Swale Ale - Winter 2016

SWALE ALE WINTER 2016

THE FREE MAGAZINE OF SWALE CAMRA

A Day at the Races New Micropub on the Block Cheltenham Beery Jaunts

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CHAIRMAN’S CHOW Welcome to the latest edition of Swale Ale. Things have been busy in the branch with a lot of hard work going in to the organisation of our beer festival in October.

It was great to see many familiar faces at the Festival. I would like to thank all who were involved in the planning and particularly Lin Gates as festival organiser. It was excellent that Jonathan Neame was able to attend the festival and that we also had many of our publicans and brewers supporting the event.

The number of pubs offering real ale in Swale continues to expand with extended ranges in the Red Lion (Sittingbourne) and the Kings Arms (Minster). We also have our fourth micro, the Admiral’s Arm in Queenborough, with another new pub due to open in Faversham in December (in the old Able Glass shop).

We are beginning to consider pubs for entry in the next Good Beer Guide and would encourage all Swale Members to get involved.

I hope you enjoy reading this edition of Swale Ale and wish you all the best for the festive season.

Paul Irving

DID YOU KNOW....?

After winning the Nobel Prize, Niels Bohr was given a house with free beer.

Bohr’s house had a direct pipeline to a brewery next door, giving him free beer on tap whenever he wanted.

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SWALE BREWERY NEWS To help beer lovers get into the festive spirit the brewery has released this year’s vintage of the popular seasonal beer, a full-bodied winter ale featuring a warming combination of fruits and spices.

Christmas Ale blends pale and crystal malts with Target and Challenger hops for bitterness, and Goldings hops for aroma.

SHEPHERD NEAME Once again we would like to express our thanks to the brewery for their wonderful support of the Swale Beer Festival.

In October the pilot brewery together with branch members brewed Swale Fortieth Ale to celebrate our 40th anniversary. Festival goers were able to enjoy this straight from the cask and the ale is now being distributed across a number of the breweries pubs.

In keeping with Shepherd Neame’s long heritage, the festive ale has a traditional packaging design, with a vintage, Dickensianstyle bottle label and pump clip.

Head brewer Richard Frost said: “Christmas is about tradition, and as Britain’s oldest brewer we are very proud of the special beer we have created for the festive season. It is a glowing amber winter beer with a heady, fruity nose - the perfect accompaniment to the sticky pudding sweetness of festive fare.”

Christmas Ale is available on draught (ABV 5.0%) during December. It is also available now in 500ml bottles (ABV 7.0%)

VICTORY FOR THE

BLACK PRINCE Black Prince, our mild Kent ale, has won gold in the SIBA regional awards. There’s no stopping him now.

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BOUTILLIERS

MADCAT

The brewery continues to go from strength to strength and recently brewed a Green Hop Saison (East Kent Goldings), for the Green Hop Festival. It was available on cask throughout the festival, and afterwards at the Furlongs Alehouse and The Paper Mill. For the Swale CAMRA 40th Anniversary Beer Festival they brewed a Porter based on an 1850 recipe, the beer went on to win Beer of the Festival and is currently available in bottle.

The brewery continues to grow steadily and the employing of a customer service representative and sales manager is working well. September saw strong sales of their green hop beers at both the Faversham Hop Festival and the Green Hop Festival. The two green hop beers all sold out with just two casks remaining that were sold at the Brogdale Apple Festival.

Their full range of beers can be found on cask at the following pubs across Swale and beyond: Furlongs, Paper Mill, Lifeboat, The Two Halves, The 39 Steps, The Tankerton Arms - and their bottled beer is on sale in Whitstable and Canterbury. They plan to step up cask production this month. The brewery also had a successful beer festival on Saturday 17th September as part of the Faversham Food Festival and participated with two beers in the inaugural Ale Trail.

Jet Black Stout and Mild are now both available, mild production was stopped temporarily to allow for brewing of the two green hop beers.

A seasonal/winter beer will be available from mid-November, which will probably be a dark bitter around 4.7%.

Mad Cat Beers have recently been spotted in the White Horse, Sittingbourne; The Bull, Newington; The Flying Dutchman, Queenborough; The King’s Arms, Minster It is still an ambition to undertake bottling on site in the future.

HOPDAEMON A special Festival Ale was brewed for the Faversham Hop Festival and Green Demon was one of the 30 beers selected for the Swale 40th Anniversary Beer Festival in October.

The brewery hopes to brew a couple of specials in the coming months using some interesting ingredients and we’ll update in the next issue. A new bottled beer called Vincent Price Black Cat was launched as part of a big Halloween promo at the Curzon, Canterbury featuring a special screening of Theatre of Blood with talks and Q & A session afterwards.

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THE BERRY WALMER Multi-award Winning Pub Where You Will Find: Real Ale, Real Cider and a Real Fire!

Up to 11 Cask Ales Plus 6 Key Keg Ales. Always 6 Ciders Available Also serving “Si’s Pies,” Delicious Hand Made Pork Pies and Scotch Eggs Follow us on Facebook and Twitter www.theberrywalmer.co.uk Tel: 01304362411 23 Canada Road, Walmer, Kent CT14 7EQ

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THE SEARCH FOR CAMRA’S

BEST DESIGNED PUBS CAMRA has launched its National Pub Design Awards 2016. Held in association with Historic England, the awards recognise high standards of architecture in the refurbishment and conservation of existing pubs, and the construction of new ones.

“Whether it’s a converted theatre or a Victorian Coaching House, we are looking to discover the best pub interiors and exteriors that Great Britain has to offer. The CAMRA Pub Design Awards competition is open to all pubs in the UK, and buildings can be nominated by their owners, landlords, local CAMRA branch members, or anybody else that thinks the pub deserves to win.” Sean Murphy, organiser of CAMRA’s Pub Design Awards However Sean added that “entrants should bear in mind that they may be required to provide additional photographs and plans of the building during the judging process, so the pub licensee should always be made aware of, and approve of, the entry.”

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The competition includes five categories: • New Builds • Refurbishment • Conversion to Pub use • CAMRA/Historic England Award • Joe Goodwin Award The work on entries should have been completed in the period between 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015 and entries closed on 31 August 2016.

FESTIVALS & PUB EVENTS White Cliffs’ Festival of Winter Ales 3-4 February 2017 Maison Dieu (Town Hall), Biggin Street, Dover, Kent, CT16 1DL CAMRA’s National Winter Ales Festival 2017 21-25 February 2017 St. Andrews & Blackfriars Hall, St Andrews Hall Plain, Norwich, Norfolk NR3 1AU Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival 14-15 April 2017 Winter Gardens, Fort Crescent, Margate, CT9 1HX

BRANCH DIARY Wed 14 December 2016, 8pm – 9.30pm Admiral’s Arm, Queenborough Wed 11 January 2017, 8pm – 9.30pm Golden Hope, Sittingbourne Wed 8 February 2017, 8pm – 9.30pm Vaults Cask & Kitchen, Faversham Wed 8 March 2017, 8pm – 9.30pm Brown Jug, Upchurch Wed 12 April 20167, 8pm – 9.30pm The Bowl, Charing

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SWALE PUB NEWS BRADLESMERE

FAVERSHAM

The Red Lion has changed hands and on a recent visit had four beers on tap. In a departure from the previous owners, the majority of beers are national brands such as Greene King and London Pride.

By the time of reading this, a new pub is likely to be near opening in Faversham. The pub will occupy the site of Able Glass in Preston Street. Owned by Whitstable Brewery it is likely to serve a range of their cask and keg beers as well as guest beers.

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The Chequers Inn is changing hands.

The Wheatsheaf has re-opened.

The Freewheel continues to draw in many cyclists and is offering workshops, cycle charity rides and quizzes. Serving a selection of Canterbury Ales.

The Coppice Pub is now offering a selection of Goachers Beers.

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EASTLING

The Heritage continues to serve a range of local and national ales. Weekly Tempting Tuesdays with all beers just £2.60 a pint from 4.30pm and quiz night from 8pm.

EASTCHURCH

Carpenters Arms hold a curry night on the last Saturday of each month. Regular beers are Spitfire Gold & Kent’s Best with Masterbrew as an occasional choice.

FAVERSHAM

HERNE HILL The Red Lion has recently both changed hands and been refurbished.

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Les Koncsik at the Crown & Anchor, one of the longest serving landlords in Kent.

The future of the pub is uncertain.

HOLLOWSHORE

The Elephant continues to offer a good range of local and national beers and recently the Dark Star Green Hopped IPA proved to be particularly popular.

LOWER HALSTOW

Furlongs Ale House have recently stocked Boutilliers beers including the excellent 6.8% India Brown Ale. They have also had a number of national beers from microbreweries such as Marble (Manchester), Salopian (Shrewsbury) and Gipsy Hill (London). They continue to offer a CAMRA discount on ale and cider.

The Phoenix continues to organise regular events (check the website for details) with a range of enterprise beers being served.

The Three Tuns in Tanner Street has had a makeover.

The Vaults Cask & Kitchen offered a huge selection of guest beers during the Faversham Hop Festival including their popular Hopdaemon bar.

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Shipwrights Arms continues to serve a good selection of Goachers ales.

The Three Tuns has hosted a Titanic Brewery take over but also continues to serve a very good range of Kent ales.

LYNSTED The Black Lion was serving Goacher’s Fine Light and Best Dark at our August branch meeting.

MILTON REGIS The Three Hats continues to serve up to four beers. Regular themed food evenings, including a Thai evening, are proving popular.

The ACV for the Three Hats has now been approved.

MILSTEAD The Red Lion is still for sale.

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SITTINGBOURNE

The Kings Arms has changed hands and is serving up to eight beers, mostly from the national range but also featuring Mad Cat.

The Ypres Tavern is serving two guest beers from national breweries. Recent guests have included St Austells Trelawny.

NEWINGTON

The White Horse now serves a range of Mad Cat ales.

The Bull is now serving a selection of Mad Cat beers.

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NEWNHAM The George continues to serve a choice of Shepherd Neame beers and regular events are scheduled throughout the winter.

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The Harrow is being sold by Shepherd Neame. Reportedly on the market for £310k freehold.

STALISFIELD

The Five Bridges serves a range of Marstons beers.

The Plough Stalisfield hosted a successful Beer Festival over the August Bank Holiday Weekend. Recent beers have included Mad Cat Red Ale and Old Dairy Red Top.

The Flying Dutchman is now serving two Mad Cat ales.

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QUEENBOROUGH

The Admiral’s Arm opened in October. This, the fourth micro-pub in Swale, is located close to the harbour and High Street. Four ales are dispensed either straight from the barrel or through hand-pump. Recent breweries featured include Boutilliers, Stag, Shiny and Batemans. Around eight ciders are available as well as a selection of gin.

SITTINGBOURNE The Fountain has changed tenants.

The Golden Hope continues to serve a good selection of local and national ales and recently took part in the Autumn Weatherspoon’s Beer Festival.

The Globe & Engine has now opened as Lang’s Cocktail Bar. No reports yet of any cask ales being sold.

The Paper Mill has held a series of event including meet the brewer, tap takeovers and a green hop weekend. All proved popular with regulars and visitors alike.

The Bull, closed for a number of years, is reportedly sold.

The Red Lion has reopened after a short period of closure. Linked to the Three Hats in Milton Regis, currently two ales are available but hopefully more will be available soon. The revitalisation of this historic town pub is most welcome.

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The Tenancy of The Dover Castle has been advertised.

The Swan continues to serve local beers.

Lots of further detail on Swale pubs can be found on www.whatpub.com. If you notice anything that is out of date or have any pub news please let us know.

ASCOT BEER FESTIVAL

A DAY AT THE RACES Well another day out with the lads and ladies of Swale CAMRA but this time we’ve gone upmarket, Nigel (See the Paper Mill Ad of the previous edition of Swale Ale) even wore a tie with his suit. So the plan is we all meet up at designated coach stops early Saturday morning. This is when my first issue occurs, thank heavens I set off early, engineering works on the track mean replacement buses rather than the usual quick train trip. So no café breakfast for me this time, caffeine levels are dropping through the floor barely running on time, grumpy meter off the bottom and climbing.

until we arrived at the entrance, an impressive building to say the least. Now the first hurdle the “Bag Check”, then the “Ticket Check” and finally security which was impressive, tough, professional and plentiful, hell they even had soldiers there! GBBF was easier to get into.

So fully in beer festival mode my first thought, where do I go for a glass/tokens?

Coach arrives on time and is a very nice one, and a comfy seat soon has me nodding off on the two hour journey, no one complained about my snoring so they’re being nice.

Finally I awake and knew we’d reached the right neck of the woods when we passed the Ferrari and Maserati Dealership and then passed the folly at the end of someone’s garden, the house was just on the horizon.

At last we’d reached Ascot Racecourse.

Well, first decision of the day had to be made do we take our coats or not… we’ll only end up carrying them once inside the beer hall! I decided that I’d carry mine if I had to as it was a lot colder than expected and it was a long walk back from the beer hall, isn’t it always.

Finally we set off towards the venue from the coach park passing the various “racing stables/yards/offices” (no idea what they were but they looked impressive and busy)

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got and £1.50 a half. First half is a Gorlovka Imperial Stout from Acorn Brewery, not the wisest choice I’ve made but it’s one on my list and it’s on the first bar. Grumpy meter is sliding down quicker than the half of Coconut Crocodile from Ascot Ales, that’s followed up by a half of the Supreme GBBF Champion Beer, the Vanilla Stout by Bingham’s Brewery, feeling very warm towards my fellow drinkers the gassy-tap lager is £5 a pint - there is justice at a beer festival.

Okay we’re told to go through to the race stands so follow the signs past an even bigger military presence, okay they were collecting for the forces benevolence fund, past the champagne bar, getting scared now exactly how much a pint are these beers going to cost, security is obvious by the colour of their ties and suits obviously to deal with the “HOW MUCH A PINT!!!” brigade, every one of these security personnel has the air of an exNCO about them, tough and no nonsense.

Finally we arrived at the beer hall! Except it’s not a hall just the covered area under the racing stands and as cold as the outside was, thank you common sense the coat feels wonderful – feeling sorry for those who’ve left their coat behind – okay no more sympathy, now off to find the glasses and tokens. First nice surprise of the day a plastic pint glass, not the soft sided ones but a good quality acrylic one almost as good as Swale CAMRA’s own ones but these are FREE!! Next is the second surprise of the day, vouchers by the half pint best buy £15 for ten Vouchers (£3 a pint – smaller quantities did cost more) damn good pricing if the beer list is anything to go by in the nice glossy tasting notes booklet.

Each “Bar” has a wall of about ten beers behind it with three to four staff working in co-ordinated chaos to serve a very strange group of people, a mix of beer anoraks, beer geeks (like me), beer lovers (aren’t we all), casually dressed Norms and then the strangest group of all the morning suit and cocktail dress brigade (armed with their ice filled stylish quality plastic bag and a bottle of Prosecco, Bollinger or Moet). The dress sense that these females appear to be following suggests either extensive thermal undies, antifreeze for blood or a lack of sense over style – none appear to be shivering either – scary.

Then the grumpy meter gets a good kick – a bacon roll, two rashers of unsmoked cash and carry cheapest back bacon in a barely fresh roll for £5, can’t blame the stall the pitches must cost a fortune. Now wishing I’d done a packed lunch! Went and bought my official festival glass to take home again at a sensible price, thank you again Ascot CAMRA. Now the wander around, keep bumping into the same people, Ice Cold Alex…. (Should’ve worn his coat) would make a great film title and Matt who’s looking far too happy for his own good, something about beer, horse racing and being there with his better half. Here they come again the ladies with the cigar boxes, helps explain the openness of the stands, I finally understand why they are here, selling to the gamblers with the dead-cert winner, looks like the racing is about to start.

Dilemma, do I place some bets or not, decide I won’t place some cash on Frankie Dettori to win as I know what winning feels like and don’t want to go down that road again. For a laugh I join the syndicate and put in £1 for the 100-1 shot, then I wander further down the bars noting where the beers I want to try are. Finally I found the German beer hall, lots of morning suits no CAMRA Signs so don’t stay in there long enough to buy a Real German Lager. Feeling a little peckish I buy a currywurst with sauerkraut that’s another £6 on mediocre food, the sausage wasn’t that spicy only very salty… food theme does seem to be salty sells beer, they have even given out free pork scratching.

Finally my wanderings lead me track side where I get to watch a Masterclass in how to walk on soft ground in high heels – on tip toe!

Even more cocktail dresses and hats, it works for Royal Ascot week but doesn’t work for Ascot Beer Festival just looks silly, but isn’t that true of all fashion statements - you know you look good but everyone thinks you’re an idiot for wearing that!

The Beer…. Oh! The Beer! Well kept and being served by people who know what they’ve

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Whilst everyone watches the race I’ll go find more off my beer list. Well the racing was not interesting me, yes Frankie was winning races, and I had only lost £1 after all. So the beers kept calling and this lead to another ten tokens I’d managed to sample eleven beers at that point. Then worked my way through another five halves then decided I’d had enough and would stop, five vouchers left what to do… Cash out the vouchers, well I got given £9 so kept quiet and walk outside £1.50 better off than I expected. Waited to see if anyone was heading back then sauntered back to the bus.

Overall Impression – A great festival, well managed, excellently staffed with a great range of beers that were well kept and presented, the venue was an amazing place though not that warm on the day, catering was an issue but think the lower beer prices gave a false impression of overcharging.

Reality is it is and should be an expensive venue, it is Ascot after all not the local donkey derby. The transport was fantastic

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and everyone had a great time well except Alex… frozen and not successful with the horses.

It was well organised and worked brilliantly as a day out as well as a beer festival trip, can’t wait for the next one…. Aintree maybe… somewhere near Munich in September.

Hopefully another Brewery tour or two.

Tony Tippins

Our branch toasted 40 years of campaigning with a special beer festival at the end of October. The two-day celebration was hosted at Kemsley Village Hall near Sittingbourne, the first such event organised by the group in more than 15 years.

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It was a fantastic weekend, with more than 30 real ales and ciders on offer from across Kent and further afield.

CAMRA members were welcomed from other Kent and London branches, a number of whom turned up to help volunteer and make the weekend a success.

Unsurprisingly Friday night turned out to be the most popular, with punters being entertained by Hastings based band Tea Chest Blues. Saturday saw a steadier flow of visitors with local band Jumbo Gumbo in full swing throughout the afternoon.

We were also paid a special visit by Shepherd Neame Chief Executive Jonathan Neame, and special thanks to the brewery for their marvellous support in sponsoring the glasses and brewing the commemorative “Swale Fortieth Ale”.

Visitors were asked to vote for their favourite tipple over the course of the festival and the winning ale was the Ruby Anniversary Porter brewed by Faversham-based Boutilliers which was specifically brewed for the event.

Runners up were Wantsum’s Montgomery, named after the SS Richard Montgomery shipwreck off Sheerness, and Fyne Ales’ Jarl.

Thank you to all who came along and we hope to see you all again in 2017!

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FAVERSHAM

HOP FESTIVAL This year’s Faversham Hop Festival was held over the weekend of the 3rd & 4th of September and we ran our street bar in cooperation with Canterbury, Herne Bay and Whitstable Branch as usual.

The bar was stocked with beers and ciders sourced from several breweries from across Kent. As in previous years we were grateful for the invaluable support of Tonie Prins of The Hopdaemon Brewery, who allowed us to store our stock in his cold room. Without his assistance we would find it difficult to present our beers at the right temperature to serve.

This year Hopdaemon also produced a Hop Festival Special, a blend of two of his beers and this proved to be very popular, selling out not long after midday on the Saturday.

Our thanks also to The Three Tuns, Lower Halstow, The Three Hats, Milton Regis and Furlongs Alehouse, who provided barrel sponsorship and who continue to provide ongoing support for this event.

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Overall this year’s Hop Festival was very successful and we sold twenty firkins of beer and twelve boxes of cider, by Sunday evening we were dry. We hope that all our customers enjoyed our offerings this year and hope to see you again in 2017.

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NEW MICROPUB ON THE BLOCK The Admirals Arm, Queenborough opened on October 21st, proof that the Micropub revolution is continuing to build in Swale, this being the fourth to open following The Paper Mill, The Heritage and The Furlongs Alehouse.

Serving craft ales, cider and a fine array of gins, this place is certain to be a big hit with local ale lovers.

Shortly after the doors opened for the very first time, we thought we’d get the inside story. We spoke to owners Chris and Rachel Collier to find out what we can expect.

What is your background?

Chris became a cellar boy at the Ship on Shore when he was just 13 years old. A few years later he ran his own business refurbishing pubs and we have previously ran bars together locally. Recently Chris has been working as a lorry driver.

Why this venture?

Due to health reasons Chris was unable to continue driving for a living. We had become fans of micropubs and had been encouraged by others to think about it. We liked the idea and the ethos and thought why not.

Micropubs seems to be getting more and more popular. Why do you think this is?

What process have you gone through?

After many months visiting Micropubs across Kent we finally decided this was for us. We made the decision on the Thursday, visited the premises over the weekend and had planning permission in by the Tuesday.

Despite a few objections along the way it was all wrapped up in about six weeks – we were very lucky.

Tell us about the name and the theme of the place?

Admiral Lord Nelson was said to have learned many of his seafaring skills in the waters around Queenborough and is said to have shared a small house with Lady Hamilton in Queenborough. Nelson, lost his arm in the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, hence the name. The nautical nature of our décor has led to many regulars popping in with various items that you now see dotted around the place, it’s very much work in progress.

What range of beers do you hope to have?

We intend to serve a good selection of both local and national beers. Rachel is from Lincolnshire so expect the occasional cask of Batemans, which proved popular on opening night. There is an extensive selection of ciders too from across the UK and over 15 gins so there really is something for everyone.

For us it’s about getting back to old pub values. There is a real sense of community in Micropubs and it brings people together in a positive way. www.camra-swale.org.uk

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What can punters expect when they visit?

Romney Marsh Brewery CHRISTMAS GIFTS NOW IN

To quote one of our regulars, you can expect a warm and friendly atmosphere, with great conversation and fine beers.

What are your opening hours?

Mon – Thu: 16.30 – 21.00 Fri – Sat: 12.00 – 23.00 Sunday: 12.00 – 21.00 How was your opening weekend?

We couldn’t have asked for a better turnout.

Despite the place looking like a building site in the morning, we opened at 2pm as planned and from the moment the doors opened we were inundated with friends and locals. We were overwhelmed by the support from other Micropub owners too who came along to offer their congratulations (including Martyn Hillier from the Butcher’s Arms).

In a years’ time what would you like to look back and say?

What a great question. We’d love to say that we’d served lots of good beer and that all our new customers have become our friends.

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SWALE CAMRA AT THE GREAT BRITISH BEER FESTIVAL Promoted by CAMRA as the World’s Largest “Pub” the Great British Beer Festival impressed many thousands of real ale, cider and continental lager followers from all four corners of the UK and from across the waters. The festival caters for all needs, tastes and age groups. Obviously the 900+ ales is always a plus point but to complement this there is always a good attendance from some of the long standing UK breweries, food stalls, CAMRA merchandise, live music and bands throughout the five day extravaganza.

CHAMPION BEERS Mild Category: William Black - William Brothers Bitter Category: Boltmaker - Timothy Taylors Best Bitter Category: Shere Drop - Surrey Hills Golden Ale Category: Mosaic City - Golden triangle

It is always one of the favourites on any members beer festival calendar because of the gathering with friends and colleagues at the event. If you have yet to visit this annual festival I truly encourage you all to do so, if nothing else it will certainly be an experience Andy Kitney

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Strong Bitter Category: 77 - Heavy Industries Speciality Category: Vanilla Stout - Binghams Supreme Winner 2016: Vanilla Stout - Binghams

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A VISIT TO THE ST AUSTELL BREWERY The new St Austell Brewery visitors centre was opened in April 2016 with its official inauguration on July 6th.

The visitors centre is split into two sections; a restaurant come bar with a welcome area displaying St Austell’s proud history and the actual brewery tour area. What is very clear from the moment you arrive - St Austell prides itself in providing quality employment to local people and being an integral part of the community.

On my visit back in July I was impressed by the warm welcome by the staff and their historical links to the brewery over the generations. They have a genuine passion for St Austell, whether it’s their ales or how the brewery operates.

The welcome area displays St Austell’s proud 160 year history in a fantastic collage of pictures depicting key milestones in it’s history. Here you can also view the bottling plant where their prized offerings are packaged and dispatched around the world.

The recently established small batch brewery allows members of staff to experiment with various ingredients to produce 6000 pint batches. These batches are available in around 40 pubs across Cornwall and at the occasional beer festival, a selection are also bottled and available in the shop, where CAMRA members can enjoy a healthy 20% off or taste in the experience bar. You get 6 samples per person. My personal favourite was the Cashmere IPA this is an excellent beer!

Once you have completed your visit, the excellent restaurant provides excellent local fare with provenance. The Tribute battered fish and chips is rather good all washed down with another fine ale.

The brewery experience is excellent value for money and great day out, I recommend wholeheartedly.

James Cousins

Due to health and safety reasons visitors are not permitted to enter the main brewery but instead you are welcome to view the St Austell’s small batch brewery. This experience has interactive touch screens, mechanical devices and display stands that detail the ingredients and processes that make beer!

You can smell the real hops, the malts, touch the processes and then sample the end products at the sampling bar, my favourite bit!

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If you were fortunate enough to be in Canterbury over the weekend of the 23rd September 2016 you will no doubt have ‘stumbled’ on the Kent Green Hop Beer Festival at the Dane John Gardens.

The annual fortnightly celebration being part of the Canterbury Food and Drink Festival was the only occasion and location when all (or nearly all) Kent Green Hop Beers were available in the same place at the same time. To complement the beer there was also local ciders, meads and English wines along with plenty of local Kent food produce and craft stalls in marquees across the former Roman cemetery ground. Almost every brewery in Kent produced at least one beer for the occasion.

There are more than 20 breweries in the county so the choice was very impressive – more than 35 for this year. Of course they were all very different as each brewer created their own recipe with the variety of green hops. Kent Green Hop Beers are made with fresh, or green, Kentish hops – instead of using hops that have been dried as is more traditional in brewing. The beers have a characteristic fresh taste because the hops used contain many of the oils that are normally lost when hops are dried.

The hops are used within 12 hours of being picked. Perennial plants, every spring hop shoots reappear and are guided by string upwards supported by their iconic hop poles and harvested at the end of the summer.

As has been featured in previous articles in Swale Ale individual hop varieties give beer bitterness and differing characteristic aroma. Traditionally hops are taken directly from field to the oast house (kiln) to be dried and then packed. More modern kiln buildings have replaced Kent’s famous oast houses. In the process of drying Green Hop Festival Canterbury some oils which otherwise contribute towards the beer’s taste and aroma are lost. The idea of Green Hop beers is that the hops are wet and therefore retain all oils and aromas in a different form, thus creating a unique and seasonal product. Brewers work closely with the hop growers to quickly harvest the hops and get them into the mash tun, ideally within twelve hours. We have heard of some achieving this in only three. Obviously the hops are not dried and so a vast quantity is required for each brew.

During the festival and for a few weeks after the event our members tasted a few of these wonderful beers across Kent pubs.

All were wonderful in their own right. Unless you are lucky to have a landlord who stores and conditions these beers throughout the year, make a date in your diary for next year’s event.

Andrew Kitney Updated from article published in 2014

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BEERY JAUNTS So, why visit Cheltenham? For the racing? For the Regency architecture?

No! For the beer of course!

September 2016 saw the first Cheltenham Beer Week (CBW) and I spent a couple of days in this attractive, historic spa town during the celebrations.

Rather than having a beer festival at a single venue, there were a whole host of events at many different and diverse venues – pubs, breweries, restaurants, shops etc. across the town. Events included beery walking tours, beer masterclasses, meet the brewer events, beer and food pairings, tutored beer tastings, whisky and beer pairings, brewery tours, and more. Some 80 events at 27 venues.

The intention of the organisers was to promote the growing Cheltenham beer scene, to celebrate, discover and explore good beer in whatever format (cask, keg, bottle or can) and to promote sensible drinking for enjoyment and conviviality.

In attending any event one tends to partake of the beer styles that you prefer but an event such as this also provides the opportunity to sample many.

One of the venues taking part in CBW was The Sandford Park Alehouse, which was awarded CAMRA National Pub of the Year award 2015 – and deservedly so!

A very welcoming pub with 10 handpumps – Oakham Citra (4.2%), Purity Mad Goose (4.2%), Wye Valley Butty Bach (4.5%), Tiny Rebel Cwtch (4.6%), Dark Star Revelation (5.7%) were some of the beers on offer. Also very good, reasonably priced home-cooked food was offered.

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The beers I had were in excellent condition – a little bird tells me that Grant Cook, the landlord is a perfectionist – it shows! Added bonus: CAMRA members discount on Mondays.

Whilst in the town of course pubs in the Good Beer Guide (’17) have to be explored.

Two more of these were taking part in CBW. Three others, (two pubs and one club) were not. Of the ones that were not part of CBW The Cheltenham Motor Club had some excellent beer from Left Handed Giant, Stroud and Moor. The Kemble Brewery Inn, (which is not a brewery) had been awarded CAMRA branch winter (’15) pub of the season award. Beers from Bath Ales, Wye Valley and Prescott breweries. Moran’s Eating House had two beers on pump, - a Tiny Rebel and one from Timothy Taylor. The beers were in good condition, but as the name suggests this venue concentrates on food.

On the way to the Station a slight diversion was made to The Royal Union which was in the 2016 GBG but does not appear in the ’17 guide.

The landlord, Robin was very welcoming and was holding his own Gloucestershire Beer Festival with 8 handpumps all from local breweries – amazing isn’t it, when you’ve got a train to catch you find an excellent pub! Only managed to sample five of the seven, Twelve Bells Best Bitter (3.8%), Great Western Moose River (5%), The Tap Old Dairy Gold (3.9%), Force Yankee Zulu (4%) and Goffs Lancer (3.8%).

All were very good AND I caught the train!

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THE GOOD BEER GUIDE SELECTION CRITERIA With the 2017 edition of the Good Beer Guide recently launched, have you wondered how CAMRA selects pubs for the Guide?

Each CAMRA branch is responsible for the entries in its area within the county and each listed pub must consistently serve real ale (and real cider if offered) of good quality.

To help us do this, we collect beer quality information through CAMRA’s National Beer Scoring System (NBSS) in which members are asked to contribute scores for pubs throughout the year.

It is easy to score your beers in NBSS. Log in to CAMRA’s online pub guide, WhatPub (www.whatpub.com) using your membership number and the same password that you use to enter the CAMRA national website. Search for the pub and enter a score for each beer that you drank in the Submit Beer Scores panel on the right of the screen.

There is plenty of help and information about NBSS on the Beer Scoring tab. WhatPub is optimised for use on a smart phone and a downloadable app is planned, so you can score your beer in the pub while you drink it!

for paper forms and we will enter your scores for you.

Having collected thousands of beer scores over the year, we generate a report in January giving the average, best and worst scores for each pub and a confidence factor based on the number of scores received. The Branch Committee uses these data to draw up a list of eligible pubs with the highest average score, supplemented by other sources of information, and then visits them to update the pub details ahead of a selection meeting in February. All branch members are invited to that meeting at which we select our quota for the next Good Beer Guide.

To make this work better, we need many more members to enter their scores. We value the opinions of all members whether active or not and we need as many opinions as possible for as many pints in as many pubs as possible. This is so we can have confidence in the statistics. We ask members to score the pubs continually not just once or twice.

NBSS works across the country not just in our branch. If you are not a member but would like your opinions of beer quality.

If you don’t have online access at all, then ask your NBSS Coordinator at a branch meeting

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THE THREE TUNS BEER FESTIVAL August Bank Holiday weekend saw the Three Tuns regular Kent Beer and Music Festival.

Amongst the list of nearly 20 beers, the Caveman Citra and Gadds’ No. 5 proved particularly popular. Canterbury’s Brewers’ Itzamna packed a punch at over 9% and was a tasty chocolate porter.

The music included the John Doe Trio.

Landlords Carol and Chris said that the festival exceeded all expectations with real ale drinkers getting through 27 firkins of beer over the three days. Drinkers also got through 360 litres of real Kent cider.

Commenting, Chris and Carol said “The support of our Kentish Beer and Cider festival

by CAMRA members was exceptional; we met members from branches all over Kent including many from our own Swale Branch some of whom visited every day of the festival.

As well as the real ales going down well, real cider sales also increased significantly. We would like to thank everyone for their help and support of this event; which means we can continue to run it for years to come.

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CONTEMPORARY PUB AND EATING HOUSE With log fires, comfy arm chairs, restaurant & private dining room, courtyard & garden. Set in Conyer which is part of the fabulous Swale walking area with the Saxon Shore Way and Swale Heritage Trail. Dogs & children welcome.

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FREE HOUSE with good range of cask ales, lagers & wines including Adnams, Masterbrew, Old Dairy Red Top, Guest Ales Read about us in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide. CASK MARQUE www.shipinnconyer.co.uk email enquiries@shipinnconyer.co.uk TABLE BOOKINGS t 01795 520881

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Musket Brewery is an independent, Maidstone-based Micro Brewery located at Loddington Farm, Linton, brewing premium REAL ALE at realistic prices. The Musket brewers are CAMRA members, who provide these carefully brewed ales for your enjoyment.

MUZZLELOADER 4.5% Kentish Ale

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Musket Brewery offers a significant promotion campaign on initial orders, to help increase turnover for the licensed trade. Musket has earned a well-deserved reputation for providing GREAT beers, supported by exemplary customer service!

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RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT Often described as one of the most impressive beer styles, the Russian Imperial Stout is a particular favourite of mine. Not many breweries produce this style of beer but there are some exceptional examples available. Many of these are brewed in Europe or the USA but are readily available in bottles.

The Russian Imperial Stout has a fascinating history dating back to the 18th Century. It was originally brewed in England to be exported to the Court of Katherine the Great, Tsarina of Russia. Beer historian, Pete Brown, explains that Katherine was a great fan of Imperial Stout and it therefore became popular in her Court. The high alcohol percentage (typically from 8-14%) reflects that originally it needed to withstand freezing temperatures as it was transported to Russia.

Russian Imperial Stout was originally brewed in London by Thrale’s Brewery and in later years by Courage and brewed as Courage Imperial Russian Stout. Typically it is a very rich and smooth beer and perfect for a winter’s evening. It is rare to find a cask Russian Imperial Stout but examples include Old Dairy’s Tsar Top, Gadd’s Imperial Russian Stout (10%), Liverpool Organic Imperial Russian Stout (7.4%), Dark Star Imperial Stout (10.5%) and Itchen Valley’s Russian Winter (5.3%). These are all worth seeking out although are mostly occasional brews. A particular favourite of mine is Blue Monkey’s Silverback in the USSR (10%) and available in bottles. If you want something really strong then try and get hold of the Dutch Browerij Frontaal Deer Hunter – at a fantastic 13.4%.

(Please drink responsibly!)

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GOOD GOD, I NEED A BEER Greetings Gentle Reader. Since the last of Obadiah’s ramblings concerning the fabled John Barleycorn I have delved a bit deeper into the folklore of the beer god. Now I know most of you will consider the erstwhile CAMRA member to indeed be a beer god but in this piece, I want to explore a few deities that are even older!!

During research (believe it or not some of my burblings are actually researched!), I discovered that there are over 100 gods associated with beer, drinking, barley etc. across the world with virtually every day being a celebratory day for one or other. So, if you are looking for an excuse for a beer, ancient gods feast days are perfect! Check the dates out on the interweb. Here are a few gods that stood out from the crowd.

Let me start in Obadiah’s ancestral homeland (at least on pater Spillages side of the tribe) in Wales with a goddess of the barley called Cerridwen. According to the Mabinogion (a collection of Welsh folklore tales), Cerridwen possessed The Cauldron of Inspiration, the brews from which would give the drinker the gift of knowledge and stimulus. I am assuming this must be a strong ale as after a few pints of the stuff most of us know everything there

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is to know about anything and are inspired to go solve the problems of the world. Alas as the potion wears off by the morning the urge to do these great deeds also wanes as does the memory of how the problems would be solved!!

Staying in the Land of the Red Dragon we also find Habonde the Welsh Goddess of Abundance (pictured above). In addition to this she was a Goddess of the harvest, joy, health, fertility. Ale is her sacred brew.

To honour the goddess on the first Monday in July a lunch of ale brewed eight months previously is prepared and shared around the town to bring prosperity to all. Sounds to me like a great excuse for not going into work on a Monday ‘Sorry boss but I can’t come in today as I have to honour the harvest goddess by drinking ale’. Seems fair enough to me.

Obadiah likes this next god. He is called Silenus and in ancient Greek mythology he is the god of beer, drinking companions and drunkenness. He is often depicted as a fat man, balding with a beer belly and is normally drunk (no comments now please) and is carried around by Satyrs (wood-dwelling creatures) who I assume ran the ancient equivalent to Uber cabs! Does anyone know Continued on page 42...

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Next we come to a goddess who will be familiar to CAMRA members, no I don’t mean Flo the barmaid at The Ratchet & Ball Bearing I talk of none other than the glorious Ninkasi.

Ninkasi is the ancient Sumerian goddess of beer and brewing who is said to have given the world the secret of making good beer.

She also has the power to satisfy human desire and sate the heart! Now I know what you are thinking, you didn’t know there was a goddess of a pickled egg in a bag of crisps did you. Well dear reader you learn something new every day! Anyhoo - so high was Ninkasi in the pantheon that she was head brewer to the gods themselves and would brew beer for the other gods daily.

The Sumerians were one of the first peoples to write stuff down and on a clay tablet, made around 1800 BC has been found The Hymn to Ninkasi which essentially contained the first recipe for making beer. I am not going to regale you with the whole hymn but here is a flavour with the last couple of lines,

enormous pot to brew it in. To assist him were his nine daughters who were said to be of unsurpassed beauty and dressed in white robes and veils and helped brew beer with their father. It seems that Aegir’s halls were a great place to be as the beer flagons would automatically refill themselves when they became empty. You have got to hand it to those Vikings. If you are going to have a mythology, why not have one where beautiful young maidens brew beer that magically refills its self in your glass!

I could go on for pages about beer gods (please don’t I hear you cry) but before I go I just want to mention one more god with whom I think we have all been familiar with at one time or other. I talk of the wonderful creation of the late Sir Terry Pratchett – Billious, the Oh-god of Hangovers. The followers of whom wake up after a night of heavy drinking, open their eyes and whisper ‘oh-god’ in his honour!

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Obaddiah Spillage

“Ninkasi, you are the one who pours out the filtered beer of the collector vat, It is [like] the onrush of Tigris and Euphrates.”

Humm, not great at poetry these ancient Sumerians but perhaps the poet had been honoring the goddess too much the previous night!

Now no self-respecting article about beer gods would be complete without mentioning Norse mythology so here we go. The Norse god Aegir was the brewer to the gods.

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