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This is the programme for the

Tamworth Beer Festival, held by

the Lichfield, Sutton and Tamworth

branch of CAMRA.

Contact us at

[email protected]

or see

www.LSTCamra.org.uk

Copyright of the material in this Newsletter is held by the branch, but the material can be copied,

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2 www.LSTCamra.org.uk Tamworth Beer Fest 2017

Our congratulations to LST Warwickshire Pub of the Year 2017, the Plough at Shustoke.

Pictured is branch secretary Joe Rabbitt presenting the award to licensee Adam Hunt,

flanked by Richard Palmer (left) and Leon Sidwell.

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Soft Drinks are available

from the Masonic Rooms

bar; food is available both

inside and outside.

We reserve the right to refuse admission.

The list of beers is correct at the time of going to

press but may be subject to change. We will not

‘hold back’ beers, but not all beers may be avail-

able at all sessions due to circumstances beyond

our control.

Barrel labels carry a graphic code to give an indica-

tion of beer colour, from very pale through to very

dark or black.

With the exception of bottled beers, CASH IS NOT

accepted at the bar. We operate a token payment

scheme. Tokens cost £5 each; our staff will strike off

the appropriate value for each purchase. Unused value is

fully refundable, or can be donated to the fest charity.

Essential Festival Information


W ay back in September 1967, the British

TV-viewing public were totally unpre-

pared for the shock that popular actor Patrick

McGoohan had in store for them. Since 1960,

viewers had got used to McGoohan’s persona as

special agent John Drake in the series Danger

Man (known as Secret Agent in the US). It was an

era when James Bond had become popular, as

well as other iconic series such as The Avengers.

Unlike James Bond, Danger Man storylines

strove for realism, dramatising credible Cold War

tensions. And each half hour (later 50 minute) episode had a satisfying conclusion, with

Drake naturally coming out on top.

The ground shifted seismically with The Prisoner. The series follows a former secret agent

(widely assumed to be Drake, though this was refuted by McGoohan) who is abducted and

held prisoner in a mysterious coastal resort, referred to simply as ‘the Village’. No names are

used, only numbers, with McGoohan badged as No. 6. The village administrator, No. 2, gen-

erally played by a different actor from episode to episode, is forever trying to find out why

No. 6 abruptly resigned from his job. No. 6 meanwhile is obsessed with both escape, and

determining who is the shadowy No. 1. Meanwhile, security is provided by the ludicrous but

totally convincing mechanism of a roaring, wobbly weather balloon.

After the certainty of John Drake’s escapades, many viewers found The Prisoner baffling and

frustrating. It raised more questions than answers, although this was part of McGoohan’s aim

as series creator and occasional scriptwriter. The series ran to 17 episodes, with many view-

ers expecting the final episode, Fall Out, to provide a revelatory conclusion. The outrage

when this failed to happen allegedly led to McGoohan fleeing the UK. Despite its detractors,

the show spawned a dedicated fan base, and The Prisoner has lived on. It is still screened all

over the world, and sells DVD box sets by the huge inflatable bouncy balloon load.

McGoohan had originally wanted to produce only seven episodes, but the need to satisfy

American television scheduling led to the final 17. This may have led to McGoohan’s origi-

nal concept being stretched, but it also led to some gloriously offbeat episodes, such as The

Girl Who Was Death, and the Wild West-oriented A Town Called Harmony. There were

stresses behind the scenes too, with both McGoohan and

Leo Mckern coming close to nervous breakdown during the

filming of the final two tense episodes.

One inanimate star of The Prisoner was its filming loca-

tion, a pretty Mediterranean-looking village, whose loca-

tion was not disclosed until the final episode. In the sixties,

when the population was lesser-travelled, most viewers

were surprised to find that it was in North Wales, called

Portmeirion. Italianate in style, the place was designed and

constructed by architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis between

1925 and 1975.

Not A Number


Arrival

The Chimes of Big Ben

A. B. and C.

Free for All

The Schizoid Man

The General

Many Happy Returns

Dance of the Dead

Checkmate

Hammer into Anvil

It's Your Funeral

A Change of Mind

Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling

Living in Harmony

The Girl Who Was Death

Once Upon a Time

Fall Out

In a Wild West setting, a lawman who resigned is trapped in a town called Harmony where the Judge wants him to be the new sheriff - by hook or by crook 29 December 1967

The gorgeously silly episode - Number Six avoids the assassination attempts of a beautiful woman while foiling the plots of her megalomaniac father. 18 January 1968

Number Two subjects Number Six to a desperate, last-ditch effort to subdue him, Degree Absolute - an ordeal that will not end until it breaks one of them. 25 January 1968

Number Six encounters the forces behind the Village, but can he finally escape?

1 February 1968

Number Six takes revenge on a sadistic Number Two for the death of another prisoner.

1 December 1967

To save the prisoner who is being set up to take a fall, Number Six must intervene in a Village power struggle and prevent the assassination of a Number Two 8 December 1967

Number Two stirs the Village to ostracize Number Six, and then takes even more drastic measures to cure Six's "unmutuality". 15 December 1967

Deprived of his memory and placed in another man's body, Number Six travels back to England to seek a missing scientist. 22 December 1967

An important prisoner's new speed-teaching method poses perhaps the greatest threat to Number Six's independence.

3 November 1967

After waking to find the Village deserted, Number Six returns to England but does not know whom he can trust there. 10 November 1967

Number Six tries to save an old friend who is headed for destruction at the hands of the Village.

17 November 1967

Number Six thinks he has a means to tell the prisoners from the warders.

24 November 1967

A new prisoner, Nadia, may have information about the Village that makes an escape attempt possible.

6 October 1967

A desperate Number Two tampers with Number Six's dreams to discover where his loyalties lie.

13 October 1967

Presented with the opportunity, Number Six runs for election to the post of Number Two.

20 October 1967

Number Two introduces a duplicate Number Six to weaken the real Six's sense of identity.

27 October 1967

After waking up in the Village and discovering his captivity there, Number Six encounters a friend from the outside who may have a possible escape. 29 September 1967


H ere we thank our many sponsors who have kindly supported this event. They have al-

lowed us to keep our costs down, and thereby the costs to you! So, many thanks to:

Festival T-shirt sponsors:

The Sir Robert Peel, 13-15 Lower Gungate, Tamworth, B79 7BA

Marquee sponsors:

Joule’s Brewery, Market Drayton, www.joulesbrewery.co.uk

Oakham Brewery, Peterborough, www.oakhamales.com

Token sponsors:

The Bishop Vesey, 63 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5XA

Programme sponsors:

The Plough, Shustoke, Warwickshire, B46 2AN

Nationwide Construction Training, 07946 183592

The Drill Inn, Springlestyche Lane, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 9HD

The Horse & Jockey, 10 Sandford Street, Lichfield, WS13 6QA

Venue sponsors:

Polesworth Garage, www.polesworth-garage.com

The Boldmere Tap, 363 Boldmere Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5HE

The Brewhouse & Kitchen, Bird Street, Lichfield, WS13 6PW

Glass sponsors: Beowulf Brewing Company Blythe Brewery Church End Brewery

Freestyle Brewing Sperrin Brewery

Cask label sponsors: The Acorn, 16 Tamworth Street, Lichfield, WS13 6JJ

Angel Ale House, 24 Church Street, Atherstone, CV9 1HA

The Angel, 4 Market Street, Lichfield, WS13 6LH

Atherstone Garage Service Centre, 157-159 Long Street, CV9 1AD, 01827 713169

Bates Butchers, 6 Market Street, Atherstone, CV9 1ET, 01827 713175

The Beerbohm, Lichfield. Find us on facebook

The Bolebridge, 8 Bolebridge Street, Tamworth, B79 7PA

The Bottle of Sack, 2 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1QG

Croft Consulting 07957 862438

The Crown, Elford. Find us on facebook

Crown Imperial Investments; [email protected]

The Crown, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4BX

The Dog Inn, Nether Whitacre, Coleshill, B46 2DU

Duke Inn, 12 Duke Street, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1RJ

The Duke of York, Lichfield. Find us on facebook

The Fox, High Street, Dosthill

Flowerzone, 9a Church Street, Tamworth, 01827 56988 www.flowerzone-tamworth.co.uk

Festival Sponsors


The Gate, Nether Whitacre, Warwickshire, B46 2DS

GB Packaging, www.packaginggb.co.uk

The Globe, Watling Street, Wilnecote, B77 5BB

The Green Man, Coleshill, Warwickshire, B46 3AH

Griff & Coton Sports Club, Heath End Road, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 7JQ

The King’s Ditch, 51 Lower Gungate, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7AS

The Lord Hop, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 5JX

Market Vaults, Market Street, Tamworth, B79 7LU

The Old Crown, Wigginton. Find us on facebook

Owl at Lichfield, London Road, Lichfield, WS14 9QH

Owl At Tamworth, Tamworth Road, Cliff, B78 2DL

Penny Black, 2 Lower Gungate, Tamworth, B79 7AE

The Phoenix, George Street, Tamworth, B79 7LJ

Queen’s Head, 4 Queen Street, Lichfield, WS13 6QD

The Railway Inn, Whitacre Heath, Warwickshire, B46 2EH

The Royal Oak, Hartshill, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV10 0TD

Safey Glass Double Glaziers, Atherstone, CV9 2QZ, 01827 716764

The Salutation Inn, Chapel End, Nuneaton, CV10 0PB

Tamworth Diesels 01827 261950

Tamworth Taxis 01827 55595

Festival Sponsors cont.


L ight or dark? Pale, copper or black?

If you want to know the colour of

your beer before you order, take a look

at the colour coding scheme on the cask

label. The arrow on the colour spectrum

bar will give you a good idea, as the

schematic below.

We feel that this information is so impor-

tant for you that many of our volunteers

give up an afternoon of their time – the

Wednesday before we open – to sample

all of the beers, testing them for colour

but also clarity and quality. We applaud

their selfless sacrifice on your behalf!

Colour Coding

Our festival charity is once again the St Giles Hospice. With facilities in Lich-field, Sutton Coldfield and Walsall, St Giles Hospice provides high-quality medical and nursing care for local people living with cancer and other serious illnesses, as well as offering support for their families and helpers.

The range of specialist services is provided free of charge to all who need it. Although St Giles receives some funding from the Government, the charity relies heavily on donations and fundraising.

So please, consider donating cash or unused por-tions of your tokens to St Giles! Donations grate-fully received at the token & bottle stands.

www.stgileshospice.com St Giles Hospice, Fisherwick Road, Whittington, Lichfield, WS14 9LH

Festival Charity

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ALECHEMY, Livingston, West Lothian

� Bad Day at the Office 4.5% If so, then here’s the cure. Light golden ale, strong fruit

and citrus aromas, good hop bitterness.

ARBOR, Bristol, Gloucestershire

� Shangri-la 4.2% Liberally hopped session IPA from an ever-reliable

brewery. Citra, Equinox, Columbus & Mosaic hops.

BAA BREWING, Chepstow, Monmouthshire

� Baa BQ Blonde 3.7% Don't be sheepish, try this light summer ale with a

refreshing hint of fruity sweetness.

� Baa Hopping 4.2% Y’know Bah Humbug? Well like that, but with hops.

BANG-ON, Bridgend, Glamorgan

� Trev 4.8% Ruby IPA. Brewed for Trevor one imagines.

� Amelie 6.3% Unfined Saison with a natural haze, loaded with summer

fruit flavours. Who’s Amelie?

BEOWULF, Brownhills, Staffordshire

� Double Decade 4.3% We’re delighted to showcase the beer celebrating Phil’s

20th year brewing! A golden hoppy bitter.

� Folded Cross 4.6% Full-bodied and well-balanced amber brew. Notes of

caramel throughout, pleasantly bitter finish.

� Finns Hall Porter 4.7% We never tire of this star performer, a lovely velvety

prize-winning porter.

BLYTHE, Hamstall Ridware, Staffordshire

� Ridware Pale 4.3% Outstanding pale ale - crisp, sharp, lingeringly bitter.

� Cat & Mouse Mild 4.7% Unusual offering from brewers Alex & Kevin, a traditional

mild.

� Johnson’s Gone Bananas! 5.5%

Classic dark porter complemented by a judicious dose of banana liqueur.

Square tick boxes � are 9 gallon firkins; round tick boxes � are 4½ gallon pins. The pins

– unconventional beers flavoured with exotic ingredients – usually sell out first!

The beers are racked up in programme order, with the exception of the pins, which are in

the corner formed by the two bays of stillage

The Beer List Tamworth 2017

Please note that some beers may be unavailable during some sessions

BOOT, Repton, Derbyshire

� Tuffer’s Old 4.6% Light coloured porter with notes of dark fruit, hazelnut

and coffee with cocoa in the finish.

� Reboot 5.2% Balanced American Pale Ale featuring American ‘C’

hops. Orangey floral aroma, juicy fruit and a hint of pine.

BREWHOUSE & KITCHEN, Lichfield, Staffordshire

� Oktoberfest 5.5% Märzen-style lager, malty, dry and refreshing. Prost!

CHURCH END, Ridge Lane, Warwickshire

� Once Upon A Time 3.5% … there were some beer festival organisers who thought

a honey & mustard beer was a good idea.

� Seeking Salviation 3.8% Classic mild dosed with Salvia Officinalis, or sage to you

and me. Wise move?

� Unmutual 3.8% A variant of last year’s unexpected hit - a beer with

added fresh coriander leaf and mango.

� Gooseberry Göse 3.8% East German oddity - coriander, gooseberries and salt,

should have a nice tart and refreshing edge.

� Be C-ing You 4.0% Dry hopped American pale ale.

� Waldorf Salad 4.4% It’s lettuce and tomato? No Fawlty! It’s celery! Apples!

Walnuts! Grapes!

� Coconut Milk 4.5% Smooth porter with plenty of coconut thrown in.

� Black IPA 5.0% First-ever black IPA to roll out of Church End. And yes,

we know black pale ale sounds silly.

� Hammer Into Anvil 5.5% Strong bitter made with an experimental variant of the

Fuggle hop, under test by hop merchant Charles Faram.

COCKSURE, Oldbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire

� Red 4.1% American-style red ale with citrus and mango aromas

with a gentle spice and peppery finish from the rye.

� Session IPA 4.8% Well-balanced golden brew with punchy American hops,

including Mosaic and El Dorado.

CROWN BREWHOUSE, Elford, Staffordshire

� Bangon Beer 4.2% Full-flavoured session bitter from the fledgling brewery at

the Crown. Goldings and Savinjski Golding hops.

FALLEN, Kippen, Stirlingshire

� New World Odyssey 4.1% A return of last year’s beer of the fest! Lager-style beer

with a fruity aroma and spicy, citrusy flavour.


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� Platform C 6.3% New World IPA bursting with hops. Juicy malt backbone

allowing Magnum, Citra, Cascade, Columbus and Mosaic hops to shine.

FARMAGEDDON, Comber, County Down, Northern Ireland

� IPA 5.5% IPA from one of NI’s highly rated brewing co-ops.

FIXED WHEEL, Blackheath, West Midlands

� Through & Off 3.8% Ever-changing session IPA, different hops in each batch.

This one promises mango, grapefruit and passion fruit flavours on a solid malt base.

� Summer Smiles 4.8% Hoppy wheat beer fermented with a clean US yeast.

Silky body, Amarillo, Citra, Magnum and Mosaic hops.

FREESTYLE, Shustoke, Warwickshire

� Fudged Mild 3.8% Fudge works fabulously well with porter so we thought

we’d try it with a dry roasty mild!

� Not A Number 4.4% No, it’s a lager. Brewer Oliver’s first go at the real thing,

bottom-fermented with Cascade as the aroma hop.

GREEN DUCK, Stourbridge, West Midlands

� Close Action 4.5% Should zing with Mosaic hops - expect mango, pine and

papaya flavours.

HAIRY BREWERS, Holbrook, Derbyshire

� Belper Beast 4.8% Cherry porter.

� Devils Whiskers 5.2% Premium bitter-cum-IPA, ruby coloured.

HAMMERTON, Barnsbury, London

� Blanche 5.3% Belgian White style with coriander, orange zest and

ginger; gives a fruity sweetness and spiciness.

� Pentonville Oyster Stout 5.3%

Classic stout made with wild Maldon oysters (and presumably other stuff like malt and hops).

KETTLESMITH, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire

� Fogline 4.7% Belgian-style ale, with hints of clove and honey and a

subtle tart finish.

� Coastline 4.9% New lager with a refreshing bitterness. Honey-like malt

sweetness, plus flavours of tangerine and lemon zest.


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KINVER, Kinver, Staffordshire

� Ale-amentary 4.0% … my dear Holmes. Wats-On the bar? A pale brew with

mainly Nugget hops.

� Saxon 4.2% Named after Kinver Dave’s hair do. Columbus hops.

LINES, Caerphilly, Glamorgan

� Session IPA 3.2% Latest high tech, low ABV beer from this artisinal

brewery. Expect quenching, dry and hoppy.

LITTLE LONDON, Little London, Hampshire

� Type II 2.0% Last year’s Silver winner makes a welcome return! Low

ABV but a superbly hoppy flavour using English hops.

� Night Porter 4.7% New brew, nice and roasty

MERRY MINER, Grendon, Warwickshire

� Black ’Ops 4.0% First-ever black pale ale from Merry Miner! Cascade and

Chinook hops. This is a charity brew for CANCER RESEARCH UK - we will donate 50p per pint sold.

OAKHAM, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

� Velvet Claws 4.2% German & US hops, citrus and blackcurrant aromas.

� Blue Skies IPA 6.0% One of the Vintage range, aged for six months, hopped

with the elegant trinity of Simcoe, Mosaic and Chinook.

� Attila 7.5% Elderflower, berry and citrus aromas. Smooth fruity finish.

REDEMPTION, Tottenham, London

� Urban Dusk 4.6% Full-bodied brown best bitter; chocolate, fudge and citrus

flavours, lingering dry bitter finish.

SALOPIAN, Hadnall, Shropshire

� Sienna 4.2% Golden brown brew promising flavours of orange

blossom, mandarin and lime. Opulent and refreshing.

� Kashmir 5.5% Star of the ‘black’ range: citrus, pines and tropical fruit.

Dry body with an extremely long lingering finish.

SIGNATURE, Leyton, London

� Session 4.0% Refreshing bitter; spicy hop nose and palate, balancing

malty sweetness, lingering bitterness.

SIREN, Finchampstead, Berkshire

� Yu Lu 3.6% An Earl Grey beer - bergamot orange and lemon plus

lemon zest. Delicate hop high notes.



SPERRIN, Ansley, Warwickshire

� Harmony 3.5% A mild with real plums, inspired by the superb

Cracker Barrel plum porter. How does it compare?

� Drake’s Drop 3.8% Brand new stout-cum-mild, aiming to catch the full

flavours of Thick as Thieves but at a lower gravity.

� Checkmate 3.8% We hope that this golden brew with ginger & lime will

make a Prisoner of you.

� Craig’s Coast to Coast 4.2% A beer in tribute to Craig Sperrin, keen coast-to-coast

walker. Lovely Mosaic hoppiness. This is a charity brew for WARWICKSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE - we will donate 50p per pint sold.

� Free For All 4.3% … though you still have to pay for it. Coffee & toffee

special.

� Absolutely Minted 4.8% Ruby brew with the experimental addition of fresh mint.

� Coconut Surprise 4.8% Beer for the beach! Golden with tropical coconut and

hints of chocolate orange.

� A. B. and C. 4.8% You want information? A=beer, B=Orange, C=Amoretto.

� Full Mortice 8.0% Affectionately known as The Girl Who Was Death.

Stunning full-bodied hoppy IPA.

TAMWORTH, Tamworth, Staffordshire

� Ethelfleda 4.7% Superior pale malts combined with Cascade for a sweet

and uncomplicated hop infusion.

� Big Game 5.0% Refreshing, light ale with extra bitterness and a juicy,

hoppy finish.

TRUE NORTH, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

� Stout 5.0% Full-bodied traditional stout brewed with 9 different malts.

Slovenian Bobek hops.

� IPA 5.4% Well-hopped (Mosaic, Simcoe, Citra & Chinook) with a

caramel colour & aftertaste.

TURNING POINT, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire

� Avalon 3.8% Easy-drinking pale with Cascade & Simcoe hops giving a

fruity finish.

� Electric Eye 4.0% Amber-red brew with a touch of rye spice and a big

orange aroma from Amarillo dry hops.

� Disco King 5.1% Juicy American pale ale, Mosaic and Chinook hops.


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UNITY BREWHOUSE, Suckley, Worcestershire

� Sebright Golden Ale 3.8% Pale quenching beer with fruity hop aromas. Endeavour

and First Gold hops.

� Silkie Amber Ale 4.2% Medium-bodied ale with a pleasant bitterness and gentle,

citrus hop aroma.

VINE INN, Rugeley, Staffordshire

� Grapefruit IPA 4.8% Grapefruit zest and grapefruity New Zealand hops give

this lovely quaffer a subtle taste of … erm … grapefruit.

� Gingerbread Oatmeal Stout 6.2%

Stout with … well, you can work out the rest.

WHITACRE BREWING, Nether Whitacre, Warwickshire

� Couldn't Give A Shih Tzu 5.0%

Full-bodied best bitter from Warwickshire’s newest brewery. Normally brewed to 4.5%.

WISHBONE, Keighley, West Yorkshire

� Lunar Zenith 3.7% Light, sessionable IPA, fruity hops. Unfined, natural haze.


Given that sweetness or dryness statements for ciders and perries can be very variable across producers, please see the box labels for our independent assessment.

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PERRIES

Barbourne, Worcestershire Painted Lady 5.0%

Farmer Jim’s, Devon Farmyard Perry 4.5%

CIDERS

Bottle Kicking, Leicestershire Raspberry & Pomegranate 4.0% Rhubarb & Strawberry 4.0% Summer Fruits 4.0%

Celtic Marches, Herefordshire Abrahalls Dry 6.5%

Circle Cider, Wiltshire Butcher’s Boy 5.5%

Cornwall Cider, Cornwall Apple Slayer 5.7%

Gwatkin, Herefordshire No Bull 4.5%

Mr Whiteheads, Hampshire Single Variety Katy 5.0%

Snails Bank, Herefordshire Elderflower G&T 4.0%

Thatchers, Somerset Traditional 7.5%

Thirsty Farmer, Nottinghamshire Mango 4.0%

Thistly Cross, East Lothian Whisky Cask 6.9%


The Bottled Beer List Tamworth 2017

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Beers marked � are bottle conditioned

Belgium Petrus Petrus Aged Red – 8.5% barrel-aged dark sour cherry ale

Brussels Beer Project Dark Sister – 6.66% black IPA, hints of raisin and toffee

Dupont Triomf – 6.0% organic whisky-malt ale, peaty, smoky

Dupont Cuvée Dry Hopping 2015 � – 6.5% crisp and dry, limited-release classic

Huyghe Floris Passion – 3.6% passion fruit wheat beer

De Ranke Noir de Dottignies � – 8.5% strong dark ale

St Feuillien Belgian Coast IPA – 5.5% collaboration with Green Flash of San Diego

De La Senne Bruxellensis � – 6.5% sour Brussels ale that isn’t lambic

De La Senne Schieven IPA � – 6.8% American-style IPA

Britain Bristol Beer Factory Southville Hop – 6.5% IPA, tropical fruit and citrus

Bude Black Rock Porter – 5.1% full-flavoured porter

Conway Riptide – 4.3% silky session black IPA

Conway Surfin’ IPA – 4.5% zesty, citrussy IPA

Hobson Green Hop Challenger 2015 – 4.2% earthy green hop beer

Samuel Smith Organic Cherry Beer – 5.1% beautifully fresh cherry flavour

Samuel Smith Organic Chocolate Stout – 5.0% gorgeously chocolatey and moreish

Samuel Smith Organic Strawberry Beer – 5.1% light, aromatic, delicious

Williams Bros Profanity Stout– 7.0% ****ing distinctive strong stout

Germany Ayinger Kellerbier – 4.9% classic Bavarian style, low carbonation

Heller Trum Lagerbier – 4.3% genuinely smoky pale lager

Netherlands Kees Mosaic Hop Explosion – 5.5% tropical fruit, dry bitter finish

United States Church Street Brimstone IPA – 6.4% well-crafted IPA

Fordham & Dominion Oak Barrel Stout – 6.1% uses oak chips and vanilla beans


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W e have to thank one of our local publicans

for an excellent brewday! Oliver Pugh, of

the popular Griffin Inn at Shustoke, hosted us for

an enjoyable day at the pub and its adjoining

brewery. We’d tasked Oliver with producing

something new and interesting for the festival,

and Oliver came up trumps by attempting his

first ever lager, the real bottom-fermented article.

We’ve called it Not A Number, so why not try it

and see what you think of his efforts – or ‘our’

efforts if you buy the fiction that we helped out!

Previously known as the Griffin Inn brewery, it is now rebadged as Freestyle. Oliver has

been brewing more recently of late, in part due to the revamped brewery, above, which has a

better degree of automation, meaning that the kit needs less attention during the process. We

certainly seemed to make time for a number of beer breaks, and a leisurely lunch in the pub.

If you’re going to have a brewday anywhere, it certainly makes sense to have it in a brewery

right next to a pub, where the brewer is also the bar manager!

Oliver is pictured below, second from left, with his gang of ‘helpers’. Our help seemed to

consist mostly of making some serious inroads into Oliver’s superb Griffin Dark, a real

beauty of a mild, 3.8% and superbly rich and roasty.

Our thanks again to Olly for one of our best brewdays ever.

Freestyle Brewing

THE TALLY HO

No. 6 Speaks His Mind by our own reporter

The security of the Community will be his

primary aim, said No. 6 in an exclusive interview.

The forthright candidate for the post of No. 2 is

determined that the citizens be safeguarded

against all threats to their welfare.

“I have every condidence in my chances,” No. 6

told our reporter: “I admire No. 2 as a man and I

pay tribute to his achievements. But the time has

come for a change.”

No. 6 insisted that it would be a hard fight,

“but a clean one.”

We must put the well being of the Community

above everything else, he declared.

“I did not seek this opportunity to run for our

highest offce,” said No. 6, “but I accepted the call

when it came, because it is my duty as a citizen.”

No. 6 said that his platform would be “an

opportunity for everyone and freedom for all. I

shall fight for the rights of all of us, and I shall not

shirk the decisions that have to be taken.”

In a true democracy like our community, every

individual has a special responsibility to express

his mind by voting for the right candidate.

No 6. said he believed in absolute frankness

with the electorate.

“Cards on the table is my motto,” he told our

reporter. “Everyone has a choice in this matter,

and I know they will vote for the candidate who

gives it to them straight from the shoulder.

“To have the vote is a great democratic asset

which must not be abused,” No. 6 reminded an

enthusiastic election meeting. “You must feel free

to mark your cross in the right place.”

No. 6 said he entered the contest with

enthusiasm for a system which gave the ordinary

citizen the right to run for the highest office.

MORE CAMPAIGNING

No. 6 made an unofficial exhortation to all

citizens at a later impromptu forum in the Cat &

Mouse, where he declared “We’ve been drinking

this nitrokeg shite for far too long, and one of my

first acts in office will be to ensure that we get

some decent beers served in our community

facility.” No. 6 went on to say that the fleet of

Rover guardians will be re-commissioned as beer

storage units. “If we get some decent ale,” he said,

“everyone will be too pissed to want to escape.”

The Prisoner is a 17-episode British television

series first broadcast in

Canada beginning on 6

September 1967 then in the United Kingdom on 29

September 1967 and in the

United States on 1 June 1968. It stars and was co-

created by Patrick McGoo-

han, and combines spy fiction with elements of

science fiction, allegory and

psychological drama.

The series follows a British former secret agent who is

abducted and held prisoner

in a mysterious coastal village resort, where his

captors try to find out why

he abruptly resigned from his job. Although the show

was sold as a thriller in the

mould of the previous series

starring McGoohan, Danger Man (1960–68; retitled as

Secret Agent in the US), its

combination of 1960s countercultural themes and

surrealistic setting had a

far-reaching influence on

science fiction and fantasy TV programming, and on

narrative popular culture in

general. The series follows an

unnamed man (played by

Patrick McGoohan) who, after abruptly and angrily

resigning from his job,

apparently prepares to make

a hurried departure from the country. While packing his

luggage, he is rendered

unconscious by knockout gas piped into his London

flat. When he wakes, he

finds himself in a recreation of his apartment, located in

a myster ious seaside

"village" within which he is

held captive, isolated from the mainland by mountains

and sea. The Village is

further secured by numer-ous monitoring systems and

security forces including a

militarized, balloon-based

device called Rover that recaptures or destroys those

who attempt escape. The

man encounters the Vil-lage's population: hundreds

of people from all walks of

life and cultures, all seeming to be peacefully

living out their lives. They

do not use names, but have

been assigned numbers which give no clue as to

any person's status within the Village, whether as

inmate or guard. Potential

escapees therefore have no

idea whom they can and cannot trust. The protago-

nist is assigned Number

Six, but he repeatedly refuses the pretence of his

new identity.

Number Six is monitored heavily by Number Two,

the Village administrator,

who acts as an agent for

the unseen "Number One". A variety of techniques

are used by Number Two

to try to extract informa-tion from Number Six,

including hallucinogenic

drug experiences, identity theft, mind control, dream

manipulation, and various

forms of social indoctrina-

tion and physical coercion. All of these are employed

not only to find out why

Number Six resigned as an agent, but also to elicit

other purportedly danger-

ous information he gained

as a spy. The position of Number Two is filled in

by various other characters

on a rotating basis. Sometimes this is part of a

larger plan to confuse

Number Six; at other times, it seems to be a

change of personnel made

as a result of failure to

successfully interrogate Number Six.

Number Six, distrustful of anyone involved with the

Village, refuses to co-

operate or provide the

answers they seek. He struggles, usually alone,

with various goals, such as

determining for which side of the Iron Curtain the

Village works, if indeed it

works for any at all; remaining defiant to its

i mp os ed a u t h or i t y ;

concocting his own plans

for escape; learning all he can about the Village; and

subverting its operation.

His schemes lead to the dismissals of the incum-

bent Number Two on two

occasions, although he never escapes. By the end

of the series, the admini-

s t r a t i o n , b ec o mi n g

desperate for Number Six's knowledge as well as

fearful of his growing

influence in the Village, takes drastic measures that

threaten the lives of

Number Six, Number

Two, and the rest of the Village.

A major theme of the

series is individualism, as represented by Number

Six, versus collectivism,

as represented by Number Two and the others in the

Village. McGoohan stated

that the series aimed to

demonstrate a balance between the two points.


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F ancy a stroll around Tamworth? If you can tear yourself away from the festival,

here are some of the town’s better pubs. All these pubs offer snacks; where Food

is mentioned below this implies fuller meal offerings. More information on individ-

ual pubs is available from www.whatpub.com. Talk to festival staff regarding their

preferences!

1. Bole Bridge (JDW) - from 8am. Food

2. Bonds - from 10am. Food

3. King’s Ditch - from noon, 2pm Thu during fest

4. Globe Inn - from 11am. Food

5. Market Vaults - from noon. Food

6. Penny Black - from 8am. Food

7. Phoenix - from 10am, 9am Sat. Food

8. Sir Robert Peel - from 2pm, noon Sat

Town Crawl

be seeing you …


Festivals with a bold heading are CAMRA festivals, where entrance is either free or dis-

counted to CAMRA members. Why not join? See page 22, or join here.

14-16th Sept, 10th Hinckley Beer Festival

The Atkins Building, Lower Bond Street, LE10 1QU

70+ ales plus ciders, perries & fruit wines. Thu to Sat 12-11

16th Sept, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust Beer Festival 2017

Brandon Marsh Nature Centre, Brandon Lane, east of Coventry, CV3 3GW

A variety of real ales & ciders. 4-11.

21-23rd Sept, 4th Cannock Chase Beer Festival

Prince of Wales Theatre, Church Street, Cannock, WS11 1DE

63 ales, 20 ciders/perries. Thu 5-11, Fri & Sat 12-11.

Oct 6-7th, 18th Solihull Beer Festival

Royal British Legion, Union Road, B91 3DH

45 ales plus ciders/perries. 12-11 both days

11-14th Oct, Nottingham Beer & Cider Festival

Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane.

1000+ ales, 250+ ciders & perries. Wed 5-11, Thu to Sat 11-11.

13-15th Oct, Rotary Club Beer & Buses Festival

Aston Manor Road Transport Museum, Shenstone Drive, Aldridge, WS9 8TP

Fri 7-10.30, Sat 12-10.30, Sun 12-5. Vintage bus trips during the day.

19-22nd Oct, Griff & Coton Autumn Beer Festival

Griff & Coton Sports Club, Heath End Road, Nuneaton, CV10 7JQ.

20+ ales plus ciders. From 7pm Thu, 5pm Fri, and noon Sat/Sun. Free entry to all. Food.

19-21st Oct,37th Stoke Beer and Cider Festival

Fenton Manor Sports Complex, City Rd, Fenton, ST4 2RR

180+ beers, ciders, fruit wines and bottled beers 12-11 each day

20-21st Oct, Lichfield Autumn Beer Festival

Lichfield Guildhall, Bore Street, WS13 6LU.

30+ ales plus ciders. Soft drinks and snacks. Noon-11pm both days.

26-28th Oct, Birmingham Beer Festival

The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Digbeth, B9 4AA

150 ales, 70 ciders & perries. Thu-Sat 11-10.30

Holding a beer festival? Let us know and we will advertise the event here free of charge.

Details to [email protected]

Local Festival Diary cont.

We hope you enjoy the festival!

Next edition of Last Orders: 1st Oct 2017.

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