradition from the old days including Yorkshire brewers Samuel Smith and T & R Theakston. Others are a part of a growing band of revivalists. These include two relatively new Leeds breweries, Ridgeside (est. 2010) and Kirkstall (est. 2011) and Five Towns from Wakefield (est. 2008).

The catalyst for this mini revolution is Neil Midgley at the Junction pub in the centre of Castleford. Not only have he and partner Maureen Shaw returned their pub to its former glory by refurbishing it themselves but they have also championed the use of wooden casks for real ale. Following a successful “Yorkshire Beers from the Wood” festival featuring nine beers last year and seasonal awards from CAMRA and the Society for the Preservation of Beers from the Wood (SPBW) the Junction was recently voted Wakefield CAMRA Pub of the Year.

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2013 is the 50th Anniversary of SPBW and to celebrate Neil is organizing a special beer festival for Saturday 30 March. It will feature about 20 different beers from the wood from local breweries and, hopefully, some from further afield. Some will be served from the cellar by hand pump and others direct from the cask. It is hoped that a special beer can be brewed for the event too. The pub will be open from 12.00 noon and is only 2 minutes walk from the railway and bus stations.

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A Date For Your Diary

Community Pubs Month - Coming This April To find out more visit

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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

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

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 : Railway Driffield - Tiger Inn : Old Falcon Dunswell - The Ship Goodmanham - Goodmanham Arms Hedon - Haven Arms Hessle - Hawke formerly Admiral Hawke Hornsea - Smugglers Kilham - Old Star North Newbald - Tiger Inn - The Gnu 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 Gardener’s Sailmakers Arms Hop & Vine Lion & Key New Clarence Olde Black Boy Pave Rising Sun Three John Scotts Walters Wellington Inn Whalebone Xanders Zachariah Pearson Real Mild regularly available: Beverley - Cornerhouse Blacktoft - Hope & Anchor Brough - Buccaneer Cottingham - King William IV Driffield - Tiger Inn Goodmanham - Goodmanham Arms Hornsea - Rose & Crown Kingston Upon Hull -Whalebone : Ravenser Rising Sun : Duke of York (Sutton) Preston - Cock & Bell Wetwang - Black Swan

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Licensee who has gained Cask Marque Accreditation, East Yorkshire: Beverley - Green Dragon : Grovehill Royal Standard: Tiger : Molescroft Inn Grapes NEW Bridlington - Old Ship Inn: Prior John Friendly Forrester Brough - Buccaneer Cherry Burton - Bay Horse Cottingham - Blue Bell : Duke of Cumberland: King William IV : Railway : Black Prince NEW Driffield - Bell Hotel : Benjamin Fawcett Ferriby - Duke of Cumberland Hedon - Shakespeare Hessle - Marquest of Granby: Norland Hase NEW Hornsea - Victoria Kirk Ella - Beech Tree Market Weighton - Griffin : Red Lion North Cave - The White Hart Inn North Newbald - Tiger Patrington - The Holderness : Station Hotel Hildyard Preston - Nags Head Roos - Roos Arms Ryehill - Crooked Billet Sewerby - Ship Inn South Cave - Bear South Dalton - Pipe and Glass Tickton - Crown & Anchor Walkington - The Barrel Willerby - Toby Carvery: Hop Pole Licensee who has gained Cask Marque Accreditation, Hull Clubs and Pubs: Admiral of the Humber : Avenue : Gardeners Arms : Haworth Arms : Hop Pole : Manor Farm Manchester Arms NEW : Mill National : New Clarence : Odd Bottle : Old Grey Mare : Pave Ravenser : St Johns NEW : Three John Scotts Victory Pub : William Wilberforce Zachariah Pearson : West Bulls

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BREWING A BEER - AN AMBITION ACHIEVED BY DAVID LITTEN

A few years ago, I discovered the high quality beers brewed by Tara and Elaine at Mallinsons Brewery in Huddersfield and became an instant fan. So much so that I asked them to make a beer for me at the 2010 Huddersfield Oktoberfest. They duly obliged and having achieved that aim, I expressed a wish to see where it had been created. In fact, when I asked they responded with “why don’t you come and brew a beer?”

chemistry experiment of my youth, it soon took hold and before we knew it the vessel had a giant foaming head. All we needed was a giant chocolate flake! I had become so engrossed in

We agreed that it was a good idea and left it at that. In 2012, following my early retirement, with the brewery move to larger premises at Lockwood imminent and the local CAMRA festival on the horizon there seemed no more appropriate a time.

the process that before I knew it, it was late afternoon and we were in the office considering which variety of hop to add later. I suggested Galaxy and it was agreed as it was a type that they had not used before.

At 8 a.m. on a crisp morning I arrived to achieve my dream. Brewsters. Elaine and Tara soon arrived in their company limousine and we set to work. With Tara getting stuck into cask cleaning, Elaine took me under her wing and instructed me about the brewing process. She expertly explained the steps, something that came easily due to her experience as a top teacher. I was given a few simple jobs such as weighing out and adding ingredients to the brew while she did all the hard stuff.

That was that. I said goodbye as I left and hoped that I had not messed anything up.

Once the mash was going, we dry hopped and racked into casks an earlier brew and did lots of cleaning down to fill in the time until the time was right to transfer our brew to a fermenter where the yeast was added. Like a fascinating

At the festival I pulled the first pint, the Mayor drank it; it was the first beer to run off and was voted joint beer of the festival. I suspect its success was due to their excellent brewing skills rather than my amateur dabblings.

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OLD PECULIER

BEST BITTER

LIGHTFOOT

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BRANCH EVENTS DIARY

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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 March - Branch AGM at Lion & Key, High Street, Hull Wednesday 3rd April - Sailmakers, High Street, Hull.

Wednesday 1st May - Brewery Whaft, The Fruit Market, Hull Yorkshire Regional Meeting will be held on Saturday 2nd March in The Hop in Wakefield 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.

Details of this years trips will be in Branch Events Diary in the next edition and on our Branch Website. Please contact our Pubs Officers, details available on the Branch Contacts page or see Branch Website for further information.

Branch Beer Festivals Thursday 18th to Saturday 20th - The Hull & East Yorkshire branch of CAMRA are proud to bring you our 35th Hull Real Ale & Cider Festival, which will be held at the Holy Trinity Church, Lowgate, Hull - 100 and more beers, a minimum of 25 cider and perries, plus entertainment from local folk/acoustic artists.

Keep in touch by logging on to our Branch Festival Blog - hulleastyorkshirecamra.blogspot.co.uk Sunday 25th August 2013 - Beverley Race Course Mini Beer Festival. To be confirmed.

tel. 01964 612201 www.greatnewsomebrewery.co.uk

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