AUTUMN/ WINTER PUBS OF THE SEASON Hoylandswaine Club & Old No.7, Barnsley
PUB OF THE SEASON AUTUMN 2019 HOYLANDSWAINE SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB
This popular club, situated in the small village of Hoylandswaine, has been awarded Barnsley CAMRA Pub of the Season for Autumn 2019, with the presentation taking place on 15 November. The club, which is very much at the heart of the community, offers up to three cask ales sourced from local breweries and served in excellent condition. Upon entering you’ll find a snooker table then a seating area opposite the bar, leading on to a small lounge area. Outside is a terrace with panoramic views of the countryside where you can sit, relax and maybe catch a game of cricket or other event (the club is home to various sports teams.) The club steward and committee always give visitors a very warm welcome though because it’s a club, please ask to be signed in before going to the bar.
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PUB OF THE SEASON WINTER 2019 OLD NO.7, BARNSLEY
Thi year’s This ’ Wi Winter P Pub b off the h S Season h has b been awarded to Old No7 in Barnsley. The home of Acorn Brewery beers and situated in the heart
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of Barnsley town centre, it has become a real ale mecca since opening in 2011 and attracts customers from all over the country to sample the range of up to eight cask ales from Acorn and elsewhere. The pub also serves several ciders plus quality keg beers and a wide range of bottled and canned offerings. There are two bars with the upstairs one open every day and the cellar bar open on Friday and Saturdays – the latter is also available for functions. A popular quiz night takes place on Wednesday evenings with well attended music sessions most Sunday afternoons. Stuart and Carol Thompson plus their knowledgeable staff work hard to make everyone welcome. A presentation evening will be held on 2 February at around 9pm. Everyone is welcome.
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PUB, CLUB AND BREWERY NEWS The Arcade Ale House micropub in the Victorian Arcade, Barnsley has new owners and a new name. It’s now the Jolly Tap on the Arcade and is the second outlet for local brewers Jolly Boys (their first being the Jolly Tap in Wakefield). Six handpumps still adorn the bar, three of which are normally devoted to Jolly Boys’ own beers. Nailmaker beers often make guest appearances, a nice link to that brewery’s predecessor, Two Roses, whose then-owners James and Sue Taylor established the pub. Opening hours are 4-10, Tue-Thur, Noon-10, Fri, Sat and 2-10, Sun. The Mount, Pontefract Road, Barnsley reopened in late July after an extensive refit which included installation of handpumps; John Smith’s Bitter and Sharps Doom Bar were the initial offerings. The large open-plan interior is wrapped around an attractive wooden bar counter with sturdy wood bar-back. At the rear is a mostly-tiled games area with pool and darts then a lounge portion with a mix of comfy bench seating and free-standing chairs. The left-hand side has more of a public bar atmosphere – on the ceiling is a large map of old Barnsley (a feature of local Craft Union pubs). The Mount is close to the existing railway and the number of lines that once crowded the area between here and Stairfoot is amazing. There’s also a patio drinking area in a corner of the car park. Wortley Men’s Club is yet again CAMRA’s Yorkshire Club of the Year, making it an amazing six years in a row that it has won the title. It now goes forward to the UK-wide national round, the winner of which will be announced in November. The Club last won that title in 2015. Congratulations to Steward Nigel Pickering, wife Teresa and the team.
pub, has been bought by Andrew Page and his sister Diane. Andrew currently manages the award-winning Robin Hood at Altofts and is a Barnsley lad. He and Diane plan to take the place back to being a proper traditional pub with a selection of real ales, all from within a 25 mile radius, plus some quality keg beers. The bandits, jukebox and Sky Sports will all go. Reopening is planned for November – it’s great to see this pub in such good hands. The Grapevine in Huddersfield Road, Barnsley, formerly just an off-licence, now has a full licence so you can drink on the premises. Fine wines and gins are the mainstay here but proprietress June is keen to enhance the choice of drinks. When BAR visited, the bottled and canned beers were mostly from Nailmaker and Allendale but June had just ordered a much wider selection, though with a focus on local ales. Ciders and cocktails will also be available. The ‘pub’ is truly micro – just three small tables and a barrel in the space between the shelves plus some outside seating when the weather allows. One of the chairs is especially noteworthy as is the musical bar counter. June has applied for a music licence and promises quirky sounds. The Grapevine is open from 12-7 during the week and 12 until late Friday and Saturday. The new Cucina Sky Lounge in the Market Kitchen area of Barnsley Market has a couple of quality keg beers from Beavertown on tap – Neck Oil and Gamma Ray. Sad tidings from Wombwell. Geeves brewery have given notice on their lease of the Anglers Rest so, unless someone else takes it on by August 2020, the pub will close. As things stand, that would leave the Horseshoe as the only real ale outlet in the town centre.
Exciting news from Summer Lane, Barnsley. The George & Dragon, for several years a keg-only
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However, some new pubs may be heading our way. Planning permission is being sought to change the use of 66 Agnes Road, Barnsley from vacant retail to a micro-pub and coffee shop. This area of town is currently devoid of pubs so the outlet would provide a great service for people living nearby. In Penistone, an application has gone in to convert the former NatWest bank in Market Street to a ‘drinking establishment’; it would include a new roof terrace and lounge extension.
to obtain planning permission does amount to maladministration by the organisation as a whole.’ They also say that they have reviewed their procedures to try and ensure such a failure doesn’t happen again. However, they then spoil things by saying ‘there would have been no basis to resist a planning application for demolition of the building’. This suggests that no matter how strongly citizens had objected if given the opportunity, no notice would have been taken of their views anyway.
And they keep coming. 93 High Street, Goldthorpe is the subject of an application for conversion to a micro-pub which we understand will feature real ale. This is especially welcome given that the Old Picture House has stopped offering cask beer.
Plans have been put before the Council to change the use of the Collingwood, Bolton-onDearne to residential. This follows shortly after permission was given to convert the Angel in similar fashion. All this would leave the village with just the Dearne Tap micropub.
The Hoyle Mill Inn, Barnsley is still on the market; the freehold price has been reduced by £50k to £225k.
As we went to press, reports were coming in that the White Heart, Penistone had closed. Hopefully, this is only a temporary situation.
On the pubs to let front, Star Pubs & Bars are still seeking new tenants for Chambers, Barnsley, the Junction, Wombwell and the Ship Inn, Worsborough; with the last they are planning a £571k investment that will increase the number of food covers to 101. Admiral Taverns have the Olde Bridge, Monk Bretton up for grabs whilst Punch want tenants for the New Inn, Gawber and Rusty Dudley, Goldthorpe. Readers may recall that, back in April, Barnsley CAMRA submitted a complaint to the Council about its handling of events which culminated in the demolition of the historic Black Bull at Stairfoot. The crux of our complaint was that the Council gave the developers consent to knock the building down without advising them that firstly they’d need planning permission. If a planning application had gone in, local people would have had the chance to object, which they’d certainly have taken. It wasn’t until August that we finally got a response. They accepted that the ‘failure to highlight the need
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RANDOM RAMBLES No.5 - Elsecar to Dodworth How this works - I draw from a hat the names of two places in the area and visit pubs there and at two places in between. This time we start in Elsecar and head vaguely north west.
The historic village off Elsecar Th hi i and d charming h i ill El is one of the Branch area’s hotspots for great beer, with five excellent outlets to choose from. I plumped for the Good Beer Guide-listed Crown, perched on the steep road leading up to Hoyland. The Crown was given a new look a few years back but the cute little partglazed screen near the entrance is a remnant of the former scheme. There’s a contemporarystyle lounge with big frosted windows and a tall-backed bench seat, beyond which is a large conservatory overlooking the garden and well-equipped children’s play area. The simply-appointed public bar has bench seating all round and a telly for sports. Three real ales, all from God’s Own Country, were on offer – Abbeydale Deception, Naylors Blonde and my choice, Small World Barncliffe Bitter, which was excellent. The Crown is famed for its great value food, with many main courses priced between £5.50 and £6.50 with steaks and grills not greatly more. On Thursdays you can get a burger and a pint for a remarkable £5.
O h h Hoyland, H l d start point i for f our previous i On through ramble, and into Hoyland Common, which can also boast a cornucopia of real ale delights nowadays, including our 2018 Winter Pub of the Season, the Tap & Brew micro-pub. However, I popped into somewhere I hadn’t visited for ages, the Hare & Hounds. Food is important here, though not overwhelmingly so and I felt entirely comfortable just ordering a beer. Two Greene King ales were on the bar, Abbot and the less common Old Golden Hen, which turned out to be a pleasant and reasonably hoppy brew. There’s a small, no-nonsense public to the left of the entrance whilst on the right is the self-explanatory Oak-Beamed Lounge – both this and the two-part area beyond are largely devoted to the consumption of grub. I sat in the cosy back lounge, very tastefully decorated and with a comfy settee to relax on. The menu is extensive with most main meals in the £10-£12 range; a visit to Trip Advisor shows that the food has a large and enthusiastic following (and an average rating of 4.6 out of 5) so one for a future Barnsley Chomps. Over 60s can enjoy a main course and a desert for £8.45, Noon – 7pm, Mon-Sat and there are different daily special offers e.g. pie and a pint for £10.95 on Thursday. The quiz night here is apparently great fun.
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N h Northwards d now, through h h the h roundabout d b system which I’ve finally just about got a handle on, into Birdwell then down wiggly roads to Stainborough and the Strafford Arms. This is close to the entrance to Wentworth Castle and the recent re-opening of the gardens by the National Trust has no doubt been great for trade. The interior was refurbished about five years ago and still looks very smart in the ‘gastro’ style that many food-led pubs go in for. The restaurant area is part-separated by an old chimney stack, now occupied by a stove, with the remainder feeling more pubby than I remember it. The décor features lots of grey paint, tastefully assorted furniture, a mix of tiled and wooden floors and a huge blackened range. Although a very different pub from the Mount, Barnsley (see Pub News) it has one thing in common – a much-enlarged old ordnance survey map of the area, though this one covers a wall rather than a ceiling. The four real ales were Bradfield Farmers Blonde, Black Sheep Bitter, Jennings Cocker Hoop and Tim Taylors Landlord. I ordered the last and, as can happen with this beer, it was fobbing like mad so it took the friendly barmaid ages to fill the glass – however it proved to be worth waiting for (even at £2.10 for a half). Most folk come here for food and the menu had many classy-looking offerings, mostly in the £12-£18 range.
table and a couple of stools next to the bar which faces you. To the left is the dining room, well-populated on my visit. A quiet lounge is on the right, with a variety of dark leather furniture and some interesting wallpaper. The large beer garden has great views back towards Stainborough. Wychwood Hobgoblin Gold is a permanent fixture and the two guests were Tim Taylors Knowle Spring and Hook Norton Outside Half, a Rugby World Cup special which I sampled and found to be perfectly pleasant. The edibles here have a fine reputation with recent Trip Advisor reviews unanimously awarding five stars. I was the only customer not eating; most were no doubt tucking into the good value twocourse meal available for £8.95 before 5.30. A good end to the trip but no sign of the two ghosts said to frequent the building.
Where will the hat take us next time?
Not far to our final stop in Dodworth and the Travellers Inn. The building dates back to 1782 but the interior has been modernised over the years. You enter a large lobby with a single
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Paul Ainsworth
BARNSLEY CHOMPS Victorian gents outside the pub posing in front of their horse and cart laden with fruit and flowers while a motley crew of people look on. However, the artist has added his own little touches – one gent wears Nike trainers, the other holds up a can of something, an Elvis look-alike stands by the door and so on. The artwork subtly extends onto the walls, ceilings and beams – all most intriguing. There are three handpumps but only one was occupied; it dispensed a very good (if pricey) pint of Black Sheep Special.
Thi times This i outing i took k Jane J and d I to the h Travellers Inn, Birdwell – a first visit since its makeover four years ago. We were encouraged by the almost universally adulatory reviews on Trip Advisor, which praised both the quality of the food and the excellence of the service. The interior is certainly hugely changed from the previous incarnation and presents an interesting and sometimes curious mix of styles in a largely open-plan layout – there’s a small, separate dining area in the extension on the left. Many of the other tables are set for food but the central area caters for just-drinkers. On entering, you’re immediately struck by the big bar counter and bar back, all in light stripped pine. Across the centre of the room is a large industrial-style beam; walls are decorated in a mix of bold colours and traditional wallpaper while the floor is mostly bare boarded, save for a random tiled area. I wasn’t sure that it all hung together but at least it’s different. Especially eye-catching is a huge mural on the back wall, based on an old photo showing two
Anyway, onto the grub. We needed to eat early and arrived shortly before 5pm, finding that we were still in time to take advantage of the lunchtime menu (12-5, Mon-Fri). For £11.95, we had a choice from 15 main meals and four desserts – excellent value. I plumped for Beef Ragu with pappardelle pasta, fresh parmesan and garlic ciabatta, a generous helping of which soon arrived in a big bowl. The bolognese-style sauce was suitably rich, the finely-minced beef plentiful, the pasta perfectly cooked and the garlic bread just right. I was very happy with such a hearty, satisfying dish. Jane decided on Ox Liver and was less fortunate. This came with smoked pancetta, onions and mushrooms in a red wine sauce with creamed potatoes. It was served in what Jane described as a ‘human-sized dog bowl’ and, because the ingredients were all brown and white, lacked visual appeal. Sadly, she found the liver rather tough, the onions under-cooked and the pancetta over-fatty - ‘plentiful but average’ was her verdict. On to desserts then. My white chocolate cheesecake with a strawberry compote and a dollop of ice cream was spot on. The
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cheeescake was so smooth as to be almost mousse-like but no less delicious for that. Again, no such luck for Jane with her Lemon Bakewell which just didn’t sing for her. The sponge was light enough but the lemon flavour was underpowered and the whole thing a bit dull – nice vanilla custard though. Given the praise from other diners, Jane was perhaps just unfortunate in her choices but we take as we find. The Travellers also offers a range of other menus, including a Farm to Fork one with a variety of steaks and other meat dishes and Light Bites with sandwiches and salads. Main courses on the standard evening menu are from £13 to £16.50 and there are daily specials.
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20 miles Brewery to Bar CAMRA LocAle - the accreditation scheme to promote pubs and clubs that sell locally-brewed real ale, reducing the number of ‘beer miles’ and supporting your local breweries. Listed below are pubs and clubs in the Barnsley area. These outlets should regularly serve at least one real ale that is 20 miles or less from the brewery to the bar. Anglers Rest - Wombwell Arcade Alehouse - Barnsley Ardsley Oaks Club - Ardsley Blacksmiths Arms Millhouse Green Bridge Inn - Thurgoland Café Ruelle - Barnsley Cawthorne Club - Cawthorne Cherry Tree - High Hoyland Cock Inn - Birdwell Commercial - Barnsley Comrades Club - Cawthorne Conservative Club - Barnsley Crown & Anchor - Barugh Green Crown Inn - Elsecar Darton Tap - Darton Dearne Tap - Bolton on Dearne Dog and Partridge - Hazlehead Fitzwilliam Arms - Elsecar Furnace Inn - Hoyland Fox and Hounds - Shafton Fox House Inn - Carlecotes Horseshoe - Wombwell Huntsman - Thurlstone Joseph Bramah - Barnsley Keys - Hoyland Common Knave & Kestrel - Hoyland Maison Du Biere - Elsecar Market - Elsecar Milton Arms - Elsecar Miners Rest - Old Town Old Coop Alehouse - Darton Old Bakery - Mapplewell
Old Moor Tavern - Broomhill Old Number 7 - Barnsley Penistone Church FC - Penistone Penistone Cinema - Penistone Redfearn’s Bar - Barnsley FC Royal - Barugh Green Rose & Crown - Hoylandswaine Saville Square - Hoyland Common Shaw Lane Club - Barnsley Silkstone Golf Club - Silkstone Silkstone Inn - Barnsley Smithy Arms - Oxspring Spencer Arms - Cawthorne Sports/Social Club Hoylandswaine Talbot Inn - Mapplewell Tap & Brew - Hoyland Common Temple of Muses - Barnsley Tipsy Cow - Barnsley Travellers Inn - Dodworth Waggon & Horses - Langsett Wentworth - Tankersley Wentworth Arms - Mapplewell White Heart - Penistone Wortley Arms - Wortley Wortley Hall - Wortley Wortley Men’s Club - Wortley Updated June 2019
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A FEW DAYS IN WEST FLANDERS We recently spent a few days in West Flanders on the 98th.Podge Belgian beer tour, experiencing the usual mix of knowledgeable guide, WW1 visits, Belgian eccentricity, eclectic bars and an almost bewildering range of worldclass beers. This was Dave’s fifth Podge tour but Paul’s first (and definitely not last). For more on this excellent operation, see www.podge.co.uk
There were many highlights. Beer-wise, they included visits to the new roof-top restaurant at the often under-rated St.Bernardus Brewery (Watou), an excellent afternoon in the brewery tap at Struise Brouwers (Oostvleteren) and the almost-obligatory visit to the In de Vrede café opposite Westvleteren Abbey. The latter brews the most soughtafter of the Trappist beers. The Blond (5.8%), Extra 8o (8%) and Abt 12o (10.2%) are only (legally) available at the café or by pre-order direct from the Abbey. Production is limited and world-wide, bottles are sold-on for
extortionate sums. We came away with six bottles each of this precious brew. By contrast, Struise, founded in 2012, produce a bewildering range of mostly stronger, complex ales at the Oude Schoolhouse HQ. Their Saturday afternoon tap-room sessions are a ‘must’ for any beer-geek. On our visit, thirty beers were available, ranging from an excellent 3% sour, ‘Weltzmerz,’ to the wonderful collaboration beer with Tallinn-based, Põhjala. ‘As good as it gets,’ a 17.5% Imperial Stout. Struise is a serious contender for the accolade, ‘best brewery in the world.’ We also enjoyed several excellent bars including: Molenhof (Oostvleteren), Paix (Poperinge), Bazaar and St.Arnoldus (Ypres). In design terms, Der Weunwaegne (Staten) is unusual: the inside resembles a giant C19th. Wild West Wagon. It also provides a unique 8% house beer from Verstraete (brewed at Deca, the original home of Struise). Among the beers themselves, particular favourites were XXV, a 7% IPA from De Landing, 6% XX Bitter from De Ranke and 8% Viven Imperial IPA. However, the strangest sight was close to our hotel, in De Engel in Lo-Reninge. When we arrived, early on a Friday evening, three young men, dressed as monks were enjoying their beer. Over the next half-hour, their numbers grew. Finally, there were over twenty participants, some dressed as monks, but others as angels, each complete with halo. They drank copious amounts of quality beer and, before leaving, completed the proceedings with a group rendition of the Robbie Williams song, ‘Angels.’ Lo is also a must for fans of urban knitting, covering everything from benches to lampposts.
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Visits were also made to a hop farm, t’Hoppecruyt, and the modern Hop Museum in Poperinge. The latter offered state-of-theart museum technology while the former, in addition to freshly-cut hops, provided Belgian Blue (cows) and accordion-led local folk music.
with an interest in military discipline (and also in the use of concrete!). Highlights included Talbot House (Poperinge), the Trenches of Death (Dixmuide), Hooge Crater and its museum and several memorial sites and cemeteries – plus, of course, the Menin Gate in Ypres where the last post ceremony never fails to be a moving experience. Belgium is a wonderful country and we thoroughly recommend these tours as an ideal mix of education and hedonism.
Away from the beer, we visited a variety of WW1 sites. Our tour leader, Siobhan, is a historian
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A warm friendly welcome from Mick Kath & all the team. Three quality hand pulled cask ales at all times.
Quality locally sourced home cooked food served daily.
Cask Marque quality assured beers.
Steak Night Fridays 2 8oz sirloin steaks for £20.00.
Happy Hours: Mon - Fri 4.00 to 7.00pm
Sunday lunch £7.95 - 12.00 to 3.30pm
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Southview Road, Bradford, BD4 6PJ
Tetleys Cask and 2 rotating guest beers
Quiz night every Wednesday
Function room available for hire
Bands on every fortnight
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HOP ON THE BUS Welcome to this edition of Hops on a Bus. We are making this trip on an evening using the £2.50 Stagecoach Bus Eveningrider Plus ticket. Get it from the driver after 6pm each evening and it covers travel on Stagecoach buses from Barnsley to Sheffield, Pontefract etc. If you do this in the day you will need the £7 Explorer ticket. I am following a mid-week bus timetable so if you travel on Saturday or Sunday, best check the times. (times correct at time of writing). For our first visit we are heading just one bus stop out of town. Catch the 6.10pm number 32 (Cudworth) bus from stand 16 to the first stop (Market Close/Pontefract Road) and walk back to the Mount. The Mount went through a refurbishment after being bought by Craft Union Pubs and opened in July. This large open plan pub with games room for pool and darts has large TV screens everywhere to cover sporting events. The main change for the real ale drinker is that it now offers two real ales - John Smiths Cask and Sharps Doom Bar. The pub has a comfy feel to it and will be really bust on match days. We have a bus to catch so back to the bus stop where you got off. The next bus is the 27 (Wombwell) and departs at 6.44pm. Catch this to the Star, Cudworth, 13 minute ride. Cross the road and into the Star. The Star Hotel (it does have accommodation) is a large red brick pub set back just off the main road in the heart of the village and very popular. Open plan areas include a large games room and large lounge as well as a small area in front of the bar. Each area has its own ambience. The pub can be busy at times with entertainment and live sports on the TVs. The pub now offers a guest beer alongside John Smith’s Cask; on my visit I had Purity Mad Goose. Now off to the next pub, so back to the same bus stop. We are catching the 7.35pm 27a (Grimethorpe) ff to Shafton Two Gates, just a five minute ride. Get off just after the traffic lights and walk back to the Fox & Hounds.
Here you’ll find three hand pumps but only the one real ale was on offer on my visit, a rather nice pint of Bombardier Burning Gold. The pub is popular at weekends when the music can be rather loud but early mid-week there isn’t that issue. The pub is going through a few changes with the owners taking a back seat in its running but are at hand should they be needed. A good place to sit on a cold night is next to the real fire in the games room. Pop to the loo, the next bus ride goes everywhere. The 28c (Pontefract) bus from Ash Road ,where we got off, departs at 8.30pm and heads off to ASOS then Brierley before going to Hemsworth bus station. The ride is around 25 minutes plus a six minute walk to the pub so arrival time about 9pm. Get off the bus at Hemsworth Bus station (Tesco) and walk south east up to Market Street (Tesco Petrol Station). Follow the road keeping left onto Kirkby Road and into the Hilltop Brewery Tap, 41b Kirkby Road. This micro pub was formerly a shop then became Hamelsworde Brewery Tap where the beers were brewed in the back. In October 2018 the new owners, Hilltop Brewery from Conisborough, bought the pub and continue to offer five real ales, two from Hilltop and three local guest beers plus a real cider. The back of the pub that was once the brew house is now a games room. The pub is open till 10pm except Friday and Saturday when it closes at 11pm. Your choice now is whether to catch the 10.04pm or 11.04pm bus back to Barnsley from the bus station (Stand B), 6 minutes away. Try also the Bluebell (Wetherspoons). The pub serves food till 11pm, usually has four real ales and is located at the crossroads in the centre of Hemsworth (two minutes from the bus station). This is the last in the series of Hops on a Bus. New for next edition is ‘Beyond the Ale’ where tasting panel members tell you what you’re tasting from the local Barnsley breweries. That should keep us busy for a while.
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Nigel Croft
GETTING A TASTE FOR LOCAL BEERS Should you ever cast your eyes over the Social Events Calendar at the back of this mag, you’ll see that once a month we have a Beer Tasting Social – so what’s that all about?
We currently taste beers from the five largest producers in the Branch area; below is an overview of each plus a few words on the beer the panel has recently given the highest score.
Across the country, CAMRA has a network of tasting panels, each one typically covering the beers brewed in a particular Branch’s area. The panels serve two main purposes – to help select beers for the Champion Beer of Britain contest and to compile beer descriptions for use in the Good Beer Guide. For each beer sampled, a tasting card is completed to record the necessary information, especially about the tasting profile. We score out of four for each flavour component e.g. malt, roast, hops, fruit, bitter, sweet, yeast, then give an overall score out of ten for how good an example of its style the beer was. Finally, we write a brief description – something like ‘Excellent old-fashioned bitter beer. Hops on the nose then a pronounced bitter flavour giving way to a pleasant, more balanced finish’. (Acorn Barnsley Bitter in this case). The panel chair then takes the information from all the cards and assembles an overall picture for each beer.
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The task has become more challenging over the years as the number of breweries has (happily) escalated. The 1990 Good Beer Guide shows just five breweries in South Yorkshire whereas there are now 36. Our panel meets every month, choosing a pub where several of a brewery’s beers are likely to be found e.g. Old No.7 for Acorn, the Jolly Anglers, Wombwell for Geeves, the Wentworth and Talbot, Mapplewell for Nailmaker. Until recently we had to travel to Wakefield for Jolly Boys but the opening of their Tap on the Arcade has made things easier. Panel members are also encouraged to complete cards for any relevant beers they encounter between meetings.
Our oldest-established brewery, dating way back to 2003. The local showcase for their consistently excellent beers is of course their single pub, Old No.7 on Market Hill, Barnsley. Their monthly series of 5% single-hopped IPAs is a particular delight. Gorlovka An imperial stout named after our twin town in Ukraine. Rich, smooth, full of chocolate and liquorice flavours and with a fruity, creamy finish.
GEEVES Started in 2011, famously using recipes developed by Harry and Peter when living on a canal boat, hence some of the names. I reckon Geeves beers are truly superb and deserve to be much better known. Clear Cut Definitely one for the hop-heads amongst us. Aromatic lemony aroma, bags of citrus on the tongue and a lingering bitter-sweet aftertaste.
NAILMAKER Recent successor to the fondly-remembered Two Roses brewery; some of the same recipes are used and new ones have been developed. The standard of the ales is uniformly high. Mosaic Several of the beers feature single hops and the panel really loved this one. Mosaic is a fairly recently introduced hop, notable for importing lots of tropical fruit flavours. This is a sumptuous ale.
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JOLLY BOYS Established in 2014 by four pals, the beers are getting easier to find, especially as they now have two outlets of their own (with plans for more apparently). The panel has found their beers to be quite mainstream in taste terms, not that there’s owt wrong with that. Jolly Collier Porter A rather sharp initial taste mellows nicely with distinct sherry-fruit flavours dominating before a smooth finish.
PENISTONE This brewery’s only regular outlet is their pub, the White Heart in Penistone – and even there it’s not always available. It’s fair to say that the panel has found the quality of the beers to be variable. Amber Brew Aims to be a Taylors Landlord taste-a-like but it’s not in the same league. Perfectly pleasant but no particular flavours shout out.
(As mentioned in pub news, the White Heart is reportedly closed, so presumably the brewery is too – hopefully temporarily) Three other breweries have set up in the area recently. Outhouse brew on the Jolly Boys plant and their beers appear in local free houses from time to time; Garden Shed is their latest offering. Whitefaced are based in Penistone and specialise in the strong and unusual, such as Gyle 13, a 12% triple IPA. In the same town is Korruptd; this is small-scale operation and, personally, I’ve yet to encounter their beers. If you fancy joining us at a Panel Social, please come along. They’re called Socials for a reason; although there’s a bit of card-filling to do, it’s mostly about enjoying and discussing a few beers in the company of fellow enthusiasts.
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YORKSHIRE BEER BIBLE brief descriptions of the regularly-brewed ales. Recommended beers are singled out for detailed analysis. All the beers featured are cask-conditioned real ales though Simon acknowledges that the world has changed where keg is concerned and that ‘crafted, quality beer can be dispensed in this way.’ Inevitably, some changes will have happened even in the short period since the book was put to bed. Nonetheless it remains an invaluable guide to the myriad local breweries continuing to offer delight and is thoroughly recommended.
Out now is the second edition of this essential publication, ‘a drinker’s guide to all the brewers and beers of God’s own country’. In the two years since Simon Jenkins wrote his first bible, the number of breweries in the county has increased from 178 to 200. Such, however, is the volatility within the industry that 32 of the 178 have either closed, relocated or changed name and ownership. In his introduction, Simon wonders if we’re getting close to ‘peak beer’, given that nationwide the number of brewery openings has slowed dramatically. The Yorkshire figures, though, speak for themselves with no less than 54 breweries making their first bible appearance. As Simon says, ‘the growth of beer culture has given today’s drinkers a host of taste experiences unimaginable just a few years ago.’ The book’s format is straightforward. Breweries are tackled alphabetically from Abbeydale to Zapato with a short history followed by
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HANNAH AT THE HOB More Cheese Snacks MORE CHEESE SNACKS During the summer we had several days out with Gee Vee coaches and a highlight was Beamish Museum. The site includes Pockerley Old Hall, built in the 1820s for a tenant farmer. The adjacent cottage was built in the 1440s. The Hall bedroom had a walk-in cupboard with a chimney used to smoke ham. Much more to my liking than a walk-in wardrobe and ideal for a midnight snack! Downstairs, the main room has an open fire that was being used to bake tasty cheese biscuits - high in calories for modern lifestyles but a welcome snack for a C19 farmer. Perhaps he enjoyed them with a glass of ale or port. The word snack originated in C12 Holland derived from the verb to snap or bite. A morsel rather than a meal, hence the modern slang term for an attractive but unintelligent person who is acceptable for casual sex but not a fuller relationship or the whole meal. Snack food is a treat in many societies and snacks are not always a solo pleasure. The Swedes have two mandatory breaks, midmorning and mid-afternoon. This is social time with coffee and cake. The Swedes have the biggest coffee consumption per person. Fika is the name for these breaks and is the reverse of the word for coffee – kaffi. This disguise was part of the secrecy needed when coffee was illegal. (five occasions.) It was banned on medical grounds because it was believed to cause bowel problems and senility (but it could have been the King’s fear of gatherings and sedition.) I enjoy savoury snacks and have noticed the increased use of hops as a flavouring in food. Miller’s Ale savoury biscuits are made in Ashbourne, Derbyshire and include hops, roasted barley, malt & English ale. I was also surprised to read that traditional cider producer, Tom Oliver, from Herefordshire, makes At The Hop Cider with two hop varieties including Cascade.
RECIPE. BEAMISH CHEESE BISCUITS My cookery teacher died this year and several of her old girls posted fond memories. Her name was Shirley Hayes and her rhyme was used at the start of every recipe to ensure that we were prepared before we started cooking. I still value it and am happy to pass it on. Light the oven Grease the tin Wash your hands Then begin. 4 oz fine oatmeal (I used porridge oats blitzed in a food processor)
2 oz plain flour 3 oz grated cheese (I used mature cheddar, finely grated)
¼ tsp salt 3 oz butter (I used very cold butter that I finely grated. I have hot hands)
1 egg yolk (I used medium) Pinch of cayenne (I used chilli because I did not have cayenne pepper)
Water to bind It would be easier to make in a food processor but I followed the recipe, mainly. Mix the oatmeal, salt and flour. Rub in the butter or add the grated butter. Add the cheese, cayenne and egg then mix into a stiff paste using drops of cold water until it is bound together but not sticky. Roll out on a floured board and cut biscuits to a thickness of 1/8 inch. Bake on a greased baking tray for about 10 minutes until slightly crisp and gold. I rolled the mix out between two sheets of cling film and used a 5cm cutter. The mixture made 30 biscuits. The oven was 170C and I used parchment paper on the baking sheet.
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AWAY ALES A home win against Fulham was a good start to the season but it’s been tough going since then. How will we fare on the road as the season progresses?
23RD NOVEMBER
BLACKBURN ROVERS The Drummers Arms on King William St. (BB1 7DT) opposite the Town Hall offers Three B’s Stokers Slake and four changing local beers. A strong supporter of Locale so worth a visit. I don’t see Blackburn as high fliers but suspect another tough game.
27TH NOVEMBER
MIDDLESBOROUGH Micropubs are flourishing in Middlesbrough I understand and two feature in the area around the Cleveland Centre and the University campus. The Infant Hercules on Grange Rd. (TS1 2LS) offers three changing beers at this local CAMRA branch award winner. Sherlock’s on Baker St. (TS1 2LF) also has three changing beers and is one of a few micropubs on Baker St. The Boro’s form has yet to settle but it’s never an easy game to predict.
21ST DECEMBER
MILLWALL FC London isn’t my strong point and Millwall doesn’t feature in the 2019 Good Beer Guide. The Den, Millwall’s ground, isn’t in Millwall strictly speaking but it does appear to be in a bit of a beer desert. My suggestion is to try the Surrey Docks next to the actual docks in nearby Rotherhithe. It’s a JD Wetherspoons with the usual regular beers and changing guests. The Bermondsey district has around 20 small breweries with their own tap houses, which may be worth investigating. As I write this, Millwall are seeking a new manager.
29TH DECEMBER
SWANSEA Back to South Wales again and, in Swansea centre, Bryn-y-Mor Hotel on Brynymor Rd. (SA1 4JQ) has Greene King IPA and three changing guests. As of today, Swansea are top of the Championship – so another tough away game to finish 2019. Thanks are due to Neil Pettigrew of SE London CAMRA for his insights into the Millwall area. Let’s hope all goes well for the rest of the season, home and away. Come on you Reds.
7TH DECEMBER
CARDIFF CITY The Grange on Penarth Rd. (CF11 6NJ) offers five changing beers and ciders and was a local CAMRA pub of the year in 2018. The Good Beer Guide suggests an accent on quality real ales. As for Cardiff City, Neil Warnock is an old adversary of the Reds and we can’t expect an easy game.
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Tues 8th. We start the New Year with our first beer tasting and social at the Jolly Tap, Victorian Arcade, Barnsley at 8pm with Jolly Boys brews on the menu.
Thur 5th Beer festival meeting at Temple of Muses, Barnsley. 7.30pm start.
Thur 10th. Beer festival meeting at the Temple of Muses, Barnsley. 8pm start. Sun 13th. With Christmas and New Year becoming a distant memory, we’re having a meet and greet afternoon in Darton, calling in at the Old Co-op and the Darton Tap. Come along for a drink and a relax.
Tue 10th. Beer tasting and social at Old No.7, Barnsley to check out Acorn beers. Come along and join in from 7.30pm. Wed 25th. We go to the Milton Inn, Elsecar for our Branch meeting and social, starting around 8.15pm. Bus 66 at 7.30pm or train at 7.20pm plus short walk.
Sun 19th. The ever-popular Western Pub Survey. We depart from Bar Ruelle, Eldon St. South. Meet from 12 noon with departure at 12.30pm and return by 6.30pm. Seats to be booked with Margaret. Tue 28th. Branch meeting and social at the Horseshoe, Wombwell. 8pm start. Bus 226 at 7.15pm.
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