Issue 169 of Norfolk Nips & Cask Force

No.169 SUMMER 2014

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Magazine of the Norfolk Branches of the Campaign for Real Ale

INSIDE THIS ISSUE: PUB AND BREWERY NEWS •BEER FESTIVAL CALENDARCHAMPION BEER OF NORFOLK • MYSTERY COMPETITION AND MORE

Coach and Horses in Dersingham winsNorfolk CAMRA Pub of the Year!

Chris and Glynis invite you to the Trafford Arms - 61 Grove Road, Norwich 01603 628466

www.traffordarms.co.uk [email protected]

This years Charity is St. Martins Trust for the Homeless

The eagerly awaited 4th City ofAle Festival starts on May 22nd.The Norwich and NorfolkBranch of CAMRA has leant itssupport to this event from thestart. It is recognised that thesynergy created by both thisFestival and our CAMRA BeerFestival in October has had anamazing effect on the Real Alescene in Norwich and Norfolk.It has put Norwich on the mapand its reputation now extendsfar and wide, both at homeand abroad.

Such is the success of City ofAle, that the Organisers havebeen invited to Westminster toexplain to MP’s from the AllParty Parliamentary Beer Grouphow they have achieved it It’s asimple concept, have a Beer

Festival, but make it a move-able feast by holding it in pubs.Get local Brewers onboard,throw in some events, such asMeet the Brewer, Beer andFood Matching, Talks, Quizzes,Brewers Market, etc. Real Aletrails will guide participants to

the participating pubs, aniconic vintage bus – a BristolLodekka from the Eastern Trans-port Collection, will run trips.

Grab a programme fromparticipating outlets and get onboard!

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NORFOLK NIPS | Chairman’s Letter

Norwich City of Aleheads to Westminster

Pub News 4 - 5

Stigs Words 6

CAMRA Norfolk Pub of the Year 6

The Ed’Lines 7

National AGM Report 10 - 11

With the Grain 12

Beer is Better 15

Get ready for the GBBF! 17

The Rant 19

Spirited Away 20

Behind Bars 21

Cider & Perry 23

What Pub? 25

Whiteboard 29

Lost Souls - Cricketers 31

Tale of Two Breweries 32 - 33

Annual Pub Survey 35

Committee News 35

CAMRA Books 37

Top Ten Pubs for... 41

CAMRA Branch Diary 43

LocAle Pubs List 45

CAMRA and Local Beer Festival Diary 47

Fromt the Archives 51

CAMRA Discount Scheme 56

Last Orders 59

Contact Details 60

Join CAMRA 62

In this issue:

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The Marquee, Norwich hasre-opened as the Owl Sanc-tuary, and will continue as amusic pub. The unusual nameapparently refers to an episodeof an Alan Partridge series,where he takes a date to a‘cracking’ owl sanctuary!

Interesting developments atthe Brickmakers at Hors-ford, who have switched fromGreene King to local breweryS&P as their main beersupplier. They’ll be stocking atleast two of the breweries ales,plus a guest, and the pub willbe decorated with Steward &Patteson memorabilia.

The Bell at Salhouse has re-opened, as has anotherEnterprise pub the KingsHead at Blofield, in mid-April. The new team are Tomand Jimmy, who plan to openfrom breakfast through theday. The pub has had acomplete refit and the bar /games room has swappedplaces with the lounge, whichthe new team are planning torun as a restaurant. AdnamsBroadside and Ghost Ship, andGrain Oak were on sale at mycorrespondent’s visit.

Another pubco pub, theGreen Man at Rackheath,has new tenants, StewartJefferson and Rachel Roofe,who have completely refur-bished and refitted it, retainingthe bar and the layout butbringing it bang up to date.The emphasis is definitely onthe large dining area, asStewart was previously head

chef at the St Giles House Hotelin Norwich, but on my visitshortly after the launch, fourales from Adnams, Woodforde’sand Lacons were on sale.

More good news fromNeatishead, where theWhite Horse should be openagain by the time you readthis, following major refurbish-ment. Now a freehouse, thepub will be stocking a range ofbottled and 'craft' beers as wellas up to seven real ales. "Not agastropub, but a drinkers' pubwhich serves great food". Theowners are also intending toinstall a brewery towards theend of the year.

The Bear at Attleborough,closed for over a year, has wehear been bought by the Taylorfamily, owners of the LondonTavern in the same town, andwill re-open as Ry’s Bar andGrill, in memory of Ry Taylorthe owner’s son, who diedrecently. A brewery is alsoplanned for the London Tavern,and should be opening thisyear. Also re-opening, althoughalmost completely unrecognis-able after a £2m (yes MILLION)pound investment is the Eel’sFoot at Ormesby. Nownamed the Boathouse, it is stilla pub, but is also a ‘gastro’restaurant and wedding venue,with function room ‘glass wall’windows looking out directlyover Ormesby Broad. Thanks toYarmouth MP and PubsMinister Brandon Lewis for thisnews, sent via Twitter, inresponse to a question abouthow many pubs had re-opened

recently in his constituency. Notsure this is quite the sort of thingthe questionner had in mind!

As usual the good news istempered by the bad - theChequers, Hainford hasclosed, temporarily we hope, ashas the Coach and Horses,Bethel Street, Norwich -Greene King are looking foranother tenant after Dave andTracy moved on to theRailway Tavern, Fram-ingham Earl.

News from the West

At long last the empty prem-ises that used to be theHogshead on the High Street inKings Lynn have been devel-oped. The new enterprise iscalled Eros and I believe is to bea Mediterranean style bar andrestaurant. It is a pity that it willnot be a pub, but as theHogshead was only on thescene for a handful of years,being formed from two shops,it doesn’t really feel like a greatloss. What is needed at this endof the town is for someprogress to be made on thepromised development of theWenns Hotel, which,although still functioning as apub, seems to be a paleshadow of its former self. A glance through the windowseems to indicate that there areno clips on the hand pumps,which does not make oneinclined to investigate further.

Another property that hasbeen refurbished and seems

Pub News

ready to open is Antonio’sWine Bar, now badged as theCosmopolitan Café onBaxter’s Plain in Lynn. Alsoreopen is the Swan inDownham Market.

It seems that work has finallystarted on the Queens Hotel,the former Elgood’s pub onLondon Road, which receivedplanning permission for theconversion into a communitycentre several years ago.

All could be seen as signs of aslight revitalisation in the localeconomy, an impression that isenhanced by the news thatseveral pubs are looking toinvest in their premises, mostlyin the kitchen and food servingareas. These include theVictory in Clenchwarton,where an extension is plannedfor a new restaurant area. TheGate at Fair Green has hadpermission granted forimproved facilities for the puband an extension to providedtwo holiday accommodationunits, whilst the Coach andHorses at Tilney All Saintshas had permission to erect asmoking shelter refused.

Against this background ofincreasing confidence andrising investment it seems sadthat applications have beenmade to turn two pubs to resi-dential use. Out at Gayton, theRampant Horse has beenclosed for some time, but was awell-used and successful pubuntil a previous landlord leftwhen the time came for therenegotiation of the rent. As there is another pub in the

village it is unlikely that anyobjection to the change of usewill be upheld, despite the factthere should be enough tradeas the Crown is 600 metresaway, and that Gayton is alarge, affluent and growingvillage. The other pub underthreat would be even more of aloss. The Retreat in Lynn isthe only remaining pub in theNorth End, the historic fishingarea of town. It was once calledthe Tilden Smith and is wherein 1905 Ralph Vaughn Williamscollected a number of folksongs from the local fishermensuch as Thomas Anderson,James “Duggie” Carter, songswhich became the basis ofworks such as his Norfolk Rhap-sodies and Sea Symphony. This pub could be a real jewelin Kings Lynn’s crownattracting visitors from far andwide, as well as providing afocus for the local community.As it closes, massive housingdevelopments are taking placenext door on the site of the oldPilot Cinema and across theroad on the car park. All theRetreat needs is the right land-lord paying a fair rent.

To see what effect the loss ofa pub has on the local commu-nity look no further thatShouldham, where themighty efforts of the villagershave resulted in the rescue ofthe Kings Arms which is nowin their ownership and is dueto open in the summer. Meanwhile a side effect of thefight to save the pub has beenthe creation of a real commu-nity spirit which has resulted inthe staging of many events

including a beer festival heldon the village green. Not toofar away in Beechamwell thevillagers have organised a seriesof Friday night pop up pubs,for which I am told the beerorder has quadrupled as thepopularity of the events grow.The enthusiasm generatedlooks like leading to a beerfestival in the near future.Meanwhile the former pub, theGreat Danes Head is adver-tised for sale with Longson’s asa boutique hotel at an askingprice of £685,000.

In a reversal of the usual wayof things, out in Feltwell ChrisSamuels started by organising abeer festival last year and isnow joint landlord of a newpub, the Wellington. Notonly is he serving three realales, but the pub also has anannex for young people tomeet and socialise.

Up by the coast we hear thatthe Flying Kiwi group, frontedby Chef Chris Coubrough hasreduced their estate to threepubs, the Crown in Wells-next-the-Sea, the Ship in Brancaster,and The White Hart Hotel inHingham.

Also up by the coast, theQueen Victoria in Snet-tisham has become CaskMarque accredited and addeda forth hand pull for guest ale,whilst nearby the Ingoldis-thorpe Sports and SocialClub has negotiated with Bate-mans to supply smaller casksand is now offering real alealongside the real cider.

Jeff

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NORFOLK NIPS | Pub News

Stig’s WordsAs the summer really starts to warm up and endlessbeer festivals fill the horizon, I try to decide whereto visit in the areas I go to. One of the criteria I useis to find out where the local branch pub of theyear is and include it in my travels. This alwaysproves a good policy.

It is with great pride that I learn that our branchpub of the year the Coach and horses at Ders-ingham has been selected as the Norfolk CAMRApub of the year 2014.

It will now go on to the regional competition andwho knows, maybe the national! Many congratula-tions to Sheila and her excellent team a thoroughlydeserved accolade.

This issue seems to be filled with pictures ofpeople receiving awards quite a few of them in theWest it seems that although we don’t have thequantity of businesses we seem to make up for it inquality. Long may this continue. I hope you allenjoy this issue and have a great summer.

Stig

Tears of HappinessTasked with announcingCAMRA Norfolk Pub of theYear, I made my way to theCoach and Horses at Ders-ingham. Where uponbreaking the news to SheliaRoythorne ( landlady ) shepromptly burst into tears andrepeatedly quoted " I can't believe it. "They weretears of joy fortunately and after a few minutesregaining her composure she continued to servethe many regulars applauding her award.

Congratulations to Shelia and her staff on a welldeserved accolade. A presentation is likely to takeplace early July and The Coach and Horses ishosting a beer festival starting 17th - 19thOctober.

Bruce

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Welcome to the Summer Edition. If you haveread through to this piece, you will have noticedthat we have made some minor changes to yourfavourite free magazine. Just a few little tweeksto make it easier to read and find your wayaround. Hope you like them. Please let me knowwhat you think, good or bad, there is no suchthing as negative feedback in my book.

What a time we had in Scarborough, but whatwas the weather all about? Torrential rain and acracking thunderstorm in a thick pea-souper of afog? Everyone was saying how nice the weatherwas last year in Norwich. I wouldn’t know, I spent most of the time in the Halls.

But the Conferencewas good and wemanaged to exploreScarborough andtake in a trip to TheGreat YorkshireBrewery, thankfullyon the Saturdaywhen it wasn’t foggyor raining.

Turned out that the Brewery was in fact Crop-tons. I’d been to The New Inn several times, so itwas time to see the Brewery. We had a grandvisit, great food to start with, good beer and anentertaining Brewery Tour which just left timefor a swift pint before we headed outside for thecoach. But why the name change? Apparently,they now sell to Japan and the USA. The Americans wouldn’t know Cropton, it was argued bythe young lass in Marketing, but they had heardof Yorkshire. So the carry home cartons for threebottles have “EY UP” in reassuring big letters onone side, and a new “Yorkshire” Crest on t’other.This incorporates cricket bats and a ball, twodogs and a bird, or to put it in heraldic termi-nology “ Sable two cricket bats Or in saltire. Forsupporters, two whippets proper statant. For abadge a racing pigeon proper.”

Sadly, I couldn’t get a pint of Cropton’s TwoPints back in the Bar, so I settled for Great York-shire Classic. Would you believe it, they are oneand the same. Perhaps those Americans wouldhave expected two glasses if they ordered TwoPints?

Enjoy the Summer!

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NORFOLK NIPS | From the Editors

The Ed’lines

New Inn, site of The GreatYorkshire Brewery

Above: Brewery TourRight: Decent portionsin Yorkshire!

Norwich and North NorfolkCAMRA Branch - Rural POTY

Pictured is Warren Wordsworth, Chairman ofNorth Norfolk and Norwich CAMRA branchcongratulating Justin Harvey, the landlord ofthe Dragon, Wymondham on winning RuralPub of the Year 2014.

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Norfolk CAMRA Pub of the Year | NORFOLK NIPS

Coach and Horses Presentation

Landlady of the West Norfolk and now Norfolk CAMRA Pub of the year 2014, Sheila Roythorne,receives her award from Steve Barker West Norfolk Chairman accompanied by Henry BellinghamMP and branch members.

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Bears seen in foggy Scarborough byNorfolk contingent at the NationalMembers’ Weekend and AGM.

From our hotel on the cliff above the conferencecentre, Scarborough bay’s golden beach curvesto the north, the bright blue sea sparkling in thesun. Or at least it does in the brochures! On theafternoon of the Friday of this year’s Members’Weekend, however, we could barely make outthe not-quite-so-grand old Grand Hotel, a fewhundred yards away across the valley, for the fog.

At the same time last year we’d been franticallystuffing goody-bags in preparation for openingthe doors of St Andrews’ Hall to kick off the2013 Members’ weekend, which I’m sure manyof you attended, and which was, thanks to allthe amazing volunteers, a great success.Appetites obviously whetted, a sizable contin-gent from Norwich attended this year’s event, inthe Spa Conference Centre, a vast, turreted,stone palace of a building on the seafront.

Our group of half a dozen had broken thejourney for a couple of hours in York, wheredespite fully intending to explore some of thatcity’s excellent pubs, the thought of draggingsuitcases around in the drizzle meant we neveractually left the station buildings. Specifically, theYork Tap, a wonderful bright airy traditionalVictorian pub, serving ten excellent real ales,mostly from Yorkshire breweries such as Elland,York, Mallinsons and Magic Rock, but also from

the ‘best of the rest’ of the region and the UK.My personal favourite was Buxton Spa, a fairlytypical Citra-hopped 4.1% golden ale, but witha good balance of malt and restrained grape-fruit-bitterness.

Having checked in to the hotel and descendedthe winding cliff path through wild garlic to theConference Centre, I was pleased to see theeponymous beer was one of over 60 racked upand ready in the Members’ Bar, where we spentFriday evening catching up with friends fromother branches. The organising committee haddone a great job ordering the beers (in total 81firkins, or 5,832 pints!), and there were anumber of highlights, including the Elland 1872Porter (the first beer to run out) and two beersfrom Atom, an excellent new brewery from Hull.

The formal part of the AGM kicked off thefollowing morning first thing (9.30 counts asfirst thing doesn’t it?), with several hundredmembers in the hall, and the suited-and-bootedNational Executive seated at the top table likethe disciples at the Last Supper. Chairman ColinValentine began proceedings with his regularact, promising as always to “recognise people Idon’t recognise before I recognise people I dorecognise”, but since he knows pretty mucheveryone in the hall, many of the speakers forand against were people he, and most otherregular attendees, recognised immediately.

National AGM Report

Scarborough - Friday night...

With no controversial subjects this year - the“what do we do about craft?” debate seems tohave fizzled out somewhat - there was plenty oftime for Q&A sessions, but sixteen motions werestill debated. Conference voted to implement,among other things, a hard-hitting campaign tochange planning ‘loopholes’ (such as demolitionand change of use to supermarket without plan-ning permission), and a more radical approachto pubcos which engage in ”unacceptable prac-tices”, including preventing them from usingCAMRA resources.

The latter was opposed by the NE, and manymembers, primarily because they felt thatconfrontation wasn’t the best option, but alsobecause it was felt to be unnecessary as thecampaign against the pubcos, and in favour of astatutory code of conduct, wasn’t “stalled” asstated in the motion, but just about to bear fruit.In the end the vote was so close that tellers wereneeded to determine the outcome.

Motions agreeing to implement a Volunteer’sCharter; produce a Welsh language membershipform; remove mention of discounts from theGood Beer Guide (to remove any suspicion ofentries being ‘bought’); and give Rutland its ownsection in the same publication, were also carried.

Three motions were rejected. Two of these -forcing the use of “real ale” instead of “beer” inpublications, and extending the GBG to include5000 pubs - were uncontroversial, but the thirdhighlights, to me at least, a couple of problemswith Conference. The motion, proposed byRochdale & Oldham Branch, noted that farmore beers were now being produced to besold hazy or cloudy, and that this could lead toconfusion, as consumers have been led tobelieve for years that real ale should be clear.The motion asked the NE to investigate what, ifanything, should be done to improve the infor-mation given to customers - for example byasking for better indication on pump-clips, or inthe GBG, as to whether beers were intended tobe served hazy or not, or by re-writing guidancereferring to clarity. Speakers against the motion,however, almost exclusively argued that weshouldn’t ‘stifle innovation’, or prevent brewersbrewing whatever they want - neither of whichwas in any way suggested in the motion! Themotion was defeated, but how many peoplewere voting against something which wasn’tbeing proposed!

That question, and many others were chewedover in the bar, and in the pubs of Scarborough,Whitby and York later, but I’m pretty sure we’llall be back again next year in Nottingham to doit all again.

Ian Stamp

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NORFOLK NIPS | National AGM Report

...and Saturday morning

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For the fourth year in a row the Grain Breweryfrom South Norfolk has been hailed as thebrewers of the Champion beer of Norfolk. Grain IPA, a 6.5% strong bitter, found favourwith the trained tasters of the Norwich andNorfolk Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) TastePanel. Described in the Good Beer Guide as“Powerful, complex, and rich with malt andhops vying with tropical fruit and bitterness fordominance”, the brew scored highest of the 50brews tasted by the panel. It also claimed theStrong Bitter award.

Taste panel chair Alan Edwards explained “Weare charged with tasting, recording, andcommenting on as many beers as possible.Norfolk beers are our main priority but, withmore than 30 Norfolk breweries, it is anawesome task. Over individual 500 taste cardswere completed by the panel last year. Morethan 300 of them were for Norfolk brews with50 beers, from 16 breweries, being covered. To emerge as the winner shows the true qualityof the beer.” Grain Brewery was launched in2006 by Geoff Wright and Phil Halls at premisesin Alburgh near Harleston. Selling cask and bottleconditioned beers, in 2010 it opened its firstpub, The Plough in St Benedict’s Street, Norwich.

Six local breweries are award winners in 2014.The Norwich based Fat Cat Brewery claimedthe Bitter award with its Bitter Ale. Norfolk’slargest brewery, Woodforde’s, claimed the BestBitter and Old Ale categories with Nelsons’Revenge and Norfolk Nog respectively.

Attleborough based Wolf Brewery’s GoldenJackal won the Golden Ale category. TheSpeciality category was topped by Honey Alefrom the Reepham based Panther Brewery.

Another Norwich brewery, Winter’s, takes thestout award for the third time in six years withits aptly named Geniuss. The awards will bepresented at the trade session of the 2014Norwich Beer Festival in October.

RESULTS

Champion Grain, Alburgh IPA.Tel: 01986 788884

Bitter Fat Cat, Norwich Bitter Tel: 01603 788508

Best Bitter Woodforde’s, Woodbastwick Nelsons Revenge.Tel: 01603 720353

Strong Bitter Grain, Alburgh IPA. Tel: 01986 788884

Golden Ale Wolf, Besthorpe Golden Jackal. Tel: 01953 457775

Speciality Beer Panther, Reepham Honey Ale. Tel: 07766 558215

Old Ale Woodforde’s, Woodbastwick Norfolk Nog.Tel: 01603 720353

Stout Winter’s, Norwich Geniuss. Tel: 01603 787820

Champion Beer of Norfolk | NORFOLK NIPS

Grain IPA is voted Champion Beer of Norfolk

A poll carried out for CAMRA, the Campaign forReal Ale, showed that people in the UK are fivetimes more likely to believe that wine is healthierto drink than beer. A survey of 1000 peopleshowed that 67% thought wine drinking is mosthealthy, compared to only 13% for beer.

Professor Charles Bamforth of the University ofCalifornia, Davis and author of Beer, Health andNutrition1 said “The myth that wine is in someway healthier than other alcoholic drinks datesback many years to research carried out inFrance, a predominantly wine drinking country.This suggested that moderate wine drinkerswere healthier than non-drinkers. The crucialpoint is that it was a comparison with non-drinkers. When similar studies two werecarried out in the Czech Republic, a nation ofbeer drinkers, just the same protective effect wasseen with beer. This study showed the lowestrisk of heart attacks in men who drank “almostdaily or daily” consuming between 7- 16 pintsof beer a week.”

“The difficulty of measuring the effect ofdrinking on health is that differences can bemasked by other aspects of lifestyle, such assmoking, diet and exercise. A paper from theHarvard School of Public Health in the USAreanalysed the results from a large number ofprevious studies from around the world to takethese differences into account. This researchshowed strong evidence that moderateconsumption of any alcoholic drink is linked witha lower risk of heart disease and that most of thisprotection comes from the alcohol rather thanany other component in the drink”.

“There is nothing magic about wine and heartdisease; the benefit comes from moderatealcohol consumption. But moderation is the keyword. If you drink too much, any health bene-fits to your cardiovascular system quicklydisappear. This is equally true whether yourfavourite tipple is beer, cider, spirits or wine.”

Colin Valentine, CAMRA Chairman said“Recently I met a friend who was rathergrumpily nursing a glass of red wine havingbeen told that it was better for him than the realale that he loves. It’s good to be able to reassurehim that this is nonsense; in moderation, beer isjust as healthy as wine.

As well as the huge range of flavours and stylesavailable to suit any palate, the big advantagewith beer is that it is low in alcohol. It’s mucheasier to ensure that you don’t overstep themark and start to undo the good that a drinkcan do to your health. The important thing is todrink as part of a healthy lifestyle. A brisk walkto the pub for a pint of real ale will do you farmore good than sitting on the sofa at homewith a bottle of wine.”

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NORFOLK NIPS | Beer V Wine

Beer is betterBritons wrongly believe that wine is healthier than beer. CAMRA’s Neil Walkerexplains why:

This summer the Great British BeerFestival (GBBF) will once again return toLondon’s magnificent Olympia exhibitioncentre.

55,000 people are expected to attend theevent, which will have more than 900 real ales,ciders, perries and foreign beers available to tryand plenty of entertainment and food to enjoy!

GBBF tickets are now on sale, with singletickets for each full day and 'season tickets' avail-able for purchase - all at cheaper rates thanpaying on the door.

CAMRA Members receive an additionaldiscount on all tickets. Trade session tickets forlicensees, brewers and other industry representa-tives will also be available in May.

The VenueOlympia London, Hammersmith Road, Kensington, London W14 8UX

Ideally placed in the centre of London, andeasily accessible by public transport, it is theperfect setting for the UK’s biggest beer festival.During the festival's duration Olympia will hostthirsty drinkers across two halls; the larger, andaptly named, ‘Grand Hall’ - and the slightlysmaller, but equally impressive, ‘National Hall’.

Each hall will have a number of bars servingreal ale from hundreds of breweries of all shapesand sizes across the UK, as well as brewery barswhere you can try both well-known brews andlimited edition beers from some of the UK’sbiggest and best real ale brewers.

As well as that there’ll be some fantastic inter-national draught and bottled beers from thelikes of Belgium, Germany, the Czech Republic,and the always hugely popular American Caskbar. Plus, thanks to feedback from last year’sfestival there will also now be a dedicated realcider and perry bar in both the Grand Hall andthe National Hall.

Both halls will also have expanded seatingareas in 2014, plus some fantastic food andmerchandise stalls hand-picked for the festival.

The BeerWith over 900 real ales, ciders, perries and inter-national beers, the Great British Beer Festivalreally does have something for everybody.

NORFOLK NIPS | CAMRA News

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Get your tickets now for theGreat British Beer Festival!

This might shock one or two readers, but it hasto be said – I am not a big fan of Beer Festivals!

Don’t get me wrong, I am all for a good rangeof real ales, ciders, perries and interestingforeign and bottled beers that one normallyfinds at these events. Throw in some decentmusic and good food, plus the odd tombolaand pub games – what is there not to like?

Well, for me, it is the crowds – where do allthese people come from?

I like nothing better than a quiet pint in mylocal. Down at The Dog and Duck I can do thiswithout crowds at the bar pondering which aleto choose, counting out tokens, and ticking thebeer list, etc.

There is no music, no TV, no extensive foodmenu, just beer, snacks, and an oasis of calm.

I don’t have to queue for an hour to get ineither. Perfect.

So, all those drinkers at the Beer Festivals,where do they usually drink? Some pubs (nonames no pack drill – but you know who theyare) do a regular roaring trade, and good luckto them. Other pubs are busy, some quiet.

These, people. They can’t all be the stay athome types, can they? Buying bottles and cansin Supermarkets, Farm Shops? Maybe a trip tothe “Offie” or do they travel to these new-fangled Beer Shops which many Breweries nowhave. A cosy pint in front of the fire watchingthe telly perhaps?

Is it that Beer Festivals are now becomingsocial events, offering a chance to meet up withfriends that you haven’t seen since last time.Social Networking is all the rage, they tell me. A chance to have a natter, discuss what hasbeen happening in the last twelve months,maybe. But you could do that down the pub,on a more regular basis. Think about it. Lesstime to catch up means more drinking time.

Spend more time down at the pub. That’s it,that’s what should be happening.

Ooh, hang on though, that might mean morepeople in the Dog and Duck, making a noiseand demanding big TV’s with the footie on andproper food with knives and forks and juke-boxes….

I have a confession – I rather like Beer Festivals.

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NORFOLK NIPS | The Rant

Beer Festivals? Give me my local any day!

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Following the very successfulweekend in Norwich last year,the national conference andAGM of CAMRA headed upnorth to Scarborough. Wechose to stay in a hotel at thetop of the cliff above the Spaconference centre complex,and made the very wise deci-sion to purchase a season ticketfor the cliff lift. Our hotel hadgreat beer and excellent food,whilst our room was at the topof the building and wasapproximately the size of atennis court. The only possibledownside was that the fireescape was one of those metalstaircase types which was fixedto the outside wall, and theescape door was in our room atthe side of the bed. The lasttime we stayed in a hotel whenthe fire alarm was activated inthe middle of the night, theWycombe Wanderers footballteam were amongst the hotelguests, and I must admit to afew sleepless minutes the firstnight in Scarborough imag-ining the door bursting openand a large number ofhurriedly dressed footballersrushing through the room aswe lay abed. I suspect the barwife did likewise, though withslightly more anticipation.

The other interesting featureof our hotel, the Highlander, isthe display cases, cabinets andshelves in the bar which allcontain full bottles of whisky.According to the barman thereare a staggering 786 bottles on

display and to my eyes no twoof them were identical.

Not being a spirit drinker, Iwas under the illusion that adram of whisky was somethingyou had when you had justfinished a round of golf withPeter Alliss and that it wasalmost a law that you had towear a Pringle sweater whilstsipping it.

It turns out that I am waybehind the times and for thefirst time in decades whiskey ishot. According to some, it isthe fastest growing sector ofthe drinks market and if, likeme, you thought it was madein Scotland and Ireland (thestuff with the extra ‘e’ in thename) you couldn’t be morewrong. True, the leadingworldwide brand is JonnieWalker, but the next six placeson the list are filled by Indianbrands such as Officer’s Choice,Bagpiper and Royal Stag.Below that are the AmericanJack Daniels and another Indianbrand before Ballantine’s ofScotland comes in at number10. There are also largeproduces in places such asJapan, for example Suntory andCanada, such as CanadianMist.

As with beer, Britain is not abig hitter amongst the volumeproducers, but does have areputation for quality. This isenhanced by ensuring thatonly whiskey produced in Scot-

land is allowed to be calledscotch, although the choice ofnames by some foreignproducers often implies a Scot-tish connection. Theaficionados can go on at somelength about single malts,blends, peaty flavours, high-land, lowland and islandwhisky in much the same wayas beer bores do about beer.

So given the increasing popu-larity of whiskey is it notpossible that we will have awave of new distilleries alongthe lines of micro-breweries?The big stumbling block is therequirement for the spirit to beaged for at least three yearsbefore it can be sold, thus tyingup a lot of capital. Howeverproduction has started atAdnams brewery and look outfor the London Distillery to jointhem soon, but the honour ofreaching the market first goesto the English WhiskeyCompany of Roudham inNorfolk. What’s the localdialect for Sláinte?

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Spirited Away

So we were having an enjoyable Saturday nightat The Rose – a good crowd having a natter,drinking beer and laughing – lots. And thensomeone comes in and tells me that I ‘could dobetter’. That I could ‘have more ales on’ (I had6 on I believe). It kind of put a downer on theevening. Not being one to take a stranger tellingme my business lightly I defended myself and Iwasn’t very polite to him. But he started it.

Then the doubts crept in – have I got it allwrong? Am I doing the right thing? Am I anygood at this at all? I have real ales, I have realciders, I have a vast bottled beer selection, but Ialso have John Smiths Smooth and Fosters. I have a pool table and fruit machines. I havemusic on all day. Sometimes it’s even loud.

And then I remembered – I don’t actually run a‘real ale pub’. If I have to label it it would be ‘acommunity local’. My pub is not just for peoplewho want ale - nothing more, nothing less - it’sfor people who want to come in and drink lagerif they like, have a game of pool if they wish andmaybe fill up my fruit machines with pound coinsif they so desire. And sing along to ‘BohemianRhapsody’ –loudly - if they get the urge.

And it may shock some people to read this,but just because they drink lager and play pooldoesn’t make them bad people. The bad onesstay away, they get treated with the same levelof politeness as the chap who told me where Iwas going wrong.

Not everyone wants to drink in a place like this,and that’s the beauty of British pubs. For someit’s all about the ale, for others the atmosphere,the location, the live music, the food, the chil-dren’s play area. No pub can be all things to allpeople, thank goodness, but not everyoneremembers that.

In April I headed to Westminster again, thistime to Downing St to hand a letter urging theGovernment to deliver their promise of actionon Pubcos to the Prime Minister and the Chan-cellor (well to their doors anyway, unfortunatelyneither were at home!).

This followed a statement in the Houses ofParliament from David Cameron pledging to‘look very carefully’ at the behaviour of pubcos.As I write this CAMRA’s petition to end TheGreat British Pubco Scam is being handed in tothe Business Secretary Vince Cable. Just under45,000 people signed the petition to call for apubs watchdog to protect pubs from the unfairpractices of Pubcos.

And as you read this you may already be awareof whether statutory regulation for pubcos wasin the Queens Speech - the last chance for theGovernment to deliver on its promise of a fairdeal for tied pubs before the General Election.

Dawn Hopkins

No pub can be all things to all people

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NORFOLK NIPS | Behind Bars

Mystery Prize CompetitionBack by popular demand - It’s Mystery Prizetime again!

In order to win, just answer the followingquestion: What Make and Model of busis used by City of Ale?

Send your answers to the Editor at:[email protected] or post to: NorfolkNIPS Competition 169, 201 KingswoodAvenue, Taverham, Norwich NR8 6GJ.

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In the last edition of Norfolk Nips I mentionedthat two Norfolk producers had done well in theEast Anglia Cider and Perry competition andmembers of CAMRA recently joined Mark andLisa Jarvis of Whin Hill Cider to celebrate theirsuccess in winning the East Anglia Perry compe-tition. The weather forecast had not beenpromising but on the day it turned out to be avery Sunny Sunday and those who had turnedup enjoyed some excellent perry and cider and asuperb buffet was provided to help things along.

Whin Hill perry and thewinning cider, RedSky, which isproduced by Jonty’sin Banham bothwent forward to theNational CiderChampionships atReading.

Three pubs in thecounty are also cele-

brating being selected astheir Branch Cider Pub of

the Year. TheWhite Lion inNorwich, theBarrel in Banhamand the RailwayArms inDownhamMarket. All threepubs were thenconsidered for the title of Norfolk Pub of theYear. Those judging had some very tough deci-sions to make as all pubs were good contendersfor the title and, in the end, decided that theRailway Arms in Downham Market was thisyear’s winner.

This means that the Railway Arms now goesforward to the regional round of the Cider Pubof the Year competition. The winner of theRegional competition goes forward into the nextround where it is judged against other regionalwinners around the country. Good luck to theRailway Arms, which last year went all the way towin title of National Cider Pub of the Year 2013.

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NORFOLK NIPS | Cider and Perry

Ben Ackers and Becky Lakeman-Turner of theWhite Lion, Norwich

Railway Arms, Downham

Market

Whin Hill Cider, the multi-award winning cider& perry maker from Wells-next-the-Sea havereceived CAMRA's East Anglia Region award forbest perry 2013. Perry is fermented pear juice, inthe same way as cider is fermented apple juice.

The competition has been running for 8 years,and the winners go forward to CAMRA'sNational Cider & Perry Championships to beheld in Reading at the beginning of May. TheEast Anglian Cider & Perry Competition, whichattracted 29 entries, took place at CAMRA'sNorwich Beer Festival in October last year. WhinHill Perry won the perry competition.

The cider competition results were: 1st Red Sky, from Jonty's Cider, Banham,Norfolk

2nd Sting in the Tail, from Evershed's, Odell,Bedfordshire3rd Summer Session, from Cassels, Bourn,Cambridgshire

Whin Hill Perry was described by judges ashaving “a floral aroma with hints of caramel,and a peary fruity flavour that's clean andrefreshing. There’s a pleasant soft and lingeringfruity aftertaste. Overall, a very well balancedand enjoyable drink”.

Lisa Jarvis of Whin Hill Cider said “We prideourselves on growing our own perry pears andcider apples in our orchard at Stanhoe. All ourfruit is pressed at our orchard then it's trans-ported to our premises and shop inWells-Next-The-Sea for the fermentation”.

Norfolk Perry is the Best

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More than just a country pub!

A brand new Fox, inside and out. Modern pub dining with fresh seasonal food.

Husband and wife team Victoria and Gavin Hunt reopened The Fox in 2014 after a full refurbishment. Talented Head Chef,

Michael Mann, believes in using good, seasonal food from local suppliers.

We offer:Wide selection of local real ales and fine wines.

Changing evening menu which reflects seasonal produce.‘Fox Favourites’ - good, old fashioned pub food, prepared with care.

Children’s Menu for growing foodies.

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FOOD TIMESMonday: Closed all dayTuesday to Wednesday: 12noon - 2.30pmThursday to Saturday: Serving all daySunday: Noon - 4pm & 5 - 8pm

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Advance Ticket Price: £3 per person per day or £5 per person for the wholeweekend, Children under 18 go free!

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Very little appears to be known about this pub,which now stands forlorn on the way into theCity. Opened in 1836 as The Beerstore, it wasThe Rose until 1881, when it changed its nameto The Cricketers Rest, possibly due to the proximity of the Lakenham Cricket Ground,where Norfolk County Cricket Club played theirhome matches. It had an outbuilding, known asThe Barn, which was a noted music venue.

Previous owners have included Bullards,Watney Mann, Tager Inns Ltd and London andEdinburgh Inns.

Norfolk NIPS and Cask Force reported itsclosure in Edition 153, Summer 2010, alongwith The Constitution and The GibraltarGardens. There was some refurbishment, but itremains boarded up. Squatters tried to gain

access in January this year. It is on the NorwichCity Council’s Historic Pubs List.

Do you have memories of this pub? Do youknow any more about it? Let the Editor know.

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Buffy’s Brewery are the ones celebrating themilestone, 20 years since it was formed by RogerAbrahams and Julie Savory. Pretty good for onein such a rural location.

The Brewery is situated in Mardle Hall, whichdates back to the 15th Century and is namedafter one of its residents. My SatNav tells methat I have arrived, but I have to call in at thelocal garage to find out where the Brewery is.Mardle Hall is a delightful atmospheric building,part of which dates back to the 1300s says Julie.

“We officially began 1st Oct 1993with the first brews rolling out 2weeks later. Our first customerwas a local pub in Pulham StMary - now closed - and ourfirst customer in Norwich wasColin Keatley at The Fat Cat.The one and only time hebought from us, but that is bythe by. We have not had it easyover the years - a lot of personalillnesses for us both, and ofcourse the fire, seven years ago. Wedecided a few years ago to remainsmall and not to over borrow or bring share-holders into the business. This may or may nothave been the correct decision but all willbecome clear at some stage in the future,maybe. And hey, we are still here, as is our littleCherry Tree pub in Wicklewood. I have person-ally run this for 13 years and it still remains a wetled community based village pub. I know I ranton, but I still believe there is a need for places likethis. Every next rural pub is now a fine diningdestination eatery, and if I had wanted to be achef I would have gone to catering college.”

Julie was born into the trade, her parents wererunning the Victoria in Hockering at the time,

which they did from 1958 – 1987. Actually, herMum ran the pub whilst her father was in theBuilding Trade. Times were tough and whenBrent Walker changed the lease and introducednew practices, they decided that it was time tocall it a day.

Roger set up the Brewery as he celebrated his40th Birthday, with support from Julie. WhenJulie reached that milestone, Roger bought her apub – The Cherry Tree!

There are nine beers in their portfolio;Buffys Ale, Bitter, Mucky Duck, Hopleaf,

India Ale, Norwich Terrier, Nine X,Polly’s Folly and of course, Norwe-gian Blue, which was the answer tothe Competition in our last issue.

And now there is a new beer –to celebrate 20 years of Brewing,Vicenniale, an extremely quaffablebitter at 3.8%

As is common with most microBreweries, the problem is getting the

beer into pubs, they buy on price, saysJulie, but she will not give it away. All malt

comes from Branthill farm, near Wells. Julieadmits that she happily pays the extra to get thequality that they require.

Buffy’s concentrate on County pubs, ratherthan the City. I came across Polly’s Folly in TheBridge at Lenwade whilst I was writing thisarticle, and it was an excellent pint to enjoysitting by the lake.

Contact detailsRectory Road, Tivetshall St Mary, NorfolkNR15 2DD. Tel: 01379 676523www.buffys.co.uk

A Tale of two BreweriesTwo Micro Breweries, both somewhat hard to find, are featured in this issue, onecelebrating a notable milestone, the other brand spanking new, but with a longtradition.

The other Brewery is S & P, inHorsford, established last yearby father and son Andy andTom Keeley. I met them at theBrewery on the two acre siteon Drayton Road, on the samesite as the Kennels and Cattery.I have driven by the site manytimes and not known that theBrewery was here.

Andy bought the name, so memories ofSteward and Patteson are revived, although thebeers are new. But the link to the past is morethan just the name. Andy and his family havelived on site for thirty years, in a bungalow thatwas built by S & P barrel maker Albert Davis for£45.00 in 1927 from S & P themselves. There isoak everywhere, doors, windows, beams,skirting boards, etc. The key words here are“barrel maker” and “oak”. It’s not hard tobelieve that Albert wasn’t cycling home eachevening with “spare” oak staves strapped to himand his bike.

The 10 barrel plant is at the bottom of thegarden. Some of the kit was a “boy’s toy” in theSouth of France, the rest came from the defunctBrewery in Thorne, Yorkshire. The Cold Liquortank, which made its way here from France viaAmsterdam has some very curious plumbing. “Itshouldn’t work” says Andy, “but it does”. Watercomes from their own borehole.

Like many, Andy and Tom were home brewersinitially and Andy thanks Mark Mawson ofGeorge’s/Hop Monster Brewery for bringing himup to speed commercially.

They brew three beers, First Light (4.1%)Barrack Street (4.0%) and Eve’s Drop (4.3%).Seasonals Darkest Hour Stout and BlackberryPorter (both 4.4%) will follow. I sampled Nasha,a 5% IPA which went down very well.

As with Buffy’s, and other micro Brewers, themain problem is getting their beers into

the pubs in the first place. The list ofcustomers on the whiteboard indi-cates that they are getting there.

We head to his local, The Brick-makers, in Horsford to try somemore S & P beers. They are inexcellent condition and definitelycount as LocAle.

Contact Details:S & P Brewery

Drayton Lane, Horsford, NorfolkNR10 3AN

Tel: 07552 300 www.spbrewery.co.uk.

So there we are, two micros in Norfolk, bothdifficult to find, but both grappling with theconditions that confront small Breweries today,and both brewing excellent beers with a passionfor doing so.

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This August - a little later than usual - Norwich &Norfolk Branch will be visiting every single pubin Norwich on our fourth annual Pub Surveytour – and we need your help!

Along with the City of Ale event, also in itsfourth year, and last year’s National CAMRAAGM, we've succeeded in our original aim ofputting Norwich on the map as a real ale desti-nation alongside Sheffield, York andNottingham. But we want to keep the city in thelimelight, and the information we collect isalready proving useful for our tasting panel, andfor campaigning. Last year for example, theBBPA, the main organisation representing thebig pub companies, stated that tied landlords

offered a greater variety of beers - a claim wewere able to refute using the data from lastyear's survey. We need as many volunteers aspossible to help, by visiting a few pubs each, andlogging the beers for sale – so bring a couple offriends and make it into a mini-pub-crawl!

Full details of the ‘HQ’ location will be postedon our website www.norwichcamra.org.uk andto members via email in the next few weeks, butif you'd like to join in, you don’t have to be aCAMRA member, so please email [email protected] [email protected], or tweet to@NrwichPubSurvey, and I’ll get back to you.

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NORFOLK NIPS | Pub Survey

2ND AUGUST 2014

4th Annual Pub Survey

John was beginningto think he took awrong turn offMagdelen Rd

4th Annual Pub Survey

Norwich and Norfolk Branch – Your new CommitteeFollowing the recent Branch AGM, the new Committee for 2014 is as elected:

Chairman: Warren WordsworthVice Chairman: Martin WardSecretary: Rob WhitmoreTreasurer: Chris ThomasSocial Secretary: Michael PhillipsPubs Officer: Ian StampPub Preservation Officer: Mike SpiveyPress Officer: Emma PinderMembership Secretary: Emily EdwardsYoung Members Co-ordinator: Ben ThompsonBLO Co-Ordinator: Oli FernandezBeer Festival Organiser: Martin Ward

Cheryl Cade, Andrew Copelin and AdrianSimpson were elected as General Committee

Members. Mike Baldwin continues as NorfolkNIPS Editor, with Adrian Simpson as NIPS Distri-bution Manager. Alan Edwards leads the TastingPanel and Adrian Hennessey is the Webmaster.

Ben Thompson and Emily Edwards haveattended their first Committee Meetings, Theyare clearly very enthusiastic and will bring somefresh new ideas to their roles. We look forwardto carrying their reports in future issues.

Emily Edwards Ben Thompson Rob Whitmore

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Nelson Head Horsey

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Live music throughout the weekend

Always 10 Real Ales and 10 Ciders available in our Traditional Country Pub

Delicious Home Cooked Food Menu served every dayChild and Dog friendly • Walks between the sea and broads - see the seals!

www.thenelsonhead.com

The Pleasure Boat Innon Hickling Broad NR12 0YW

Always 7 Real Ales and 7 Ciders available including Woodfordes,Adnams, Winters, Uncle Stuarts, Panther and Humpty Dumpty.

Traditional Pub Food Menu and Snacks

Beautiful Gardens and Good Moorings outside the front door!

Village shop inside the Pub • Live Music • Pool • DartsChild and Dog friendly

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1st Beer Festival

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) isproud to celebrate international brewingwith the publication of two books allabout beers from beyond our shores.

Good Beer GuideBelgium(7th Edition)CAMRA’s Good Beer GuideBelgium (27 March 2014, RRP£14.99) is a comprehensiveguide book for any visitor to the

original home of craft beer. Now in its 7thedition, the book has been exhaustively updatedby Tim Webb (co-author World Atlas of Beer &The Pocket Beer Book) and Joe Stange (co-author Around Brussels in 80 Beers) to reflectthe growth in the Belgian beer market that hastaken place in the five years since the previouseditions publication.

Author, Tim Webb, sees Belgian influencereaching far beyond just visitors to that country,he said: “With an increasing audience for hand-crafted, de-industrialised and non-corporatebeers, Belgian brewing’s distinctive blend oftradition, invention and quality will continue tofuel a growing demand for complex and inter-esting beers far beyond its borders. This bookgives people all the advice they need to get outthere and explore what’s on offer. There's a greatchance and challenge for brewers everywhere toget inspired and get creative as a result.”

Split into two distinct sections, the book firsttakes an in-depth look at over 900 beersproduced by the country’s diverse array ofbrewers – from global giants to equipmentsharing proto-brewers. Each brewer is presentedwith full contact details and given a rating out of5 for quality, while each beer is also given a starrating out of 5.

Then, having acquainted the reader with whatto drink, the guide turns to the tricky question ofwhere to drink it. Over 500 bars, cafés, bistrosand beer shops are hand-picked by Tim and Joefrom the ultra modern to the incomparablytraditional. Organised into regional listings, eachbar entry includes full address information,details of size & range of the venues beer listand key dos and don’ts for visitors.

The Beer Select-O-PediaCAMRA followed up a week laterwith the publication of The BeerSelect-O-Pedia (3 April 2014,RRP £12.99). Written by MichaelLarson, co-founder of beer

review website The Perfectly Happy Man(www.theperfectlyhappyman.com), the bookuses a ‘Periodic Table of Beer Styles’ to guidereaders through the vibrant and diverse worldbeer scene – from English Golden Ale to GermanDoppelbock to the latest Hyper beers fromNorth America and all points in-between.

Roger Protz, Consultant Editor for the booksaid: “This book is excellent for anyone inter-ested in the vast, rich and fascinating world ofbeers - not just the UK's real ales but also thosebrewed around the globe. The best part is youcan discover and enjoy at your own pace - nomatter how much you already know about beer- whether you are dipping your toe in for thefirst time or diving straight in at the deep end.”

All the styles are presented alongside full-colourillustrations with an ‘Atomic Structure’ diagramfeaturing key facts about a style’s ingredients,famous producers, food matches and titbits oftrivia.

Both publication are available from CAMRAat www.camra.org.uk/shop and in all othergood bookshops.

Celebrating International Brewing

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Norwich and NorthNorfolk Branch

Friday 6th JuneFirst Friday Five

Tuesday 17th JuneBranch Meeting

Saturday 21st JuneTrip to London, visiting a number of HeritagePubs. Travel by train, depart Norwich at09.00

Friday 27th JuneCampaign Trip visiting up to five pubs in theCounty Coach leaves John Lewis at 19.15

Friday 4th JulyFirst Friday Five

Saturday 12th JulyBeer Festival Staff BBQ.

Friday 1st AugustFirst Friday Five

Sunday 7th SeptemberBowls Match v Suffolk Branch at The CaxtonClub, Beccles Coach leaves John Lweis at12.00 noon

Friday 3rd OctoberTrip to Ascot Races and their Beer Festival.Travel by train, depart Norwich 08.30

The First Friday Fives are a walking tour of fivepubs in the City of Norwich, see the Branchwebsite or facebook page for details.In addition to the above, there are otherevents planned for the Summer. Full detailswill be posted on the Branch Website and

facebook pages.Please contact Michael Phillips at [email protected] or on 07851923554

West Norfolk Branch

Branch meetings (All include social)All Branch Meetings start at 8pm.

Tuesday 10th June The Wellington, Feltwell

Saturday 14th June Elgoods Brewery, joint social

Tuesday 8th July The Anvil at Congham

Tuesday 12th August 20 Churchwardens at Cockley Cley

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Large walled garden - Fresh home cooked food50+ malt whiskeys - Bar & specials menu’sFine wines & beer - Local and national ales

What’s Happening..?Sat 9th August - Charity Community Day & mini Beer Festival

Stalls, music and more

Fri 22nd to Monday 25th August - Beer Festival Over 30 ales, Music, Barbecue

See website for details of music and events.

Beer & Music Festival Friday 25th to Sunday 27th July

20 local and national ales and ciderHomemade burgers and other BBQ goodies

Live Music Friday Night - Chibber

Saturday Afternoon - The Misfit CollectiveSaturday Evening - Mechanism

Sun Afternoon - Cool skiffle with Lovin’ Handful

(All in the sunshine hopefully)

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Alby, Horseshoes Aldborough, Black Boys Attleborough, London Tavern Banningham, Crown InnBarford, Cock InnBinham, Chequers Inn Brooke, Kings HeadBroome, Artichoke Caister-on-Sea, Green GateCantley, Reedcutter Catfield, Crown Inn Cley-next-the-Sea, GeorgeHotelCley-next-the-Sea, Three Swal-lowsClenchwarton, VictoryClippesby, Muskett Arms Coltishall, Red LionColton, Ugly Bug InnCromer, AlbionCromer, Cottage Cromer, Red Lion HotelDrayton, Bob Carter LeisureCentre Downham Market, Railway Earsham, Queens Head East Dereham, Royal StandardEmneth, Queens HeadErpingham, Erpingham ArmsFakenham, BullFilby, Kings Head Geldeston, Locks Inn Geldeston, WherryGorleston, Dock Tavern Gorleston, Mariners Compass Great Massingham, DabblingDuckGreat Yarmouth, BarkingSmack Great Yarmouth, Mariners Great Yarmouth, Oliver TwistGreat Yarmouth, Red Herring

Great Yarmouth, St Johns Head Heacham, Fox & HoundsHethersett, Kings HeadHickling, Greyhound InnHickling, Pleasure Boat Hilborough, Swan Holt, Kings HeadHoningham, BuckHopton, White Hart Horsey, Nelson HeadHorsford, Brickmakers Horsham St. Faith, Elm FarmCountry HouseKenninghall, Red Lion Kings Lynn, Live and Let LiveLessingham, Star InnLoddon, Swan Inn Ludham, Dog Morston, Anchor InnNeatishead, White HorseNewton Flotman, Relish BarNewton by Castle Acre,George & DragonNorth Elmham, Railway HotelN. Walsham, Orchard Gardens Norwich, Adam and EveNorwich, Angel GardensNorwich, Beehive (LeopoldRoad)Norwich, Bell Hotel Norwich, Cellar HouseNorwich, Champion Norwich, Cottage (Silver Road)Norwich, Duke of Wellington Norwich, Earlham ArmsNorwich, Fat Cat Norwich, Fat Cat & Canary Norwich, Fat Cat Tap Norwich, Garden HouseNorwich, Jubilee Norwich, Ketts Tavern

Norwich, Kings Head Norwich, Lollards PitNorwich, Lord Rosebery Norwich, Maids Head HotelNorwich, Murderers Norwich, Red Lion Norwich, Reindeer Norwich, Ribs of Beef Norwich, Rose Norwich, Sir GarnetNorwich, Take 5 Norwich, Temple BarNorwich, Trafford Arms Norwich, Vine Norwich, Wig and Pen Norwich, York Tavern Poringland, Royal OakReedham, Ferry Reedham, Lord Nelson Reedham, Ship Reepham, Kings Arms Ringland, SwanSaxlingham Thorpe, Mill InnRockland St Mary, New Inn Sheringham, Lobster Sheringham, Windham Arms Skeyton, GoatSurlingham, Ferry House Swardeston, Lakenham/HewittRugby Club Tacolneston, Pelican Thetford Red LionThorpe Market, Gunton ArmsThurlton, Queens Head Upton, White HorseWicklewood, Cherry TreeWatton, Willow HouseWest Acre, StagWiveton, Bell Wroxham, Brewery Tap Worstead, White LadyWymondham, Green Dragon

Update Here is a current list of all the pubs in Norfolkwhich are part of the CAMRA LocAle scheme.New entries are in Bold.

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S&P has come back home to Norfolk andis already proudly brewing beers of truecharacter and distinction.

Give S&P a warm welcome home and askyour landlord for a pint today.

For the full SP speak to Andy 07552300768 or Tom 07884455425www.spbrewery.co.uk [email protected], Drayton Lane, Horsford Norfolk NR10 3AN

�June 12-14 (Thu-Sat)10th Braintree Real Ale FestivalBocking Arts Theatre, Bocking End, Braintree�CM7 9AA60 beers plus ciders + perry. NW Essex CAMRAwith Braintree Lions, proceeds to charity. �Cele-brating the 10th anniversary with an all Essexfestival. �Hot food all sessions. Outdoor drinkingarea available. Souvenir glasses to hire orpurchase.�Entrance fee £2.00 free to cardcarrying CAMRA + Lions members all sessions.

More info + staffing enquiries please contactRalph Nicks 07850 365741 or visit www.brain-treebeerfestival.co.uk

�July 15-19 (Tue-Sat)Chelmsford City Summer Beer and CiderFestivalAdmirals Park, Rainsford Road�Chelmsford�CM1 2PL�350+ ales and 120 ciders and perries. Contact: [email protected]

www.chelmsfordbeerandciderfestivals.org.ukTimes: Midday to 11pm each day.

August 19-23 (Tue-Sat)37th Peterborough Beer FestivalPeterborough Festival (In Marquees)Embankment�Bishops Road�PE1 1EFContact: [email protected]+ real ales includes festival specials. Hugerange of ciders/perries, bottled beers, wines.1/3pints avail. �Wide selection of food stallscatering all tastes. Pub games, tombola, quiz,CAMRA shops + other stalls. �Live music everyeve in separate music marquee. All day openingWed-Sat.

Trade only session: Tue 3pm. Open to public5.30pm-11pm (£5); Wed Noon-3pm (£2); 3pm-11pm (£5); Thu-Sat Noon-3pm (£2),3pm-11pm (£6).�CAMRA/EBCU (Tue-Sat): Alllunch sessions FREE/All eve sessions £2.

CAMRA Beer Festivals Calendar

NORFOLK NIPS | CAMRA Beer Festivals

Pub and Club Beer Festivals Calendar19 - 23 June 14th Solstice Beer FestivalHill House, Happisburgh NR12 0PW. Over 100 ales, ciders and perries.Live music and entertainment.

20 - 22 June 5th Norfolk Ale and Music FestJolly Sailors, Brancaster Staithe PE31 8BJ. Norfolk ales andlocal musical talent.

3 - 6 July Beehive, NorwichLeopold Rd NR4 7PJ. Over 30 beers, Charity BBQ.

12 - 13 July Catfield Crown 1st Beer FestivalThe Street, Catfield, NR29 5AA, Live music and stalls

15 - 20 July Summer Fair and Beer FestivalHeathlands Centre, Blofield Heath NR13. 14 ales, livebands, BBQ and family night

25 - 27 July Crusaders Beer FestivalBeckhithe, Little Melton NR9 3NP. 25 ales and ciders.

18 - 20 July Lodge Beer & Music FestivalTuddenham NR20 3DJ. Local ales and family freindly.

25 - 27 July Reedham Beer Festival

31 July - 2 August Angel Inn Beer FestivalAngel, Larling NR16 2QU

1 -2 August North Walsham Beer FestivalScout Hut, Midland Road, North Walsham. 30 real alesand ciders, food and music.

8 - 10 August 5th Ranworth Beer FestivalRanworth Village Hall NR13 6HS. 20 ales and ciders

9 August Beer Festival and Community DayGreen Dragon, Wymondham

22 - 30 August Beer FestivalDuke of Wellington, Norwich


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A popular pub with locals and holidaymakersalike, the Crown Inn is perched right on theclifftop overlooking the beautiful sandy beachesof Sheringham in Norfolk.

Enjoy meals or snacks fromour extensive and popularmenu with a spectacularview of the seafront.

Tel: 01263 [email protected]

Lifeboat Plain, East Cliff Sheringham NR26 8BQ

Five Real Ales always availableEvery Saturday - Live Local Bands

Monday nights - Pub Quiz with prizes, refreshments and free entry

Traditional Country Puband Restaurant

•5 Real Ales•Great Food••Sheltered Gardens•

Colby Road, Banningham, Aylsham, NR11 7DY

01263 733534www.banninghamcrown.co.uk

THE BANNINGHAMCROWN FREE HOUSE

We are in it!

The Real Ale Shop is a unique off-licence offering over 60 bottle conditioned ales

from 15 Norfolk brewers.

We are located on a beautiful arable farmclose-by Wells-next-the-Sea, which provides

much of the malt used in brewing the ales we sell.

The Real Ale Shop, Branthill Farm, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1SB.

Tel: 01328 710810www.therealaleshop.co.uk

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CAMRA BRANCH PUB OF THE YEAR 2011

01263 822609 or 01263 82600315-17 Wyndham Street, Sheringham Norfolk NR26 8BA

www.thewindhamarms.co.uk

MINI BEER FESTIVALS ON BANK HOLIDAYS AND DURING SPECIAL EVENTS

Only NORFOLK Cask Ales and ciders

Authentic Greek Specialities

Locally Sourced Homemade Food

Issue No.37 June/July 1988

A4 4 pages, printed in Blue on SalmonPink uncoated stock

Editor – Paul Moorhouse

Wreaths for Whitbread screamed the headlineon the front page of this issue. In response tothe closure of Wethereds Brewery in Marlow,CAMRA Members descended on their Head-quarters in London. As Whitbread were said tobe keen on foistering Flowers on everyone, theyreceived flowers from CAMRA, in the form ofwreaths. Each one represented the Breweriesthat had been closed by Whitbread. KathyHadfield from the Norwich Branch was picturedholding a wreath in memory of Lacons, closedin 1965. It was reported that many believed thatbeers from Wethereds were amongst the finestales produced by a national brewer for manyyears, and concern was expressed that the iden-tikit beers now produced in Cheltenham wouldtaste the same. CAMRA was opposed to furthertakeovers and demanded effective anti takeoverlegislation before the remaining 50 independentBreweries in the UK disappeared.

The Brown Derby in Pottergate, had reopenedas The Pottergate Tavern. Colin Keatley was theleaseholder and a special arrangement had beenagreed with Greene King to have two guestbeers. Colin had just received an award from theCAMRA Mild Marketing Board for promotingMild at The White Lion.

CAMRA Beer Tents were proving very popular,appearing at the Norwich Regatta in

Whitlingham, The Mousehold Defenders Fete,and in the grounds of the Norfolk and NorwichHospital for a fete organised by Trade Unions tocelebrate 40 years of the NHS.

An unusual pub crawl was suggested by onecontributor. How about a riverside walk with“your sweet, adorable children”, visiting pubswith suitable beer gardens? Starting with TheCastle at the foot of Ketts Hill, you could take inThe Lord Raglan, The Red Lion, The Jubilee, TheRosary Tavern, The Wherry Tavern at NorwichStation (no garden, but the little ones couldwatch the trains) The Hotel Nelson and finallyThe Ferry Boat. Eight pubs? Should be an inter-esting night if you have had eight pints andyour “sweet adorable children” eight cokes!

NORFOLK NIPS | From the Archives

Top left – Watneys Brown!

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Angel Gardens

Free House

96 Angel Rd, Norwich NR3 3HT

01603 427490 www.norwichinns.com

email: [email protected]

This independently run freehouse has been under theownership of Ian Warren since 1988 and is situated on

the north of the city near to Waterloo Park.

Homecooked and speciality meals Prepared by Ian - a qualified chef

with years of experience.

Up to NINE reasonably priced Real Alesand TWO real ciders

Live Music on Saturdays

“The Country Pub On The Edge of Town”Bacton Road, North Walsham NR28 0RA

OPEN ALL DAYFIVE REAL ALES

Meals Served 12noon to 2.30pm

and in the evening 6.30 to 9.30pm

Bookings 01692 404800

FREE

ACCESS

Brewers of award winning East Anglian ales stouts and porters

Our beers are available throughout East Anglia and alsoat our brewery shop in Debenham (Unit 1A Meadow

Works Business Park Kenton Road Debenham IP14 6RP)For further details contact us on 01728 861213

www.cliffquay.co.uk or www.earlsohambrewery.co.uk

Our range of Permanent Ales

Full Steam Ahead - A pale strawcoloured beer brewed with a bag ofmalted wheat and just a hint of crystal malt. Hopped with a blend ofEnglish target hops and German

Brewers Gold, for a spicy flavour and floral citrus aroma.

Our current seasonal beer

EARL SOHAMGannet MildVictoria Bitter

Sir Rogers PorterAlbert Ale

Brandeston Gold

CLIFF QUAYClassic BitterAnchor BitterTolly RogerTumblehome

Sea Dog

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The pub with no bar, ales direct from cask.

Watch www.nelsonslocal.co.uk for forthcoming events.

Tongue twizzling food, and great value.Huge garden and children’s play area.

Shooting parties, lunch & dinnermenus available

Victory Barn Function Roomfor Weddings and Parties

Come & visit Nelson’s local.Walsingham Road, Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk PE31 8HN

01328 738241

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Grab a CAMRA Discount at your local!

The following local businesses offer a discountfor CAMRA members (usually on presentation ofa valid Membership Card):

Brickmakers, Horsford: 10p off a half, 20p off a pint of real ale

Bridge Tavern, Riverside, Norwich: 10% off all real ales

Cherry Tree, Wicklewood: 30p off a pint of Buffy’s (see wicklewoodcherry-tree.co.uk/what.php)

Compleat Angler, Norwich: 10% off all real ales

Green Gate, Caister-on-Sea: 20p off a pint of real ale

Lighthouse Inn, Walcott: 10% off all real ales

London Tavern, Attleborough: 10p off a half, 20p off a pint of real ale

Plasterers, Cowgate, Norwich: 10% off all real ales (available to all customerson Mondays)

Pig & Whistle, Westlegate, Norwich: 10% off all real ales

Railway, North Elmham: 10% off

Red Lion, Drayton: 10p off a half, 20p off a pint of real ale

If your pub or business offers a discount toCAMRA, but isn't on this list, please [email protected] and let usknow the details (including any restrictions).

Please note: We believe the discounts listed areoffered at the time of going to press, howeverpubs may of course withdraw or change offersat any time!

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Norwich Good Beer Guide Pub CrawlThe North Norfolk and Norwich branch recently spent the day visiting all 16 CAMRA Good Beer

Guide pubs in Norwich. Here are a few photos of the outing.

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Great real ales, fine wines and spirits.Food Served: Monday- Friday 11am - 5pm Saturdays 11am - 3pm Sundays 11am - 3pm

Evening meals on requestRoast Dinners Sundays 12-3pmChilled bar rolls made daily only £1

Brew houseComing Soon!

Camra Discount Scheme & Local Ale

Parking, Disabled facilities, Baby changing,Smokers sheltered garden, and Beer garden.Well behaved dogs on leads welcome.

Church St, Attleborough Tel :01953 457415

The LondonTavernFree House

Find Us

in the CAMRA

Good Beer

Guide

Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk PE31 8BJT: 01485 210930 www.jollysailorsbrancaster.co.uk

30 Norfolk Real Ales

Home Cooked Food

FREE ENTRYALL WELCOME

FRIDAY 20th,

SATURDAY 21st

& SUNDAY 22nd June

SWEETBEATS, MURPHY’S LORE, SHERINGHAM SHANTYMEN

& lots more

We here in Norfolk are so lucky living in a largelyrural county which is surrounded on nearly threesides by sea, has The Norfolk Broads plus somebeautiful countryside. Now that summer time ishere with the long daylight evenings this is themost popular time for us city dwellers get outinto the county to sample many of the classicrural pubs that we have here in Norfolk.

I realise that in summer time, thinking aboutwhich county pubs are best for selection in thenext edition of CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide (GBG)is far from our minds, but as many of us makemost of our visits to county pubs during thisseason, this is our best opportunity to asses thebeer quality in our rural pubs.

One tool recently introduced by CAMRA to helpselection for GBG entry is ‘The National BeerScoring System’ or NBSS. This system has sadlynot been utilised by many of our Norfolk membersyet. It is very easy to use. All you need do is whenvisiting a pub is record which beer you drank, givethis beer a score (from 1 – 5) and then go toCAMRA’s ‘What Pub’ website, whatpub.com/login,login as a member and submit your details. AllNorfolk pubs are now loaded onto this website.The site is simple and easy to use, not very timeconsuming, and for those not yet familiar with it,detailed instructions are provided.

When used by a significant number of people,the NBSS can be a very useful tool when assessingpubs for GBG selection, but until significantnumbers of us start using this system the sampleswill be too small to be of any statistical value.

So please all enjoy your summer drinking andwhen out sampling the rural delights of Norfolkplease remember to give your beer a score. It willhelp us a lot next winter when the next round ofGBG selection takes place.

Happy drinking!Warren Wordsworth

Norwich and Norfolk Branch Chair

Warren’sWords

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NORFOLK NIPS | Last Orders

Spring is now here, in the last couple of weeksthe weather has started to improve. It is somuch more pleasing to drive in the Countyry-side in warm sunny weather than the rain!

Once again, the Chancellor has recognised thevalue of Real Ale to the UK Economy as a wholewith the cut in Excise Duty, long may this trendcontinue. I would like to thanks HenryBellingham MP for his continued support, It waslovely to meet Henry at the presentation ofKings Lynn and West Norfolk Pub of the Year atthe Coach and Horses at Dersingham.

I am very pleased to announce that TheCoach and Horses at Dersingham has won theaccolade of Norfolk Pub of the Year 2014.Many congratulations to Shelia and her team.This is a well deserved award to a pub that isvery much part of the community and hasregular music events, beer festivals and otherevents.

The Railway Arms at Downham Market hasrecently been awarded the Branch Cider Pub ofthe Year and now goes forward to the Areacompetition, good luck to Ian, Lesley andCallum.

Turning to our friends at Shouldham. Theopening for this excellent project is later in theSummer. Please go to their website and viewthe progress that has been made. I look forwardto the Tuesday Evening in the not too distantfuture when the Branch meeting is held there.

Various items of clothing with the Branch Logoare still available at a subsidised cost , pleasecontact Bruce Ward for further details.

Enjoy the Beer festivals this summer. There isalways a good choice of new beers to sample.

CheersSteve Barker - W.N. Chairman

Steve’s Words

Norwich & Norfolk BranchChairman: Warren WordsworthTel: 01603 665557Email: [email protected]

Secretary: Rob WhitmoreEmail: [email protected]

Social Secretary: Michael PhilipsEmail: [email protected]

Pubs Officer: Ian StampEmail: [email protected]

West Norfolk BranchChairman: Steve Barkeremail: [email protected]

Secretary: Ian Bailey

Contact: Ian BaileyTel: 01553 766904

Branch websites:www.norwichcamra.org.ukwww.camra.org.uk/wnorfolk

Branch mailing list web page:groups.yahoo.com/group/CAMRA_Norwich

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Large beer garden, traditional games, lunchtime menu and a good selection of real ale, spirits and soft drinks

Listed in the Good Beer Guide every year since 2000.

Queen’s Head and Waveney Brewing Company

Traditional Village Pub with a breweryproducing permanent and seasonal

ales on site

Station Road, Earsham, NorfolkTel: (01986) 892623

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We Don’t Have a Big Screen TV, Food Or a Juke BoxWe do have 17 handpumps, with Real Ale from far and wide,

2 Real Ciders and 2 Real Ales From gravity, a large car park, large beergarden With heated smoking shelter, darts, pool, quizzes And crib.

We now serve morning coffee from 11am, children are welcome.

The Royal Oak lies at the heart of the community and new customers are always welcome. Come along and get a real

welcome from a real pub selling real ale!!!!!! Nick, Delia And The Team would love to see you soon.

Norwich And Norfolk Pub Of The Year 2007

Norfolk Pub Of The Year 2007

14 years in the Good Beer Guide!

44 The Street, Poringland, Norwich, Norfolk NR14 7JT

www.poringlandroyaloak.co.ukTel: 01508 493734

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Award Winning Real Ale Pub

A dream of a pub situated in the village of Poringland on the B1332 road to Bungay.

The main bus route from Norwich stops right outside.

SummerBeer FestivalSummer

Beer Festival22nd and 23rd August Music all weekend with Tosh and Friends

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