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elcome to the annual Rochford Beer & Cider Festival, organized and run by the South East Essex branch of CAMRA. The great British Pub is very much under threat as a result of spiralling business rates. CAMRA is calling for an annual £5,000 reduction in business rates for every pub across England, after revealing that since the early 1970s nearly 30,000 pubs have called “last orders” and closed their doors for good. Across England CAMRA has been lobbying MP’s to attend and speak at a very important Parliamentary debate which was held in early November. Hopefully you may have heard the outcome of the debate which had not been announced as I write this. Fingers crossed that the outcome is good. Locally we have been very excited that the local beer scene has exploded with two new breweries opening. Firstly Leigh-on Sea Brewery started brewing in late September and just recently Fable Brewery started to brew in late October. Beers from both breweries should be available during this festival for you to sample. We are also pleased to see another Micropub open, called West Road Tap, Westcliff-on Sea and this opened in May 2017 serving up to four Real Ales, four Keycask beers and a range of bottled and canned beers from around the world. Do please check the West Road Tap web site for opening times.
South Benfleet Social Club, winners of both the local branch and East Anglian Club of the Year awards.
This year’s Country Pub of the Year, the Shepherd & Dog.
What a year it has been for South Benfleet Social Club, firstly they won the local branch Club of the Year (COTY) and then went on to win a regional heat to become East Anglia Club of the Year. This is great news for them, and don’t forget they have a beer festival with 20 Ales and Ciders starting on the 30th November. This year’s Pub of the Year (POTY) competition was held and, as usual, we asked the membership locally to vote. The members voted for Mawson’s Micropub in Southchurch. A fantastic result for Neil and the team and everyone else connected with Mawson’s. Also Mawson’s Micropub also won the Cider Pub of the Year with a range of around six Ciders always available, so make sure you visit. Our Country Pub of the Year went to the Shepherd & Dog, Ballards Gore. A wonderful country pub normally offering six changing Real Ales. Don’t forget that the Shepherd & Dog can be visited by public transport as Stephensons of Essex operate bus 60 which stops outside the pub. Check their web site for times. Finally, please raise your glasses to all the hard working CAMRA volunteers who are serving you at this festival. You could join CAMRA and by doing so, offer to help run the festival. Many thanks for attending this year’s event. Mark Bullock South East Essex CAMRA Chairman
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elcome and thank you for coming to the Rochford Beer and Cider Festival. If you are new to real ale, just ask one of our helpful bar staff who will be able to guide you through what we have on offer and help you choose a style to suit. Likewise at the cider bar, we can help you with our vast range of cider and perry and advise which of them will suit your taste. Everyone is more than happy to help, so just ask! We hope you like our new Craft Beer Bar. Craft beer has become very popular so we thought we would try to go with the times and unleash this style on Rochford. Your reaction will determine whether we run it next year. In South East Essex we have had an explosion of breweries this year. It was not long ago we did not have any in our area and now there are five. The three new ones, Leigh On Sea, Fable and Keppells, who will soon be setting up here in Rochford and joining the slightly older Georges and Billericay, ensuring a great selection of local beers both at the Festival and in many local pubs. And now some thanks. We have been successful in obtaining cooling for the East Anglian Bar for which thanks go to Mark at Georges Brewery and also for the Branch Bar so thank you Trevor at Billericay Brewery. Without these two local brewers’ help we would have been unable to do this so thanks again to them for donating something to help enhance your enjoyment of the beers on those bars. Still on that theme thank you to Nairnsey, Fisher and Lewis your local solicitors from Rochford whose generous sponsorship of the Festival helps us keep our beer prices to a reasonable level. The next thank you is to Dan from Keppels Brewery for a first for Rochford, namely the very fashionable T-Shirts which most of our volunteer’s are wearing, and will be taking home free of charge. That brings me onto our volunteer staff. They are vital to the smooth running of the
festival to ensure you have the best experience possible. Being volunteers they do this for the passion of real ale and cider so a very big Rochford thank you to everyone who has given up their own time ranging from a few hours to the whole the eight days we are in residence in the Freight House. If they hadn’t given their time this Festival would not exist. So please treat everyone with the respect they deserve. They are working free of charge for your enjoyment. If you would like to join the Festival crew next year just email or chat to me or speak to the Staffing Manager, Sue Cater who can usually be found near the front door. Or email her on staffing@see.camra.org.uk . I would also like to thank the Organising Team but especially three people Andy Ferguson, Nick Ferguson and Doug Wren. The Festival nearly didn’t happen this year as a problem occurred at a very late stage. Those three put their heads above the parapet, and put many hours in so this wonderful festival could take place. Thank Andy Doug and Nick again. Without you we might not have been here now. The final vote of thanks goes to our customers. Thanks again for your feedback last year, it really does matter and as a result we have kept the Branch Bar and the improved seating layout in that back bar. This was due to comments from our customers so please keep them coming. Many of you know me as I have been organising this Festival for over fifteen years , if not my nickname Slaphead is on my badge so come and talk to me. Or my personal email is stephen.dunham@hotmail.co.uk. We will be back next year Tuesday 20th to Saturday 24th November (inclusive) Please put in your diaries now! Cheers and enjoy the Festival Steve Dunham
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LEIGH ON SEA BREWING COMPANY
LEIGH ON SEA BREWING COMPANY LIMITED NOVEMBER 2017, THE STORY SO FAR…
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eigh on Sea Brewing Company is probably not the first brewery to be conceived during a pub crawl conversation but almost certainly the first in Leigh. The Crooked Billet, The Peterboat, The Smack, The Mayflower and The Ship during Twixmas (if you don’t mind) 2016. Mark Springham and Ian Rydings agreed that with 80 years of drinking between them, they knew a thing or two about beer and might possibly be able to brew some. So, in March 2017 the two friends (from way back at the Thurrock Hockey Club in the 1970’s) attended a Brew School The Leigh on Sea team, Ian Rydings on left course in Bakewell (Derbyshire) of picture and Mark Springham on the right. on Brewing and Establishing a capital from supportive friends and family, asset Microbrewery. The agreement was that this finance and (although they didn’t know it then) may cure them of their obsession but if not applying for and winning a range of EU grant they would return home, look for premises funds. The view was, if it’s worth doing, it’s worth and seek to cobble together the funds for a doing properly. Premises were expected to be 3 – 5 Bbl (up to 800 litres per brew) brewery the biggest hurdle, but a chance introduction outfit. The first lecture concluded with the wise to a beer enthusiast with an under occupied advice; “Don’t do it. No, really don’t do it!” industrial site met that challenge right away. So Mark and Ian returned home with just one By June the kit was identified and ordered, but thought, how quickly could they set up their there was an unwelcome supplier message; “Fine 10Bbl brewery (1,600 litres per brew, ambitions it will be ready in 20 weeks”. The activity since had grown!) The expanded dream would then has been to try to put that unwanted delay involve company formation, raising shareholder to good use, in experimenting with
The brewery takes shape.
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Mark had been learning the recipes and testing the market. A brewing ropes as a temporary hobbyist’s 150 litre kit was found employee. In late October one on Gumtree, and collected from early ambition was fulfilled Devon. By late August, with when the Bell at Horndon valuable advice and assistance on the Hill, where the two from Tom Newman from Lines brewers had done a lot of Brew Co. in Caerphilly (one of their formative drinking, took those Brew School tutors) the a cask for the first time. This first beer was produced. Legra Two Tree Island Red sold out is an easy drinking 3.8% Pale the day after it was introduced. Ale, single hopped with Citra. By the time of this Festival Unusually for an Essex brewery, the t 10Bbl kit should be in the first sales were in Keykeg; place, and from the start of p at Fleur de Leigh and the West December 2017 brewing will D Road Tap (where the keg sold start on a serious scale. The s out in just over 3 hours). brewery now has its own b Since then, with much The first of many: Legra Pale Ale. taproom, an unlikely licensed appreciated support from premises at the back of a busy industrial site in South East Essex CAMRA (cheers Brian, Maggie, Eastwood, Leigh on Sea, and merchandise other Mark, Julia!) the brewers have progressed to than beer. Expectations are that 2018 will see the cask and to bottle. The beer is made in the same rate of progress and achievement as 2017. same way, unfiltered, unpasteurised, unfined The local branding, with illustrations by Neil and left to condition in cask, keg or bottle. A Fendell, an established local artist and graphic range of styles have been produced, a bitter, design by Nick Pettit has been extremely a US style IPA, a red ale and a black IPA. Most well received by retail and pub customers are on tap at the Beer Festival this week. alike. Beer names are based on Leigh’s Local pubs The Mayflower and The Broker, rich maritime heritage and include Six Little The Miley and the South Benfleet Social Club Ships, commemorating the Dunkirk rescue have been as welcoming as the West Road Tap voyage, Cockle Row Spit and Crowstone. in receiving the first output from this fledgling The Leigh on Sea Brewery is based at: 35 brewery. That beer enthusiast landlord, Ben Progress Road, Leigh on Sea, Essex SS9 5PR. Norton, not only opted to take his rent in the Follow its progress at www.loveleighbeer.co.uk form of shares in the company, but also just and on Facebook and Twitter @LoSBrewery, a few months later opened his own craft ale telephone 01702 817255. Q bar (The Moulsham Tap in Chelmsford) with an old school friend partner and another customer for the brewery was established. Other brewers have been equally encouraging in a way you wouldn’t expect in a competitive business environment unless you understand the camaraderie of brewing. The beer has been on sale in Mawson’s, George’s Brewery taproom, the Billericay Brewery’s taproom and in Southwark Brewery where The bottle beer range.
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uring last year’s beer festival we were without our main Beer Festival Manager Dave Walsh – as he was taken ill shortly before, having being diagnosed with cancer. We all felt that the strong old goat would beat this but sadly, he passed away whilst the festival was running. A shock to us all. Talking with fellow volunteers at the festival, it was without a doubt that Dave would be remembered and honoured in the logo this year. Those who knew him will recall that he regularly put a beer mat on top of his beer (to keep the bar flies out). Also, within the Beer Festival team, we had a supply of cheese (to clean the palate), much needed whilst undertaking the
arduous task of Quality Control. On several occasions during the festivals, this cheese supply “mysteriously” dwindled. Upon questioning, Dave suggested that a little mouse must have been the culprit... And finally, as recognised in one of the Festival Specials, Dave loved whacking those taps in with his trusty mallet. The logo formulating in my mind was based around incorporating those images above, but before I could put pen to paper more sad news was to befall the branch. Two other stalwart Branch members also passed away. Barry Chandler and Denis Kirby both long time beer festival volunteers. Therefore, they are also rremembered in the logo. Barry, a CAMRA member for over forty yyears, was one of the few who gamely dressed as James Bond in 2007 – the d ttheme for that year’s festival; and Denis with his motorcycle heritage (and not forgetting h tthe bottled beer that he inevitably seemed to win in the raffle at branch meetings). Q Brian Pinto Festival Logo Designer
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It is CAMRA policy for all CAMRA branches to use NBSS scores to assist in selecting pubs for the Good Beer Guide. South East Essex branch also uses NBSS for Seasonal pub awards. The online scoring system is incorporated into the whatpub.com website What’s whatpub.com all about? You can use whatpub.com to search for pubs across the UK and then look up opening times, descriptions, facilities and of course details of the real ale and cider on offer. Being an online guide means that extra functions such as additional text for descriptions, photos and live map data are also available. Our aim is to get every pub in the UK listed on whatpub.com and all with complete and up to date information such as descriptions and photos. The Good Beer Guide (GBG) is our showcase to the world, it demonstrates that we as a campaign believe that excellent real ale is worth campaigning for. It plays a vital part in supporting our pubs because if you want to drink cask ale then the pub is the obvious option. Every pub in the GBG should sell great beer all the time. The view of over one hundred thousand people is the key to that consistency and the National Beer Scoring Scheme is the tool to make that job as easy as possible. If you drink real ale in a pub, and have ever thought about why it is or indeed why it isn’t in the GBG, then by scoring it you can make a difference. Also, if you have anything to do with selecting pubs for the GBG you have a duty to listen to what over 186,000 fellow members are saying about your pubs. What are the beer scores used for and how do I enter one? Beer scores are entered by CAMRA members and are used by CAMRA branches in order to help select the best pubs for the CAMRA Good Beer Guide. To submit a beer score, simply join CAMRA and as a member you will be given a login that you can use to access additional features on whatpub.com. The National Beer Scoring Scheme (NBSS) is a 0-5 point scale for judging beer quality in pubs. It is an easy to use system that has been designed to assist CAMRA branches in selecting pubs for the Good Beer Guide and monitoring beer quality by encouraging CAMRA members to report on beer quality where ever they go. Start by searching for pubs on the main whatpub. com website. A list of possible choices is shown
- click on the pub that you want and submit your beer score using the panel to the right hand side. Beer scores can be entered at http://whatpub.com/ When you first enter the database you will be asked to login. Your username is your CAMRA membership number. The password is the one you use to access the national website. What do the scores mean?
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Undrinkable. No cask ale available or so poor you have to take it back or can’t finish it.
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Poor. Beer that is anything from barely drinkable to drinkable with considerable resentment.
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Average. Competently kept, drinkable pint but doesn’t inspire in any way, not worth moving to another pub but you drink the beer without really noticing.
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Good. Good beer in good form. You may cancel plans to move to the next pub. You want to stay for another pint and may seek out the beer again.
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Very Good. Excellent beer in excellent condition. Perfect. Probably the best you are ever likely to find. A seasoned drinker will award this score very rarely.
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WHATPUB.COM AND THE NATIONAL BEER SCORING SCHEME (NBSS)
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hese beers were ordered; some will have changed since we printed the programme. Not all beers are on at every session: ONLY THE BARRELS WITH A CASK SIGN AND PRICE ARE AVAILABLE. Any tasting notes are just an approximate guide. Please ask for tasters. For Reference IBU = International Bittering Units
EAST ANGLIAN BAR
4.3%
Salem Bridge Brewery (Batemans)
Salem Porter Dark porter made with roasted grains fused with fruit, nuts and spices
4.7%
3.8%
Holy Knight 4.5% Red ale with ginger and other seasonal spice
BOUDICCA Golden Torc Hoppy golden ale hint of grapefruit and citrus. VEGAN
4.3%
BRENTWOOD
Brentwood, Essex Chockwork Orange 6.5% Deep chocolate, malty beer brewed with oranges & matured to create a classic ‘old ale’ style Best Best bitter with Challenger and EKG hops giving a well rounded flavour and aroma 12
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Yakima Gold Very pale with delicious US Amarillo hops, which are earthily aromatic
4.2%
Anchor Street Porter Rich, smooth and dark porter is full of roast flavours
4.9%
Bitter Malty nutty taste, and a dry bitter hop finish. UNFINED
3.7%
1850 Porter 5.0% Black beer with chocolate & dark malt flavours, brewed to an 1850 recipe from Whitbread GRAIN
Winter Ash Rich, ruby beer, brewed with Belgian candy for a caramel sweetness
5.0%
GREEN JACK
Spiral Stout 4.6% Aromas of dark autumnal berries, undertones of coffee and dark chocolate. VEGAN
Jack Spitty’s Smugglers Ale Hoppy golden ale
Alburgh, Norfolk
West Barsham, Norfolk
4.6%
DOMINION
BISHOP NICK Ridley’s Rite Fuggles and Goldings hops for floral aroma and satisfying bitterness
Brazilian Coffee and vanilla porter
Moreton, Essex
Braintree, Essex
Number One 4.1% Classic English best bitter, copper in colour
South Woodham Ferrers, Essex
Wainfleet, Lincolnshire
CROUCH VALE
BATEMANS Colonels Whiskers Dark, rich and creamy, with a full bodied, velvety subtle hop character
COLCHESTER
Wakes Colne, Essex
4.1%
Lowestoft, Suffolk
Flower Power Clean crisp pale ale with floral aromas
6.0%
Baltic Trader Fruity flavours with hints of vanilla and roasted coffee, like a rich plum pudding
10.5%
HADHAM
Little Hadham, Hertfordshire
18ct Golden Ale Fresh aromatic hoppiness, light & crisp bitter with some sweetness
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Golden/Pale Ales
Red Ales
Bitter
Speciality Beers
First Brewed Ale 4.0% Red brown in colour with a fruity bitter body
HOPE
Dark Beer: Mild/Stout/Porter
Oyster Stout 5.0% Dark and delicious, with the addition of oysters
MIGHTY OAK
Stanford-le-Hope, Essex
Maldon, Essex
SX Pale Golden ale, malty on the nose, initially malty taste but bitterness coming through
3.9%
SX Gold Light refreshing golden ale brewed with a late honey addition
4.2%
Pickled Walnut 5.0% Dark, traditional strong porter, with coffee, dark chocolate and a smooth bitter finish Bingle Jells Traditional, fruity dark porter
HUMPTY DUMPTY
5.2%
MR MAJOLICA
Reedham, Norfolk
Grays, Essex
Lemon & Ginger Pale amber crisp ale, finished with a refreshing ginger and lemon tang
4.0%
Buccaneer Amber session ale hopped with 4 varieties from England and Germany
3.8%
LEIGHTON BUZZARD NETHERGATE
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Cuckoo The perfect balance between malt and 4 different varieties of English hops
3.8%
Narrow Gauge Strong citrus finish and long dry bitter aftertaste from First Gold and Citra hops
3.9%
Restoration Ale 4.6% Best bitter style with generous use of Cascade and Perle hops to deliver a fruity refreshing beer Black Buzzard Complex, robust porter with hints of coffee and chocolate
5.0%
Priory Mild Old fashioned dark mild with a surprisingly fresh bitterness
3.5%
Old Growler Roast malt and fruit feature on the palate and the finish is powerfully hoppy
5.0%
NORFOLK BREWHOUSE
Hindringham, Norfolk
Moon Gazer Gold IPA 5.0% Well hopped IPA combines USA and UK hops to deliver a fruity IPA with a crisp, dry finish
MALDON
Maldon, Essex
Puck’s Folly Golden ale with spicy character & pineapple in aroma and taste
4.2%
Christmas Stout 4.8% Coffee and chocolate flavours, containing a small quantity of Maldon sea salt
Xmas Golden in colour, light in ABV but heavy in the hops
3.9%
OAKHAM
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Citra 4.2% Golden ale with grapefruit and peach flavours
MERSEA ISLAND
Mersea Island, Essex
Long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk
Yo Boy Session bitter with balanced malt and a long lasting bitterness on the finish
3.8%
JHB Golden beer with aroma dominated by hops that give characteristic citrus notes
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Pitfield Red Ale 4.8% Amber red in colour, with an initial big malt taste, giving way to a deeply satisfying bitter finish
Shalford, Essex
Toppesfield Tap 3.6% Easy-drinking session ale, distinctive hoppy aroma from Pilgrim and Pioneer hops Gold Maris Otter pale malt & lightly kilned Munich malt; citrus & lychee aromas
4.2%
RED FOX Hunters Gold Golden beer with a delicate citrus aroma
3.9% 4.8%
Arctic Fox 5.2% Rich spicy Christmas beer with a hint of oranges
ROUNDTOWER
Chelmsford, Essex
TBA Strong dark mild
3.9%
Levelly Gold Golden summer ale
4.0%
Levelly Black Winter stout, dark malty, and smooth
4.8%
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Six Shooter 6.6% Fresh orchard fruits, floral with citrus undertones
Six Shooter 6 months reserve Fresh orchard fruits, floral with citrus undertones. Matured for 6 months
6.6%
Arizona 3.9% Gentle butterscotch airs, strong bitter backbone with hints of lemon & malt, increasingly dry finish Stagecoach 4.4% Smooth dark malty ale with a hint of liquorice
Colchester, Essex
Black Otter Stout Dark, velvet and hoppy black ale
5.0%
WILDCRAFT
Norwich, Norfolk
S&P
Wild Ride Dry-hopped IPA
Horsford, Norfolk
Barrack Street 4.0% Gentle hop aroma which sits comfortably with the malty biscuit flavour Norfolk Green Hop 3.9% Hops used in this brew came straight from brewer’s garden. Sweet bitter with a floral aroma SAFFRON
Henham, Essex Turpin’s Temptation Warming malty beer with nutty and bittersweet toffee flavours
1319 Mild 3.6% Dark mild with roast malt & chocolate flavours
WATSON’S 6.0%
White & Orange 3.5% Roundtower’s first wheat beer brewed with Belgian Wit yeast and coriander & orange zest
TOMBSTONE
Coggleshall, Essex
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5.2%
SHALFORD
PUMPHOUSE
Toppesfield, Essex
Black Fox Porter Rich flavoured black beer with smooth chocolate notes
Saffron Porter Ruby porter with rich chocolate and coffee aromas
5.2%
4.8%
5.0%
Wild Weather 4.5% Maris Otter malt with Cascade & Goldings hops
WINTERS
Norwich, Norfolk
Mild Mild in strength but strong in flavour, roast tones come through
3.6%
Revenge Golden coloured and well-hopped, for a distinct bitterness with a sweetish finish
4.7%
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CASK ALES
Agnes Waterhouse Coffee porter
PITFIELD
Moreton, Essex
CASK ALES
DEEPLY VALE
NATIONAL BAR
Bury, Greater Manchester
BARLOW
Barlow, Derbyshire
Beyond the Pale Floral aroma with a light citrus grapefruit taste and a hint of lemons
4.0%
Anastasia Strong dark and smooth with complex malt, chocolate & coffee flavours
7.5%
99 Red Baboons 4.2% Dark, malty and fruity ale with a hoppy twist 4.6%
Horny Goat Ale Golden malty ale with US and NZ hops plus Horny Goat Weed, a Chinese herb
4.2%
Glo in the Dark Dark ale, brewed with US hops including Columbus, Centennial, Mosaic and Citra
4.5%
4.4%
Cavedweller Porter 5.8% Chocolate & coffee notes come through in the malt & dark berry flavours from the hops
Ridge Lane, Warwickshire Goats Milk 3.8% Gold beer with aromatic hops. CBOB 2017 3.8%
Best Caramel and toffee nose leads into a rich, fruity, russet brown best bitter
4.1%
Brambler Floral, tropical and grapefruit aromas in an American amber ale
4.5%
Blackhead’s Mild Traditional mild with smoky malt flavours and peppery aftertaste
3.8%
Red River Rye 4.8% Rye malts, nutty biscuit base with floral grassy lime, peach, spicy honey and hop flavours EXETER
Avocet Made with 3 varieties of organic hop; slightly citrus taste
3.9%
Darkness 5.1% Well-balanced but complex chocolate stout
Felinfoel, Llanelli, Wales
Propshaft English hops give a refreshing grassy, earthy taste. Classic session ale
3.8%
Dryveshaft Rye ale has a distinctive dry, nutty taste yet with a spicy/peppery aftertaste
5.2%
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CRANKSHAFT
Leyland, Lancashire
4.2%
Exeter, Devon
CHURCH END
Mild No notes available
Gold Floral, fruity aroma, golden amber beer
4.0%
DRIFTWOOD SPARS
CAVEMAN
Mrs Claus Deep gold coloured beer, some apricot & barley sugar notes
St Agnes, Cornwall
Swanscombe, Kent Neanderthal Rich and full flavoured best, using Admiral and EKG hops
Small Dole, West Sussex
Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales
4.2%
DOWNLANDS
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Deeply Red Very fruity and smooth mild, with a slight astringency from the rye
Darley Abbey, Derbyshire
Giltbrook, Nottinghamshire
Infinity Golden ale brewed with Citra hops. Champion golden beer of UK 2017
Citra Storm 4.0% Pleasant session ale, bursting with flavours and aromas of lemon and grapefruit
DERVENTIO
BLUE MONKEY
Dragon’s Heart Smooth balanced character with lots of red fruit flavour and buttery overtones
4.5%
Double Dragon Deep copper red ale with a tangy red fruit flavour with nutty, toffee overtones
4.2%
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Gun Hill, East Sussex
Autumn Blaze Made with pure Munich Malt (Dunkel) for a round malty beer
4.2%
Flowerpots Bitter Dry, hoppy traditional bitter with a light bronze colour
3.8%
HATTIE BROWN’S
Swanage, Dorset
Mustang Sally Heavy sweetness & moderate bitterness. Slightly dry, fruity finish
Scaramanga Extra Pale Brewed using extra pale malts and zesty, floral hops. UNFINED and VEGAN
3.9%
Project Babylon Classic APA, citrus notes and a dry finish on the palate. UNFINED and VEGAN
4.6%
Zamzama IPA Rounded malt body. Mango, lychee, grapefruit flavours. UNFINED and VEGAN
6.5%
4.3% LANGWITH
Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Crow Black Sweet fruity porter with a plummy hint
5.1%
Jeanie’s Mild An unfined mild. UNFINED and VEGAN
Lord Humungous Light roasted malty aroma, light fruity to roasted bitter taste
GRAINSTORE
Oakham, Rutland
Rutland Beast Ruby coloured, berry aromas with full bodied fruity taste
3.5% 3.9%
5.3% LITTLE CRITTERS
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
GREAT HECK
Great Heck, North Yorkshire
Dave Dark, silky smooth session bitter brewed with English chocolate and crystal malts
3.8%
Snazzy Beer 4.5% Brewed with Chinook, Columbus & Topaz then dry hopped with Nelson Sauvin GREG’S
Scampton, Lincolnshire
Dambuster Ale Yellow golden colour with a thin white head. Fruity aroma, dry taste
3.8%
Mayson Deep ruby brown mild with chocolate fruit aromas & a fruity bitter sweet taste
4.2%
Sleepy Badger Oatmeal stout; coffee aromas with coffee, smoky, honey taste
4.5%
White Wolf Smooth, light beer, with a crisp citrus finish and just enough bitterness. 40 IBU
5.0%
MAD CAT
Faversham, Kent
Red Ale Not overpoweringly malty with a medium body. A bit fruity and nutty Educated Guess Ruby brown dark bitter
3.9%
4.7%
MARLPOOL
Marlpool, Derbyshire
Blind Boris Mild Traditional dark mild
GREY TREE’S
Aberaman, Wales
Diggers Gold Fresh citrus aromas which leave a subtle bitterness
4.0%
Afghan Pale Ale Tropical hop aromas from Cascade, Citra & Simcoe hops. Crisp taste
5.4%
3.5%
MILESTONE
Newark, Nottinghamshire
Azacca Gold 4.2% Single hopped ale made with Azacca hops Olde English Traditional English bitter
SOUTH EAST ESSEX CAMRA BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL
4.9%
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FLOWERPOTS
Cheriton, Hampshire
ROCHFORD FESTIVAL OF BEER AND CIDER 2017
THE
PUNCHBOWL INN INN
GREAT FOOD, GREAT BEER, GREAT VIEWS!
Just a few hundred yards away from the River Crouch you’ll ďŹ nd the Plough and Sail owned by the Oliver family. Still run as a traditional pub with real log ďŹ res, ďŹ ne ales from local breweries, home cooked food and a very warm welcome.
Now Taking pre-Christmas
bookings.
Go to theploughandsail.co.u k for our menus
East End, Paglesham, Rochford SS4 2EQ Tel: 01702 258242
LIVE MUSIC, QUIZ NIGHTS, AFTERNOON TEAS, PRIVATE HIRE Try our fantastic home cooked homemade food and ZMTI` VMIZ W]Z _MTKWUQVO TWO Ă&#x2026; ZM[ ) _IZU _MTKWUM Q[ I_IQ\QVO aW] ,WO NZQMVLTa OPENING HOURS: <P]Z[LIa IVL .ZQLIa \PMV ;I\]ZLIa IVL ;]VLIa WXMV ITT LIa Closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
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INDIAN RESTAURANT Fully Licensed & Air Conditioned
NOW TAKING BOOKINGS FOR CHRISTMAS PARTIES INCLUDES YOUR CHRISTMAS CRACKERS
OPEN CHRISTMAS DAY 12-4pm OPEN BOXING DAY, NEW YEARS EVE & NEW YEARS DAY FREE DELIVERY SERVICE ON ORDERS OVER ÂŁ10
Tel: 01702 542 916 / 545 293 OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK, INCLUDING BANK HOLIDAYS MON - THURS: 12 noon to 2:30pm & 5:30 - 11:30pm FRIDAY: Lunch Closed. 5:00 - Midnight SATURDAY: 12 noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - Midnight SUNDAY: 12 noon - 11:30pm All major credit cards accepted Cheques not accepted
8 East Street, Rochford, Essex SS4 1DB
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TINTAGEL
Tintagel, Cornwall
80 Shillings Roasted malt & chocolate smell; taste of black treacle, coffee & raisins
5.0%
SHINY
Little Eaton, Derbyshire
Pail 4.0% Golden beer with the same grist recipe but each version showcases a different flavoursome hop Affinity 4.6% Strong golden bitter with lots of fruity Citra hops TEIGNWORTHY
Newton Abbot, Devon
Santa’s Tale 4.1% Golden brew, full of Golding hops Beachcomber 4.5% Light in colour, with a refreshing citrus taste Christmas Cracker 6.0% Traditional winter warmer, smooth and rich
Cornwall’s Pride Malt flavours, light citrus tones and a rich amber colour
4.0%
Poldark Ale Softly fruity with a slightly bitter background and a robust hoppy aroma
4.5%
TINY REBEL
Newport, Gwent, Wales
Juicy Light aromas, sweet tropical fruit. Taste is light sweet, more tropical fruit. 30 IBU
4.8%
Cwtch 4.5% Citrus and tropical fruits dominate the taste backed up by caramel malts. CBOB 2015 50 IBU Compton Cricket Club Deep amber beer with West Coast American hops for a traditional beer with a modern twist. 55 IBU
4.5%
TRIPLE FFF
TENBY
Alton, Hampshire
Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
West Coast Rocks Welsh red session IPA, hopped with Summit & Cascade Barefoot Blonde Hopped with Cascade and infused with Thai Lime leaves
3.8%
4.6%
THAMES SIDE
Pressed Rat & Warthog Ruby coloured, coffee, chocolate aroma with hints of dried fruits
3.8%
Alton’s Pride 3.8% Initially malty then tangerine fruit and resinous hop build to a quenching bitter finish YEOVIL
Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey
Yeovil, Somerset
White Swan Pale Ale 4.5% Hoppy US style pale ale with Chinook and Columbus hops Black Swan Porter 4.8% Old style London Porter with a smooth chocolate malt taste Egyptian Goose IPA 4.8% Old fashioned and full bodied English style IPA Wryneck Rye IPA 5.6% Rye spiciness with Cascade and Nugget hops giving punchy West Coast flavour
Yolo#12 Gold ale with 100% British Ernest hops. Pale with spicy fruity citrus tones
4.2%
Yeo Ho Ho Dark ale with pronounced fruity citrus hop aromas and flavours
4.5%
LOCALE BAR These breweries are located in the South East Essex CAMRA Branch area. BILLERICAY
THORNBRIDGE
Bakewell, Derbyshire
Billericay, Essex
Made North Bracingly bitter and dry, light malt aromas & flavours of earthy, floral English hops Jaipur IPA Citrus dominated hoppy IPA
3.8%
5.9%
Dave the Mallet Brewed in memory of Dave Walsh, longstanding beer manager at Rochford Beer Festival who sadly passed away last year. A dark amber traditional British ale
SOUTH EAST ESSEX CAMRA BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL
4.6%
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REBEL
Penryn, Cornwall
CASK ALES
Blonde 4.0% Refreshing hoppy golden ale with bitter finish Zeppelin 3.8% Easy drinking session ale with slight smoky notes Dickie 4.2% Balanced amber coloured ale with biscuit notes Rhythm Stick Hoppy rich ale with caramel flavours
4.8%
Chapel Street Porter Rich dark porter with chocolate and coffee flavours
5.9%
Coffee Porter Chapel St Porter with Columbian coffee beans added during brew
5.9%
Woody’s Wag Porter named after the brewer’s dog
4.2%
Sex ‘n’ Drugs ‘n’ Rock ‘n’ Roll IPA with 3 US hops added 3 times during the brewing process
5.0%
Mayflower Gold Powerful American Style pale ale. Rich with mix of US & UK hops
6.5%
Autumn Rye Brewed with rye in the mash and Chinook and Cascade hops
4.7%
NFL House IPA Festival special brewed with help from NF&L Legal staff. Black IPA heavily hopped with Chinook & Cascade hops to give aroma of an IPA & richness of a porter
5.0%
4.0%
Great Wakering, Essex
Genesis Pale Ale 3.8% Brewed using Chinook, Columbus & Cascade, and then dry hopped with Huell Melon UNFINED GEORGE’S
Great Wakering, Essex
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4.4%
India Papa Alpha 4.0% Recipe elements from several styles of IPA
Empire 4.0% Single hopped with Bramling Cross and packs a real fruity punch with hints of blackcurrant
3.6%
4.5%
4.0%
4.2%
Wallasea Wench Pale copper coloured easy drinking beer
Wakering Gold 3.8% A refreshing blend of English and American hops dominate this easy drinking session ale Hopmonster Opal Latest single hop beer from Hopmonster with Opal hops Cockleboats Deep copper colour malty session ale
Gaspar’s Star Mix of crystal & smoked malts, hopped with Comet & Columbus and finished with Abbey Ale yeast Black Frost Black xmas beer
8.6%
KEPPEL’S
FABLE
Winters Gold Gold Christmas beer from George’s - no notes available
Hopmonster Banshee Porter Complex porter made with 30% smoked malt from Bamberg
Stambridge, Essex
Mayflower Gold 2017 Vintage 7.5% Stronger version of Mayflower Gold brewed annually. 2017 vintage dry hopped with Citra Christmas Blonde Blonde with a festive zing and addition of lime to give a fruity flavour
4.0%
Christmas Crow Dark brown unspiced seasonal ale with malty aroma and Willamette hops
6.0%
LEIGH-ON-SEA
Leigh-on-sea, Essex
Crowstone 5.5% Blend of malts for colour with New World hops for taste and aroma. UNFINED & VEGAN
5.6%
4.2%
9.0%
Cockle Row Spit Strong and full flavoured with big Czech and US hops. UNFINED & VEGAN Six Little Ships British best bitter, hopped with Admiral, Columbus and Challenger for a spicy bitterness. UNFINED & VEGAN SS9 Festival special: stout with a hefty ration of chocolate malt with a hint of coffee. UNFINED & VEGAN
SOUTH EAST ESSEX CAMRA BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL
Due to a lack of space on the Chairman’s welcome page we’ve had to carry over the remaining branch award winners to this page.
The Exchange, Southend: Summer Pub of the Season.
The Coach and Ho Horses: ses 20 con consecutive nsecutive nsec ti e years in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide.
Sam Martyn, Head Brewer S at George’s (and now Fable a B Brewery too) accepts the award for Hopmonster a S Snake Oil Stout. (Beer of the Festival 2016)
The 2017 SOUTH EAST ESSEX CAMRA Branch Rochford Beer and Cider Festival was produced by Shilling Lane Media. Advertising: Chris Shilling Production: Dave Lane Editorial and advert design: Matt Chapman
For enquiries on other contract publishing requirements please ring Chris or Dave on 01778 421550.
THE SHEPHERD AND DOG FREE HOUSE
Real Ales, Fine Wines & Good Food Large Garden • Quiz Nights Regular Live Music • Sunday Lunch Menu Function Room for Hire
A REAL ALE PUB, SERVING QUALITY HOME COOKED FOOD Mon - Sat: 12 noon to 11pm Sun: 12 noon to 10.30pm Restaurant: Mon - Sat: 12 noon to 9pm Sun: 12 noon to 6pm
SOUTH EAST ESSEX CAMRA RURAL PUB OF THE YEAR 2016 AND 2017!
Food Served Every Lunchtime and Tuesday to Saturday Evenings 274 Main Rd, Hockley, Essex SS5 4NS
Tel: 01702 203438 www.whiteharthockley.co.uk
GORE ROAD, BALLARDS GORE, STAMBRIDGE SS4 2DA TEL: 01702 258 658
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AWARD WINNERS
AWARD WINNERS
CIDER AND PERRY
CIDER & PERRY
T
his year, there’s the usual local cider, along with a small selection from East Anglian makers. We’ll also have a selection from some of the less typical places you would expect to find real cider. All of the well known ‘industrial’ ciders are not recognised by CAMRA as ‘Real Traditional Cider or Perry’. Many people have rediscovered the delights of Traditional Cider and Perry and the rich world of flavours they offer to those sampling their delights. Real Cider and Perry represent a tradition that has been enjoyed in Britain since Roman times. Whilst the methods of production have benefited from modernisation, the
MAKER All Day Brewing All Day Brewing Ampleforth Abbey Berties Biddenden Bollhayes Bottle Kicking Buffoon’s Buffoon’s Buffoon’s Cam Valley Cambridge Cider Co. Ciderniks Cromwell Cromwell Crones Crones Crones Crones Crossman Double Vision Duxford Scrumpy Co. Eve’s Cider Eve’s Cider Grainstore Green Valley Gwatkin Gwynt y Ddraig Hallets 22
TOWN Salle Salle Ampleforth Braintree Biddenden Clayhidon Hallaton Canewdon Canewdon Canewdon Meldreth Bassingbourn Kintbury Hemmingford Hemmingford Kenninghall Kenninghall Kenninghall Kenninghall Hewish Boughton Monchelsea Duxford Kettering Kettering Oakham Clyst St George Abbey Dore Llantwit Fardre Hafodyrynys
basics still stay the same. Pick the fruit, press the fruit, allow to ferment, then enjoy. This results in a product that is unpasteurised, un-carbonated and full of natural flavours. Cider and Perry can be any combination of mellow, aromatic, tangy, sharp, fruity, or tannic, as well as being sweet, medium or dry. These are real flavours not masked by cold temperature or fizz! Please be aware that traditional ciders and perries typically have higher alcohol content than most of the commercial cider you buy in pubs or supermarkets, so please drink responsibly and enjoy your time at the festival. Wassail - from the Cider Bar team
COUNTY Norfolk Norfolk Yorkshire Essex Kent Devon Leicestershire Essex Essex Essex Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire Berkshire Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Somerset Kent Cambridgeshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Rutland Devon Herefordshire Glamorganshire Monmouthshire
SOUTH EAST ESSEX CAMRA BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL
PRODUCT Blossom Bordeaux Barrel Aged Cider Traditional Cox (SV) Oak Matured Strong Cider Cross Farm Perry C-Cider Nutcracker Toffee Nose Discovery (SV) President’s Perry Kingston Black (SV) Cavalier Perry Session Norfolk Perry Old Norfolk Original Special Reserve Cider Cider Quantum Leap Ted Robbins Cider Ted Robbins Cider Hornet Cider No Bull Black Dragon Blindfold
Chippenham Northampton Northampton Tirley Much Hadham Isle of Sheppey Axbridge Axbridge Axbridge Selborne Selborne Selborne Selborne Napton on the Hill Leominster Leominster Ocle Pychard Llanarth Clyst St. Lawrence Grosmont Langholm Potterspury Burton-upon-Trent Stoke Gabriel
Wiltshire Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Gloucestershire Hertfordshire Kent Somerset Somerset Somerset Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire Warwickshire Herefordshire Herefordshire Herefordshire Monmouthshire Devon Monmouthshire Dumfrieshire Northamptonshire Staffordshire Devon
Fire Starter Heel & Sole Nen Not Neen (Cask Matured) Perry Millers Dance Marsh Monkey Dabinett (SV) Rioja Cask Somer Gold Cirrus Minor Equinox Hampshire Perry Novo Pyrus Perry Red Devil Cider Winnals Longton (SV) Perry Shezam Snowy Owl Perry Sweet Maid in Devon Cider (Cask Matured) Mooseheid Perry Grafton Honor Cider Real Draught Cider
A Family Run Free House
THE
WHITE HART Great Wakering
89-91 High Street Great Wakering SS3 0ED 01702 817342
5 Real Ales, Craft Ales, Lagers, Guinness, Cider, Bottled Beers, Wines, Large selection of Gins, Homemade Food, comfortable Dining room, Daily changing specials. ; whitehartwakering whitehartwakering@gmail.com
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CIDER AND PERRY
Handmade Harefield Craft Cider Harefield Craft Cider Hartland Herts Cyder Johnson Millwhites Millwhites Millwhites Mr Whitehead’s Mr Whitehead’s Mr Whitehead’s Mr Whitehead’s Napton Cidery Newton Court Newton Court Oliver’s Raglan Cider Mill Ventons W.M.Watkins Waulkmill Wharf Woody’s Yarde
FOREIGN BEERS
FOREIGN BEERS Kloster Andechs was founded in
Brewed by Hofbrouwerijke in Beerzel, Belgium.
the 15th Century and brews at the
Hofbrouwerijke Blondelle
Andechs Monastery in Bavaria. Andechs Hefeweiss
5.5%
Andechs Vollbier
4.8%
Augustiner Edelstoff
6.2%
Brewed by Brouwerij Hof Ten Dormaal, a brewery in Tildonk.
Brewed in Munich. Augustiner Helles
Hofbrouwerijke Hoftrol
7%
5.2%
Hof Ten Dormaal XStrong Blond Arman
5.6%
Hof Ten Dormaal Zure Van Tildonk
Brewed by Brasserie de la Senne in Brussels. De La Senne Zinnebir
6%
De La Senne Brusseleir
8%
12% 6%
Hof Ten Dormaal Zure Van Tildonk Kriek
7.5%
Hof Ten Dormaal Dad’s Tea
5.5%
Hof Ten Dormaal Classic Saison
5.5%
Siphon Cassandra
7%
Brewed by Weißbierbrauerei Brewed by Brouwerij De Leite
Hopf (Schörghuber), a brewery
in Ruddervoorde, Belgium. De Leite Cuvee Mam’zelle
in Miesbach, Bavaria. 8.5%
Brewed by Huisbrouwerij
Huyghe in Melle, Belgium. 6%
Deseveaux Avena
5.5%
Deseveaux Sarazen Bio
6.5%
Lindemans Kriek Brewed by Brasserie de Rochefort Rochefort Rochefort 10
11.3%
4.8%
Rochefort Rochefort 8
9.2%
5%
Slaghmuylder Slag Pils
GmbH Und Co. KG in Flensburg, Germany.
Brewed by Oost-Vlaamse Ninove.
Brewed by Fort Lapin Brewery, Brugge. 10%
5%
Brewed by Brauerei Heller, Bamberg, Bavaria.
Brewed by Kona Brewing Co.
Schlenkerla Marzen
in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. Kona Longboard
4.6%
Brewed by Brouwerij Verhaeghe
Kona Big Wave
4.4%
in Vichte, Belgium.
Kona Firerock
5.9%
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3.5%
in Rochefort, Belgium.
Brewed by Flensburger Brauerei
Fort Lapin Quadruple
7.5%
Pieters Leeuw-Vlezenbeek, Belgium.
in Dour, Belgium.
Fort Lapin Blanch
Huyghe Delirium Red Fruit beer by Brouwerij Lindemans, St
Brewed by Brasserie Deseveaux
Flensburger Flensburger Pilsner
5.3%
Beer brewed by Brouwerij
De Halve Maan, in Brugge. De Halve Maan Brugse Zot Blonde
Hopf Helle Weiss
Verhaeghe Echte Kriekenbier
SOUTH EAST ESSEX CAMRA BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL
5.1%
6.8%
CRAFT BEERS
CRAFT BEERS KEY TO SYMBOLS
Golden/Pale Ales
Bitter
Dark Beer: Mild/Stout/Porter
BRINKBURN
KEYKEG
Byker, Newcastle
BUDE
Bude, Cornwall
Black Rock 5.1% Porter. Smoky and malty with notes of chocolate and Dandelion & Burdock. FIVE POINTS
Hook Island Red 6.0% Red rye ale. Dryness & spice from rye; hops add dash of pine & passion fruit.
Hepcat 4.6% IPA. Mosaic, Citra, Ekuanot and Motueka hops combine to produce an intensely tropical-citrus hit. KERNEL 5.4%
PRESSURE DROP
7.0%
Shoreditch Blonde 4.5% Blonde. Grassy floral aroma and plenty of natural carbonation and a dry thirst quenching finish. SIREN
Liquid Mistress 5.5% Red ale. West Coast bright red ale with flavours of burnt raisins and crackers balanced by citrus.
TINY REBEL
Newport, Wales Hadouken 7.4% IPA. Massively hopped with a combo of 3 American varieties. 80 IBU.
Littlebro IPA. Dry and crisp with fresh hop aromas.
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Legra 3.8% Pale Ale. Light fresh golden ale. Lashings of Citra hops for a clean citrus flavour UNFINED & VEGAN. Crowstone 5.5% Black IPA, Blend of malts for colour, with New World hops for taste and aroma UNFINED & VEGAN. SIREN
Finchampstead, Berkshire
Soundwave 5.4% West Coast IPA. Golden, immensely hoppy and alive with grapefruit, peach and mango flavours. LOST AND GROUNDED
Bristol, Avon
Flam, Norway 3.8%
LEIGH-ON-SEA
AEGIR
Tottenham, London
Sublime Chaos Stout. Breakfast stout infused with Ethiopian Guji natural coffee beans.
Finchampstead, Berkshire
Bermondsey, London
Cheeky Tropical IPA. Light and fruity tropical Session IPA, primed with fresh orange, mango and kiwi juices.
Bethnal Green, London
West Norwood, London
ANARCHY
REDCHURCH
GIPSY HILL
Pale Galaxy Pale Ale. Hazy, citrus pale ale. Tropical flavours of orange and mango.
Groovy Juice 6.0% NE IPA. Super-hoppy golden IPA made with 7 types of US West Coast and New Zealand hops.
Morpeth, Northumberland
Hackney, East London
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Red Ales
Speciality Beers
330ML BOTTLES AND CANS
4.7%
OSKAR BLUES
Longmont, Colorado, USA
Fugli 5.1% Tropical IPA. Fruit infusion of yuzu and ugli fruit, twisted with the blueberry and tangerine notes of Mosaic hops.
SOUTH EAST ESSEX CAMRA BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL
Running with Sceptres 5.2% Hoppy Lager. Pilsner, Vienna & caramalts combine with huge hops in this lager beer UNFINED & VEGAN. TINY REBEL
Newport, Wales
Fubar 4.4% Classic APA. Floral hoppy flavours up front, leading into a dry spicy bitterness on the back.
Please allow enough time to queue for refunds on tokens or to return glasses. Please empty glasses before leaving the Freight House EVENING TRAINS
BUSES
Rochford Station is about 5 minute’s walk from the Freight House. Late evening trains usually depart towards London Liverpool Street at: 22.08, 22.38 and 23.08. Trains usually depart towards Southend Victoria at: 22.24, 22.44 and 23.04.
Bus stop is at the bottom of the Freight House approach, towards Ashingdon, Hockley and Rayleigh. Buses to Southend operate from East Street, Rochford. Please allow 10 minutes to walk to the stop. Timetables are at bus stops or please check at www.arrivabus.co.uk.
Timetables may have changed, or engineering works scheduled since programme printing, please check at station or www.abelliogreateranglia.co.uk.
CAR PARK The Freight House car park is Pay and Display. Please check the machines for current rates and hours.
DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE DESIGNATED DRIVERS RECEIVE FREE SOFT DRINKS. STAGE
EAST ANGLIA BAR FOREIGN AND BOTTLED BEERS
STAFF OFFICE
LOCALE BAR AND CRAFT BEERS
FOOD
BEER GLASSES AND TOKENS
NATIONAL BAR
CIDER AND PERRY BAR
ENTRANCE AND EXIT
OPENING TIMES: Tues: 5.30pm-10.45pm. Wed-Sat: 12pm-10.45pm. SOUTH EAST ESSEX CAMRA BEER & CIDER FESTIVAL
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TRAVELLING HOME AND SITE MAP
TRAVELLING HOME AND SITE MAP
Re-opened in March 2015, following a period of severe decline, we look forward to welcoming both old friends and new customers looking for high-quality real ales, ciders, wines and lagers, genuine homemade food and a traditional country pub atmosphere.
Essex Real Ales • Bar Snacks Available • Dog Friendly OPENING HOURS MONDAY: 5:00pm - 12am TUESDAY-SATURDAY: 12pm - 12am SUNDAY: 12pm - 11pm
FOOD SERVICE HOURS MONDAY: 5pm - 8pm TUESDAY - THURSDAY: 12pm - 2pm - 6pm-9pm FRIDAY - SATURDAY: 12pm - 2:30pm 6pm - 9:30pm SUNDAY: 12pm - 5pm
12 COLCHESTER ROAD, GREAT TOTHAM CM9 8BZ For reservations call: 01621 332587
www.tothamcompasses.com
THANK YOU to all the pubs, breweries and businesses who advertise in our programme. Without them, the programme would not be possible. Please visit them and support them.
YOUR LOCAL - USE IT OR LOSE IT! Apart from our volunteers, advertisers and sponsors, there are many other people and businesses who have helped behind the scenes. We would particularly like to thank: Craig Hudson at Hudson Display Services (01702 232500) for all the banners and Graham and Jackie at Recognition Express (01702 290001). Also, all of the venues taking part in our “Ale Trail” Q Railway, Billericay Q Railway, Southend Q Shepherd & Dog, Ballards Gore Q Cricketers, Westcliff Q White Hart, Hockley Q Exchange, Southchurch Q Olde Trout, Southend Q Hamlet Court, Westcliff Q Coach & Horses, Billericay Q Mayflower, Old Leigh Q Trading Rooms, Westcliff Q Crooked Billet, Old Leigh Q Punchbowl, Paglesham Q PeterBoat, Old Leigh Q Mawson’s, Southchurch Q West Road Tap, Westcliff Q Billericay Brewing Q South Benfleet Social Club
Please support these and all other pubs as they face a very challenging time in the industry. The Punchbowl at Paglesham is an example of a pub we could lose. The new owners have found their first year a struggle, but have invested in refurbishments and will continue to encourage more custom: “As new owners of the historic and traditional English freehouse, the Punchbowl (Paglesham) we are delighted with keeping existing customers and welcoming lots more new customers to this beautiful countryside area of Essex. We have painstakingly revived the old pub back to its former glory. All kept in keeping with its history. New menus and new ales and a fresh new wine list are helping entice people new and old back to the Punchbowl. Monthly singers, monthly quizzes, dogs welcome, real log burning stoves installed, along with cheese and wine nights are all in place to encourage support from the community. We also offer a fully homemade food menu including a specials board where the dishes are made by one of the owners to ensure great taste at reasonable prices. Adding the all day breakfast has brought some success in enticing new customers. We will continue to work hard to help keep this historic pub open and a young family in this pub.”
YOUR LOCAL - USE IT OR LOSE IT!
The Ale Trail encourages people to try real ale and real cider in different pubs throughout South East Essex.
Don’t forget, when you visit a pub, to enter your beer scores at http://whatpub.com/ to help us find the best pubs in our area for the next Good Beer Guide. Q
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THANK YOU!
THANK YOU!
FESTIVAL CHARITY
PEACEFUL PLACE
This year we are supporting another Rochford charity, Peaceful Place. Please help to support Peaceful Place this year by donating your beer tokens (with an unused amount) in the box at the front desk. THANK YOU!
P
eaceful Place provide care and support for people living with young onset dementia. Peaceful Place was established in 1996 by members of Shoebury Baptist Church to offer specialised help and support for people in South East Essex living with young onset dementia. A Day Care Service operates five days a week with a high staff to member ratio.
The aim is to stimulate mental, physical and social skills in an appropriate environment. So, don’t forget to donate your tokens before you leave! Last year the tokens received raised over £2,000 for Hamelin Trust Roots & Shoots in Rochford. THANK YOU!
Mawsons Micropub was the location for last year’s charity cheque presentation.
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Established in 2013, Tombstone Brewery has grown and now supplies many establishments throughout Norfolk and Suffolk. Our Stagecoach recently won a ‘Best Mild’ award at the Norwich %HHU )HVWLYDO :H DOVR VWRFN DQG VXSSO\ D ¼QH UDQJH RI FLGHUV
AVAILABLE AT ROCHFORD BEER FESTIVAL:
ASK AT THE BAR ABOUT OUR POWERFUL ‘SIX SHOOTER 6 MONTH RESERVE’ (6.6%) For more information about our beers, our bar or anything else, please give Paul a call on 07584 504444 or 01493 234771, alternatively email: paul@tombstonebrewery.co.uk
Tombstone Brewery & Saloon Bar, 6 George St, Great Yarmouth NR30 1HR
WWW.TOMBSTONEBREWERY.CO.UK