Pub Mirror Issue 81 Aug - October 2012

REAL ALES ON THE UP !Real Ale is on the up in Hull and the surrounding areas, according to the drinkers of Hull.Research shows that the numbers of real ale establishments in Hull has almost reached the100 pub milestone. New pubs are opening on a fairly regular basis in this area and older onesare turning to real ale when they are being refurbished.

Pub Co’s are also leaning towards real ales, with many actively encouraging their publicans to givereal ale a try. Same of the newer pubs such as Wm Hawkes and Cooks Endeavour have gonestraight into real ales with no lager pumps to be seen. Other such as Newlands Toft Lane still selllager but introduced real ales when it was refurbished and re launched. Other are following trend,amongst them are the Albert Hotel, on Anlaby Road and Garbo’s, on Lowgate.

Add to this the number of local breweries that have opened in the last year or so, Wellington InnBrewery, Bird Brain, Big River and the Yorkshire Brewing Company, and as the saying goes ‘thefuture looks orange’ or in our case ‘the future looks: amber, black, blonde, brown, or red’.

To help continue this rising trend, why not join our national campaign and sign our e-petition athttp://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/29664. In the Yorkshire area alone over 92,000 people areeither directly or indirectly employed in the Beer and Pub sector, help keep them in a job and help usto continue to protect our favourite tipple.

- Hull and East Yorkshire CAMRA Branch Website - www.hullcamra.org.uk

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3HULL & EAST YORKSHIRE BRANCH INFORMATION

Chairperson - Angela Cawte07904 [email protected]

Branch Treasurer - Stewart Campbell01482 44910007500 [email protected] Acting Press & Publicity Officerand Acting Pub Preservation Officer

Acting Branch Secretary - Bernie Cawte07956 [email protected] Magazine Editor

Membership Secretary - Tony Garrett07971 [email protected] Branch Contact

Pubs OfficersEast Yorkshire - Mark Bainton07749 [email protected]

Holderness - Pete Mason07984 [email protected]

Hull - Jill Walker07932 [email protected]

Branch Social Secretary - Vacant

Cider RepresentativeDavid [email protected] Liaison OfficerSteve HopkinsonForum MasterJohn HouldsworthWeb MasterPatrick [email protected]

Young Members Co-ordinator - VacantBeer Style Officer - Vacant

Pubs Liaison OfficersBeverley - John AshtonBridlington - Ivor HurstCottingham - Cliff OttawayDriffield - Martin BellHedon - VacantHornsea - Keir HornerMarket Weighton - VacantWithernsea - Steve AllisonPubs DatabasePatrick [email protected]

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Pub Mirror is produced quarterly by Hull & EastYorkshire Branch of CAMRA, and edited by theBranch magazine editor, Bernie Cawte.

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Admiral of the Humber, George Hotel, Green Bricks, Hop & Vine, Lion & Key, Pave,Sailmakers, Three John Scotts, Walters, Wellington Inn & Brewery,

Wm Hawkes (new), Ye Olde Black Boy - all Hull

Green Dragon, Windmill both Beverley - The Marine Bar, BridlingtonKing William IV, Cottingham - Rose & Crown, Driffield

Goodmanham Arms, Goodmanham - The Station Hotel, PatringtonCrooked Billet, Ryehill - The Ship Inn, Sewerby

Big River Brewery - Brass Castle Brewery (new) - Great Newsome BreweryMoorland Farm Cyder - Theakstons Brewery - Wold Top Brewery

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Hull Folk Festival (new) - Freedom Festival (new)

EDITOR’s COMMENTS by Bernie Cawte

Firstly I would like to say thank you for thecontinuing positive comments about thispublication, it’s always pleasing to know that weare hitting the right areas with our readers.Please feel free to submit articles forconsideration for the next edition.

It’s one of the most exiting times for CAMRAmembers as the next edition of the Good BeerGuide will be available in early September. It willbe interesting to see how many new entries wehave in what is the ultimate guide to real ale andcider pubs in the UK. Please don’t forget to buyyour book from us directly and therefore helpsupport CAMRA locally and nationally. Contactany Branch Officer for further details and checkour web site for the actual publication date.

Talking of our Web Site (see article elsewhere inthis edition) I hope you will like the new look andadded areas of interest. We are still updatingareas so please bear with us if not all areas arefinished yet. We have tried to make it more userfriendly and to group all parts of our localorganisation into one place. Any commentsplease contact our Web Master or any othermembers of the Branch Committee.

The new web site is part of this branch effort tokeep a pace with new technology and makeourselves available to all where ever they maybe. This publication is available on the web sitein PDF format so you can download it to yourphone or tablet, hopefully we might soon have an‘app’ for that too.

The fact that we ‘CAMRA’ are reaching outthrough all the social networks, makes it easier tokeep people informed about up and comingfestival and events. It also makes it easier tokeep in contact with members and for that matternon members, in the various campaigns thatCAMRA undertake.

The most recent and on going campaignconcerns the Beer Duty Escalator that wasintroduced in the 2008 budget. This escalatormeans that every year beer duty would increaseby inflation plus 2% until 2015. The £3 pint isnow in our pubs, of which £1.05 of that is TAX.

Do your bit and log on to www.saveourpint.co.ukand find out the full details of this campaign andsign the online petition to stop this unfair beerduty.

On the plus side it’s been good to see the rise inthe number of pubs selling real ale, and thenumber of new pubs which are also following thetrend. Apparently real ale is the only growth areain the pub business at the moment, and I willdrink to that!

As I said before with the advance in socialnetworking more and more young people aretaking part in CAMRA activities which can onlybe good for us all. I saw this comment in ‘DonnyDrinker’ and thought it would sum up where weare now: ‘It’s not true that older members ofCAMRA are only encouraging younger membersto join just to ensure we have real ale readilyavailable in our care homes’, or are we?


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HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY - THE WELLINGTON INN BREWERY6It doesnt seem like a year since Janette firstinvited me to The Wellington Inn to try their firstbeer called ‘1st Duke’ (a copper coloured bitterwith a dry hop finish). It was the first of manygood and varied beers from the Brewery. WeCAMRA have been lucky enough to have hadWellington Brewery beers at the last two Hull andEast Yorkshire beer festivals, and they havealways been a favourite among the festivalgoers.

It must have been a good 9 months or so beforethis first brew, not long after I first got involvedwith the branch, that I went to see Janette andheard about the plans for the brewery and howRichard had been doing a course to enhance hisalready deep knowledge of beers and ales andimprove the techniques he could use.

Looking through a 1st anniversary bookletJanette has kindly given me, I was more thansurprised to see how many brews had actuallybeen brewed in this last year. Nineteen brews inall, ranging from a copper bitter (1st Duke) to aroast porter with chocolate malt (Waterloo Porter)

to a reddish brown light ale (Field Marshall). Myfavourite of all is possibly Leipzig, a big blondebeer with a delicate hop, which in itself is verydeceptive in taste.

Richard certainly is trying to give his regulars andothers a great choice of ales, I do wonder whatwill finish first, his ideas for the brews or namesto call them?

As you will all know the whole range is based(maybe sometimes loosely) on Wellington, hisbattles and the whole aura around the greatman’s life. I just hope I am never in a quizquestion tie break with Richard and it’s aboutWellington.

To celebrate the first year Richard has brewed abeer called ‘Salamanca’, a dark copper bitter,fruity with a floral hop flavour, can’t wait to try it.So to finish I would like to raise a glass toRichard and Janette, cheers and thanks for yourhelp and support over the year.

Bernie Cawte - Pub Mirror editor.


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Why Join CAMRA?I would like to invite you to join CAMRA to play apart in the campaigns to keep quality real alebehind the bars, keep pubs on your streets,rather than see them turned into housing or officeblocks and to work towards your pint being goodvalue for money. The traditional advantages ofmembership are:

v Be a member of the most successfulconsumer organisation in Europe;

v Be part of a social and active branchwith many events throughout the year;

v Be involved by nominating and selectingthe pubs included in the Good Beer Guide;

v Receive a monthly copy of the ‘What’sBrewing’ CAMRA newspaper, providing the latestnews on CAMRA nationally and details of beerfestivals and social events;

v Receive a quarterly copy of the CAMRAmagazine, ‘Beer,’ offering informative articlesabout many subjects related to beer and cider;

v Receive a branch newsletter bi-monthly,updating you on all the local news and activities(Hull and East Yorkshire branch members only);

v Receive discounts on the RRP of manyCAMRA products including the best selling Goodbeer Guide;

v Enjoy free or discounted entry to beerfestivals;

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However, there are other incentives to help youdecide whether or not to join:

Ø Increasing numbers of pubs nationallyare offering discounts on real ale to CAMRAmembership card holders;

Ø £20 of vouchers for real ale atWetherspoons pubs (40 fifty pence vouchers);

Ø Discounts on holidays, insurance andother offers from reputable companies (seenational website for the latest offers);

Ø More information about real cider andwhere to find it;

You can join CAMRA today by filling in theapplication form in this edition of Pub Mirror.Please note that the price of joining went upby £3 on 1st June. The price for single directdebit membership is now £23 and £25 nondirect debit. Joint membership is only £5extra.

Join TodayCAMRA – the Campaign for Real Ale – is anindependent not for profit, volunteer–led consumergroup. We promote real ale and pubs, as well aslobbying government to champion drinkers’ rightsand protect local pubs as centres of communitylife.

Do you feel passionately about your pint?Then why not join CAMRA. Just fill in theapplication form (or a photocopy of it) and thedirect debit form in this publication to receive 3months membership free. Direct debit is alsocheaper year by year. Alternatively, you may wantto commit yourself to a life membership and nevermake a second payment! You can also join usinga membership forms found in many local pubs,forms in Wetherspoons’ magazines and in CAMRApublications, or on-line via the CAMRA website.

Want to get active in CAMRA?Feel free to ask about what’s going on,committee or associate positions that may bevacant, social activities and surveying for thenext Good Beer Guide. You may have somegreat ideas for what we should do in the branchor which pubs are worthy of Good Beer Guideentries – please let us know. Relevant contactdetails can be found elsewhere in this PubMirror.

MEMBERS CORNER by Tony Garrett

GOOD BEER GUIDE 2013

Good Beer Guide 2013 (the 40th edition) will bepublished on Thursday 13th September 2012.Support your local branch by buying from usdirectly so helping the funds of our Branch.

Individual price to CAMRA members: £11 perGuide.Individual price to non-members: £15.99 perGuide.

Members and non members can order online onthe CAMRA national web page as follows:

CAMRA members(£10 online/by phone, plus £2 p&p).Non-members(£12 online/by phone, plus £2 p&p).


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

Hull PubsKings, King St: 10p off a pint of cask ale;Admiral of the Humber: 20p off a pint of cask ale – cannot be used in conjunction with aWetherspoons voucher;Three John Scotts: 20p off a pint of cask ale – cannot be used in conjunction with aWetherspoons voucher;The Haworth Arms: Beverley High Road: Discount card for everyone – 8th pint of cask alefree – AND 10% off cask ale for CAMRA members;

East Yorkshire Towns & VillagesTriton Inn, Brantingham: 10% off cask ale;Marine Bar, Bridlington: 10% off cask ale;Gardeners’ Country Inn, Coniston: 10% off meals;Blue Bell Cottingham: 10% off cask ale;Duke of Cumberland, Cottingham: 10p per pint off cask ale;King William IV, Cottingham: 10p per pint off cask ale;Railway Inn, Cottingham: 30p off a pint and 15p off a half of cask ale;The Black Prince, Cottingham: 10% off cask ale;Plough Inn, Hollym: 5p off per pint off cask ale;Rose and Crown, Hornsea: 10p off per pint off cask ale;Old Mill, Langtoft: 10p off a pint of cask ale;The New Inn, Leven: 10% off cask ale;The Carpenters Arms, Market Weighton: A loyalty card is offered to CAMRA members;Sandpiper, Melton: 10% off cask ale and all meals;The Gnu, North Newbald: 10% of cask ale;The Holderness, Patrington: 10% off cask ale;The Star, Sancton: 10% of cask ale;The Ship Inn, Sewerby: 10% off cask ale;Green Dragon, Welton: 10% off Cask Ale;Warton Arms, Woodmansey: 10% off cask ale.

Please make use of these offers as they will save you money and show the pubs that CAMRAmembers use them. Also, please let us know if the published details appear to be incorrect.Offers change and we are not always the first to know. Details of local discounts for membersare publicised locally in Pub Mirror (of course), in the Members’ Digest, on the branch websiteand forum, on facebook and at branch events such as the Real Ale and Cider Festival. If youtravel elsewhere in the country, check out the local CAMRA branch websites and the CAMRAmagazines to find out offers available in the area you are visiting.

All members currently receive £20 worth of vouchers from Wetherspoons over the year. Thesetake the form of 40 vouchers, each worth 50 pence off a pint of real ale.

Membership leafletsWe try to keep a supply of CAMRA membership leaflets in pubs nominated for the Good BeerGuide. If the pub where you found this magazine does not have any, please let me know.

MEMBERS DISCOUNTS by Tony Garrett


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NEW BRANCH WEBSITE by Patrick Gladstone (Webmaster) 11

Following a lengthy period of rebuilding andredesigning, I am pleased to announce thelaunch of the all new Hull CAMRA website.

The site has a fresh new design, updatedcontent, and a new member’s only area whereCAMRA members can log in using their nationalCAMRA website username and password. Thelink for this can be found on the menu bar at thetop of the page. You can then sign up for our HullCAMRA mailing list which is an updated (andlocal) version of the old Yahoo Groups. So if youwant to keep in touch with what’s happening inyour local branch, we urge you all to log in andjoin up.

We want you to get involved and make your newsite a hub of local activity, have a look, get intouch, give us your news and opinions. You canpost in the blog, comment on posts made byothers, and there are also links to the new Twitterfeeds which you can read on site or sign up to

follow; in addition to the Hull CAMRA Facebookpage and Festival Blog sites. We have over 700local CAMRA members and there are all kinds ofways you can join in, so come on... let us knowwhere you are!

We aim to make this site your first point of callwhen you need news and information aboutwhat’s happening in the real ale and cider scenein and around Hull, but we need your help tomake this happen!

The site is still new and steadily growing as weadd new content, and look for ways to make itmore interactive. If you have any suggestions onways we can improve the site, or ideas on whatyou would like to see, please give use somefeedback and let us know.

Visit the site at www.hullcamra.org.uk or mail mefor information at [email protected]


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13Follow The Tigers on the Amber Trail

In conjunction with our friends at Hull City Official Supporters Club we are lookingat the first few fixtures for City in the 2012-13 Championship season. We hopeyou will enjoy a drink or two at one of the pubs mentioned below.

Wednesday 22nd August 2012 v Blackburn RoversA new team for this article and the only entry in 2012 Good Beer Guide is the Postal Order (15-19Darwen Street, BB2 2BH) this pub is near to the cathedral and was formerly a post office, now oneof the army of Wetherspoon’s pubs around the country. It serves beers from the local breweries suchas Thwaites, Moorhouse’s, Three B’s and Hopstar, CAMRA members get a 5% discount and pleasecheck out the CAMRA corner in the pub, with all the local and national CAMRA news.

Saturday 25th August 2012 v Charlton AthleticAnother new team to look forward to seeing, what a way to start off the season! The best known pubnear to The Valley is The Antigallican (428 Woolwich Road, SE7 8SU) which is a favourite haunt ofaway fans, but sadly only a single real ale last time we looked, food is served and the pub does getpacked. The Rose of Denmark (296 Woolwich Road, SE7 7AL) is to the west of the ground andstation and welcomes away fans before the match, but not after. The beer is Courage Best and foodis served.

Tuesday 18th September 2012 v Leeds UnitedThere are 10 pubs covering central Leeds including Whitelocks (Turks Head Yard, Briggate, LS16HB). Situated just off one of the main shopping streets, this classic Leeds yard pub has historygoing back to before the date when it was first licensed in 1715. It was described as ‘the very heartof Leeds’ by Sir John Betjaman. The delightful building dates from 1895 with a ceramic bar andVictorian interiors. Five changing guest beers and fine hearty food always on offer. A newer pub onthe Leeds scene is the Hop (The Dark Arches, Granary Wharfe, LS1 4BR), is the Ossett Brewery’sfirst venture into the Leeds area. It has the entire range of Osset ale, plus other local brews, food isalso served. The pub is situated under Leeds railway station, just by the canal.

Saturday 22nd September 2012 v Leicester CityLeicester has a good number of real ale pubs to choose from and the Swan & Rushes (19 InfirmarySquare, LE1 5WR) is certainly one of them. This two-roomed pub has up to 9 real ales on offer anda bottle beer menu of over 100 choices. Home made pizzas are a must. Another friendly pub is theSlug and Lettuce (27 Market Street, LE1 6DP) a real ale establishment for everyone includingfamilies and football fans. Passionate about LocAle from microbreweries there is plenty to choosefrom for all.

Saturday 6th October 2012 v Sheffield WednesdayWhat can I say about pubs in Sheffield the real ale capital of Yorkshire? With 10 pubs in the centreof the city and another 16 from the outskirts, this city is well represented in the GBG 2012. The bestplace to start (and possibly finish) is the Sheffield Tap (Platform1b, Sheffield Station, S1 2BP)opened in 2009 this was originally the first class refreshment room for Sheffield Midland Station. ACAMRA conversion to pub use design winner, with16 real ale or more on offer from local Sheffieldbreweries. Snacks are available but no main meals. Nearer to the ground is the Hillsborough Hotel(54-58 Langsett Road, S6 2UB) which serves both main meals and snacks and is on the tramline tothe ground.

Tuesday 23rd October 2012 v MiddlesboroughStill just the one pub in GBG, so here goes, the Star (14 Southfield Road, TS1 3BX) is a large andpopular pub situated opposing the university campus. Usually it has 4 real ales and Westons OldRosie cider on draft.

Saturday 27th October 2012 v Bristol CityThe Orchard (12 Hanover Squar BS1 6XT) near the SS Great Britain is GBG listed (and has up to24 real ciders for scrumpy lovers). The Avon Packet in Coronation Road, not GBG listed, is fine aswell, although it doesn't have the same range - normally Bass and a couple of ciders. Both pubshave food to soak up the beer, rolls in both, scotch eggs, pork pies and other pies in The Orchard,plus main meals such as curry in the Packet. Thanks to the Bristol Branch CAMRA for the aboveinfo.

Details correct at time of publication - Bernie Cawte, Magazine Editor


EAST HULL PUBS NEWS by Mark Bainton & Peter Mason14East Yorkshire has been relatively quiet for realale matters since our last issue.

Abbie and Vito have started trial brewing at theGoodmanham Arms, Goodmanham nearMarket Weighton, but unfortunately as we go topress,it was not available to try. On August BankHoliday there will be a beer festival with 40 plusbeers, live music and food will also be available.A further mini beer festival will be held on the 6thOctober with a Folk Gathering.

We are proud to announce that theGoodmanham Arms will be representing thisBranch in the Yorkshire regional pub of the Yearcompetition.

In nearby North Cave, the owners of the WhiteSwan are applying for permission to turn it into aprivate dwelling. They do not believe it has anyfuture as a pub. The branch will be seekingclarification on this issue.

The Falcon, at Withernwick, is selling three caskales – John Smiths Cask Ale, Black SheepBitter together with one from either Wold Top orGreat Newsome.

Sam Eggleton and Jon Burdett have takenover the Blue Bell in Sproatley. Jon's familyhave been involved in the pub trade in Hull fortwenty years.

The Marquis of Granby, in Hessle, has openedfollowing refurbishment. The pub formed part of abranch “discovery” crawl on Sunday 24th Junewhen we visited the Norland, the Marquis ofGranby, the Admiral (Hawke), Top House andthe Hase – all in all a very enjoyable afternoon.

The Black Bull, in Barmston, is now selling twowell-kept cask ales.

Tony and Kim have now left the Woolpack inBeverley. Fliss has now taken over the runningof the pub, as a former barmaid at the Woolpack,so will be well placed to maintain the pubs highstandards.

The New Crown Inn/Hotel in Bridlington isclosed and boarded up. Hopefully, this is only t

temporary, and we have not lost another pub.The King's Head, Nafferton, has reopened afterrefurbishment, and is serving three cask ales,with Black Sheep Bitter the regular offering.

The Black Prince, in Cottingham, is holding aMcMillan Charity Day on 24th August.

Blue Bell at Sproatley will be holding a beerfestival in late October, with 12 beers on offer.

We are always interested in news about pubs inour area and as a CAMRA branch we need tokeep records of news, whether it's real ale pub’sor not. Mostly we rely on information beingpassed on to us, so if any reader, branchmember or not, knows or hears of any pubrelated news that you think may interest us at thebranch, please get in touch with any of the pubsofficers using the contact details on page three ofthe magazine.

You can also log on to the Branch web site whichhas direct email links to the various BranchOfficers.


HOLDERNESS SURVEY TRIP, JUNE 2012 by Pete Mason 1715

It was raining heavily on a miserable summer's(?) evening when we departed Ferensway for thesecond of this year's survey trips. However, bythe time our merry crew reached our firstobjective, it was only a slight drizzle, and the skywas lightening up.

Our first port of call was the Plough Inn, inHollym near Withernsea. We were given a warmwelcome by Steve and Sue and to our surprisefed some very tasty, hot snacks – a good way tostart the evening. On offer in this lovely countrypub was Great Newsome Ploughman's Prideand Haymaker's Tipple, Tetley Bitter, BoxSteam Brewery Steam Porter and MarstonMoor Mongrel's Firkin Mutt, the quality of thebeer giving us a good start to the evening.

The rain having stopped, we made the shortjourney up the road to Patrington and our secondstop at the Holderness Inn. This village pub isdivided roughly into two halves, with drinkers tothe left and mainly diners to the right. I got into aconversation with a family of holidaymakers, whowere very complimentary about the ever-improving Pub Mirror – a fitting tribute to theefforts of our editor Bernie Cawte (payment bybrown envelope, please Bernie). Cask ales onoffer this night were St. Austell Tribute , TetleyBitter, Brains British Summer, York Guzzlerall on and very drinkable and Wye Valley HPA(which unfortunately was a trifle “green”).

Moving on to the other side of Patrington, wecalled at the Station Hotel which was fairly fulland buzzing, with its usual mix of diners with asprinkling of drinkers. We found four real ales onsale here – Black Sheep Bitter, W J KingBrighton Blond, Great Newsome Jubilee andSlaters Top Totty – all in good form.

Heading of towards Hull, we turned off at Ryehillto visit a great community pub, the CrookedBillet. Here was another pub at the heart of thevillage, busy on a Saturday night. We had achoice of Wytchwood Hobgoblin andElderwick, Jennings Cumberland Ale andMarston’s Bitter to a good standard.

Our merry band continued on our way to Hedon,where our first stop was the Shakespeare Inn.

This is a medium sized pub near the heart of thetown, and was very busy. The rain had stoppedand the evening was quite warm (do youremember warm evenings?), so the pub got quitehot. This is one of the hazards of a Saturdayevening trip, and is something we have to accept.On sale was Taylor’s Best Bitter, Tetley Bitter,Black Sheep Golden Sheep, Marston’s EPAand Thwaites Wainwright. The beer was votedan acceptable quality, with one or two believing ittoo warm, but personally I thought thetemperature was OK, and Phil Lowe actuallysmiled once or twice!

Onward down Sherrif's Highway, downHavenside to the out-of-the-way hostelry, theHaven Arms.

Mark and Alison gave us a typically warmwelcome together with a nice supper of hamsandwiches and homemade chunky chips. Theale was equally good – Camerons StrongarmRuby Ale, Black Sheep Bitter, SharpsDoombar, Taylor’s Best Bitter and TomWoods Best Bitter.

All in all, a good night, and I believe the festivitiescontinued all the way home with a protractedsing-song, much to Stewart's annoyance.Unfortunately Pauline and I missed this, as wemade our own way home from the Haven.


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This year we were invited to have a CAMRA stallat the Beverley Folk Festival for the first time.Great Newsome Brewery were kind enough tolend us their market stall for the event and PhilBirtles offered his car to transport the stall to thefestival. John Ashton and I successfully erectedthe stall following detailed instructions fromMathew Hodgeson at the brewery, but I don’tthink we gave it that cosmetic touch that I amsure the professionals manage! However it wentup and literature was spread across the table.And then.....the winds blew and the rains fell!

From that point on it was a battle between manand the elements. Thanks to Pete Mason forcoming along to help on the Friday, but it wasjust too inclement for it to be worth holding thefort. A few beers made the trip worthwhile!

Saturday was no better, although I did manage totalk to a few members and non-members aboutCAMRA and local pubs and distribute someliterature and Pub Mirrors during the few dryspots. The music and bar provided suitableretreats when the storms arose.

Overnight, the winds took their toll as they sentthe stall tumbling and any papers left took theirleave in the gale.

On Sunday the stall became skeletal as thecover acted like a sail, pulling the stall overagain. The cover was therefore removed forreasons of safety. Thanks to Stewart Campbellfor joining us on Sunday and helping John and Iwith dismantling the stall.

It is sad that the weather was so poor on our firstattempt as I am sure that we would have got a lotmore interest had the weather allowed people tostop and talk. However, the Divine Being decidednot to be so provident with us on this occasion.

Thanks to all who helped out in this re-enactmentof Shakespeare’s “Tempest”.

Tony Garrett

This started with a pub that I would love to haveas MY local - the Plough Inn at Hollym - withopen fire, dog friendly and a warm friendlyatmosphere it's most people's idea of a countrylocal. There is food available, including anunexpected snack stop for us, but it's a limitedmenu with the beer as the main focus of thebusiness.

Went from here to the Holderness in Patrington,and on to the Station. This is pretty much theopposite of the Plough - here food is king and thebeer seemed a bit of an after thought. Strangeatmosphere, not unpleasant or unfriendly but notas welcoming.

The Crooked Billet at Rye Hill, this pub haschanged a lot since I last came here (with 6 of uscrammed into a very small car back in the late70s) This is now the sort of place you would gofor a nice meal and the real ale is a bonus.

When we arrived at the Shakespeare Inn it washeaving, we were told that we 'should have comeon a week night' if we wanted to try the beer.

The last pub we went to was also busy but thiswas very welcoming and had a great selection ofboth real ales and real ciders. The Haven Armsis a large pub and had the usual Saturday nightcrush plus a wedding reception to make it seemvery busy. A frenetic but friendly place where thebeer and cider, (Happy Daze was my personaldownfall) was on great form. There was also livemusic in the bar. All in all a very pleasant nightout with some great beer and cider and goodcompany. The sing song on the way home wasan added bonus !!!

Kim Heseltine

BLOWING IN THE WIND AT THEBEVERLEY FOLK FESTIVAL

JUNE SURVEYA DRINKERS-EYE VIEW

Blowing in the wind at theBeverley Folk Festival


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BRANCH FESTIVAL NEWS

HULL REAL ALE AND CIDER FESTIVAL

Below is a letter the Branch received from theRev Barnes at Holy Trinity Church.

Real Ale & Cider Festival

I am writing on behalf of the Parochial ChurchCouncil of Holy Trinity, to acknowledge andthank you for the payment to the church for therecent Real Ale and Cider Festival. We are verygrateful indeed for your support of Holy Trinity inthis way.

I wanted also to put in writing our delight at thesuccess of the Festival, both in terms of numbersof visitors and the wonderful atmosphere thatwas generated. We were thrilled to see so manypeople in church, who were evidently enjoyingthemselves greatly and without any hint of out-of-control behaviour. We hope that the mediainterest will have benefited both yourselves andus as we were most impressed by the dedicationof your volunteers, who worked so hard to makeit a success.

We know that you will go through a process toreview the event as a branch but we are certainlyvery open to an approach from your CAMRAbranch to stage another Festival in 2013.

Yours sincerely

The Revd. Neal BarnesVicar - Holy Trinity Church

Following on from this we can confirm that thethe 2013 HRACF will again be held at the HolyTrinity Church, Trinity Square, Hull on 18th-20thApril 2013. After last years overwhelmingsuccess in terms of attendances, we will beincreasing the numbers of real ales to over 100casks (85 this year). We will also be increasingthe numbers of ciders and perries available.

Hull & East Yorkshire CAMRA have been askedby Beverley Racecourse to utilise our knowledgeand expertise to organise a real ale festival tocoincide with the racing programme on Saturday1st September.

The Minster Bar will be fitted with sixteenhandpulls to provide a dedicated real ale barfeaturing real ales from sixteen local Yorkshirebreweries including Wold Top, Great Newsome,Wellington Brewery and Yorkshire BrewingCompany plus Moorlands Farm Cyder fromNorth Newbald.

CAMRA members will get a 2 for 1 discountwhen booking tickets in advance or upon arrivalat the racecourse. Members will have to showtheir membership card when entering through theturnstiles, with the turnstile at the Minster barentrance available for CAMRA member ticketholders only. Members should ring theracecourse on 01482 867488 to book advancetickets. A special price agreement has beenreached with the racecourse who have agreed tosell the real ale at £3 per pint and MoorlandsCyder at £3.50 per pint during this event. The barwill be open from 11am on the day and all saleswill be by cash only.

Please come along and support this exciting newfestival. If all goes well it is hoped to make this anannual event with more beers available in futureyears.

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On the next 4 pages you will find informationon all the pubs selling real ale in Hull. On thecentre pages are two maps, one of the CityCentre and Old Town and the other of Northof the City Centre. These 4 pages are takenfrom our ‘Real Ale in Hull 2012’ guide whichyou will find in pubs, clubs, Tourist Officesand many other local establishments.

If you cant find a copy you can always download it from our web site or [email protected] you know of any other pubs serving real alein Hull please let us know at the emailaddress above.

Admiral of the Humber - 1Anlaby RoadBay Horse - 2115-117 WincolmleeBurlington Tavern - 3Manor StreetCity Hotel - 4Alfred Gelder StreetCooks Endeavour - 38Scale LaneCounty - 5Francis StreetEmpress - 6Alfred Gelder StreetGarbo’s - 42 (real ales coming soon)LowgateGeorge Hotel - 7Land of Green GingerGreen Bricks - 8Humber Dock StreetWm Hawkes - 40Scale LaneHop & Vine - 924 Albion StreetG.W.Horner’s - 10Anlaby RoadHull Cheese - 11

Paragon StreetJazz Bar - 39

LowgateKings - 1210 King StreetKingston - 13Cumberland Street

Kingston Hotel - 14Trinity House LaneLeonardo’s - 15Princes Dock SideLion & Key - 16High StreetManchester Arms - 177 Scale LaneMaster’s Bar - 1840 South Street (entrance on Jameson Street)Minerva Hotel - 1910 Nelson StreetMission - 2011-13 PosterngateNew Clarence - 2177 Charles StreetOld Blue Bell - 22Market PlaceOlde Black Boy - 23150 High StreetOld English Gentleman - 2422 Worship StreetOlde White Harte - 2525 Silver StreetOscars - 26Silver StreetPunch Hotel - 27Queen Victoria SquareRugby Tavern - 28Dock StreetRuscadors - 2931-33 Queen StreetSailmakers Arms - 30High StreetSandringham - 31Paragon StreetThree John Scotts - 32LowgateWalters - 3321 Scale LaneWellington Inn & Brewery - 3455 Russell StreetWhalebone Inn - 35165 WincolmleeWhite Hart - 36109 Alfred Gelder StreetWilliam Wilberforce - 371 Trinity House LaneYorkshire Brewery Company - 41Humber Street

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See map on previous page.Dukes - N1Princes AvenueGardeners Arms - N235 Cottingham RoadGrafton Hotel - N3Grafton StreetHartley’s - N4Newland AvenueHaworth Arms - N5Beverley Road/Cottingham Road jct.Henry Yeast & Son - N6Newland AvenueHole in the Wall - N7115 Spring BankLarkins - N8Newland AvenueNewlands Tofts Lane - N9Newland AvenueOld Zoological - N10Princes AvenuePave - N1116-20 Princes AvenuePolar Bear - N12Spring BankQueens - N13Queens RoadSleepers - N14Newland AvenueSpring Bank Tavern - N15Spring BankSt John’s Hotel - N16Queens RoadStation Inn - N17202 Beverley RoadTap on Spring Bank - N18160-171 Spring BankXanders - N19Newland AvenueZachariah Pearson - N20Beverley Road

Sorry no map for these pubs yet.ApolloHolderness RoadAvenueChanterlands Avenue (south)Crooked BillettHolderness RoadCross KeysBeverley Road/Endike Lane jctCrown HotelMarfleet LaneDuke Of YorkChurch Street, Sutton VillageFalcon HotelFalkland RoadFour In HandHolderness RoadGoldcrestPlimsoll WayGoodfellowship InnCottingham RoadHighwayWillerby Road/Wymersley Road jctKingswoodRaich Carter WayLord NelsonEndike Lane/Cranbrook Avenue jctManor FarmWillerby RoadMillHolderness RoadNationalNational Avenue/County Road North juctionOld Grey MareCottingham RoadPilotBeverley Road/Greenwood Ave jctPrioryPriory Road/County Road South junctionRavenserSouthcoates LaneRaynersHessle RoadRising SunMizzen RoadRobinBellfield AvenueSalthouse TavernDunvegan Road/Salthouse Road junction.Sutton FieldsHowdale Road/Sutton Road junction.SwallowMinehead Road/Wawne Road junction.Wassand ArmsWassand Street, off Hessle RoadWhistling GooseAmsterdam Road

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INN CIDER by David Litten 27

I received this article from Andy Parkin which Ithought would be general interest to ciderdrinkers (and others of course). Please feel freeto contact us if you have any views of your ownon this. You can go to our Web Site and use theblog or email us at [email protected]

Real Cider - why don't all pubs have it?

I was recently asked this question during aCAMRA presentation night, I myself can think ofseveral reasons why pubs should have RealCiders and Perries but few why they don't. Iknow that tied pubs and brew companies arelimited as to which products they are allowed tosell and can only order from a set list that rarelyhas more than one Real Cider on it, if any at all.

But what about the Free Houses out there?Mmmm, I can only think that those that don'thave any Real Cider or Perry is down to one ofthree reasons:(1) Not knowing the difference between Real andIndustrial / Commercial Ciders.(2) Thinking that Real Cider and Perry is a highmaintenance product.(3) Not believing that Real Cider or Perry can bea profitable product.

The first one of these isprobably the mostcommon and comes froma lack of trade informationreadily available. Theeasiest way of finding anyinformation would be fromthe Internet, a good placeto start would be CAMRA'sown website which statesthe difference betweenreal and non-real ciders. Italso lists the non-realciders, usually known asindustrial or commercialones. Other sites that offeruseful information are UKCider and my ownCiderman UK. If anyonewould like to ask me any questions pleasecontact me either through my website or by

contacting me through Sheffield CAMRA.Here are the three websites listed above are:www.camra.org.uk, www.ukcider.co.uk ,www.ciderman.org.uk

The second reason is also due to the same lackreadily available trade information. Real Ciderand Perry is more often than not currentlyavailable as a bag in a box product. Unopened itwill last in a cellar for up to 12 months, onceopened it can keep for up to 3 months. It can beserved directly from the box, on or under the bar.It should be served at room temperature as itshould be allowed to breath. As it is served flat,there is no need for gas lines to be installed orfor hand pump line cleaning so there is lesswastage. The box does not have to settle, youcan tilt it, move it or shake it without affecting itscontents. You simply put the box on the bar,open it and serve it. When empty, flat pack it andbin it.

The third is false; as it has longevity outlastingany Real Beer once opened there is less chanceof it going off and no chance of a line infection asthere are no lines. As it comes in a box, it can bestored easily, up to six boxes high utilising spacewhere space is at a premium. As it is served fromthe box, there are no lines to clean, no waste inthe lines and no line cleaner to buy. I have beenworking beer & cider festivals since the mid1980's and the cider bar usually sells out firstand makes a healthy profit.

In our current economic climate pubs need toexplore every avenue of potential profitability,Real Ciders & Perries are currently very popular.They are available clear or cloudy and cover allsweetness's from extremely dry to very sweet.There is a Real Cider or Perry out there to suitmost taste styles. My personal favourite cidersare from Wales but they are available rightacross England.

Big Andy Parkin

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26MOORLANDS FARM

AWARD WINNING CYDERS

MADE INEASTYORKSHIRE

MADE INEAST

YORKSHIRE

www.moorlandsfarmcyder.co.uk

DAVE DOES DOUBLE AT TT RACESBoth side car TT’s at the 2012 Isle of Man TT races were won by the Moorlands Farm Cyder

backed DMR Kawasaki of Dave Molyneux & Patrick Farrance. The conditions could not havebeen better taking Daves tally of side car TT wins to 16. Congratulations to Dave & Patrick.

Roll on 2013.

The Big River Brewery, brewing real ales with character.

www.bigriverbrewery.co.uk

[email protected]

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

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

Brewed in Brough, East Yorkshire. Contact: 07737 820 922


27OCTOBER IS CIDER MONTH

Since its launch in 2003, our October Cider andPerry month promotion has gone from strength tostrength, and we would like to thank everybody fortheir support.

The aim of this promotion is to spread CAMRA’sname while promoting real cider and perry, andwith October 2012 only a few months away it istime to start to consider what we may be able todo for this year’s promotion.

CAMRA has about 200 Branches across the UK.They show varying degrees of interest and supportfor real cider and perry. To some Branches itappears once or twice a year from the back of adistributor's van, to be sold at a local Beer Festival.In other Branches it is debated and disputed somuch it takes up disproportionate amounts of timeat branch meetings as its supporters anddetractors debate and argue its merits. There hasto be a middle way that puts real cider and perry inits rightful place in the Campaign - and that is thetarget of this article.

Following a Conference decision many years ago,support for real cider and perry is CAMRA policy -and that support can take many forms, fromorganising cider and perry tastings, promotinglocal cidermakers, judging and awarding cider pubof the year awards, arranging cider trips or evenhelping press the fruit in autumn, when it is ripe.

Of course Branches don't have to involvethemselves to that degree (it's pretty hard toarrange a cider trip if the nearest cider maker is200 miles away!) but it helps CAMRA's image ifthey at least try. Far from "using up beer lovingmembers' time", that could be used promotingtheir drink of choice, visible support for real ciderand perry can encourage fresh new recruits tojoin, who might not otherwise have done so.

Marc Holmes, eleven times Organiser of TheGreat British Beer Festival, didn't drink beer at alluntil appointed organiser, when he felt obliged tosup some ale - and found he liked it!

Andrea Briers, East Anglia Regional Director andChair of CAMRA's Cider and Perry Committee,was likewise initially a cider drinker but now

happily campaigns tirelessly for both beer andcider. Imagine how things might have been ifConference had not taken that fateful decision allthose years ago - perry, Britain's most ancientand traditional drink, would have almost certainlyceased to exist, as for many years it could onlybe found at CAMRA beer festivals and cider,currently so popular, would be fast following onits heels.

So come October get the cider and perry buntingout and celebrate the variety and choice whichCAMRA has always fought to defend, and whichhas made it the great consumer campaign it is!

Wassail !!! GillianWilliams

Local Events at time of publication:

Sunday 14th October, 11am - 3pm.Millennium Orchard, Beverley, East Yorkshire,HU17 0RN - 11am - 3pm.To celebrate National Apple Day, MillenniumOrchard is hosting its Annual Apple Festival.http://www.millenniumorchard.org.uk/index.html

Hull & East Yorkshire CAMRA Branch ciderpresentation date to be confirmed.

Hop & Vine Cider Festival provisional datesThurs 18th October to Sat 20th October.

This web site gives details of apple day inOctober.http://www.england-in-particular.info/cg/appleday/index.html

Also check our local cider producer for events:

Moorlands Farm Cyder at the following web site:http://www.moorlandsfarmcyder.co.uk/

Please check Branch Web site for further events:


28 CAMRA MEMBERS WEEKEND TRIP TO HUNTS CIDER

Torquay, part of the English Riviera, was thedestination for this year’s CAMRA AGM. Let’sskip the politics and go straight to the trips: thecider excursion was to Hunt’s, just outside ofPaignton. After taking much paint off the roof ofthe double decker bus by having to negotiate lowhanging trees on the byroad, we arrived atHigher Yalberton Farm where all the actionoccurs in the old barn. Quite a few minutes laterwe saw the bus attempting to reverse up thesteep hill due to a narrow bridge by the barn.

The history of Hunt’s is complex; even the ciderorderer for one of the national festivals whostudied the history of cider producers had manyquestions. In summary, a member of the Huntfamily started making cider in 1805 butproduction for Hunt’s as we know it now gotunderway during the 1950s by the grandfather ofthe current producer, Richard Hunt. Afterreturning from university, Richard did not intendto return to production levels of his grandfather

but the cider making bug hit and 5,000-7,000gallons are now produced annually. Nearly all theapples are sourced from the old 18 acre orchardon the farm and are picked as they fall in autumn

by two workmen who turn up annually solely todo this role. The apples are mainly Devonshirevarieties such as Tremletts Bitter, Sweet Alfordand Brown’s. Nearly everything in the barn is asit was, including the cobwebs! The apples arecrushed and pressed by 1950s belt drivenmachinery then stored in fermentation tanks.Many original, large barrels are present in thebarn but are beyond use now becauseproduction was much reduced between the timeof Richard and his grandfather. Ex-distillerybarrels from Scotland are sometimes used nowbut were difficult to source prompting one visitorto suggest the business idea of being amiddleman for barrels.

A pasty supper complemented the three cidersavailable: Dry, Medium and Sweet. All werecrisp, highly tasty and enjoyable but had a dryaftertaste and didn’t cover such a diverse rangeas some other producers’ ciders. However, this isto be expected because no extra sugar ormanufactured yeasts are added. My favouritewas the Medium which provided a good balanceof taste and texture. All would be a very good betif you’re a seasoned cider drinker, as proven bythe number of bottles taken away, but maybe notso much for those who prefer the sweeter end ofthings. The ABV is approximately 5% for alltypes.

Richard was an excellent host who was willing toanswer all questions which further enhanced theevent. All too soon it was time to catch the busback, which was parked in the road near the topof the long hill where it was finally able to turnaround; not the best location for some peopleafter the very enjoyable evening!

Warren Yabsley (Leeds CAMRA)


29DEFINING REAL CIDER by Mick Lewis

CAMRA is an organisation that supports andpromotes real ale, cider and perry, and Ipresume that by now, most beer drinkers have agood idea of what real ale is. But I suspect thatmost drinkers, including those that drink cider, donot know what constitutes real cider, comparedto the keg version. So let me try to explain.

Cider, and I am giving you the basic versionhere, is the easiest drink in the world to produce.You start with apples, crush them, squeeze outthe juice and let it ferment using the fruit's ownsugars and natural wild yeast. And hey presto itturns into cider. But it's not quite as simple asthat, which is why CAMRA has its own definitionof what we accept as being real cider.

Let me start with explaining about the fizzy, kegciders that are found in almost every pub in theUK. Most start with apple concentrate, which canbe imported from almost anywhere in the world,although a lot of the UK's apples are also turnedinto concentrate for cider. This product is thenheavily diluted with water, and then has a dose ofsomething like sugar or corn syrup added toallow it to ferment way above the legal maximumstrength of 8.5%. So it then needs to be diluteddown before it can be sold, resulting in a drinkwith a considerable amount of water and sugarwater, with consumers having no idea how muchjuice is actually in the final product. Then it isfiltered, pasteurised and gas added. Certainly nota naturally-produced drink.

So CAMRA obviously needs it own definition toshow what we accept as real cider (and perry)compared to the mass-produced industrialdrinks, and this has become even moreimportant now that we are being swamped by anew phenomenon - cider either made orflavoured with other fruit. There is, of course, nolegal definition of what cider and perry actually is.

The nearest you can get to this is the duty leviedby HM Revenue & Customs for various types ofalcohol. For these purposes, ciders or perriesmade or flavoured with fruit other than apples or

pears are classed as wines, and have wine dutylevies on them. And anyone who thinks thatthese drinks are traditional ciders shouldcertainly think again. Currently you can get ciderslabelled as melon, lychee, peach and theubiquitous tutti frutti flavour, to name just some ofthem. Traditional they ain't!

CAMRA's definition for real cider and perry isfairly straightforward. It should be made from nonpasteurised apple or pear juice with noconcentrate to be used. Large amounts of sugaror similar products are not to be used to fermentthe juice way above its natural strength. Noadded water to deliberately increase the volumeof juice. No pasteurisation to take place, noadded colourings or flavourings to be used, noartificial carbonation. No micro filtration (whichtakes out all the yeast). Finally, a sweetener maybe added to the fully fermented drink to make itmedium or sweet.

It's not complicated at all, is it? We at CAMRAare trying to promote a traditional, natural drinkthat we are proud to support.

CROOKED BILLET PITT LANE RYEHILL (01964 622303)

Runner Up CAMRA East Yorkshire Village Pub

of the Year 2010

Open: 4 pm - Midnight Mon to Thurs 12 noon - Midnight Fri to Sun

4 Regular Real Ales

Banks Bitter

Jennings Cumberland

Wychwood Hobgoblin

and two changing guest beers

A traditional Village Pub now serving a fullmenu Thur to Sun

Thur to Sat 12noon to 8pm

Sunday Lunches 12noon to 6.30pm.

Come and have a good pint and a good natter.

2012


USEFUL INFORMATION30 REAL ALE v SMOOTH

What is Real Ale?Real Ale is a living beer. It continues to

ferment and develop its full flavour in thecask.Real Ale is brewed from traditional

ingredients, malt, hops, water and yeastmatured by secondary fermentation in thecontainer from which it is dispensed, andserved without the extraneous use ofcarbon dioxide or nitrogen via hand pumps.

What are ‘Smooth’ beers?Smooth beers are brewed in much the

same way as real ale but eventually thenatural yeast is killed and processed togive longer shelf life. The dead beer isthen resurrected by means of chemicalsand served chilled by gas pressurethrough fonts. Smooth beer sales arealso known as nitro-keg beer.

Examples of ‘smooth’ dispensers

Examples of traditional handpumps

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OLD MILL

Mill Street

SNAITH

DN14 9HU

(01405) 861813@ www.oldmillbrewery.co.uk

Regular Beers: Mild (ABV 3.4%),

Bitter (ABV 3.9%), Old Curiosity (ABV 4.5%),Bullion (ABV 4.7%), Blonde Bombshell (ABV4.0%), Yorkshire Porter (ABV 4.4%)

WELLINGTON INN BREWERY(NEW)

Russell Street

HULL

HU2 9AB

(01482) 329486@ Thewellingtoninnbreweryhull.blogspot.com

Regular Beers: 1st Duke (ABV 3.7%), BeauDouro (4.5%), Stateman (4.0%),Waterloo Porter(ABV 4.0%), Leipzig (5.8%).

BLO - Steve Hopkinson

WHALEBONE

163 Wincolmlee

HULL

HU2 0PA

(01482) 226648

Regular Beers: Diana Mild (ABV 3.5%),

Neck Oil (ABV 3.9%)

BLO - Vacant

WOLD TOP

Hunmanby Grange

Wold Newton

DRIFFIELD

YO25 3HS

(01723) 892222@ www.woldtopbrewer.co.uk

Regular Beers: Bitter (ABV 3.7%), Wold Gold(ABV 4.8%), Headland Red (ABV 4.3%), AnglersReward (ABV 4.0%)

BIG RIVER (NEW)48 Grange Park

BROUGH

East Yorkshire

HU15 1AA

(07737) 820922

@ www.bigriverbrewery.co.uk

Regular Beers: Windjammer (ABV 4.7%), BigRed (ABV 3.9% ), Rope Walk (ABV 3.5%),Halcyon Daze (ABV 3.4%), Sailmakers Porter(ABV 5.2%)BLO - Paul Ashton

BIRD BRAIN (NEW)

30 Hallgate, HOWDEN

Goole

DN14 7SL

(01430) 432166

Regular Beers: Shiny’s (ABV 3.9%), HowdenBitter (ABV 3.9%)

BLO - Stewart Campbell

GREAT NEWSOME Great

Newsome Farm South

Frodingham Winestead

HULL

HU12 0NR

(01964) 612201

@ www.greatnewsomebrewery.co.uk

Regular Beers: Sleck Dusk (ABV 3.8%), PrickyBack Otchan (ABV 4.2%), Frothingham Best(ABV 4.3%), Jem’s Stout (ABV 4.3%)

BLO - Stewart Campbell

MOORLANDS FARM CYDERTTH (York) Ltd

Moorlands Farm

NORTH NEWBALD

(01430) 827359@ www.moorlandsfarmcyder.co.uk

Cider: Medium Sweet Cyder (ABV 6.4%)

YORKSHIRE BREWING CO. (NEW)

The Old Fruit Market, 70 Humber Street, HULL, HU1 1TU

(01482) 329999/618000 www.yorkshirebrewing.co.uk

Regular Beers: True North (ABV 4.5%), Jubilation Ale (ABV 4.8%), Tyger Tyger (ABV 3.6%)

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(Excluding other offers - Membership Card must be shown)


VILLAGES SURVEY TRIP - JULY 2012 by Mark Bainton 33

Our survey trips for the 2014 Good Beer Guide(GBG) continues with the visit to the rural villagepubs North of Beverley but South of Driffield on8th July.

The trips are generally designated for theSaturday evenings but it was decided to surveythis area over a Sunday afternoon so as to takein the summer weather.

We made our way to Walkington after leavingHull at noon and picking up members on route.As their were 21 eager drinkers from the Branchon the trip we spilt up to avoid causing acongestion in each of the pubs. In the FergusonFawcitt we where treated to Golden Pippin,Black Sheep, John Smiths cask andDirectors. The Dog and Duck we had a choiceof Jennings Cumberland and Pedigree ales.Also in the village is The Barrel, this wasn't onthe survey however we decided to visit the pubas we where already in the village. This is aThwaites establishment (not very common inthis area), so we where greeted with three alesfrom their stable. These where Bomber, HalfNelson and Wainwright all in very good form.

The next village pub to grace our presence wasThe Star Inn at Sancton. This was servingBlack Sheep, Wold Top Bitter, a GreatNewsome and a beer from The Hop Studio outin Elvington. You'll find it hard to resist the porkpies they had on sale at the bar,very nice wasthe verdict.

The Goodmanham Arms (above) inGoodmanham, our Village Pub of The Year2011, was the next pub to visit. Their Brewery

has just started to brew their first beer, sadly notready to taste when we visited. A very goodvaried selection on offer to test out our tastebuds. There was a Hambleton, from NickStafford's brewery, Theakstones, a beer fromTring Blond, Wold Top, Devon's Black and aWoodland Mild.

Our next port of call was the Pipe and Glass inSouth Dalton, but before any beer is consumedour raffle has to be drawn with prizes on offer ofcertain committee members designated as 'acleaner for the day', thank goodness there wereother prizes available which seem to go first, Iwonder why...

The beers on offer here were a Wold Top, BlackSheep, Two Chefs Honey and a Cropton ale allvery good quality.

The furthest pub we visited today, TheWellington in Lund is set next to the villagegreen, the hub of the community it can be said.What this village pub had on offer was TimothyTaylor's Landlord, a Wold Top bitter,Theakstones Old Perculiar and CopperDragon Golden Pippin all kept very well.

We leave the Wellington and head back towardsHull and in particular The Beech Tree inKirkella. We are greeted by fellow members whocouldn't make the full day out ,but wanted to joinus for a drink and enquire how the survey went.

We where treated to Purity Mad Goose,ArchersOld Glory, Leeds Yorkshire Gold and Calypso.As we where about to go the barman said hewas about to tap another beer for the Sundaynights customers, sadly we had to depart beforeit was ready.

Most of the beer we visited on the trip may not beavailable when you visit or when you read this asthe licensees like to vary the beers on offer.

For information on how to participate on thesesurvey trips or any CAMRA related issues go towww.hullcamra.org.uk and visit our events page,or join our facebook or twitter pages for up to theminute information about what going on in ourarea.


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Sampling a few beers at this year’s Camra BeerFestival in Holy Trinity Church in Hull one of ourgroup became particularly enthusiastic about hislatest find, “What a beer! Strong, dark, malty andthere’s a really nice vanilla taste there too”. Thebeer was Brass Castle’s Bad Kitty PorterEveryone in our group got a glass each and allagreed it was a bit special. We encamped nearthe barrel before moving slightly along theracking where another Brass Castle beer was onoffer, the wonderfully hoppy ‘Sunshine’.Unashamedly based on American style strongpale ales, the flavoursome hop character comesfrom the use of Willamette and Amarillo typehops, this deceptively drinkable 5.7% abv brewwas a complete contrast in style to the Bad Kittybut equally as good. Two wonderful beers; andboth from a new local brewery. We wanted tofind out more…

Sharing our favourable comments about thebrews to one of the festival bar staff (self-styled‘Bloke from Hull’) he pointed that the two guyswho brew Brass Castle beers were in fact stoodvery close to us, also enjoying their own well-crafted beers. We quickly struck up conversationwith Phil Saltonstall and Ian Goodall from the

brewery who were easy going and friendly andpleasantly surprised with our enthusiasm for theirbeers. Savouring more glasses of the superb‘Sunshine’, it was hard not to just gushcompliments about the quality of their brews.However, as the brewery was a relatively newname to us, we asked how it all started – andwhat their future plans were for producing moremagical brews…

Brass Castle brewery was set up by Phil and hiswife Harriet as a nano-brewery in the basementof their Pocklington home last year after they hadreturned to East Yorkshire following four years ofliving in New York. Drinking in the US hadconvinced them that there was a new surge ofinterest in craft ales and they were determined toget involved once back in the UK. A wave ofnanobreweries opening across the US showedthat an alternative model to the traditionalmicrobrewery existed for those starting-out in theindustry. On his return to the UK, Phil undertooka Brew-Lab course at Sunderland Universitybefore setting up a 1bbl nanobrewery in his newhouse, tucked-away on historic Brass Castle Hillin the centre of Pocklington.

SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY by Marcus Raw & Allan Sykes


Small-scale operations began at Brass Castle inAugust 2011 and were soon rewarded withacclaim for the brewery’s Bad Kitty (5.5%abv)vanilla porter which won the “beer of festival”award at the 2011 York Camra Beer Festival.

Their ales have proved so popular that, with theinvaluable help from Ian, a (former) keen homebrewer, they have already expanded operationsand are also now brewing at the historicbrewhouse on the Earl of Halifax’s GarrowbyEstate. At both locations, Phil says theirequipment is fairly rudimentary and in the lattercase, Victorian.

Since Harriet and Phil are both vegan, they maketheir beer without the use of any animal-derivedingredients which means that Isinglass finingsare not used.

A visit to the Garrowby Estate brewhouse on arainy day in May, the early morning hours sawPhil and Ian up to their necks in brewing a newbeer, mashing a batch of a brew they wereproducing to celebrate the Queen’s Diamondjubilee. The beer, ‘Q-Queenie’ was made to arecipe including barley and rye malts andColumbus hops.

Previous to their lease on the premises, thebrewery is usually only used on a veryoccasional basis, approximately once a year, toproduce unique beers strictly limited to friendsand invited guests of the Earl of Halifax. Setover two floors, with marvellous ancient brewingequipment, the brewhouse itself has beenlovingly restored by Ian and Phil for their moreregular use.

Later in the morning, with steam billowing out ofthe open windows, hops were tossed into thekettle at strictly controlled intervals. After avigorous boiling with some more ‘late’ addedhops, the wort is transferred to a fermentingvessel on the ground floor, cooled down byflowing over an authentic Victorian copper coolerto obtain the necessary ‘cold-break’.

All perhaps sounds fairly simple, but the brewingprocess, particularly in this ancient brewhouse,demands hours of hard work. After severalhours of brewing, non-stop testing andmeticulous cleaning, the yeast is finally pitched

and eventually by late afternoon, the brewersallow themselves a moment of relaxation.

“Phil does all the talking and I do all the hardgraft!” joked Ian. Neither part of that statement ofcourse was entirely true for the brewing demandsnot only physical graft but both of them workingclosely together with mutual understanding andcontinuous banter. Watching their almostpsychic understanding it is clear they workextremely well together.

Phil later comments ‘What we are basically tryingto do here, is to craft some decent beers thatpeople will hopefully find some pleasure andenjoyment in drinking’. A warm and genuinephilosophy that couldn’t be argued with!

Sampling some pints of ‘Sunshine’ straight fromthe cask nicely rounded off the day at thebrewery. The beer poured crystal clear, provingyou don’t need fish finings to produce beer thatlooks good. Not only that, it tasted absolutelysuperb.

Sunshine’ on a rainy day - suddenly the worldseemed a brighter happier place!

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15th SCUNTHORPE CAMRA BEER FESTIVAL

The 15th Scunthorpe Beer Festival, arranged by Scunthorpe & District CAMRA, will be taking placeat Campbell’s Bar in the centre of Scunthorpe from 20-23 September. This year they are featuring25+ real ales from Yorkshire, the South West, the Heart of England and the East Midlands. Theyhave tried to feature as varied a range as possible, and hopefully there will be beers to suit allpalates. There will also be cider & perry, plus soft drinks for drivers or children.

Beer & Cider Listing:Abbeydale, Yorkshire – Seasonal ?%, Acorn, Yorkshire – Barnsley Bitter 3.8%, Amber Ales,Derbyshire – Chocolate Orange Stout 4.0%, Axholme Brewing Co, Lincolnshire - Isle Pale Ale4.1%, B&T, Bedfordshire – Fruit Bat 4.5%, Battledown, Gloucestershire – Sunbeam 3.8%,Brewsters, Lincolnshire – Hop a Doodle Doo 4.3%, Coastal, Cornwall – Merry Maiden’s Mild 4.0%,Concrete Cow, Buckinghamshire – Cloven Hoof 4.5%, Dark Star, Sussex – Hylder Blonde 4.2%,DarkTribe, Lincolnshire – Dixie’s Bollards 4.5%, Dorset Brewing Co., Dorset – Durdle Door 5.0%,Exe Valley, Devon – Mr. Sheppard’s Crook 4.7%, Flipside, Nottinghamshire – Dusty Penny Porter5.0%, Frog Island, Leicestershire – Fire Bellied Toad 5.0%, Goose Eye, Yorkshire – ChinookBlonde 4.2%, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire – Flagship 5.3%, Hopshackle, Lincolnshire – Flinders4.8%, Ilkley, Yorkshire – Siberia 5.9%, Magic Rock, Yorkshire – Curious 3.9%, Milk Street,Somerset – Zig Zag Stout 4.5%, Rat Brewery, Yorkshire – Rattus Rattus 4.3%, St. Austell,Cornwall – Proper Job 4.5%, Skinners, Cornwall – Green Hop 4.2%, Vale, Buckinghamshire –Gravitas 4.8%, White Horse, Oxfordshire – Guv’nor 6.5%

Cider & PerryGwynt-Y-Ddraig, Wales – Dog Dancer Cider 6.5%, Burnards, Norfolk - Oaky Dokey Cider 5.5%,Cornish Orchards, Cornwall – Pear Perry 5.1%

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HULL SOCIAL CRAWL, NEWLAND AVENUE by Jill Walker 37

As this was the first ‘crawl’ I had organised, I wasa little concerned that as most people don’t knowme, no one would turn up. I need not haveworried as our regular, intrepid crew of ‘crawlsupporters’ turned up to meet me. One of whom,who shall remain nameless, (if you know him,you’ll know!) resplendent in his bright orangehand-knitted woolly hat complete with a selectionof beer slogan badges ensured that our groupwould certainly stand out in a crowd! I hadchosen new ground for our first crawl. With lotsof new bars selling real ale, Newland Avenueseemed worthy of a visit.

Our meeting place was The Haworth Arms onthe corner of Beverley Road/Cottingham Road,which offers 10% discount to CAMRA membersas well as a loyalty card scheme for real ales. Ithad three beers on offer, all were of good qualitybut unfortunately the barman who served medidn’t have a clue what I was talking about whenI asked for my CAMRA discount and it took a bitof explanation to sort this out.

Half of the group then moved out to visit our nextpub, The Gardeners Arms with the rest waitingback for some latecomers to arrive. There weresix beers to choose from yet for some reason, allof us chose the same one! It wasn’t of very goodquality but as we had nothing to compare it with,I hope it was just that particular barrel. As it wasa nice evening, we decided to sit outside on thevery large forecourt and by the time the rest ofthe group had joined us, we had finished ourdrinks and were ready to move on.

We wandered off down Newland Avenue andmade an impromptu visit to Hartley’s, whichhadn’t been on my visiting list as I felt that wealready had rather a lot of pubs to fit in. I likeHartley’s because despite it being morerestaurant than pub, there is a distinct bar areaso you don’t feel that you should be eating whichis sometimes the case in these types of places.I’m pleased that we did decide to pop in as thetwo Wold Top beers on offer were very goodindeed.

We next moved on to Xanders, a busy andpopular pub where we were at last joined by therest of the crew. There are usually four beersand a cider on handpull in here and tonight wasno exception, with the Exe Valley Darkest Devon,a tasty mild at 3.9% proving very popular.

Next on the agenda was a visit to The Grafton,down Grafton Street. This is a traditional tworoomed pub offering two hand pulled beers. Thelounge appeared to be closed and so we wentinto the bar. This was like a scene from a wildwest movie when the music stops and all theregulars stop and stare as the stranger walksthrough the pub towards the bar. I suppose wedid cut rather a dash with the orange woolly hatleading the way and I’m sure the locals weremesmerised by it rather than us as a group! Oneof the beers were off as we found after we hadbeen served it but it was replaced with noquestion, so full marks there!

After a quick chip shop break for Angela and me,we rejoined the crew in Newland Toft’s Lane.This is a newly refurbished bar which waspreviously The Nag’s Head pub, renamed afterthe original name of Newland Avenue, which wasToft’s Lane. Now very much in the café/bar stylepopular in this area, it is a very busy place butwith a good mixture of people and age groups. Itoffers four beers on hand pull and all are wellkept. It is a welcome addition to the area in myopinion.

Next up was a few doors along to Larkin’s Barwhere they have three real ales on sale at alltimes, usually from Wold Top, Great Newsomeand Cottage Brewing. Like all of the newer pubsalong this stretch, Larkin’s is very busy but verywelcoming with the quiet background musicnever intruding on the buzz of conversation.

Our final port of call was Henry Yeast & Son, apub/restaurant very much in the continental style.It always reminds me of the bars in Belgium withits extensive bottled beer menu and continentaldraught beers. It only has one British real ale onhand pull which is usually from Saltaire Brewerybut it is well worth a visit if in the area and youmay just be tempted to try something a bitdifferent.

I hope I’ve whetted the appetite of those of youwho have yet to visit this thriving social area whomay have been put off by the café/bar culture.All of these establishments have a good mix ofcustomers and age groups and all of them aremost welcoming to discerning drinkers of realale. See you there soon!


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39Hello and welcome to my first edition of Hull PubNews. We are always interested in news aboutpubs in our area and as a CAMRA branch weneed to keep records of news, whether it's realale pubs or not. Mostly we rely on informationbeing passed on to us, so if any reader, branchmember or not, knows or hears of any pubrelated news that you think may interest us at thebranch, please get in touch with any of the pubsofficers using the contact details at the front ofthe magazine. This could be pubs opening orclosing in your area or pubs starting to, or(heaven forbid) stopping selling real ale. Pleasedon’t assume that we will already know becausewe only know what people tell us and we wouldrather receive the information more than oncethan not at all. Now, onto my news.

Green Bricks on the Marina has new owners.Elite Entertainment, headed by Paul Weeks havebought the pub, they also own Bar Babylon onLowgate as well as several bars and pubs in Lin-colnshire. The pub is now open after a refurbish-ment and is very comfortable and welcominginside. They are currently selling three cask aleswith plans to install two further hand pumps onthe separate bar in the old part of the pub. Themore mature among us will remember this areaas the original ‘Green Bricks’ which was the nick-name given to The Humber Dock Tavern. Thispart of the pub is reported to be planned as amore traditional pub area, in style with the origi-nal pub that it is located in. However, the refur-bishment of this area was not completed when Ivisited recently.

The team behind Walters and Lion and Key haveagain increased our choice of quality drinkingestablishments in the Old Town. Wm. Hawkes,on Scale Lane in Hull opened its doors to an en-

thusiastic reception on 6th June and is selling Re-al ales from several hand pumps. This is a lovelyaddition to the Old Town real ale circuit, a verycharacterful conversion, with painted wood pan-elling throughout and lots of memorabilia aroundthe walls and shelves. It takes its name from theowner of the gun shop it used to be in days goneby.

Walters as I’m sure you are all already awarehave had their electric pumps removed and arenow selling only real ale and cider. I believe

there are 20 hand pumps in total with as usual,five or so reserved for cider.

The Goat and Compasses on Greatfield isunder the new ownership of Andy Watts & LeeRadford and managed by Tommy Moss. Wehave no reports of them selling real ale at thistime.

Lord Nelson Endike Lane is still selling cask ale,despite previous reports that they had stopped. Ipopped in and spoke with the landlord and heassured me that they had never stopped sellingit.

The Grange on Bilton Grange will not be sellingcask ale as there is no demand for it. It’s thesame landlady as Sandringham where she sellsTetley’s and she had reported that she hoped toput Tetley’s into the Grange but that’s not goingto happen.

The Hull Cheese, now refurbished is now sellingMansfield Cask again.

Manor Farm, Willerby Road. It has beenreported that they now offer a discount toCAMRA members on production of amembership card.

The White Horse, Carr Lane is now selling upto three cask ales including Landlord andBombardier. They are open Sunday to Thursday11am – 7pm and Friday and Saturday 11am –4am. The new landlord, Gary is keen tointroduce more cask ales and is trying to getmore support from Admiral Taverns to have morehand pumps installed. I visited on a Saturdayafternoon and the cask ales were being sold atan astonishingly low price of £1.60 a pint, usuallyit is £2.40.

The Albert Hotel, Anlaby Road re-opened afterrefurbishment on Thursday 19th July. No realales at the moment but it is planned for a futuredate when staff have been trained.

Garbo’s Bar and Grill, formerly The Mint isreported to be planning to have real ales on thebar very soon, as is the Old Town restaurantCook’s Endeavour on Scale Lane. Thesechanges should be in place by the time ofpublication but had not taken place as at the timeof writing.

HULL PUB NEWS by Jill Walker


BEVERLEY HOSTELRIES by Colin Edwards40

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Answers : 1 Tudor Rose Hotel, 2 The Angel, 3 The Beaver, 4 The Lord Nelson, 5 The Sloop, 6 TheQueens Head, 7 The Durham Ox, 8 The Mariner’s Arms, 9 The White Horse (Nellies), 10 The Dogand Duck, 11 The Oddfellows Arms, 12 The Cross Keys, 13 The Royal Standard, 14 The Rose andCrown, 15 The Sun Inn.

This picture quiz appeared in the last issue but unfortunately no one sent anything in so we thoughtwe would just do it for fun, answer below. We would like to thank Colin for sending it to us, it certainlyhad some of us guessing anyway.


PUBS WITH ….………

A rare and unspoiled interior ofoutstanding historic interest:Beverley - White Horse InnBridlington - Station BuffetKingston Upon HullOlde Black Boy - Olde White HarteSt John’s Hotel - White Hart

Oversized, lined glasses:(Guaranteeing a full or ½ liquid pint)Bridlington - Station BuffetBeverley - Dog & Duck (Black Sheep Only)Hollym - Plough InnKingston Upon Hull - Hop & Vine

Real draught cider (not keg), East Yorkshire:Beverley - Cornerhouse : Green DragonBrantingham - The TritonBridlington - Prior JohnCottingham - Cross Keys : Railway (new)Driffield - Tiger InnDunswell - The ShipGoodmanham - Goodmanham Arms (new)Hedon - Haven ArmsHessle - Hawke formerly Admiral HawkeHornsea - SmugglersNorth Newbald - Tiger Inn - The GnuSouth Dalton - Pipe & GlassTickton - New Inn

Real draught cider (not keg), KingstonUpon Hull Clubs and Pubs:Adelphi Club Admiral of the HumberThe Gardener’s Sailmakers ArmsHop & Vine Lion & KeyNew Clarence Olde Black BoyPave (new) Rising Sun (new)Three John Scotts WaltersWellington Inn WhaleboneXanders Zachariah Pearson

Real Mild regularly available:Beverley - Moulders Arms : CornerhouseBlacktoft - Hope & AnchorBrough - BuccaneerCottingham - King William IVDriffield - Tiger InnGoodmanham - Goodmanham ArmsHornsea - Rose & CrownKingston Upon Hull -Whalebone : RavenserPreston - Cock & BellWetwang - Black Swan

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A quiet room (no piped music or juke box, TV,electronic games):Beverley - Rose & Crown : White Horse InnWoolpack : HodgsonsBridlington - Old Ship InnCottingham - King William IVDriffield - Bell HotelGreat Kelk - Chestnut HorseGoodmanham - Goodmanham ArmsKingston Upon Hull - Olde Black BoySt John’s Hotel

Licensee who has gained Cask MarqueAccreditation, East Yorkshire:Beeford - Tiger (new)Beverley - Green Dragon : GrovehillRoyal Standard: Tiger : Molescroft (new)Bridlington - Old Ship Inn: Prior JohnBrough - BuccaneerCherry Burton - Bay HorseCottingham - Blue Bell : Duke of Cumberland:King William IV : RailwayDriffield - Bell Hotel : Benjamin Fawcett (new)Ferriby - Duke of CumberlandHedon - Station : ShakespeareHessle - NorlandHornsea - VictoriaKirk Ella - Beech TreeMarket Weighton - Griffin(new) :Red Lion(new)North Cave - The White Hart InnNorth Newbald - Gnu(new) :Tiger(new)Patrington - The Holderness : Station HotelHildyardPreston - Nags HeadRoos - Roos Arms : Black HorseRyehill - Crooked BilletSewerby - Ship InnSouth Cave - BearTickton - Crown & AnchorWalkington - The BarrelWillerby - Toby Carvery

Licensee who has gained Cask MarqueAccreditation, Hull Clubs and Pubs:Admiral of the Humber : Avenue(new)Gardeners Arms : Manor Farm : Mill :National : New Clarence : Old Grey Mare :Pave : Ravenser : Salthouse Tavern :Three John Scotts : William Wilberforce :Zachariah Pearson : West Bulls

If you know of any pubs/clubs to add to this listemail details to [email protected]


AMAZING FUNCTION AT THE JUNCTION42In early 2010 Maureen Shaw and Neil Midgleytook the plunge and bought a closed run downpub group hostelry in the centre of Castlefordcalled the Junction.

Having worked in the trade for a number of yearsthey saw the potential of the pub and decided tonot only bring it back to life but to also restore itto its former glory. They had transformed it froma total mess into a work in progress pub whichopened its doors within a few months in July.Banks of Melbourne handpumps were installedon a restored traditional bar and real ale wasintroduced.

Being a qualified all rounder in the building trade,Neil set to work on the pub and today, havingdone most of the work from floor to ceiling, evenwith work to do, it is looking fabulous. Alreadyfinished are new fireplaces and a separate snughas been reintroduced. Neil is currently workingon the parquet floor which was purchased froman old church in Sheffield.

Regular real ales are supplied from Yorkshirebreweries, with excellent beers from SimonBolderson’s Ridgeside Brewery being constant.Indeed, the pub’s first anniversary wascelebrated in July 2011 with a Ridgeside beerfestival with all nine handpumps dispensingSimon’s fabulous beers.

Having spent years working for a traditionalYorkshire brewery, Neil was familiar with woodencasks and he decided to experiment andpurchased a re-made wooden cask from AlastairSimms, the only remaining Master Cooper leftworking in the UK brewing industry. Alastairspent sixteen years at Theakstons and is now atWadworth Brewery and now includes restoringand remaking wooden casks amongst his skills.At first, Neil bought one wooden cask and used itfor a Ridgeside beer. This went so well, that itwas not long before he purchased twenty more.Recently ten pins were purchased and twentymore casks are to follow soon. The intention is tobecome self sufficient with wooden casks.

In early July Neil and Maureen hosted a beerfestival featuring nine Yorkshire “Beers from thewood”. Six beers from Ridgeside along with twofrom Five Towns and one from Kirkstall wereavailable. All were in fabulous condition and themany visitors from far and wide were wellimpressed.

B F H


OLD PECULIER BEST BITTER LIGHTFOOT

SAVO U R EV E RY MO M E N T.


tel. 01964 612201

www.greatnewsomebrewery.co.uk

44 BRANCH EVENTS DIARY

Branch Open MeetingsAll open meetings start at 8pm and conclude at approximately 9.30pm with a chance to socialise andrefreshments are normally provided at the end of the meeting.Wednesday 5th September - Beverley Road Social Club, Beverley RoadWednesday 3rd October - Yorkshire Brewing Company, Brewery WharfWednesday 7th November - Walters/Lion & Key to be confirmed

Survey and Social TripsThese trips run from May through to October on the second Saturday of the month and are usedto survey the village pubs that are nominated for the following year’s Good Beer Guide.Saturday 11th August - Holderness Pubs - 6pm Hull Truck, FerenswaySaturday 25th August - Bank Holiday weekend, no trips plannedSaturday 8th September - North of Hull Pubs - 6pm Hull Truck, FerenswaySunday 30th September (afternoon) - Beverley Pubs using public transportSaturday 13th October - Bridlington or Driffield by public transport, further details ASAPSaturday 27th October - Hull Social Crawl, Spring Bank meet at 7pm in PavePlease contact our Pubs Officers, details available on the Branch Contacts page or see BranchWebsite for further information.

Branch Beer FestivalSaturday 1st September 2012 - Beverley Race Course. Further details on our Branch Web site,Twitter, Facebook and Festival Blog page. CAMRA members are offered two tickets for the price ofone (conditions apply). There will be a minimum of 18 real ales and ciders available from 1100 untilan hour after the last race, in the CAMRA bar.

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